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Newspaper
Mckean Democrat
Location
Smethport, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1928
Page
8
The piece notes federal concern over a possible summer outbreak of infantile paralysis and spinal meningitis. It urges actions like copper-screening, pasteurized milk, vitamin-rich foods, and strict hygiene for children and adults. It comments on consistency, then offers commentary on poultry farming, British industry, and Florida politics and tariff stance.
A first person reminiscence recounts a late afternoon trip from Goshen Indiana to Niles Michigan on the Michigan division of the big four. The writer details delays call ahead advice at Goshen station Elkhart and Granger, an unexpected freight interruption, and a final arrival to Niles with a colorful cast including a Davidite and a House of David apostle.
The Hithe man questions a customer about a March 10 agreement. The clerk reads back details as confusion and feverish words complicate the exchange. The exchange hints at a disputed or unclear transaction and tension in the shop.
A humorous anecdote describes Miss Annie Oakley touring Texas towns. An advertised “smart colored boy” to assist in a performance causes a crowd of applicants to assemble. The chosen boy balks at being asked to balance an apple on his forehead for the sharpshooter act and escapes in a panic.
A garbled selection of verse and mock prose parodies appears, referencing an editor, an auctioneer, a college coach, and various puns. The piece blends humorous lines about fights, elephants, and social quirks with oblique allusions to a physics lecture and campus life, creating a collage-like historical oddity.
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