Witty miscellany riffs from Ironwood crowd in mass of quips
A chaotic montage of urban jests and curiosities from The Ironwood Times quotes jokes about Philadelphia bounties on fleas, Venus of Milo as a southpaw, rising steel hoop prices, a Minnesota health official on kissing, $4,000 found in a mattress, auto milk carts, heat as a substance, bath statistics, bandit busts, straw votes, polygamy, and various quick-fire quips on firehouses, suffrage, trains, diamonds, women with wheels, and other topical one-liners flitting through early 20th century humor.
Danish developments include new Klampenborg race course
Arbitration averted a strike in Denmark as a new Klampenborg race course is planned with winter skating use envisioned and a project cost near 250000 dollars.
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Klampenborg
Copenhagen
Royal
Christiansborg
Rigsdag
Supreme Court
Frederick VIII
Hansborg
Denmark
Europe
Danish Saving Society
Stockholm
Sweden
Gustaf
Sweden News Roundup With Drowning Accident and Cultural Notes
Nov 17 two men drowned crossing the Angleman river at Nyland after breaking through ice. Queen Victoria of Sweden stays in Italy with poor health but active parts of day. A gunboat funded by private subscription remains unnamed. Stockholm council debated parks dances amid protests. Erik Axel Karlfeldt elected secretary of the Swedish Academy, signaling shift after David of Wireen. Yrtad monastery restored as public library after centuries of varied uses. A Hallow, Jamtland farmer yielded 28 fold wheat per acre, exceptional northland harvest. Gothenburg Chief Kjellin barred Tom Mann from speaking despite government protest.
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Angleman
Nyland
Queen Victoria
Sweden
Italy
Stockholm
Erik Axel Karlfeldt
Immortaly
Swedish Academy
David of Wireen
Yrtad
Tiksdag
Dela Gardie
Hallow
Jamtland
A. M. Kjellin
Gothenburg
Tom Mann
Norway News Roundup from Kristiania and Beyond
Kristiania celebrates Grondahl & Son Book Co. jubilee and a new electric plant. Leftists win 86 farmer seats while 10 others run farms and the Right and Socialists contest. Salvation Army offered a gratis building for housing the homeless in Kristiania. Amundsen banquet in Strassburg includes Prince Joachim. A vegetarian restaurant opens in Kristiania with low prices. Homeless beds fed nightly by city charities as idle labor rises. Proposals to transmit 18 000 horsepower from Kopperna river to Trondhjem fjord with a 3000 foot tunnel. Armauer Hansen ashes placed in a copper urn at Bergen museum by royal decree. Norway–New York wireless deal ratified. Marconi link costs $450 000 with 2434 cents per word cap. Amundsen explores aeronautical collaborations and German links at Spitzbergen. White Star refuses Titanic damages. Norwegian court plan to sue in New York with lawyers paid from indemnity. Knudsen leads after elections, pledging social justice and sharing wealth with the less fortunate. Olden church restoration halted by government to preserve the monument.
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Grondahl & Son Book Company
Kristiania
Trysik
Kristiania Retail Liquor Company
Salvation Army
Capt
Amundsen
Strassburg
Germany
Eiven
Prince Joachim of
Prussia
Kaiser Wilhelm
Kopperna
Meraker
Trondhjem
Berrgen
Armater Hansen
Norway
New York
Marconi Company
America
North Pole
Spitzbergen
White Star Line
White Star
Department of Justice of Norway
Iix
Gunnar Knudsen
nHtry
Helland Hansen
Roald Amundsen
Amunasan
A Swinging Seat Porch Construction Guide
A detailed 1913 step by step plan for building a swinging seat porch. It covers materials oak or pine, dimensions for a 6 by 22 inch seat, construction of uprights arms and crosspieces, fastenings, back boards and rails, finishing options, and hardware costs for suspending the seat.
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A. Neoty Hatt
Remarkable Bird Was This The Perry Scott Turkey Tale
A Revolutionary War tale tells how Perry Scott bought a turkey to feed starving troops. Colonel Gordon and Wayne’s cavalry traded legs and wings amid hunger, each hiding portions. After the war, Gordon revealed the ruse by Berry Scott and his many legged fowl.
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Perry Scott
Caroling
Gordon
Rudolph
Ashley River
Wayne
Colonel Gordon
Berry Scott
Dinner Alumnus Talk Sparks Racy Wisconsin Anecdote
At a Chicago College of Law alumni dinner speaker B Kremer noted the old country custom of couples calling on Sundays. A humorous tale followed describing Dave 120 pounds and Kitty 160 pounds sitting on his lap before she jokes Dave is numb implying fatigue and surprise.
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Chicago College of Law
B. Kremer
Dave
Kitty
Yale Athletes Live Longer, Study Finds
A Yale study by Dr. W. G. Anderson analyzes fifty years of college records on athletic graduates. It shows Yale athletes live longer than average graduates and suggests athletic activity may contribute to longevity. The report highlights mortality comparisons and notes stronger health outcomes among former Yale athletes.
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Yale
W. G. Anderson
Lost Trousers In Poker Earned Detention In Detroit Court
William Verne appeared in a Detroit police court wearing a dress coat and underwear after wagering his trousers in a poker game the night before. He wagered cash, a watch, and diamonds as the banked stake. After losing, he attempted to borrow the trousers to go home, was refused, and arrested in his attire.
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William Verne
Detroit
William
Two Guesses from Harper's Weekly Dialog
A humorous exchange unfolds as a proud father asks the doctor whether the newborn is a boy or a girl. The doctor offers two guesses and repeatedly answers no, prompting the father to guess again in lighthearted fashion.
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Harper's Weekly
No Call for Anxiety and the Tramp Coin Promise
A citizen offers a coin to a tramp and seeks assurance the money will not be used for unworthy needs. The tramp denies waste, asserting the money will serve worthy purposes and questions the notion of spending it on food and clothing.
Never Tires Of the Food That Restored Her Health
A Cola young lady writes she was thin and sickly for two years with indigestion and inflammatory rheumatism. After trying diets and remedies, she credits Grape-Nuts with restoring her health, gaining 10 pounds in five weeks, and ending digestive and rheumatic issues. The letter promotes Grape-Nuts and cites health claims and a Postum Co. endorsement.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Itacle
Weilville
Pligs
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The
Ironwood Times
Ironwood
Michigan
Philadelphia
Minnesota
Literary Digest
Delta
Cal
Chicago Fire Department
New England
Santa Claus
France
Bigamtat
Acton, Way
Chicago
Boston
Zeppelin
China
A. Neely Hall
Tron
Dean
GW. Durger
Sherman Ave
Corunna
Doan
Filma
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