Crowd packs band concert as river tragedy hits small town
A large attendance last Saturday night showcased the band concert’s appeal amid hot weather. Elsewhere, Paul Frazier drowned in the Wabash River at Black Rock near Lafayette, with five companions present and one narrowly escaping. The body was recovered about eleven in the evening. Local officials note plans for a fall event as Kingman shifts to post spring activities. Residents Mrs. Scott E Ratcliff Vivian Ratcliff and relatives visited Crawfordsville. W R Massey and family from Covington were in town. Dorothea Sowers visited Covington. Mrs. J H Ephlin’s sister attended in Oxford.
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Paul Frazier
R. A. McCord
Black Rock
Lafayette
Frazier
Alderman’s Humorous Book Trick Stuns Council
At a council meeting as contracts hung in the balance an alderman quietly hid bank bills in his personal book. He pulled out three bills from between pages, then watched others pretend to scan their own volumes, realizing the prank after the staged “salted” books.
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Council
Seaweed seen as rising popular food in future diets
French scientists predict seaweed will grow as a common food. Japan already uses and cultivates it widely. Brittany peasants harvest large amounts calling it Iceland moss, while northern France and Corsica doctors note medicinal value and goiter cure. As a source of gelatins and alkalies, it aids indigestion per Asiatics.
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Japan
Brittany
France
Corsica
Clever Baby Remark Highlights Maternal Pride
A Rochester physician recalls a mother praising her infant's intelligence and breath control, saying watch how intelligently he breathes as she lifts him. The anecdote, cited from Lippincott's, showcases parental pride and the humorous exaggeration of a mother’s claims about her child.
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Rochester
Lippincott’s
Sleeping by Water Reed Method Warns Nights Away
An English scientist observing Africa noted a native woman using a hollow reed to soothe an infant. He developed a device a hollow rubber pad on the forehead with a water feed that drips rhythmically, producing a monotone throb to lull sleep, especially for babies, with ice water as needed for fever cases.
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Africa
Changed Name For Her To Win A Bride
Abraham J. Koroski relinquishes his Hungarian surname to become Abe Jonas Korr to please his fiancée Beatrice Carol Herman who will be known as Mrs. Korr. He says he eliminated his name because it hindered him, while Miss Herman agrees the change helps their match.
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Abraham J. Koroski
Abe Jonas Korr
Beatrice Carol Herman
Americans Despoil Doors In Search Of Old Knockers
Americans touring Bloomsbury and other old quarters offer high prices for door knockers. Some knockers are torn from doors in Mayfair. The Duke of Devonshire has added extra screws to the Devonshire house knocker.
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Mayfair
Duke of Devonshire
Devonshire House
What's Old Hank Winters Mad At About Parcel Post
Hi Peters asks Hank Winters about his anger over the new parcel post. Hank says it strips him of the excuse to sit at the store all day while sending butter to his son in the city, and he grouses that the government is changing things.
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Hank Winters
Peters
The English Cook M Escoffier Explains London Cooks
The London chef and author M Escoffier told a tourist at the Carlton that a plain London cook simply uses one egg in the pudding while a fancy cook hides the yolk inside and the white outside, claiming there is nothing to it.
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M. Escoffier
London
The
Carlton
Silvery Change Sparks Householder Quips
A humorous exchange has a man choosing to carry his change in all pockets to avoid rattling and waking his wife, who would hear the coins. The dialogue highlights domestic routine and thrift with a light tone.
Weather Prophet Praised by Farmer Corntessel
In a light exchange, Farmer Corntessel credits a weather almanac writer with the most favorable predictions. He says he has compared forecasts and finds this author foresee more good weather than all others combined.
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Farmer Corntessel
Blind Man Uses Touch to Discern Color Legend
A dialogue from Ladies' Home Journal claims a blind man could identify color by touch. Sallie questions the ability while James asserts a blind man once felt a red hot stove and knew it was red. The anecdote underscores tactile color perception.
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James
Ladies’ Home Journal
Objection Overheard Over Domestic Dispute
The report records a dispute where Mayme objects to Jim entering her home and stalling her. It notes a remark about not liking a proposed installment arrangement in a tense domestic context.
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Mayme
Jim
Gossip Keeps the Town Talking Around the Clock
A lighthearted quip on rumor spread and social dynamics. The exchange frames gossip as a social motor, noting how chatter fuels interaction and keeps people engaged with each other.
Do You Like My Piano Execution
A playful exchange about piano performance and time, noting a witty remark that calls the piece an execution for killing time. The dialogue hints at humor and musical craft without further context.
Pop and son discuss aeroplane flywheels
A dialogue contrasts curiosity about the aircraft wheels with a humorous misnomer as a boy asks if the wheels are flywheels. The exchange highlights early aviation slang and parental guidance in a scientific exchange.
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Pop
Michigan senior girls confess engagements at annual breakfast
At the University of Michigan senior girls breakfast one of twelve who admitted engagement revealed Christine Foster of Attica Indiana. The annual event has each engaged student take a lemon slice to share the news.
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University of Michigan
Christine Foster
Attica
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