SAY IT AIN'T SO MR DALTON Jesse James claim shocks Nebraska satire
A Nebraska City News-Press column parodies a man named J. Frank Dalton who claims to be Jesse James. The author notes history says James died in 1882 and mocks the idea while reflecting on heroism and outlaw myths. The piece blends social critique with nostalgia for Midwest legends and warns against chasing fraudulent identities.
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New York
Jesse James
Robin Hood
J. Frank Dalton
St. Joseph
Mr. Howard
Boss Ford
Dalton
Charlie Bigelow
Charlie
Jesse
J. Frank
Ole Frank
Ole Jesse
Hood
Missouri
Jams
Kansas City
Bob Ford
Port Jesse
Adolf Hitler
FBI
Wari
J. Hyde Sweet
Nebraska City News-Press
Answers from the Freedom Train and other curiosities
A reader quiz summarizes the Freedom Train tour reach with 3 521 841 visitors in 326 cities, plus quick facts from the Smithsonian on infant nerve cells and margarine fortification. It also notes best pruning time for deciduous trees and why gum chewing helps ears during flights.
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Freedom
Ain
United States
P. A
Bureau of Plant Industry
Fans Ongoing Debates On Water Costs And Policy
Alfred by Carl Ryman presents a collage of quotes from figures like Rep Gordon L McDonough and Helen Gahagan Douglas on water shortages economic feasibility and foreign policy while Mrs D Leigh Colvin notes rising liquor spending since 1934 and Philip Willkie calls for tax policy shifts to reward work and private enterprise.
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Gordon L. McDonough
D. Leigh Colvin
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Philip Willkie
Indiana
Rockefeller Gift Expands Wyoming Wild Lands Into National Park System
The 33,562 acres gifted by John D. Rockefeller Jr. to the National Park Service preserves Jackson Hole and Grand Teton areas. Laurence Rockefeller, president of Jackson Hole Preserve, turned over lands in Washington to Secretary Oscar L. Chapman. The gift enhances wildlife habitat and sustains the West’s wilderness legacy for future generations.
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John D. Rockefeller Jr
Wyoming
Jackson Hole National Monument
Grand Teton National Park
United States
Jackson Hole Preserve
Laurance S. Rockefeller
Washington
Laurance Rockefeller
Chapman
Rockefeller
Herald Tribune
Widow Dapper Car Moment Recalls Patient Wait
The narrator recalls riding in a car with a widow named Dapper while waiting for Ma. Ma praises the speaker for not being impatient, a trait they often show. The scene centers on a quiet family moment and a small emotional exchange.
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Dapper
What Causes Divorce and Mind Body Link Discussed
A reader survey on divorce cites lack of common interests and incompatibility at 28 percent, finances 10 percent, infidelity 7 percent, drinking 7 percent. Books offer insights into marriage success, while science notes mind body links such as thyroid activity affecting energy and health.
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Newsweek
Johns Hopkins
Ik Ant Karen
Milton Welcht
A. B. Wiggam
Insurance Agent Explains 92 Year Old Policy
A new agent defends selling an insurance policy on a 92-year-old man after the manager questions the risk. The agent cites the manager's own claim that very few people die after 92, prompting the humorous exchange reported by Tulsa World.
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Jones
Tulsa World
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