War talk and a laconic bench romance in college
Ramsey recalls confessing to Fred about Dora Yocum and a pacifist talk on war. He describes her crying on a bench, her antiwar stance, and his awkward silence. Their dialogue reveals a mix of humor and changing feelings as they ponder fate and memory. The scene ends with a playful tease about Ramsey's blush.
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A Ramsey
Fred Mitchell
Red
Mr. Mitchell
Nimes
Fred
Ramsey
Dora
Yocum
Wred
Lusitania
Ike
Tin
Observatory
Noth
United States
Dora Yocum
Germany
Fearful Child Warns About Doors In Ghostly Tale
Three year old Johnny listens to music on a phonograph. His aunty warns he will hear a beat growl and he pleads not to open the doors, fearing the Wicktowla bear might come, as recounted in the Chicago Herald and Examiner.
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Johnny
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Real Hobo Is Friend of Work and End of an Era Told
Ted Seelman portrays the fading figure of the road tramp, once common from coast to coast. Denver Dutchy recalls box cars and makeshift gear while arguing unemployment now drives hobos from town to town. He notes harsh laws, police pressure, and the spread of red card organizers, warning of a harsher winter ahead.
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Seattle
Wash
Dusty Rhodes
Horatio
Denver Dutchy
Emerson
Pueblo
Denver
Colo
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Dutchy
United States
Middle West
Ers
Texans
Northwest
Union
Cites
States of Lima Freed After Heavy Board Bill
Arthur States of Lima was released after prison officials estimated daily costs to the county for his liquor fine. He avoided $1,000 fines by being paroled with a plan to pay $78 a month, taking eleven years to settle. The county had spent about $100 so far. Commissioners projected $1,249.50 to collect if he remained jailed.
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Arthur States
Lima
Jall
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Bath Tarkington
Ayers
Doubleday, Page & Company
Bloomington
Chicago and Alton
Real Hobo
Cenver Dutchy
Ted Seelman
Chicago Daily News
North Pole
Lieut
O. Omdal
EK. G. Fullerton
Roald Amundsen
Arctic
Dallas
Mathie Iraay
John H. Stone
Tex
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