Platypus family talk on time and identity
A whimsical dialogue features Mr Platypus and Mrs Platypus debating time value, self likeness, and distinctiveness of a platypus. They boast mix of animal fish and bird traits while reflecting on happiness, uniqueness, and how others perceive oddity. Intertwined are brief jokes and a geography quiz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Patypus
Tom
Mrs. Platypus
Mr. Platypus
Platypus
Mrs. Matypus
Tam
Trophy for the Yanks and a London tournament memento
A garbled collection notes a trophy from the Imperial Boxing Association of Britain to the American forces for a London December 1918 tournament, mentions castoff stockings sent as gloves in central Asia, and includes scattered quips about marriage fame retrenchment and a one man church led by one man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Boxing Sorlation of
Great Britain
London
Central Asia
Stivienr
Worth Knowing from a Tangled Text
A fragmented page fragment discusses diverse facts from poultry behavior to European industry. It mentions a hen turning eggs under a setting hen, the Slovak cotton industry, the Rhone River power, varieties of the African Home, and historical notes on lotteries and censorship. It notes Me Rhone as a navigable link between Geneva and Marseilles, implying regional economic gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Africa
Elaine
Creche
Belgium
Switserland
Rhone
England
Rome
Italy
United Stated
Lyons
France
Geneva
Geneve
Marseilles
Alsace-Lorraine
Ohio News Briefs of Tragedy, Taxes, and Transit
A scatter of Ohio items details drownings and suicides, arrests and strikes, fires and fatalities across multiple cities. Notable entries include Juanita Edman’s drowning near Marion, a Toledo cafe owner shot by a robber, and a Dayton hotel fire causing 15000 dollars in damage. Reports cover rollpay totals, teacher bonuses, a mayor urging room rentals, and 1920 census figures for Canton and Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Edman
Marion
Youngstown Industries
Youngstown
Dime Wah Low
Toledo
Becket
Dayton
Raymond Dorres
Athens State Hospital
Stelde
Peanut John" Mullen
Newark
L. M. H. Carpenter
Mon- Toc
Belmont
George Schmidt
Mansfield
Akron
Emil Rahn
Cincinnati
Maurice Wise
Cleveland
William Cooper Procter
United States
Ohio Retail Jeweler's Association
Schreiber
Board of Education
Dover
Frances M. Downes
Arthur C. Wood
Canton
Cincinnati Horseshoe and Iron Company
James Caliparo
Antonio Larezza
Joseph Leonard
John M. Barr
Findlay
Susan E. Pressler
General Bell
Burelars
Gnadenhutten
Uhrichsville
A. C. Gentles
Toronto
Canada
Burown
Comeans
Fred Ballard
Carl Amerine
Adelphi
Ross County
Camp Sherman Stockade
Camp Sherman Stockade. He Gave Himself Up To the Camp Sherman
Carl Makenson
Indianapolis
George Hawke
Springfield
Ohio Electric Traction
Bird Crossing
George Alexander
Steubenville
Elyria
Harrod
Lima
Irving Fellers
Ohio News Roundup of Crimes, Politics and Disasters
A sprawling Ohio wire service summary lists fatal accidents including Florence Barton in Stet Denville, a Findlay school pay raise, mayoral raids in Akron, and a Steubenville murder inquiry. It notes railroad collisions near Circleville, town council pay hikes, banked aviation deaths, and legal actions across multiple counties with named towns and figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Knapp
Oxford
Florence Barton
Stet Denville
New Philadelphia
Dever
Cincinnati
Ashtsbula
Findlay
Chiliicothe
Akron
Plain City
Springfield
Eliza Corrigan
Athens State Hospital
George A. Smith
Sandusky
Jennie Dawh
Frank Puska
Medina
AB. Robertson
Christian Church
Ashland
Dayton
Steubenville
John Spino
Frank McQuillen
Huron
Henry Hahn
Mahoning Valley
John Cowan
Ohio Assembly
Putnnam
Henry T. Hunt
Railway Labor Board
Hunt
Floyd Kowalka
Toledo
Conneaut
Sigmore Hartheimer
Traveline
New York
Columbus
Lina McCullough
Xenia
Sandusky County
Cox
Clarence J. Brown
Smith
Harry E. Kunzman
Columbus Structural Trou Company
R. K. Hynicka
Ohio
Hamilton County
Procter & Gamble Company
Ivorydale
James Spino
Cleveland
B. A. Deeds
Denison University
The
Baptist Church
Olaf Olsen
Second Infantry
Camp Sherman
Grace Purdum
Chillicothe
Wege
Cleveland Bakers
Federal Bureau of Crop
Rosa
George Coon
Rhoads Crossing
Circleville
Steubenville, East Liverpool and
Beaver Valley Traction Company
East Liverpool
Lena Krug
Joe Penna
Penna
George Tukosh
Adena
Gallipolis
Hocking Valley Railroad
Horace B. Vance
Vance
al Steubenville
David Wilson
Hampton Hunter
Wilson
Hunter
Anna H. Roberts
Amos M. Roberts
Wakeman
Ralph Fox
Frederick Burke
W. J. Pease
John D. White
George Nichter
George Waggner
Wadsworth
Nichter
Christ's Claim and Two Classes of People
A preacher argues that Christ demands a decisive response, not neutrality, listing two true options: those for Christ and those against him. He asserts spiritual needs are met only in Christ, cites his post resurrection presence, and emphasizes Christianity's universal mission and personal accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald
Josue Chelet
Christ
Crist
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Christ At
Mee
God
Wealthy newcomers in house opposite puzzle Patton Ayers
A puzzled Boston Transcript note questions the newcomers across the way, hinting at wealth and social distance as a tense backdrop. The speaker mocks social pretensions, while contrasting with a Teamsters life meant to be saved. The fragment ends with a sharp social observation and a jab at optimism.
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Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar
Mies Hel Beeson
Mintoan
Hood OF Refuges
Alese
Texas
Agua Prieta
Donald McLean
Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mire Donald McLean
Emily Neteon Ritchie McLean
Guewril
D. A. Dt
Warhonal Gootery
DB. A. B
Edward L Edwards
New Jersey
Walker W. Vick
Edwards
Manhattan
New York City
Daddy
Little Davy
Lite
Davy
Cork
Pettet
Thomas MacCurtain
Jory Broneht
Wittanine
Lieyd George
French
YANKS
Hiusband
Jee Han
Rev. W. W. Ketchum
Chicago
T. T. Carter
Carter
DR. Carter
Rie
Teamster
Peterson Ointment Co, Inc
Ama Teamster
William Haase
West Park
Othc
Rea Cnet Taea
Warstricken
Switzerland
Beecham’s
Ashe World
WF. Young, Inc
Uncle Sam
Alrisht
Geman
Tepear Busine
Eral Commissions
Prompt Wetii— Beverage Co
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