When Roswell Got Shaved Relic of a Con Man
The Honorable Rutland P. Roswell, president of the Consolidated Mine Trust, arrives in a shabby village after a rough journey. A sharp barber extracts a hefty payment for shaving him, while the barber deduces Roswell may be a powerful donor or suspect. Roswell negotiates a paltry fee, fearing exposure as a potential fraud. the barber recounts a past case of a bank president and takes Roswell’s money, leaving both wary and wary of the other’s motives.
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New York
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Walt
Quebec
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Life Barras
Dmg
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Police Gazette
Rutlash
Abel
Jenks
Moose’ Range
Canada
Rutland P. Roswell
Consolidated Mine Trust
Tauanamoc Lake
Deacon ‘Collins
Cheré
Moner
The Kitchen Cabinet Recipe Teatime Delights 1928
A 1928 Kitchen Cabinet feature shares home style recipes and tips. Currant pie, beans, stuffed tomatoes, celery and bacon on toast, stuffed eggs, chicken a la king, Swiss eggs, baked corn with clams, timbale cases, jellies and preserves plus fruit fillings for sandwiches.
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Universal Company
Fall Modes for School Wear Flannel Choice for Blouses
Julia Bottomley surveys fall school fashion focusing on flannel blouses and Uller skirts with high necklines and long sleeves. She notes olive crepe backed garments with pearl buttons, predominance of flannel for soft colors, and new styles featuring box plaits, parrot sirdles, and long sleeves.
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Tribunal of
Bullfrogs boast unique family history in zoo tale
In a whimsical tale the Bullfrogs preach that their life history from tadpole to frog makes them more interesting than lions or elephants. Mr Bullfrog argues the zoo trusts their view of the world, noting their evolving forms and rich lineage as reason for pride in being Bulldrogs.
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Mr. Bullfrog
Strength of Steel Shown by Spark Rays Test
Spark rays emitted from an emery wheel reveal steel composition. Carbon steels manganese steels and steels with tungsten or nickel show distinct spark forms and colors. Subtle carbon differences are detectable, with as little as .41 percent carbon. Carbon steel yields pointed branches, tool steel shows blossoms, tungsten steel shows red streaks and balls, while explosions indicate molybdenum vanadium or titanium presence.
Argentina hides output and early 1925 stock trends
Argentine hide production reached 269,038 packer hides in a period described as Many. For the first five months of 1925 production totaled 1,611,856 hides, down from 1,739,635 in the same period of the prior year. Abattoir output figures are unavailable. Stocks are reduced and prices are a little firmer.
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Argentina
Flemres
As She's Spoken Teacher
Henry answers why he is not writing during class. He claims a girl named She is dead, prompting the teacher to question his grammar and pen readiness. The dialogue-like fragment centers on a tense classroom moment and a troubling claim about a dead girl.
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Henry
Higher Mathematics Visitor
A quip from The Progressive Grocer about dividing a large apple and a small apple between siblings. The speaker jokes about how to allocate the fruit, leading to a playful pun on family relation and division.
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Johnny
Hens Hatch City Chickens Stir Farm Talk
A Ros's Life features a playful exchange about hatchings with a city boy asking if he hatches the chicks and a farmer replying that hens do the work. The piece highlights rural life and farm humor through dialogue.
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