War comic and classroom quips from a late 19th century reader
A mixed collection of humorous vignettes and moralizing tales including a Civil War reference to Jefferson Davis and William T. Sherman, a king hiding a throne that is lost to a fatal night accident, jokes from Don Wilson and Jack Benny, a railroad president and a spike anecdote, plus a grade 3 pie lesson featuring a student named Diane and a puzzled teacher.
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Mexico
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
William T. Sherman
States
Funeral Attendees Gather For Tommy James Service
Morgan County community members attended Tommy James funeral at Danville Baptist Church. Several locals visited Gladstone Isley during illness and a 1955 Danville High School reunion met at John Albert Stephens home. Diane responds to a taunting remark with a dieting quip.
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Tommy James
Danville Baptist Church
Lizzie Stephenson
Sarah
Lewis Suggs
Moulton
John Halbrooks
Black Chandler Hospital
Danville High School
John Albert Stephens
Janice Isley
A. Z. Crace
Beatrice Goodrich
Birmingham
Tate Pace
Hollywood
Ala
Young Harrison
Double Springs
Tommy Brown
John Brown
Vernon Wilborne
Alex Craze
Gladstone Isley
Tornado strikes Ruskin Heights. school letters damaged
Reading a jumble of notes and quips from a mid-century page, the torn Ruskin Heights School suffered damage when a tornado struck Ruskin Heights Missouri. The incident left letters S and K missing from the school sign while structures were ruined. Also included are humorous quotes about taxes thrift and family life.
Victory at Buena Vista Drives U S Victory
The report credits much of the U S success at Buena Vista to key units and leaders, detailing the decisive actions that secured the battle. Strong involvement by notable commanders and allied forces is highlighted with emphasis on strategic maneuvers and outcome.
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Buena Vista
U S
Across and Down Puzzle Clues Listed
A crossword style grid with clues for across and down entries ranging from Burrowing animal to Patron saint of sailors. The puzzle includes terms for various languages and categories such as measurements, chemistry symbols, and common phrases.
Ireland Tarried Wooden Leg and Other Notions
A compact column of quirky clues and slang notes includes a jab at Irish expressions and a reference to a wooden leg. The item catalogues curious terms like tarried, needle aperture, and vexed with a brief commentary on word usage.
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Aperture
Ireland
Sault St. Marie Canals
American author lives takes dinner pronounced holy
A cryptogram puzzle page presents a daily substitution cipher with clues and a sample quote. Readers solve the puzzle, using a key where A stands for L and X for O, with hints from word lengths and punctuation.
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Dennis the Menace
Don Wilson
Jack
Jack Benny
Phyllis Perkins
Marion
Ohio
Western Railroad
Diane
Morgan County
Hopewell
Corrigan
Selkirk Yards
Central Valley Railroad
Mamawe
Old Spicer
Elizabeth Arden
TABU
Yardly
Lucien LE Long Russell Stover
Whitman’s Candy
Caddell
AIR Rescue Service
Civil Air Patrol
C.A.P
THE
Loweezy
Ecragos
Miss Palmer
Jimmy
Diana
Scorpia
China
Miss Dorian
Wilda
Phil
Kanda Lake
Weston
Rock Falls
Junior
Anna Herbert
Ruskin Heights
Glenda Rima
Collins, Mo
Ian MacDougal
Sandy
Willie
Papa
2Nd Ave. S.E
Black Finance
2Nd Ave. Seel
Jimmie Holt
Neal
Dial EL
Carridale Street
Danville Road
Japanese City
Wicked
Assam
Silk
God of
Longfellow
Onkboky
Wallace
King Features Syndicate
Neil Kirk
Jackson ST
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