Governors Bet Big Porker Then Hears Old Roars of Drink
A 1930s tale recounts Iowa Governor Herring gifting Minnesota’s Olson a 265 pound hog named Big Boy Floyd of Rosedale after a football bet on Minnesota vs Iowa. The states used the stunt for youth farm essays and hog promotion, with later folklore about “a long time between drinks” between North and South Carolina governors.
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Clyde Herring
Iowa
Floyd Olson
Minnesota
Big Boy Floyd
Rosedale
University of Iowa
University of Minnesota
Floyd B. Olson
Town
Louisiana
Georgia
Governor Herring
St. Paul
Big Boy
Olson
Herog
Minnesota Iowa
Olgdn
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tarheels
Raleigh
Zebulon B. Vance
Wade Hampton
John M. Morehead
Morehead
Henry Clay
Jones
Edward B. Dudley
Chapel Hill
Laney
Miss Nancy
Massa Dudley
Dudley
N. C
Columbia
S. C
Jonathan Worth
James L. Orr
L. D. Childs
Carolina National Bank
James J. Orr
Anderson
D. C
Childs
Carolina
Crocheted Hand Bags Buy From Home Craft Co
Grandmother Clark promotes crocheted hand bags, a 54 by 0 inch dark brown cotton bag with zipper and lining not included. Package 739 provides crochet cotton and instructions plus hook for 40 cents. instructions only cost 20 cents. Send to Home Craft Co Dept B St. Louis Mo with stamped return envelope.
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Address Home Craft Co
Dept. B
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Ave
St. Louis
Proverb Completion Matchup Puzzle Card
A newspaper style item presents two lists of proverb fragments and completed forms. Readers match each famous opening to its proper ending, with the solution printed elsewhere in the section. The pairs include rolling stone, to err is human, mar ry to bed and early to rise, and others in a mixed order.
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Jack
Light Breakfast Idea Out Declared By Home Economist
Inez Wilson, a home economist, declares the light breakfast idea inadequate for lasting morning nourishment. She notes breakfast should break the fast with a substantial, satisfying meal that tempts people to rise a bit earlier for a proper start.
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Home Economist
Inez Wilson
References Letter From Annapolis Log
A brief notice quotes a prospective employer asking for references and a short reply stating that John Jones worked one week and was satisfactory. The fragment reflects early job reference practices and local trade communication.
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John Jones
Annapolis
All Husbands the Same Mistress Explains Routine
A humorous Pearsons Weekly item discusses a wife explaining her husband’s Wednesday club routine to a new cook. The cook notes he will likely skip breakfast Thursday, implying a recurring pattern.
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Pearson
Germs Travel Eight Feet In A Sneeze Warns Institute
Health officials report experiments by the American Institute of Sanitation show a deep sneeze can project germs up to eight feet while ordinary conversation carries them two to three feet. The study urges isolation of sufferers, disinfection, and personal hygiene measures to curb colds.
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American Institute of Sanitation
Institute
Proverb List and Grading Remarks
A collection of common sayings and grading notes. Includes proverbs such as A rolling stone gathers no moss and Early to bed and early to rise. Mentions 4 correct, 3 correct scores, and references to Bell Syndicate and Wu Service.
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Bell Syndicate
Bryce Canyon's Colorful Spires Seen From Canyon Rim
A silent canyon scene in southern Utah shows towering rock formations, described as skyscrapers, rising 1500 feet above Bryce Canyon's tree lined floor. Tourists observe the vivid hues while birds chirp and visitors express awe at the geology.
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Wall Street
Bryce Canyon
Bryce Canyon National Park
Utah
Periodic Cop Iona A Once a Week Policeman
A lone Hebrides officer visits Iona from Mull weekly. An inhabitant signs his notebook as evidence of his appearance. Motor cars bicycles and roads are unknown on the island.
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Iona
Hebrides
Mull
College football brag turns to fullback claim
A terse note from a college-bound player shifts from being halfback to declaring himself a fullback. The wording shows the student’s change in position or perhaps a boastful self-assessment conveyed in a casual exchange.
What has become of Bronco Bob memorial remark
A traveling man asks about Bronco Bob and Mesa Bill quips that the usual epitaph reads he was a good sheriff while he lasted. The line preserves a nose for humor in a frontier town scene.
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Bronco Bob
Mesa Bill
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Elmo Scott Watson
Tigers
Athens
Louisiana State University
University of Georgia
Associated Press
0. K. Allen
Eugene Taimédze
Nancy. Jones
Durham Road
Cary
N.C
Clark
Lowell Henderson
WNU
KT. I
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