Odd Mishaps Show How Tiny Events Cause Injuries
A insurer’s investigator gathered humorous and strange injury reports from dubious accidents. Incidents include a rattlesnake scare in a restaurant, a dream-induced fall breaking a collarbone, an umbrella tip in the eye, a torn toe from a kicked toe, a thumb pierced by a brooch, a hair curler into the eye, a rib fracture from a playful cry, a yacht mishap with a glass, a match explosion from a rag pipe, a row on a country road, a broken nose from a pool ball, a baby carriage collision, a car wheel strike on the street, a jaw fracture from a pothole, a mistaken shooting in the arm, and more odd slips in daily life.
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Winderneath
Dickens Originals Diminish as Ute Band Gathered
A London Morning Post obituary notes the death of Mrs. Reyden known as Betty Higden from Our Mutual Friend. It laments Dickens minor characters who endure beyond their pages and cites Chesterton on Dickens’s talent to create vivid minor figures.
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London Morning Post
Strom
Mrs. Reyden
Betty Higden
Gilbert Chesterton
Dickets
Ike
Fiker
Mr. Podspap
Mckons
Perhans
Bherlock Iolmes
Captain Kettle
Conan Doyle
Cuteliffe Fyne
Dickens
Irish police curb poaching as taxes spur illicit spirits
In Ireland heavy tax on spirits sparks rise of home brew potoon and widespread evasion. Police hunt for illegal distillers is hampered by protections for officers, while Sinn Fein members expand thievery patrols and capture of illegal attire.
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Irleh
Ireland
Egal Sts
Trish
Sinn Fetnors
Dust Removal Method For Cleaning Carpets
A large open-work wood drum powered by a gasoline engine cleans carpets placed inside. After about 80 minutes of rotation the carpets emerge thoroughly cleaned and undamaged. The beating process appears effective on well-wetted rugs and offers satisfactory results.
A Trick of Fortune in Quiet Leesville Home
Rodney Merle seeks rural peace in Leesville at the Briggs home. He befriends Lettie and her widowed mother, aids during a fire, and discovers hidden securities that restore the family fortune, changing his future with Lettie.
Clever Quotes From Various Publications
A collage of humor and social quips from sources like American Legion Weekly Boston Transcript National Warriors Magazine and others. Jokes touch on marriage twins clothing and finance with light, era-typical banter. Strong lines reference humorous definitions and everyday foibles in a ribbing, punchy tone.
Proverb Revised on bootleg money and polite society
The Washington Star quotes a serio us citizen noting illicit liquor dealers may seek polite society after profiting. Miss Cayenne counters that a mere bootleg purse cannot become a silk purse.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Habitual Salutation And The Kay Lee Dresser Yodels
A collage of quips from small town readers on greetings habits and Broadway myths. Burt Blurt from Petunia says Kay Lee neighbors reply Yands up while Help, help echoes. Jests touch age, fashion, and travel, with barber shop twists and local show chatter across several city papers.
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Kay Lee
Burt Blurt
Petunia
Kansas ‘City Star
Personal Devils article read at Snagtown meeting
Snagtown Educational Society held a Tuesday evening session where Miss Mac Slimbatt read an article titled Personal Devils. Seventeen members attended. Charles Ewell traveled to Little Rock Saturday with a carload of hogs, aided by several neighbors. Judge Bentz of Bull Frog township notes extreme dryness and jokes about how they must pin postage stamps to letters.
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Snagtown
Snagtown Educational Society
Railroad Official and Citizen Clash Over Sunday Whistle
A stern citizen asks a railroad official to order the 11:55 express through Elm Grove not to blow its whistle on Sunday morning. The official refuses as the citizen explains the pastor preaches until he hears the whistle and the express was late last Sunday.
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Elm Grove
New York Central Magazine
Half of Eight Sideways Leads To Three
A Pittsburg Chronicle gag lines a boy Tommy Smith who questions arithmetic rules. The teacher asks for half of eight, he asks which way. The boy claims half off the top is nothing, but half sideways yields three.
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Tommie Smith
Tommy Smith
Tommy
Pittsburg Chronicle
Need Of Newspapers And Rising Costs In 1919
The passage argues newspapers are essential and notes that in 1919 nearly 2,000 papers failed financially as costs for paper ink and labor rose while subscriptions and ads did not increase. It accuses editors of poor business practices for not adjusting prices promptly.
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Prema
Burglary at Petersen Auto and Tractor Co shown as amateur job
Burglars tried to crack the safe in the Petersen Auto and Tractor Company garage at Swea City last week. An explosive was used on the door but the safe was not opened. Over $400 was in the safe, Ringsted Dig patch reports. Emmetsburg to Have New Creamery and stock solicitation success noted. The project will be downtown central and aid farmers. butter prices and dairy prospects favored by Palo Alto Reporter.
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Petersen Auto and Tractor Company
Swea City
Amatners
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto Reporter
Lost Bridle Sought in Griffen Murder Case Near Ringsted
Bancroft Register reports state detectives seek a bridle likely used by Orient Griffen's horse after his father’s murder near Ringsted. The mare was last seen near Bancroft, eight o clock the next morning, west of Schumacher farm. Anyone with information should contact authorities.
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John Schumacher
The
Register
Griffen
Orient Griffen
Ringsted
Bancroft
Schumacher
Register Office
Bancroft Register
Missing Mother Located After Cedar Rapids Ticket Purchases
Mrs. Carl Larson, wife of a Renwick farmer, was found after a period of disappearance. She bought a ticket at La Verne for Algona, alighted at Irvington and purchased a Cedar Rapids ticket from Agent R. M. Watson on September 18. Her activities in Cedar Rapids are unknown and her reason for leaving home remains unclear. She has reportedly returned to her family in Algona. In Estherville, Ray Kennedy, recently in Cedar Rapids for business college, returned home for a few days before resuming studies and work. The Marion County Recorder has offered him an office, and he will split time studying the office in preparation to assume duties locally. Kennedy recently traveled to Chicago to obtain a new limb, described as the latest design, operated from shoulder straps.
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Rodney Merle
Leesville
Abigail Briges
Merle
Lettie
Lotte
John Briggs
Iast
Carl Larson
Renwick
Larson
la Verne
Algona
Irvington
R. M. Watson
Cedar Rapids
Algona Advance
Estherville
Ray Kennedy
Business ‘College
Business College
The
County Recorder of Marion
Chicago
Graettinger Emerges as Local Wrestling Hub
Ringsted Dispatch notes Graettinger becoming a regular wrestling center with weekly matches and strong early showings, highlighting the quality of bouts and growing local interest.
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Ringsted Dispatch
Graettinger
Iowa Armistice Day Proposal by Governor 1920
Governor of Iowa urges nationwide Armistice Day observance on November 11 1920 to honor World War I soldiers and the flag and Constitution. He suggests bells tolling 1055 to 1100 and a one minute halt 1100 to 1101, plus observance on Sunday November 14 if needed.
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Iowa
Des Moines
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LP. C. Larsen
O. Grodland
Ben F. Reeves
Grodland & Reeves
Nefstead
Opera House
M. J. Riedy
D. D
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P. J. Paulsen
Towa
By Alvah J. Garth
Western Newepavar Union
Finnie & Duff
American Legion Weekly
Boston Transcript
National Warriors’ Magazine
San Francisco News
George
Annabeller
Buffalo Express
Sustana
Birmingham Age-Herald
Squire Witherbee
New York
Chiggersville
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Amingham
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