Dangerous Bad Men of the West Deserve Public Fascination
A historical sketch profiles Black Bart born Charles E. Boles and other blonde gunmen. It notes Bart’s 28 stagecoach robberies from 1875 to 1883, his polite demeanor, inability to ride, and long-distance escapes. It also highlights figures like Billy the Kid, Jesse and Frank James, the Dalton brothers, Wild Bill Hickok, the Daltons, and Dick Fellows, plus Tom Bell the so called Gentlemen Highwayman and Dr Hodges.
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Hollywood
Black Bart
California
Wells Fargo
Bart
Charles E. Boles
San Francisco
West
W. N. Burns
Frank
Jesse James
the Youngers
the Daltons
Wild Bill Hickok
Ben Thompson
King Fisher
Henry Plummer
Clay Allison
Wyatt Earp
Billy the Kid
William H. Bonney
Lincoln County
New Mexico
New York City
Caffeyville
Kansas
Dalton Brothers
Missouri
Iron Mountain Railroad
Department
Folsom Prison
Tom Bell
Tennessee
Thomas J. Hodges
Your War Work Idea by Idonna Lindsey
Idonna Lindsey proposes two ideas to aid war efforts by buying War Stamps. She raspberries for two cents a quart in summer and babysits neighbors’ children for 25 cents a night in winter to fund stamps. A dollar in stamps was sent to Box 22 Somers Montana for the week’s top idea.
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Idonna Lindsey
Idonna
Somers
Montana
Wings for Youth CAN YOU IDENTIFY PLANES
A Navy plan to supply schools with materials for model planes teaches identification and range. Models at 1 to 72 scale reveal key features like wing shapes and fuselage length. Readers are urged to observe real planes and submit for details to T. R. Hegel with a 3 cent stamp.
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Navy
Japan
Nakajima
United States
T. R. Hegel
Firecraft in Rain and Homebuilt Plane Model Teaser
An article detailing how to start a fire in heavy rain using dry tinder and kindling found in sheltered spots and how to construct a simple fishing line powered airplane model from pine, cardboard, and a bolt nut. It guides gathering dry bits, building a stable flame, and flying the model in a yard.
Struggle for Shiner In School Fight Johnny Returns Home
A boy arrives with a black eye after a school fight. he explains he earned it in a struggle, not from another person. The brief anecdote is contributed by John Atkinson.
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Johnny
John Atkinson
Riddle List Seems to Contain Odd Pairs and Clues
Puzzle items include A Knife and An ape as pair one and a child's specialization as item two. A mark of disgrace appears, followed by MUK sugar. A person of lower rank is listed, then coconut meat and someone who deliberately sets fire to things.
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George Simpson
Liel
Poser Quiz Submissions Trick Readers With Odd Definitions
Readers submit word puzzles with misdefined items. George Simpson forwards a batch inviting entries from one to a million. The Poser Editor promises publication consideration for suitable submissions.
Defense Blunders What is being done in this picture
A reader asks what in the image threatens national defense and states the answer lies elsewhere on the page. The note points to a dangerous action depicted, prompting scrutiny of the illustration and its implications for security.
Canoe Safety Rules From Midstream Guidance
A midstream reminder asserts a canoe cannot sink unless holed. Do not exceed crew limits, sit low or kneel, remove fancy seats, never stand, and if capsized hold the canoe and call for help. If you must swim, keep hold of the canoe and return to shore slowly.
Five-spot in trousers sparks workplace joke
A humorous exchange centers on firing a valet over removing a five-spot from trousers, underscoring a mistaken interpretation of the valet's duties and a comical misread of a currency spot.
Learn to Escape an Upstairs Window for Safety
The pamphlet urges boys and girls to know how to exit from an upstairs window in case of air raids or peace time. It describes sitting on the sill, turning to face the building, gripping the sill, lowering the body along the arms, bending the knees, and dropping to the ground.
Dont Be Heard Too Loudly In Public Conversations
A columnist argues against the saying children should be seen and not heard noting youth often speak loudly and interrupt. An on bus incident shows three youths arguing loudly, drawing driver attention and embarrassment. The piece urges considerate dialogue from all ages and warns against disruptive shouting.
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Vven
Kitchenette winner Irene Mackie from Dollar Bay
Irene Mackie, age 13, of Dollar Bay Michigan, is this week's Kitchenette winner. A dollar in War Stamps is sent as her prize. The recipe details chocolate pin wheels with sifted flour, butter, sugar, egg yolk, milk and unsweetened chocolate, including steps from mixing to baking.
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Irene Mackie
Irene
Dollar Bay
Michigan
Riddles and readers send in lines to the Riddle Man
The Riddle Man will return next week and asks for riddles sent to the newspaper. Submissions include jokes like What’s the difference between a farmer and a dressmaker and What woman does no one like with names such as Bessie Sivan Raymond Norris Harold R Manning and Wilbur. The item blends humor and community notes from bystanders awaiting future submissions.
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Bessie Sivan
Raymond Norris
Harold R Manning
Harold R. Manning
Picnic Puzzles and Lost Wording in the Prize Column
The piece presents a puzzle page theme with picnic motifs. It lists cryptic clues and wordplay including a thermos jug, a Diamond word game, and a four item food scramble. It references campers, outdoor eating, and a picture puzzle with three annoyances. It ends with a previous crossword solution: nip pine ripen.
Contradictory Aphorisms and Bizarre Case Names
A quirky text contrasts two proverbs about sowing and reaping. It names Miss Fortune facing a case against S.Aeanrh and references hats that prefer daytime rest versus leaf growth in spring.
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Miss Fortune
S.aeanrh
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Samuel Hudson
Dick Fellows
Stagecoach Sandit
Faraous
Bandit
Eke
Wings For Youth
I. R. Hegel
Euoder
D. H. Elsom
Jay
By Ray J. Marran
Struggle
Poser
Posers
Juap
By Katherine Houisén
China
Doggy
Canling
News OF the World
South Pacific
Petty
Russia
Field Marshall Ocpsikki
Australia
New Zealand
Kisk Beck
Amelika
Japal
Cxei
BY Calvin Fader
Puz
Maerico
Associated Editors
Wilbur
OOD
Moimer
Cad
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