What He Knew The Guide and the Fish
A humorous exchange between a guide and a woman angler as the guide jokes about his fishing knowledge. He admits he knows only 1,973 reasons why fish don't bite, prompting a wry smile from the angler.
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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1925
Page
6
Pity on the Prisoner Moves Jury in Western Advocate
The defense attorney appeals to the six jurors as he notes the prisoner’s tear-stained face and the jurors respond with pity offering cosmetics, in a scene recounted by the Western Christian Advocate.
Wordplay on Matrimony and Patrimony
A humorous dialogue cites Latin roots to distinguish matrimony from patrimony. Professor Letterkink explains mater means mother and pater means father, noting patrimony comes from the father while matrimony is advanced by the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Bobby
Letterkink
Pater
Maiden laments longing to be a dog in verse
A playful verse scene features a maiden declaring love for dogs and an Austor sighing wishing to be a dog. She suggests the possibility of growth as a budding romance or personal change unfolds. The dialogue tone is light and whimsical.
Kaleidoscope Thrills and Modern Youth amusements
A fragment discusses how modern youths seek pleasures like cameras radios and cinema. The dialogue contrasts today’s amusements with past thrills from kaleidoscopes, hinting at changing tastes and the lighter side of youth culture.
Quote from Ohio State Sun Dial about police deception
A dialog recounts tricking law enforcement in the past. One narrator admits using another’s name to mislead officers, reflecting on their successful deception and shared humor about the ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Ohio State Sun Dial
Too Soon Quip Sparks Sparse Bathing Season Jibe
A sharp exchange in Oslo prompts a splashy quip about divorce and sea bathing. The Viking remark questions timing as the season waits to begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vikingen
Oslo
Betty and the Rosebud Mouth in Flower Therapy
A fragment hints at Betty with rosebud mouth and violet eyes. The line suggests a playful or poetic note about Betty and flowers, but details are sparse. The text resembles a salon or lyric fragment rather than a full story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Marking Debate as ADV Could Ease Turmoil
Readers call for labeling argumentative chat as advanced content. Critics say tagging as ADV would curb self promotion and reduce loud disputation while preserving useful discussion.
Romance Spark Amid Suspect Tale Of Giant Fish
A novelist boasts of catching a fish over four feet long, hailed as the best romance moment in the tale. A nearby suspect quips about the line, adding a noir edge to the exchange.
Unable to Blame Kind Lady in College Hospital Scene
Fragmentary dialogue shows a patient in a college hospital expressing sympathy for a fellow and noting nurses have been kind. The tone recalls a wartime or institutional setting with informal slang and rural voice. The item reads like a brief stage or diary excerpt with limited context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Hospital
Novelist Describes Hero as Stern, Resolute Man
Editor demands urgency as the protagonist's stern face falters in the first four chapters. The author notes the hero's tough exterior and strong features facing mounting pressure.
Question of the Gen and a Golf Par Challenge
A playful dialogue features a genie asking what is desired and a reply urging a par filled golf game. The exchange centers on wishes and a contest of skill rather than magic.
Baby Falls Three Floors Lands Unhurt on Dog
Mrs. Thomas Jose of Long Island City placed her year old son in a perambulator by a third story window. The child crawled to the ledge, slid down onto a yard and landed on a dog. The baby and the dog were unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas Jose
Long Island City
Thomas, Jr
Thomas
Five year old dies saving mother in kitchen blaze
New York report tells of five year old Tommy Daly who perished after rushing back to aid his mother as a stove fire started by a boiling chicken spread flames. His father Patrolman Thomas J. Daly and sister Rita were injured. the family planned a Rockaway Beach picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tommy Daly
Union Hospital
Rita
Daly
Tommy
Rockaway Beach
Thomas J. Daly
Chinatown
Wyoming rancher narrowly escapes deadly Sheep Mountain slide
Gil Huff of Jackson Wyoming rode to safety as a 100 foot high avalanche roared toward him. The moving wall of debris missed him by feet, then flooded the Gros Ventre valley submerging a ranger station and two ranches while Huff saved his wife and daughter. He reports many cattle killed and his home submerged under rising waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Wyo
Gil Huff
Wyoming
Sheep Mountain
Gros Ventre River
Huff
Wulf
Along Life’s Trail by Thomas Arkle Clark
The Dean of Men reflects on changing youth culture and church attendance. He recalls past rural churchgoing routines, social dynamics around services, and a survey of seven thousand youths showing about thirty-five hundred in church one Sunday. He notes modern youths seek social fulfillment elsewhere and attend church mainly for inspiration and serious thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilkins
Wilkins
Dental Theme Painful Girl Dodges School
In Flushing New York a fourteen year old girl Carmelia De Count avoided school after a dentist visit. Attendance officer Miss Margaret Manning testified that health inspectors urged dental work and a teacher asked for an essay on dental care. The girl preferred staying home to writing about the painful experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carmelia de Count
Margaret Manning
Board of Education
Flushing
Boy Sacrifices Life in Try to Rescue Friend
In Minneapolis Minnesota ten year old Eugene Smith and seven year old Marcel Lee drowned while attempting to rescue a chum from the Mississippi. They were entangled in a submerged tree while in a leaking rowboat. Smith made it to shore but Lee stayed with the boat.eturned bodies recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Eugene Smith
Marcel Lee
Smith
Lee
The Average Man in an Ordinary Life
A tribute recalling Sawyer as an unassuming but active local figure. He engaged in civic and religious duties, supported good candidates, voted regularly, and helped many across social strata. At eighty he died, leaving an example of honest work and steady service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sawyer
Ife
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