Here's Audacity American Legends Reveals American Myths
The article reviews Fran Shay's Here's Audacity American Legends Heroes, noting figures like Paul Bunyan Tony Beaver Pecos Bill Kemp Morgan and John Henry. It summarizes how American industrial and frontier legends mirror national character with bold, larger‑than‑life exploits and humorous episodes.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Grimm
Andersen
Fran Shay
Macaulay Company
Mr.Shay
North
Paul Bunyan
West Virginia
Tony Beaver
Virginia
John Henry
Texas
Oklahoma
Kemp Morgan
Casey Jones
Superman
Old Stormalong
Alfred Bulltop
Stormalong
Jes
Courier
Iing
Overcoat a Poker Laugh Line In Cincinnati Inquiry
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip notes a poker player asking why another carries an overcoat at home departure. The reply cites keeping warm despite a hot night, followed by jokes about a chilly reception from his wife at morning.
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Cincinnati Emquirer
Time to Leave After Eleven
Dialogue notes a character named Bokem listing late hour and pressing a departure as Kutting responds that it is indeed later than that. The exchange centers on a social or domestic scene marking the late hour.
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Mr. Bokem
Miss Kutting
Joy Ride on the Roller Sparks Red Tape Joke
The London Tatler recounts a driver returning home from work on a steam roller who drifted into a joke about being sacked for receiving the sacl a pun about red tape. His wife asks what it was for and the man laments the joke cost him his job.
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St. Peter
Heaven
Kemp Morgan
Kansas
Pecos
Bill
Golden Swan
California
Grand Canyon
Death Valley
Strap Buckner
Stephen F. Austin
Strap
London Tatler
Domestic trouble tests a Pearl of a wife
An acquaintance taunts Browne asking about his trouble. Browne replies it is domestic in nature. He says his wife is a pearl, but the mother of pearl is the trouble.
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Browne
Man seeks doctor on snoring cure joke
A man asks a physician for help to stop snoring. The doctor asks if it disturbs his wife and the patient replies with a twist noting it disturbs the whole congregation. Subhead: a humor item from The Southwestern Episcopalian.
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M. D
Sure of Mushrooms Joke Exchange
A hostess offers fresh mushrooms and a guest asks for certainty they are mushrooms not toadstools. The hostess replies she is sure, noting she opened the can herself.
Aunt Helen Shames Margaret Over Playmates
The exchange shows Aunt Helen scolding Margaret for playing with boys and Margaret retorts she is not as big and accuses Helen of kissing them in a pointed domestic vignette from the era.
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Helen
Margaret
Appearances and Wit Clash in Uneasy Exchange
A brief dialogue shows Brown remarking on appearances and intelligence while Smith misreads the trap. Brown asserts perception divides between surface and truth, hinting at a deeper claim about identity.
A Sad Ending Flip Play Finally Reaches Production
The exchange confirms the long awaited completion of a play project. It indicates the work was finished and produced, resolving prior questions about its completion.
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Flap—iIt
How Mormer Feels About It
The garbled text hints at questions about an old automobile and its fate as it can no longer run. It references a character named Mommer and a reader asking what becomes of a car when it ages beyond use.
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Mormer
Mommer
Siam King Pras Jadhipok and Sacred Elephants
Time Magazine notes Siam's king Pras Jadhipok as defender of the faith with a cabinet of princes. The crown prince serves as interior minister and marine minister, while sacred white elephants fade from public reverence and the national flag. Siam borders French Indo China and British Burma with 11,500,200 people over a vast area.
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Pras Jadhipok
Siam
Hoover
Shim
Burma
Asia
Gulf of Siam
Malay Peninsula
State of
New York
Time Magazine
Health secrets of elderly British figures revealed
The London Mail reports excerpts from Mir Leonard Trenslowe's Living As We Do showing how aging notables such as Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny Sir Alfred Butt Lord Brentford and Nan Jellicoe credit diet habits and ancestral factors for their health.
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Mir
Leonard Trenslowe
Claude Champion de Crespigny
Alfred Butt
Lord Brentford
Justice Eve
Nan Jellicoe
James Douglas
Tannen Swaffer
London Mall
Nation's Basical Year in Foreign Trade Peak
The era 1920 marked record foreign trade with exports and imports at peak values. In 1930, exports reached 4.89 billion and imports 4.25 billion. Major customers in 1980 included Canada United Kingdom Germany France Argentina and Mexico while top sources were Canada United Kingdom Germany British Malaya Brazil Cuba France and British India.
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Sao
Canada
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Argentina
Mexico
Italy
Prussia
Cuba
Netherlands
Belgium
British
Malaya
Brazil
British India
Colombia
Rain Douses Fire After Night of Tall Storm
In Williamsport Pennsylvania Dr A F Tardt reported the heaviest rain in memory arriving overnight. A nearby trash fire burned the house roof during the night but rain quenched the blaze when it fell. The doctor discovered the damage the next morning, noting a hole in the roof. Copper's Weekly reports the incident.
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A. F. Tardt
Williamsport
Keep Your Balance Not All Times
A quotation on balance emphasizes staying poised yet warns against perpetual on edge posture, noting the risk of being off balance despite constant alertness. The line frames balance as both posture and mindset within a broader magazine context.
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American Magazine
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