Giant Alamo Memorial tower to rise in San Antonio
A towering 802 foot monument near the Alamo will honor Crockett Travis Bonham and Bowie with a museum art gallery and state meeting halls. The solid Texas granite base will support statues and six flags while a dome observatory and a powerful top light are planned. Admission for museum and elevator rides will be required.
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Texas
Plaza
San Antonio
Alamo
Crockett
Travis
Bonham
Bowie
Lone Star
United States
Confederate States of America
Mexico
Spain
France
Star of Texas
Lone Star of
Museum and Art Gallery
Do Men Weep Most Now A Theater Opinion
A London theatergoer notes a shift in audience emotion. He observes women rarely weep now, while men in the audience more often shed tears or sniff with handkerchiefs during moving scenes. The trend contrasts past behavior when women cried at the slightest provocation.
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London
Free thinker rumor shocks Chicago daughters in dialogue
A stranger warns of a daughter’s husband being a free thinker. The mother defends the family, saying Laura resembles her and that her husband was a free thinker too, though he no longer thinks now. The piece captures small town skepticism and social airing.
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Laura
Chicago Record-Herald
He and She Become Engaged After Pet Tragedy
A chance meeting follows a roadside accident when he runs over a poodle she loved. The incident leads to a reconciliation and the couple becomes engaged.
After Dinner Apple Trick Divides Apple Into Six Pieces
The article describes a party trick where a wedge is cut from an apple and six gashes are made. With two straight cuts the apple is divided into six pieces, each containing a gash. The steps show aligning pieces and making a second straight cut along a drawn line.
Circle Game of Animals and a Donkey Cry
Players form a circle as a leader assigns each a animal cry. One silent player gets the whispered “The donkey” and when the handkerchief drops the circle erupts with a deep bray from the chosen child.
Factoids From The Era Covering Depth Water Size Fruit And Food
The greatest depth of the sea reached 32 089 feet. Hair grows faster in summer than winter. An orange tree bears fruit up to 150 years. Rice is the main food for about a third of humanity. Some Atlantic liners carry as many as 150 firemen. The largest opal, seventeen ounces, is valued at 300 000 dollars and owned by the Austrian emperor.
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Austria
Note on diaphrams vs diagrams in tough family case
The passage shows a mother’s complaint about a teacher being told to “breathe with his diaphragm.” She argues that while rich families may have diaphrams, a father earning $1.50 daily must support five children, implying the diagram pun highlights class disparity. The note is attributed to Ladies' Home Journal.
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Johnny
Ladies’ Home Journal
RIDDLES AND RIDDLES-STYLE PUNS FROM A HISTORIC TEXT
A collection of short wordplay jokes and puns with misspellings and archaic phrasing. Riddles touch on railroads glow worms thief watches cards bankers clerks and marriage of Ben to Anne, with clues leading to simple humorous answers.
Actor Manager as a Star Says New Authors League Lacks Mercenary Edge
Rex Beach warned at the inaugural New York Authors league meeting that author publishers may not become common like actor-managers. He argued publishers may be too mercenary and recounted a tale of Hamfat the actor-manager who must linger in the second act to keep an eye on box office income.
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Rex Beach
Authors’ League
New York
Hamfat
Public Service Illusion Jolts in Kansas City
A New York man recalls rushing into a Kansas City rail station with seconds to spare and facing a gate man who cannot confirm the train. The gate man notes cars carry the company name, revealing an amusing lapse in public service certainty.
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New York
Kansas City
Chicago
Harper’s Magazine
Taxes and complaints in a witty exchange
A brief dialogue centers on taxpayer grievances and social duties. One speaker notes sympathy for the masses while another quips that heavy tax payers are too busy to complain, turning the exchange into a social dig at public taxation.
Wifey and Hubby Debate New Bop Net Down Payment
A casual housewife asks about a new Bop Net price and down payment while her husband presses for a starting price. The exchange centers on how low the down payment could be, with mentions of a $200 down baseline and options starting at $10.
Worked Both Ways. Two women in a tale of love and loss
Two women are described as “mighty sad looking” and their troubles unfold. One woman was jilted by the map she loved, while the other learned the man she loved married someone else. The dialogue hints at heartache and social pressures.
Her Injunction
A brief dramatic exchange recalls a mother’s parting “be good” injunction, prompting reflection on duty and aspiration as a character leaves home to seek his fortune. The line contrasts a tearful farewell with a call to merit through action.
Claiming the Credit and the Self-Made Man Claim
A dialogue reflects on reputation and marriage with lines about a wife’s mockery and a man’s insistence on being self-made. The exchange questions who truly holds credit for success and whether the caller believes the other’s claim.
Eradicate Quack Grass With Deep Plowing and Mulching
The plan hides quack grass by deep soil disruption. Plow ten inches in fall, cut roots with a sharp coulter, avoid pulling roots, winter manure topdress, spring reseed, then repeat with twelve to fourteen inches. Deep plowing yields a strong mulch and soil benefits.
Pullets Versus Hens in Egg Production Debate
Poultrymen discuss whether pullets or hens yield more eggs and better eggs. While pullets are stronger layers, hens produce sturdier eggs and chicks. The debate notes price and flavor factors, but suggests using pullets for layers and hens for breeders.
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United States
Farming Advice On Pigs Horses and Sheep Practices
Agricultural notes emphasize feed quality with oats for hogs and horses, caution on barbed wire and neck sores, and the value of clean water, air, and steady growth. Lambing safety, grazing management, barbed wire scars, collar transfers, and the rise of milo goats feature along with warnings about hog cholera and hygiene risks.
Edith Recites Before School Visitors With Timid Courage
Edith, though very timid, performed a recitation before school visitors and earned praise from her mother for appearing calm. She confessed afterward that she was actually scared, noting her knees shook despite holding her hands still.
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Edith
Three High Mountains in the Appalachians Ranked
Mount Mitchell in Yancey County North Carolina stands at 6711 feet, the eastern United States tallest. Mount Guyot in Tennessee rises to 6636 feet and Mount Washington in New Hampshire reaches 6293 feet, per the United States Geological Survey.
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Mount Mitchell
United States
Yancey County
N. C
United States Geological Survey
Mount Guyot
Tennessee
Mount Washington
New Hampshire
Indignantly Denied Dance at My House
Thornbury Ontario reader objects to Duncan news department report of a house dance calling the statements false. The letter notes neighbors gathered for an evening and asserts that uninvited guests from Duncan attended without invitation and that the report misrepresented events.
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Duncan News Department
Duncan
Thornbury
Ont
Herald
Ambitious Age and Double Value from Red Croes Ball Blue
The note touts ambition and higher living costs while promoting Red Croes Ball Blue as giving double value. It claims the product goes twice as far as others and urges readers to ask their grocer.
Motor Bus Accident Report Laments Serious Workman Injury
A daily paper notes another bus accident where a workman was the victim. The wheels passed over his dinner can and he was stunned for a few minutes, raising questions he was not killed outright from injuries to a vital area.
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Tatler
Covers for Books Brocade Tapestry as Book Covers
Old brocades and tapestries are suggested as attractive temporary book covers for telephone books and dictionaries. The scraps also serve as fittings for work tables cushions and needle books, rivaling leather goods in charm.
Simple Tea Color Test Teaches Quick Leaf Powder Check
The test uses a handful of tea leaves ground to powder on white paper to reveal any artificial coloring. If coloring is present it becomes visible as a colored trace on the sheet. The method aims to detect additives by a simple paper spot test.
Pass the Plate. A churchgoer who contributes little.
A court opinion defines a parishioner described as a good-for-nothing churchgoer who fails to contribute, labeling the conduct as negligent in the context of a judgment. The judge sternly remarks on obligation and duty within the congregation.
Fine Remedy For Eczema
An advertising claim touts S. S. S. as a rapid blood purifier for eczema and skin troubles. It emphasizes internal blood cleansing, vegetable ingredients, and safety, urging readers to buy from druggists and seek free advice from The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
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S. S
Swift Specific Co
Swift
Atlanta
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