Starvation as a Pleasant Death Surfaces in Expert Claims
Dr A J Carlson of the University of Chicago physiologic department argues death by starvation is pleasant after initial hunger. W D Boyce recalls famine experiences in Asia and Africa and describes severe hunger effects. A reporter recounts a starving man’s reaction in a lunch room and a blunt, numbing progression to sleep.
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A. J. Carlson
Physiological Department
University of Chicago
W. D. Boyce
Ale
India
Africa
China
South America
Cards of Thanks and Obituaries Rates Noted
The Daily Herald outlines charges for cards of thanks at 50 cents each and obituaries at $1 per obituary with an extra five cents per line for poetry.
Collecting a Debt and a Dog Bite
A wild man extorts $5 for a dog bite from a dog's owner after revealing the bite was owed by a friend. He explains the payment is for collection on a 25 percent commission and departs, leaving the owner surprised by the ruse.
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Wieman
A Critic Little Allan Tries Reading Early Bookish Tales
A six year old Allan from a bookish family shares a memory of reading long and hazy in the mind. He recalls Mildred showing a humorous line from a reader exercise about a car and a running cat, noting the playful style seemed odd yet lively.
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Allan
Utorus Land
Mildred
Mca
Budding Authoress Faces Editor Rejection tale
A humor sketch shows a young writer denouncing an editor who rejects her manuscript. She recalls declining his son with thanks after the editor again refuses her work, highlighting vanity and clever wit in a playful exchange.
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Wet Niebe
Abu
Tie
Nora Carty
America
Moos
Ola Carty
Horace
Dakota
Mistaken Kindness in a Bride’s Woes and Pipes
A new bride recounts attempting to please her husband Stanley by cleaning and boiling his cherished pipe collection. The tale clashes with a seasoned matron who urges forgiveness, recalling her own quarrels and the harsh, humorously blunt rewards of married life.
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Stanley
Europe
Whitsons
Whitson
New Rock Crystal Aquarium
Better Late. The Briton and the Yankee Exchange Wit
A playful clash of proverbs finds a Briton and a Yankee trading quips about wisdom and timing. The exchange highlights humor and cultural contrasts in a lighthearted dialogue.
Impossible Water Trick Described for Stage Use
A magician explains an easy illusion where a glass of water is covered by a hat on a table and the performer pretends to drink through the table. While under the table the audience is persuaded not to touch the hat. The hat is removed by an audience member, revealing the glass remains, and the performer claims success without removing the hat.
Lightest Missouri cork tree wood and other notes
Discussion notes the cork tree of southeastern Missouri with a lightweight wood used for fishing floats, plus the heaviest U S wood the Florida black ironwood. Also mentions George F Becker and a James H McGregor talk on earth’s age and a Java skull find. Ends with a fire safety quip and a century plant comment.
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Missouri
United States
Florida
George F. Becker
United States Geological Survey
Becker
Geological Society of America
Philadelphia
James H. McGregor
Columbia University
Java
The Judge and the Indelible Ink Glue Story
A restless stranger seeks the judges house for a needed loan while a talkative narrator recounts a tale about a great judge. The man explains the judge’s experiments with inventions, including indelible ink and a glue, and how the judge plans to interest Eastern capital before abruptly leaving.
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Sociavie Uimes
Samovar
Jake
China
Whistler tale and a wartime crowd scene provoke reflections
In a Toronto crowd a weary woman scolds a youth while he reveals a severed sleeve reminding her of loss. A witty exchange follows with a question about fighting relatives and a demonstration of war’s reach. The column closes noting critics mock executive overreach.
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Toronto
Milk Diet Misadventure Seems To Frustrate Hyde Park Couple
A Woodlawn man recalls a strange milk diet preached by a physician to a king, causing hunger laughter and family crisis. Imogene and he endure a day of fasting with no honey, biscuits, or coffee, while the household drifts toward a dull dinnerless evening and sighs at the absurd diet.
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Woouwawh
Luis
Woodlawn
Hyde Park
Swatzeriuu
Beally
Atlantic
Weill
Imogene
Luish Kharelling
Belina
Kareil
Mukh
Kvarell
Lily
Giles Ollgild
Reimeliver
Karen
Eulalia's Beau Sees Neighbors Debate Her Choice
A lank householder and his wife argue over Eulalia's new suitor James P. Jones from a paper company. They weigh wealth, status, and whether the romance will endure while recalling a past beau and family opinions.
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Ula
James P. Jones
Jim
Eulalia
Sally
Tilbet
James Peterkin Jones
Scotch-American recruit stumps army eye test with coin mystery
A Scotch-American recruit in an army examination frustrates the examiner. During the vision test the doctor returns with a tin garbage can lid and asks the man to identify it. The response is a puzzled, humorous claim that the lid looks like either a cent, a silver dollar, or perhaps a token, showcasing the recruit’s odd reasoning.
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Army
Taft on universal service echoes Navy captain tale
ex-President Taft argues for universal service placing each man in suitable work. He compares it to a captain ordering a milkman from a ship’s rail to the pumps, illustrating the need to assign roles fitting civil life.
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Taft
Riddle Talk Sparks Confusion Between Tailor and Owens
In a playful exchange a tailor asks when payment is due. Owens replies the tailor reminds him of his nephew for asking questions he cannot answer, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding.
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Owens
Sauce for the Goose and Gander in a Postcard Tale
A wartime postcards tale shows a wife in Brixton sending three messages to her husband claiming they are together there. The husband returns and learns her strange notes reveal their shared plan, and a pun on the proverb helps explain the ruse. John Dobbs benefited from the lesson.
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Lrixton
Brixton
P. S
John Dobbs
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Beau
Lulalia
Jongles
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Plunket
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Min
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