Fatalistic American Millionaire Alvin Winthrop
A Boston born heir, famed globe traveler and big game hunter, Alvin Winthrop, died in Plecadiily after a cyclist caused him to crash while avoiding a bicycle. his fatalistic streak centered on the fear of being hit by a vehicle, a trait that haunted him since youth and preceded his long absence from home life.
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Lvin- Winthrop
Alvin
Aleta
Ealker
Ross
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India
Desert
Kaplunk
Alvyin
London Times
Alvin Winthrop
Boston
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U.S. A
Shropshire
Winthrop
California Earthquakes Stretch Building Lots and Streets
A California earthquake apparently lengthened building lots and widened a principal street in Lost Angeles. A sandy spit about a mile and a half long and 4000 feet wide grew by four feet, enabling four extra feet of pipe repair. Cracks widened and street curb gaps increased while some cross streets reported tile damage.
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Saya Popular Mechanics
Lost Angeles
Not Mates Punchline Sparks Laughs in Exchange
A street quip sets a playful tone as one man asks George about a bruised eye. George replies he sought trouble and his eye was the first to find it, delivering a quick wry joke.
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George
Provisional Fragment Prompts Silly Verse Note
Fragmentary OCR yields a quirky line about a ducky boy and a mother figure. The readable bits suggest a playful poem fragment with informal speech and missing context.
Fragmented Cosmic Musings Reflected in Quiet Exchange
A brief dialogue of introspection where one speaker contemplates insignificance while another prompts reflection. The exchange centers on inner perception and shared inquiry about meaning, framed as a concise, poetic moment.
Squirrels Seek Lodgings as Attics Become Headquarters
In a humorous note from the Louisville Courier, Mr. Plubdud wonders why squirrels raid suburban attics for lodging. The source presents a theory that squirrels go where there are nuts, reflecting a lighthearted paragraph on animal behavior.
Night Delivery and a Sleepwalking Deliverer
A humorous exchange from the Boston Telegraph jokes about a sleepwalking letter carrier who believes he is delivering mail and wakes himself with a whistle. A Toronto Globe anecdote notes a speed maniac who crashed into a seven story office building and, regaining consciousness, mutters I blew my horn.
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Matt
Boston Transcript
Toronto Globe
Social Register Tales and Football Fare in a Trimmed Swap
In a breezy comic snippet, a social register quip runs as Miss Cayenne notes keeping standings with the telephone directory during hard times. A joke about married men not playing in football crowds the page with a jab about diet and expense, ending with a salary cut quip about shaving and meals.
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