Wife Made Man Admits He Lost His Land
A Detroit News anecdote recalls a man who admits after marriage he lost control of his clothing choices. He describes his wife’s influence guiding his shirts, ties, and suits, leading him to rely on her purchases and tailoring. The tale frames him as a “wife made man” with little room for personal selection.
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Detroit News
Fox flees hunters to Burton House refuge in chimney
A fox chased by the Cowdray hounds for 15 miles took shelter at Burton House near Petersfield Hants, entering a window and later a greenhouse chimney. Despite smoking attempts and brick removal, the fox vanished with four live rabbits in the chimney, the rabbits apparently seeking refuge as well.
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Petersfield
Hants
L. G. Bonham-Carter
London Mail
Chivalry Lives In City Hall Teasing Rescue Tale
A Detroit News item recalls a passerby asked to jump into a hole near city hall to retrieve a lady’s missing teeth. The man obliged, rescued the teeth, and returned with the denture amid lighthearted chat about chivalry.
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Detroit News
Planned crossbreeding of caribou and reindeer in Alaska
The biological survey of the U S Department of Agriculture plans a 1925 crossbreeding experiment between native caribou and Siberian reindeer introduced by Eskimos in Alaska. Headquarters for reindeer study will move from Nome to Fairbanks. Reindeer are smaller than caribou and are expected to double body weight through admixture with caribou blood.
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The
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Nome
Fairbanks
One Way to Come Back Told by Two Small Boys
Indianapolis columnist Alfred C. Baumgart recalls a street corner exchange between two five year olds at South Hast and Prospect streets. One boy argues uptown is south while the other points north and says that is the way you come back. The anecdote captures city humor.
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South Hast
Prospect Streets
Alfred C. Baumgart
Indianapolis News
Old Bookbinders Did Well in Swift and Dryden Era
University of Washington library officials note that 17th century book producers used more durable bindings than modern printers. They point to a 1688 book and several near‑contemporary issues still in circulation on the library shelves.
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University of Washington Library
Swift and Dryden
Wood Still Popular Fuel in U S Says Report
A report states one hundred million cords of wood are cut annually for fuel from forests and wood lots across the country. It notes wood remains a popular energy source despite other fuels.
Barley Proves Value in Western Drought Resistance
Barley from the Nile delta named Club Mahiout, introduced by Dr. Harry V. Tarjan during African explorations, proved drought resistant in California during a severe dry season, per the Office of cereal investigations.
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United States
Office of Cereal Investigations
United States Department of Agriculture
California
Nile Delta
Harry V. Tar Jan
Train worker feeds birds along track in Lancaster area
For weeks the engineer of a slow freight train between Lancaster and Quarryville Pa. has scattered bird food along the rails. Birds appeared slowly at first but now rush to the whistle, with seven coveys of partridges about eighteen birds each over ten miles and four flocks of ring necked pheasants totaling about twenty five, following the train.
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Lancaster
Quarryville
Iris
Karnak praised by Atlanta policeman in Dahlonega ad
Patrolman James M. Tuggle of the Atlanta Police Force testifies Karnak eases indigestion and kidney troubles. He reports relief from lump in the stomach, headaches, stiffness and rheumatic pains after using Karnak, sold exclusively in Dahlonega by Lipscomb Drug Co and other town druggists.
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Atlanta
Meldrim St
Kernak
Karnak
Dahlonega
Lipscomb Drug. Co
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