Silver fox ranch near Hungry Hollow yields rich profits
A dispatch says silver foxes on a ranch near Hungry Hollow are pampered like aristocrats with prime tenderloin steaks pork chops shredded wheat and other delicacies. The eight foot fenced facility uses hygienic fox houses and spotless refrigerators as the industry expands across Canada and the United States.
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Hungery Hollow
New York Evening Run
Oftal
Winnipeg
Prince Eidwird Island
Ich
United States
Paraguay’s letters travel by way of American pens and ink
Before the war Paraguayans wrote with German supplies but today most writing materials come from the United States. About 3.5 million letters were written in 1918, 75,000 schoolchildren buy pens pencils and ink at stations, 500000 pencils a day are used, and fountain pens remain rare with only a few thousand sold yearly.
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Paraguay
Germany
United States
North America
Spain
England
Blueblack
Fragmentary quip about crepe hangers and Armenian baby remark
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote features Mr. Jibway noting varieties of crepe hangers. He jokes about Mrs Jibway, saying lighting a quarter cigar costs enough to keep an Armenian baby alive 48 hours longer.
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Mr. Jibway
Mra. Jibway
Binningham Age-Herald
How to Fall Advice From Portland Oregonian
The Portland Oregonian offers practical guidance on safe falling techniques for slippery walks. It advises folding arms over the head to protect the head, curling into a ball to cushion impact, and notes that fatter individuals may have better protection while slimmer ones should take care of head safety.
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Portland Oregonian
Extreme Cage Proposes Drastic Prohibition Enforcement
A heated stance on prohibition enforcement is voiced as supporters promise drastic action. Residents report detours to avoid an arrest risk linked to a growler incident and neighborly tensions.
Humorous Bite of wit in a playful line
A cryptic snippet hints at a humorist known for dry wit and clever wordplay. The phrasing suggests a witty, satirical speaker delivering quips that amuse readers with sharp observations.
Air Screen to Shield Piers Cut Sea Damage
A new device by Philip Brasher, a U S government engineer, uses perforated sea bed pipes connected to an air compressor. When a gale hits, compressed air creates rising bubbles that form a protective screen around a vessel lying near an exposed pier. First used on a 4000 foot California pier at El Segundo, it reportedly saved the structure after a winter storm.
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Lis Heen
Landen ‘Times
Keown
Brasher
Philip Brasher
Allericaa
el Segundo
California
Eminent Dogs and the War Mascot Jumbo
The London Chronicle recalls Jutland Jumbo the famed British bulldog who served as a flagship mascot at the Battle of Jutland and aided charities through contributions from Paddington stations Help and Tim. Now Jumbo has joined the ranks with noted dogs like John W Pool's Ranter and Ringwood, Bellman, Hab, and Dwd Bob in the happy hunting ground, prompting calls for a book about his remarkable wartime days.
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Jutland
Jetlcoe
Puthand
Colliee Help
Tim
Paddington Station
John W Pool
Ranter
Ringwood
Bellman
Hab
Dwd
Bob
London Chronicle
Tit for tat as Charlie Dubb walks up the walk
In the Boston Transcript a playful exchange shows Mabel and Marie reacting to Charlie Dubb approaching. The dialogue hints at nervous attraction and playful tension as the two women tease about the visitor. The snippet captures social humor in a newspaper page column.
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Mabel
Charlie Dubb
Marie
Boston Transcript
Meritorious Service Laughs From Wartime Lines
An exchange about service time recalls a veteran jokingly detailing fourteen months in lines with no relief. He explains eight months in the mess line five in the inspection line and one in the pay line. The Home Sector.
Excited Neighborhood Watches Bricklayer's Son Toys
A Birmingham Age-Herald snippet notes locals admiring the bricklayer's son's expensive toys as children crowded the street. The crowd is described as the neighborhood’s youngsters marveled by the displays.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Wanted bond for selling Watkins home and farm goods
A man with a team or auto is sought to give bond to sell 187 Watkins home and farm products. Biggest concern of kind in world. Earn $1500 to $5000 yearly. Territory in this county open. Write today. J. R Watkins Co. Dept. 112 Winona Minn.
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Lexington
Watkins
Watkins Co
Winona, Minn
J. R Watkins Co
Dept
Winona
Minn
How is Your Complexion Aims to Improve Aging Beauty
A brief ad advises women to gain beauty with age through baths diet and exercise while keeping liver and bowels in good order. It promotes Cham Berlain's Tablets as a remedy for indigestion and sluggish liver symptoms such as dull eyes yellowing skin and flabby flesh.
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Ady
Glishs Visit Waverly Then Tie In Lexington Baseball
Mr and Mrs LeRoy Glish of Waverly spent Sunday in Lexington. The Kansas City Echos and the Lexington Union Giants, both colored teams, played a nine inning tie Sunday.
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LeRoy Glish
Waverly
Lexington
Kansas City Echos
Lexington Union Giants
Are You Happy Take Chamberlains Tablets Ad Copy
Advertisement text promoting Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy for constipation and indigestion to improve happiness. Claims prompt and effective relief and pleasant to take.
Signs of Sanity in a Fractured Exchange
In a fragmentary dialogue Miss Cayenne questions whether the exhaiser is sane. Her reply notes the subject’s willingness to admit unreliable mental processes as evidence of a lucid, discerning epoch in his life.
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Miss Cayenne
Tid you know that farmer tae tere luad wie barnyard raided
The fragmentary transcription mentions a farmer and a barnyard raid with unclear wording and again poses a question about the remedy or remy. Details are too unclear to identify persons, places, or events.
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