Oddities and global quips mark winter column
A dated January 5 1970 panorama jokes about sports politics and society. It touches on deer season and census work after hunting and football eras end. The piece mentions a Philadelphia pastor’s questionable scheme, a London style Zeppelin horn cue, and Newport yacht society notes including Mrs Lewis.
The Gilded Age echoes in a southern murder tale
A long analysis links Charles Dudley Warner and Mark Twain's The Gilded Age to real life Wardlaw and Snead families. It traces poverty and grand schemes across Tennessee and New York, culminating in Ocey Snead’s death, family obsessions with wealth, and a Breretonian tragedy that mirrors the novel’s plots.
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Increase of crime in India amid inflation era
The article notes a sharp rise in crime in India during inflation, especially violent offenses against persons and property. It highlights a massacre in Montgomery where nine people were killed after a low caste woman asserted her status, plus five other incidents with multiple deaths. Dacoities and burglaries also soared despite police efforts.
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India
Montgomery Isyhce
Land rush draws Midwest families to Canadian west
The Toronto Globe reports Iowa farmers see cheaper land in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, moving families to form homestead colonies to keep sons near farming roots. They cite land prices, family ties, and the appeal of new communities as the drive accelerates, with waves of settlers from Iowa Kansas and Minnesota heading north.
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Globe
Suitably Stated Bargain in Fragmentary Trade
A garbled exchange shows a playful negotiation over money for services. One speaker asks for half a dollar, another offers a quarter and suggests reallocating it for a hair cut. The dialogue implies a quick barter with two participants and a light mood.
Misunderstanding Over Names at East Side School
Mickey's mother accuses a young East Side teacher of calling her son terrible names. The teacher recalls asserting she said disturbing element, not scurvy elephant. The exchange highlights a heated, partly humorous dispute over misunderstandings and intention.
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Mickey
New York Sun
Mare
Tuberculosis Death Rates Among Dust Exposed Workers
A Bureau of Labor publication shows higher death rates from tuberculosis among men in occupations with organic or street dust exposure than in other workers. The report cites 23 percent of deaths from consumption for males exposed to organic dust versus 14.8 percent in the general male population. deaths from tuberculosis are even higher for workers exposed to metal dust.
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Bureau of Labor
Department of Commerce and Labor
The Difference in Continental and American Marriages
The foreigner claims continental marriages are as happy as those at home and treats marriage as a lottery. An American counters that they prefer to let a girl choose her own partner, implying independence in marriage choices.
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