The Barber and the Maiden bobbed hair tale
A playful 1925 NEA Service verse follows a maid who grows curious about bobbing her hair. She visits the barber multiple times, borrowing the trend as women join the cutting craze, while men peer on and wonder what comes next.
Summer musings and oddities fill the days
A collage of stray thoughts wanders from heat and ice cream consumption to deaths and dangers in cities. Observations touch on vacations, sports prefaces, and quirky bits about meals and ages while noting high Rockies snow and summer heat.
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Puzzle at national convention fiction shows bulb tube gift
At a Chicago National Radio convention a noted experimenter received 100 radio tubes from five bulb makers. The first gave the most, and each next gave four fewer tubes than the previous. This arithmetic sequence seeks the distribution among the five manufacturers.
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Safe 150 Feet In Air Run Over On Sidewalk
New York steeplejack John Farnsworth spent hours atop the 150 foot Peerless Glass chimney in Long Island City. He watched crowds below while painting before finishing his shift and heading home as five o'clock neared.
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Little Joe Unharmed After Paint Tray Incident
Despite lowering himself to the ground, Little Joe rearranged his paint cans on a board when a backing motor truck struck him near the company plant. He was taken to St Johns Hospital in Long Island City with a fractured lap and internal injuries.
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Steals Wife Suit Filed Against Beverly Hills Resident
Attorneys for T Paul Fernal claim Maxwell induced the plaintiff’s wife to leave and establish residence in Hollywood. Maxwell, a Beverly Hills resident and automobile dealer, faces a $5,000 alienation of affections suit filed in Los Angeles.
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