Rocky and Doris wed after a wild publicity spree
Doris marries Rocky amid a staged wedding scene while George Mortimer is arrested. Reporters chase the scoop replacing romance with a dramatic chase as a gunman confronts Doris and Rocky seizes a marriage license. The Du Vals react as news of Rocky’s divorce surfaces in a sensational postscript.
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Beatrice St. Gartens
Rockwell’ St. Gardens
Oscar
Adoree du Val
Beatrice
Mrs. du Val
Oscar du Val
Doris
Rocky
St. Gardens
Diane Merrell
Charley
du Vals
Mike
George Mortimer
Offspring of Famous Sculptor Noted for Frugality
A fragmented obituary item mentions a famed sculptor’s child, noting stinginess as a defining trait. The text references Doria and Val AverB in unclear phrasing, with limited readable details on family relations or dates.
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Stingy
Doria
Poultry Industry Advances From Hobby to Nation’s Asset
National Geographic outlines how postwar shifts transformed poultry from a hobby to a major industry. It highlights the rise of commercial farms, incubators, and colony brooders, the growth of baby-chick shipments, and the shift to culling for efficiency, with the North Central states hosting about 200,000,000 chickens.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNY Service
Department of Agriculture
America
United States
Corn Belt
Upper
Mississippi Valley
North Central States
Ittle
Stockton
N. J
Delaware River Valley
Duck feathers spark subtle boarder remark
A London witticism has a boarder tell his landlady the duck is enough to tickle the palate, then clarify he meant the feathers left on the bird, provoking a surprised smile from the woman.
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London
Man and Wife Swap Wedding Gifts in Witty Quip
A Montreal Gazette quip has a wife planning a manicure set rose bowl and hearth rug as wedding anniversary gifts and asks her husband what he will give. He replies in courtly fashion that he plans a safety razor for her. The exchange ends with light humor.
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Montreal Gazette
Father recalls son's slow path to success
An unnamed father recounts his son finishing high school in five years and college in six, noting he is now learning to keep his pencils in order during business hours, as an old friend comments on his progress.
Bills Do That Lucky Dog Meeting The Bills
Comic exchange notes the clash between a man who can never meet bills and a friend who jokes that his bills arrive on the first of every month. The dialogue highlights common financial frustrations in a humorous tone.
Lacks Finesse Mrs F C M writes
A Boston Transcript excerpt quotes Mrs. F C M recounting a child Albert aged three and a half refusing discipline. The exchange shows a prefacing threat of spanking and the child’s witty reply about causing pain.
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F.C. M
Albert
Ike Daddy
Boston Transcript
Advanced Lessons in Berlin Geography
A witty exchange between a husband and wife turns on travel and learning. The husband notes how much geography can be learned in two years as the wife contemplates going out again. The mood is playful and reflective in a Berlin humor tone.
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Berlin
Picnic Defined by Izzard How Would You Define One
A playful Path Finder Magazine item defines a picnic as a day set apart to meet and annoy insects including ants, bugs, worms, mosquitoes, chiggers, sand fleas and poison ivy. The joke contrasts socializing with nature’s pests to amuse readers.
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Izzard
Pathfinder Magazine
Notable reception highlights and notable attendees
Miss Cayenne quotes a guest appreciation of a reception noting the presence of distinguished and prominent attendees. The event drew attention for both the guests listed and those absent, marking it as noteworthy in social circles.
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Miss Cayenne
Office Furnishings Insured Amid Clock Watchers
A brisk exchange notes that the office furnishings are insured except for the clock which everyone watches, reflecting cautious business prudence and attention to detail among workers and managers.
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Bescon
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Peggy Shane
George
Howard
Canada
Monard
Wis
Rocky Rose
Darling
New England
Giltter
A.P
Pala
Reno
New York
Diane Merrella
Tke
Detroit
Howard Valery
Inman
Molly
North American
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Seaboard
Petaluma
California
How
Modern Poultry Farm
Picnic
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