The Punning Life of an Unhappy Man
A man recounts his lifelong struggle with punning sparked at a childhood picnic. He traces how puns ruined friendships, haunted his studies in High School and college, led to jobs from humorist to salesman, and finally to a solitary, miserable existence ending in a pun-filled epitaph.
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Ceasar
Gax
Cape Hatteras
Dakota
Colorado
Germany
Noah
Eve
Abel
Cain
What to Wear in Summer Parasol Styles
The article describes summer parasol trends with bloom motifs fading, borders along the edge, and plain striped edging. Handles are simple natural wood tinted pastel, frosted finish, no enamel. Linen gowns shift from severe to trimmed silhouettes with pompadour effects.
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Aisk
Four five gored Petticoats pattern available in eight sizes
Pattern for a petticoat with four gore sections offered in eight waist sizes. Send 10 cents with the pattern number 2121 to this office to obtain prompt forwarding.
Holding the Baby in Carriage Etiquette Debate
A Kansas City Star anecdote on public views of baby carriage etiquette as a man grapples with who should hold the baby or the carriage while boarding a streetcar. A frayed-collar man argues the man should bear the baby if it weighs more. others propose various répartitions.
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Kansas City Star
American forests yield valuable native medicinal roots
Native Americans taught early settlers the usefulness of many local plants. The text notes a rich assortment of American medicinal roots discovered before white settlement, with a focus on indigenous knowledge guiding subsequent exploration.
Inlaw Ties Delay Northern Town Sheriff
A New Hampshire town shows tight kin links. Sheriff Bill Harmon delayed arrest of Nate Giddings to avoid upsetting relatives, awaiting a return home to his wife who is related, revealing clan friendly justice and local biases.
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New Hampshire
Corbin
Bill Harmon
Nate Giddings
Nate
Bill
Mercury spill clean up tips
Spilled mercury forms small globules that roll away unless ringed with a wash bottle or similar aid. The globules cannot cross the ring, allowing collection with a small shovel cut from thin card or an envelope.
Yale Slang Adds Flavor to College Life
Yale students publish new terms to describe appeal and social scenes. A glory denotes unusually attractive women, gloom points to less than average, and a ball of fre highlights irresistible charm, with terms like peach and corker used in college parties.
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Yale University
Yale
Pippla
Corker
New York Times
Injunction to a Nephew by Robert Louis Stevenson
Austin Strong recalls Stevenson in bed watching a boy play ships with chairs as a deck. The elder author interrupts the game from his sickbed shouting a single command to the captaining boy: Swim you swim.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Steven
New York Sun
Mr. Stevenson
Austin Strong
Mr. Strong
Austin
Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample Offer
Advertisement proclaims free samples of Allen's Foot-Ease powder for aching feet and corn remedy. Includes address Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York and mentions sending a free sample.
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Allen
Allen 8S
Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
Village shares golf club income for land use
Brancaster in Norfolk receives 4 percent of the Royal West Norfolk Golf Club gross income with a guaranteed minimum of $250 yearly for land use converted into a home. This year $315 was distributed equally among households with at least a year of residence, amounting to $1.25 per household and leaving a balance.
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Brancaster
Royal Weat Norfolk Golf Club
London Standard
Voter Warning Across Egypt Warns Correspondents
A global alert urges all reporters with Egypt ties to take caution amid rising risks. The warning emphasizes vigilance for correspondents stationed in or reporting on Egypt and adjacent regions.
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Khifexandera
Egypt
The Man Who Never Blames
A collection of aphorisms on human behavior and social conduct. It contrasts alacrity in avoidance, fear from past deeds, and the value of politeness over grudges, noting that some provide service to gain advantage while others confuse cleverness with virtue.
Advance Notice of the Real Fourth of July
A playful poem describes the advance notice of the day celebrated as the real Fourth of July. A small boy bursts with patriotism and practices muffled rumbles to signal the coming big noise. It uses metaphor to set anticipation and national pride.
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Bunker Hid
Dream Reveals Husband Preparing to Work
A wife wakes from a dream to find her husband standing at her side with coat off ready to work. She tests reality as he appears in the room, then she realizes it was only a dream. The scene centers on domestic life and mistaken waking.
Balloon travel to Europe discussed as family dream
A dialogue fragment shows plans to take the family to Europe by balloon. One speaker notes practicality concerns, while the other asserts arrangements could be ready in time. They discuss finances, with repeated claims of not needing money to think about the idea.
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Europe
Geeler Satirizes Lovers in Fragmented Exchange
A clipped dialogue scene features Geeler and others joking about love and danger. The banter touches on cake metaphors and music references, ending with a flippant line about safety and refusal. The exchange fits a light, conversational newspaper snippet from the era.
Baby Wardrobe Guidelines From Nursing Advice
The article outlines a newborn wardrobe plan detailing outfits for a two month old, including six cambric slips four skirts two English nainsooks and multiple undergarments. It recommends cashmere caps muslin lined, shawls and small crocheted sacks, and emphasizes simplicity and practicality over elaborate dress while stressing cleanliness and hand sewing as an option.
Summer Needlework: Practical Design for Towels
A compact guide to towel decoration highlights practical design for domestic women. It explains why towel adornment appeals to housewives and outlines the value of simple, tasteful needlework in daily home life.
Punta Tirato Drawn Work Adorns Italian Toweling
The article describes punta tirato drawn work from Italy as a simple decorative edging for towels. It explains the process of drawing threads two inches in, dematitching the edge, creating divisions, and filling in the pattern. Mercerized cotton yields a durable, decorative border for both duck and damask towels with easy laundering.
Fire alarm stations listed around Vincennes area street map
Fire alarm stations and locations across Vincennes and Charlestown areas including West Seventh Ohio West Tenth Floyd Main Market Reel House Lower Fourth Market East Fourth Quiberteon East Eighth Cniberteon East Thirteenth Market Upper Sixth River Gisse East Eleventh Vincennes Beeler Spring Main Vincennes Oak Thorns Pearl Oak Union State Green Poplar Thirteenth Stone Eighteenth ly streets Lower Fleet Southern Railroad Chartres Cherry Constitution East Ninth Market East Tenth Elm Fifteenth Culberteen Charlestown Road Vincennes Street Robinson pants East Third Railroad Vincennes Exin East Seventh Spring Chartres Main East streets Silver end K
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West Seventh
Ohio
West Tenth
Floyd
Reel
Lower Fourth
Market
Spring
River
West Eighth
Pearl
Main
Fourth
East Fourth
Quibertson
Thirteenth and
East Eighth St
Cniberteon Ave
Upper Sixth
River Gisse
Eleventh St
Vincennes
Beeler
Spring Streets
Main and
Oak and Thorns
Oak
Weet Union
State and Green
Poplar
Thirteenth
Stone
Eighteenth
Lower Fleet St
Southern A
Chartres
Cherry and
Constitution
East Ninth
East Tenth
Elm Streets
Fifteenth St
Culberteen Avenue
Charlestown Road
Vincennes Stret
Robinson's Pants
East Third and Railroad
Vincennes and
Exin Avenue
East Seventh
East
Silver Street
K. KR
Pronunciation and Language Bias in Speech Habits
An analysis notes that familiarity with hard words does not guarantee proper speech. People who study new terms may mispronounce common words, while those who avoid learning rarely mispronounce. The piece urges attention to stage pronunciation of small words to reflect cultured speech.
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Grory
Guy
Perece
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the Tribune Company
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New Albany
Ind
Daucney & Co
Parker
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Co
Ata
Detroit
Tuller
ADAMS
ABD Park
West Baden Springs, Lad
American Plan Privates
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Anton
Chicago
West Baden
B. E. Tays
Franz
Amy
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