Ulster Arming For Fight Amid Irish Peace Talks
A lengthy survey of Irish politics and League of Nations debates outlines De Valera’s refusal of Britain’s dominion offer, Sinn Fein resistance to ultimatums, and calls for talks in Inverness. Ulster volunteers reform, boycott threats, and arming fears loom as the Irish question escalates while League delegates clash over the Tacna Arica issue and Monroe Doctrine limits.
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Edward W. Pickard
Ireland
de Valera
Lloyd George
England
Trades Union Congress
National
Labor Party
Trish
Inverness
Sootland
Armagh
O'Duffey
Irish Republican Army
South Ireland
Ulster
Belfast Unionista
Ulster Volunteer
Sinn Fein
Horace Plunkett
Bananas Slip in Mother's Wordplay Exchange
A playful exchange shows a mother and child debating misspelling bananas with light humor. The dialogue highlights affectionate family banter and the occasional slip of memory in everyday speech.
War Profiteers and a Book of Common Prayer Incongruity
A Birmingham Age Herald fragment jokes about a war profiteer who abandons Baptist faith for Episcopalian, seeking a refined prayer book but rejecting the Book of Common Prayer. The piece riffs on religious pretension and social ambition with quirky exchanges and misquoted lines.
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Homer Stunts
Clearch
Parson Goodleigh
Birmingham Age Herald
Queer defense by swell fishes of triple coast waters
Describes swell fishes able to inflate their bodies with water or air to form globes, with spines on porcupine fish. Trunk fishes wear a bony shell. East Indies species vary in shape. Cowfish have hornlike spines. some are eaten in shell like a lobster, though back muscles and other parts can be hazardous due to venom spreading after death.
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Chicago
Judge Landia
Contractora’ Association
Judge Landis
East Indies
Ourch
Poorly Equipped Neighbors Borrowing Odd Gaps
A New York Sun item notes a neighborly misunderstanding as Juggins mocks others for lacking household gear while Mugging questions the assumption. The brief exchanges reference items such as a lawn mower, hose, stepladder, saw, fishing rod, ice cream freezer, and books observed after a move.
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Juggins
Mugging
Tie
New York Sun
Paper Weather Quip Sparks Morning Banter
A lighthearted item quotes a brief exchange about weather and newspapers. The note captures a playful moment as one person suggests buying another paper to learn the rain forecast.
Rage Advice From Arkangas Pastor For Mothers
A fragmentary tip urges mothers to supervise daughters closely, inspect male and female friends, and beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing. The Pastor of the Ark Cats warns that indiscretion by a young woman can jeopardize those connected to her, calling for vigilant scrutiny of acquaintances.
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Arkansas
Thomas
Why Wives Get Fractions Comedy Quip in Mrs Gowker scene
A humorous exchange quotes Mrs Gowker as the envy of her set for a French chauffeur who commands in French. Mr Gadspur pretends to train his own Mississippi chauffeur to imitate the line in five minutes, highlighting rivalry and satire in domestic staff banter.
Security in Life and Lending
A compact reflection on security framed as a parable about value and trust. The speaker contrasts personal safety with monetary risk, noting fairness reduces fear for both borrowers and lenders.
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