All That Interested Him Darby’s Desire for Telephonic Connection
An old negro seeks long distance to San Francisco in a drug store booth. After delay, the operator demands $7.65 to connect and repeats the amount with rising impatience. The exchange costs and the clerk’s tone underscore a comic clash over telephone tolls. The piece ends noting the dentist maintains a broad business despite absent-mindedness.
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Man abandons dog in freight car. three arrive at destination
William Rugenstein a Big Four delivery man once owned a horse dog he wished to dispose of. He locked the dog in a freight car to Springfield Ohio and left. Two weeks later the car containing goods arrived and the dog emerged with two others after hearing scratching at the door.
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Indianapolis News
Sparrow wakes the day with a personal record
A quiet country morning yields a bold aim as a sparrow stirs the dawn and a resident pledges to beat their own record. The line captures rural resolve and the energy of daily self-improvement in tranquil settings.
Turkey Rejects Treaty At Lausanne In Defiant Stand
At Lausanne Turkey announced it will not sign the Allied treaty despite concessions. Ismet Pasha left for Angora to consult with his government after declaring the conference suspended. Turks objected to economic regime terms and extraterritorial guarantees, while allies pressed for full agreement.
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Bristol
New Year Resolution Tale From Grandfather Porky Pig
Grandfather Porky Pig explains the meaning of a resolution as the pork family discusses New Year goals. The story centers on a vow to eat all they can yet avoid disgrace to the Pig family, with each character echoing agreement.
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Grandfather Porky Pig
Porky Pig
Brother Bacon
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Pink Pig
Pinky Pig
Grandfather Porky
Porky
Pig
Cattle Losses in Jefferson County Storm Estimated
In Beaumont Texas estimates place regional cattle losses at 10 000 to 14 000 acres with cattle frozen to death across two storms. County agent J C Hisentraut reports about 40 000 head on Jefferson county ranges after a recent live stock census.
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Beaumont
Tex
Jefferson County
J. B. Broussard
J. C. Hisentraut
Location of great quake fixed near Hawaii and Aleutians
Father Odenbach at St. Ignatius College located the epicenter of the massive earthquake as approximately 170 degrees west longitude and 35 degrees north latitude, about midway between the Hawaiian and Aleutian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Father Odenbach
St. Ignatius College
Aleutian Islands
Pacific Ocean
House panel approves return of enemy property seized
The Interstate Commerce Committee approved the administration plan to restore millions of dollars worth of enemy alien property seized during the war. The measure was amended in several key respects before final approval in the committee.
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Washington
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Poison Gas Solidified For Soldier Carriers
Report notes that poison gas can be transformed into a solid form so a soldier could carry a canister in his pack, enabling portable deployment.
Riddles About a Hungry Horse and Ireland
A playful collection of quick riddles. A horse never starving on a journey because it has a bit in its mouth. Ireland is like a large butter shop because it is full of little Pats. What is always behind time the back of a watch. What does a ball do when it stops rolling it looks round.
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Ireland
Deedson's Liver Tone Promises Quick Liver Relief
An ad hawks Deedson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel for liver and bowels. It guarantees relief from headache biliousness coated tongue and other distress with one spoonful and claims no salivation or stomach upset for adults or children.
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Deedson
Dodson
Diamond Dyes promise easy home dyeing for many fabrics
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for wool silk linen cotton and mixed fabrics with no streaks spots fading or running. It urges telling the druggist material type and claims perfect home dyeing even for first timers. A second ad suggests keeping a dog as a source of amusement and promotes Roman Eye Balgain for overnight eyelid use.
Unclear aphorism about work and gratitude
A reflective witticism noting that restraint in duties reveals character and that gratitude grows best where expectations are set.
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Fast Relief
An advertisement urges taking Pape's Cold Compound every two hours for three doses to open blocked nostrils, stop nasal discharge, relieve headache and feverishness, and claims the second and third doses break up the cold. It touts quick relief, no quinine, pleasant taste, and low cost at drug stores.
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Pape
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