Square Up for His Letters in Post Office Tale
A Detroit Free Press item recounts Dr William Norman Guthrie recalling a tale of Postmaster Hoskins at Sassafras who refuses to hand over two letters until a young man Jethro Sinnickson settles a long unpaid grocery bill. The story ends with the promise of a second letter once the debt is settled in full.
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William Norman Guthrie
New York
Ioskins
Sassafras
Hoskins
Mr. Hoskins
Jethro Sinnickson
Detroit Free Press
White leather shoes too great a strain
A fat man recalls his first silk hat and compares his leather white shoes to it. He fears oil and grease and treats every step with caution in the garage and on streetcars, vowing never to buy white leather shoes again. The Detroit News quote underscores the anxiety of keeping pristine footwear.
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Detroit News
Tom's eyes cited as reason for not making team
A light exchange frames a tryout setback with a comment about Tom's eyes. Another voice compliments his eyes, shifting focus from failure to a favorable trait. The dialogue hints at team selection pressures and personal perception.
Clerk Applicant Wins Job With Grim Family Question
A manufacturer tells a youth his credentials are satisfactory then asks about a grandmother and any relatives likely to die during the 1925 baseball season. The youth responds no relatives, and the employer invites him to start work tomorrow.
Is this Bosky Dell? Motorist questions inquiring ride
A motorist halts his machine on the big road and asks if the area is Bosky Dell. Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge replies from his porch while lapping at ease, as locals discuss the worst-looking spot along the route told by a crossroads store.
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Bosky Dell
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
Cop's Error An Angle Parking Mixup Sparks Confusion
An irate woman driver arrived at Nineteenth Street traffic headquarters waving a white arrest tag and asking about angel parking. Clerk Ben Harg explained the tag means an officer cannot spell, noting the car is parked at an angle as a result. One woman paid.
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Nineteenth Street
The
Kansas City
Nothing Doing President Banham Talks New York Taxi Problem
A board of trade leader voices concern over New York taxi woes while noting continued inaction. A mechanic explains Bill’s absence is due to his father’s death, prompting the boss to send a deputy to check if Bill will return to work.
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Banham
Board of Trade
New York
Bill
Long Record of Captain Mertin Soldier of France Dies
Captain Mertin, an eighty four year old French veteran, died after a life of gallantry. He volunteered at the start of the war at seventy three and served at the front until 1917 when bronchitis led to his invalidation. He fought in Italian Mexican campaigns and the Franco German war of 1870 71 earning the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre.
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Mertin
Legion of Honor
London Mail
Australia’s Banister Cites Public Ignorance At Banquet
Banister recounts wartime service in France and a Monte Carlo moment to illustrate public ignorance of Australia. He recalls a Paris cafe stumble where a girl mistakes a Canadian soldier for an Australian due to a kangaroo feather in the hat.
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Peter L. Banister
Chicago
Australia
France
Monte Carlo
Paris
Gulls and Terns Tour the Great Lakes and Beyond
A Marine ornithology note reports banded gulls and terns from the Great Lakes region migrate widely, with birds traced to Colombia, Africa, Georgia, Florida and Texas. Separately, Sir Ronald Storrs seeks funds to preserve the grave of Crusader governor Philip Daubigne in Jerusalem, linking Channel Islands to the Holy City.
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Great Lakes
William S. Lyon
Inland Bird Association
Lake Michigan
Colombia
Niger River
Africa
Maine
Georgia
Florida
Texas
Ronald Storrs
Jerusalem
Philip Daubigne
Channel Islands
John
Henry II
Holy Sepulchrs
Daubigne
Frederick II
Sir Ronald
Holy City
New Thermometer Demonstrated For Extreme Low Temperatures
Dr W A Noyes of the University of Illinois describes a thermometer capable of measuring temperatures as low as 880 degrees below zero to members of the American Philosophical Society. The device uses a bulb linked to a narrow tube with mercury, where air expansion and contraction drive a mercury lobule that stays above its melting point, indicating temperature changes.
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Pahrenheft
American Philosophical Society
W. A. Noyes
University of
Vast Pacific Forests Face Exhaustion in 30 to 40 Years
The country’s most extensive forests lie on the Pacific coast and are shrinking rapidly. At current rates of consumption and destruction they could be exhausted within 30 or 40 years.
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Pacific Coast
History Revised What was it Sir Walter Raleigh said to the queen
The piece riffs on a historic exchange implying a brisk retort as Raleigh speaks to the queen. It blends historical reference with a modern snappy jab, creating a witty, time bending line about dialogue and command.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Waiting line eases busy phone calls in Stockholm
A central waiting line system in Stockholm handles high demand calls by recording numbers in order of arrival. When a line clears, the operator connects the next caller, applying first come first served to hospitals drug stores and other busy services.
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Stockholm
Prince of Wales rides in. ladies comment on his riding
Charles M. Schwab recalled a tale from Europe on the Aquitania about the prince of Wales riding with the Quorn hounds. Two ladies discussed his progress in the saddle, one noting improvement, the other quipping that he is falling off.
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Charles M. Schwab
Europe
Aquitania
Prince of Wales
Mr. Schwab
Luck of the Primitive Man Missing Lettuce Sandwich Detail
A Duluth Herald quip notes that the primitive man had one edge he never faced a lettuce sandwich spread with mayonnaise, framing humor around modern lunch habits.
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Duluth
Columbia Professor Leads Tree Vaccination Effort
A professor at Columbia University is directing attempts to vaccinate trees and plants against disease, aiming to protect urban greenery and agriculture. The work focuses on developing treatments for fungal and bacterial threats and exploring practical application methods.
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Columbia University
Signal by Bonfires as in Deys of Old
The island of Ailsa Craig near Scotland, with 40 inhabitants, has no wireless, using bonfires and carrier pigeons to summon a doctor in emergencies. The royal commission on national health insurance will fund boat hire for the physician when needed. Ailsa Craig sits at the Clyde entrance, a basaltic rise of 1100 feet.
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Ailsa Craig
Scotland
Clyde
British Isles
Great Britain
Royal Commission On National Health Insurance
Firth of Clyde
Fair Enough Debate Over Ring and Profit Split
A couple argues over returning a ring and how to share profits after a prior exchange. The dialogue centers on whether the ring should be returned and if the profits should be divided, noting rising diamond prices since the gift.
Experts Delve Into Childish Minds at Philadelphia Clinic
Twenty five children in Philadelphia were admitted temporarily to the All-Philadelphia Child Guidance clinic described as “words of science.” The program, led by Dr. Frederick I. Allen of Children’s Hospital, aims to cure mental kinks and observe parents while addressing each child’s habits and environment.
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Philadelphia
All-Philadelphia
Child Guidance Clinic
National Committee For Mental Hygiene
New York
Children’s Hospital
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Frederick I. Allen
Phipps Institute
Allen
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