The Fable of the Phoney Veneer
George Ade humor piece about Effingham Glitts a shy office worker who reads self help tenets then seeks greatness. He pushes boundaries at work and home, faces ridicule from a conductor and landlady, and ends up reconciled to staying ordinary. Moral: those not born to be binge will stay Blozzy.
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NCB
Effinghim
Holy Land
Effingham Glitts
Congress
Mr. Gitts
Effingham
Giltts
Walters
Tate
Con
Ductor
Worm
Mr. Gutts
Ife
Ellingham
Mr. Glitts
Mr. Glitt
Efingham
Cuba
Tie
Robins Run Visitors and Local Callers Report
Mrs Learn and her son Walter from Brushvalley visited Cecil Learn near Edgewood. Tia Davis is sick. Frank Winsheimer bought a team of mules. Paul Davis family visited William Davis. David Duncan remains in Indiana hospital. Joe Taylor family and twins visited Indiana Tuesday evening. Wilda Davis visited McHenry home. Marlin Sylvis called in Indiana Wednesday. George Black visited his son Charles Black. George Latimer and wife visited A H Mitchell Blairsville family. Mrs George Black visited George Taylor and Darwin Stewart. Goldie McHenry visited Mrs George Black Sunday.
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Frank Winsheimer
Paul Davis
Wiliam Davis
David Duncan
Indiana Hospital
Joe Taylor
Indiana
Wilda Davis
McHenry
Marlin Sylvis
George Black
Charles Black
George Latimer
Mr. Latimer
A. H. Mitchell
Blairsville
George Taylor
Darwin Stewart
Goldie McHenry
Divers Risk and Reward Beneath Ocean Floor
The Detroit News profile explains deep sea diving as a perilous but pivotal task. Divers wear heavy copper helmets and suits, endure decompression, and rely on surface or onboard air supply to finish dangerous lifts from the muddy sea bottom.
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Detroit News
Outlook on Gasoline Trade and Vehicle Consumption
A highway and building congress study reports motor cars average twelve miles per gallon. It estimates total yearly gasoline use at 10,000,000,000 gallons, reflecting national consumption trends and efficiency projections.
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General Committee of the Highway and Building Congress
Rochester Mills and Indiana Social Busy Weekend
The article lists a flurry of local visits and business callers from Rochester Mills, Indiana, Ol City, Emlenton, Barnesboro, and nearby towns. It notes multiple families visiting parents and relatives over the weekend and mentions a move of Linn Richardson to a nearby property. It also includes health advice columns about aging and safe recreation, emphasizing physical checkups and caution for older adults.
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Clark Pollock
Fennelton
Joseph Pearce
J. G. Mauk
Linn Richardson
Leasure
St. Clair Hurd
Town
Alfred Johnson
Glen ‘Campbell
M. T. Carson
Olie
Sara Smith
Indiana
George White
Chas. Butterbaugh
Juneau
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George Ade
B. Bell
Robins
Learn
Walter
Brushvalley
Cecil Learn
Edgewood
Tia Davis
Aick
Rochester Mills
Theodore B. Appel
Indiana Progress
Indiana County
Bix
Indiana Progress Pictorial Review
Country Home
Household Magazine
Poultry Tribune
Woman's Home Companion
Pennsylvania Farmer
McCall’s Magazine
Indiana Progress Country
S Gazette
Science & Mechanics
Progrespictorial Review
Silver Screen
Pennsylvania
Owl
Progress Pictorial Review
Country Home Delineator Magazine
Better Homes & Gardens
Pictorial’ Review
Indiana Progress Breeder’s Gazette
Pictorial Review
Poultry Tribune Country Home
McEcall’s Magazine
Woman's Home Companio
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Indiana Progress and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Post-Gazette
Ark the
Scinner & Mechanics
Pathfinder
Parents
Hunting & Fishing
Etude Music
McCall's Magazine
National Sportsman
Needlecraft
Amercian Boy
Christian Herald
Collier's Weekly
Life
Pittsburgh Post
Gaz
Red Book
Screenland
Woman's Home Can
Wonder Stories
Indiana, Pennsylvania
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