Slang Outsmarts Mexico Censor in Informal Dispatch
The piece notes editor Paul Trudson of the Mexican Herald and other American observers in Veracruz using slang and humor to report the revolution without provoking Huerta’s censorship. It describes tense conditions, American expatriates, and comments on Vera Cruz officials, Governor Lind, and press safety amid ongoing upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Latin America
Kansas City Star
Paul Trudson
Ievard
Mexico
Huerta
Sma
Ashley
Vera Cruz
Muriel
Con- Coors
Lind
Hewall
Sid
Veracruz
Fletcher
Vera
Wink at War Echoes in Old-Timer News Summary
A spoofing frontier column mixes war talk with jokes about Carranza and Madero, notes on a coast of Jalisco natives unaware of revolutions, and critique of embargo politics. An article from Montclair highlights a patent surge as Connecticut leads in per capita patents. A humorous verse ends with a dad’s misread “sole” in a London Mail gag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montclair
N. J
United States
United States Patent Office
Connecticut
New Jersey
Logic of Youth with Quaker Hat Rule Joke
A boy asks why Quakers keep hats on. the narrator explains it is a sign of respect. The boy then wonders how they manage when needing a haircut, reflecting a child’s humorous take on Quaker customs.
Cornish Jests and Oddities From Distant Headlines
A collection of wry notes and anecdotes from Cornish life and British lore. A police court quip about a drunken detainee contrasts with a town councilor’s dust bin debate. Mythic burials on Leith Hill and tales of upside down interments are recounted from London Chronicle lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liskeard
Form Boys Pigs Club to Boost Pork Supply
Southern federal officials announce a national effort to form boys pig clubs in every state. The Agriculture Department aims to raise pork output and improve pig breeds, linking the program to easing high living costs as population grows. Alabama and Louisiana clubs exist, with Georgia developing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Department of Agriculture
Houston
Animal Lustandry
Farmers’ Co-Operative Demonstrer
Bureau of Plant Industry
Alabama
Louisiana
Georgia
Doug
Surgeon to a Tiger Pardons Gratitude in Dockyard Zoo
A tiger at Dublin’s 700 logical gardens underwent a risky paw operation for gangrene. Dr Samuel Houghton led the procedure with Haughton’s net trap and four keepers. The tigress watched, roared, and later cared for her mate as the tiger purred while being examined. The pair remained friendly and grateful to the surgeon afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Samuel iHoughton
Professor Haughton
Westminster Gazette
Italian Professor Proposes Vein Pattern Identification
Italian Professor Tamassia of the University of Padua proposes a new identification system based on photographing the veins of the hands. He argues that veins reveal differences easily detectable by novices, while fingerprints require long training to distinguish variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamassia
University of Padua
Italy
Christmas Contributions From Numerous Local Groups
A list of charitable and fraternal contributions totaling varied amounts from Citizens National Bank and many organizations including Neptune Lodge, Eastern Star Adah Chapter, Masons, Knights of Pythias, I O U M, and local fire and police groups. Names such as Horace W. Sherman, Frank L. Howland, and William J. Brokaw appear among donors with sums ranging from 1.00 to 25.00. Gunners licenses available for 1914. City Clerk Warwick urges hunters to learn the update for New Year’s Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens National Bank
Morris
Neptune Lose
Order of Moose
Elberon Fire Co
Adah Chapter
Eastern Star
Oliver Byron Engine Co
Kalon Castle
K. G. EB
Degree of Pocciontas
Waneta
Bicaeceev Avira Gedasesa
I. O
Friend of Society
L. B. Council
Harmony Lodge
Council
Progressive Council
L. Horace W. Sherman
R. Kearnie Reid
Frank L. Howland
Marshal Woolley
Friends of Society
Long Branch Lodge
A. O
U. W
Louis Runkel
Frank G. Alden
Charles A. Wimpfheimer
Pride of Hollywood Council
Ccc
Ccc Ceed
Ee Eaes
Amerigo Vespucci
Engine and Truck Co
J. Addison Woolley
N. J. Mortgage and Trust Co
Pauline Wert
C. Kohlhaas
Consolidated Gas Company
Brent Good
Sore
Price Estate
William A. Stevens
Leon Cubberley
K. of C
B. BP
Crystal Wave Council
Neptune Council
Jr. O
Bo Mall
William J. Brokaw
Wamed
Ceeserscreeres
Plumbers’ Local Union
Joseph Goldstein
John Heldt
H. B. Sherman
Long Branch Banking Co
A. B. Stout
Branchport Hose
J. L. VanBrakle
Long Branch Patrolmen
Mrs
Solomon
Hon. J. W. Slocum
A. M. Townley & Co
Sugar Bowl
B. B. Newcomb
Dorman McFaddin
Siegfried Hirschfeld
R. M. Harris
H. Shaw
City Hall
Warwick
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S&h
Gingham and Chambray House
Tiger Novelty
Strauss’ Grand Theatre Bldg
Broadway
She Sugar Bowl Company
Mexican Herald
Hudson
Zacatecas
Juarez
Bombita
Jay
Andy
Beecham
Jalisco
Porfirio Ding
Washington
Madero
Sonora
Shy
London Mail
Labelliere of
Dorking
Hall
Leith Hill Place
Leith Hill
Mr. Tall
London Chronicle
Wall Street
Charles A. Keene
New York
Consolidated Gas CO
Agricultural Department
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