Island birds of Laysan and a honeymoon theft duo
On Laysan Island the miller bird and Lawsan finch are noted as unique land birds, while a Dresden couple’s honeymoon spree ends with arrest in Munich and Nuremberg for stealing a wedding ring and a gold cane, later released with a caution.
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Pacific
Laysan
Hawaii
Malay Archipelago
Hawaiian Islands
Lawsan
Honolulu
Dresden
Munich
Nuremberg
Pinacothek
Leather Scarcity Drives Global Shoe Price Rise
The New England shoe trade authority says motor car growth has cut leather supply, pushing prices up 72 percent in four years. A Toronto Globe note predicts shoes worldwide could rise 20 percent as a result, illustrating global trade interdependence. Poor communities will bear higher shoe costs as rich buyers fuel luxury demand.
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New England
Toronto Globe
Anti mosquito plant eyed for Essex County New Jersey
The Essex County Mosquito Extermination commission in Fast Orange New Jersey obtained seed of viride and plans to distribute it countywide after growing tests. The plant is said to repel mosquitos with a single sprig in a room or a strong stalk on a porch. It is considered not harmful to humans though full scientific study is pending.
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Fssex County Mosquito Extermination Commission
Fast Orange
N. J
Revere Beach din at dinner draws crowd attention
At Revere Beach a couple hears a loud, unidentifiable performer disrupt a dining room. The girl asks who he is and the escort dryly notes he is the man who put the din in dinner.
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Revere Beach
Ignorance in Household Tasks Prompts Digressive Talk
A comic exchange from McCall's Magazine shows Mrs Kaller-Cooks lamenting modern ignorance and Mrs Justwed reacting with amusement. The dialogue riffs on capable chores like preparing sweetbreads and highlights casual household frustration.
Eve and Adam wed in leap year rib joke
Eve asks how Adam married her and he replies it was a leap year and she was a rib offered to him, a playful biblical quip about their union. The exchange frames a humorous marriage moment.
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Eve
Adam
Modern Styles and Maud Fashion Tossed in Jest
A playful exchange riffs on Ethel and Maud, noting how Ethel’s appearance shifts with her attire. The quip hints at fashion norms and social banter about dress and image in a light, humorous tone.
From Away Back
An exchange recalls age and time by a elder's joke about calendars not born when he was. The brief vignette hints at memory of long ago days and the speaker’s wit in response to the question posed by a child.
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Fred Swaim
Roachdale
Oliver Burford
Kit Carsons Daughter Taught At Westport School
Mrs. W. T. Mills recalls Annie Wilson teaching Verasena Carson, Kit Carson's daughter, at Westport’s first public school. Carson arrived on horseback with his daughter, spoke little English, wore buckskin attire, and left a bag of Mexican silver on the desk before taking her away after education began.
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Carson
Plains
European Motor Tour Featured In Vacation Chat
A traveler describes a European by car trip, noting a slower pace at Mount Blanc and Lake Como. The exchange highlights enjoying varied sights during a vacation through multiple countries and regions.
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Tion
Europe
Mount Blanc
Lake Como
The Wretch
A distressed woman vents about years of loneliness as her friend questions whether husband abuse exists. The exchange reveals emotional neglect and isolation rather than overt violence.
After the Dance Hostess and Torn Dreas- Time Incident
A witty column notes a hostess and a bystander discussing a torn dress, cheekily calling it rag time and reflecting London opinion on a social mishap. The brief item captures a moment of fashionable embarrassment with a humorous tone.
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London
Tangier farmers institute and local sales noted in 1918 items
The Tangier Farmers Institute at the high school auditorium drew strong attendance with speeches by William McBeth of the State Normal Terre Haute and papers on home economics and boys and girls. A public sale ad lists livestock cattle hogs and equipment for auction, plus a long inventory and terms.
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Farmers’ Institute
William McBeth
State Normal
Terre Haute
Hiram Hayworth
Lindley
Mesdames Marks
Leonard
Indianapolis
Hilda Brown
Dorris Marks
Miss Jackson
Indianapolis man changes address to Lansing Michigan
N I Newlin of Indianapolis requests a city change to Lansing Michigan with family and household effects this week. He heads the travelers depart ment at John Deere Plow Co where he has been employed for years. Miss Beulah Hadley returned to Newtown Monday to resume her school work after holidays with family.
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N.I. Newlin
Indianapolis
Lansing
Mich
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Ethel
Maud
Marie
Uncle Boaz
Chile
Kit Carson’s Daughter
Tangier
D. M. Brown
Clifford Hadley
Treas
David Marshall
Walur Cartwright
McDaniel
Mendenhall
Dennis
Belle Ephlin
Woman’s Relief Corps of Indiana
Knightstown
Soldiers and Sailors
W R.C
Col. Ryan
Ryan
Robert Pickard
Danville
McFerrin
Rachell Harvey
Rosedale
I.S. Hunt
Arcanium, O
Kingman
Jersey
Lamc
Flanders
G. L. Ward
A.G
C. P. Madden
R. A McCord
Fisher
Marks
Ephlin
H. P. McCrary
Rector Ratcliff Grocery
Grismore
Drake
Want
Dillon
Printy
Alice M. Howell
the Victor Ladies Tailoring Co
Chicago, Il
Saale
T. M. Jackson
Kingman, Ind
S. A. Boswell
P. G. Smith
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