Whimsy and Whispers From A Schoolroom to Politics
A playful tale of a fifth grade teacher and the principal stirring suspicions about their relationship. The teacher aids the principal’s anti smoking campaign by collecting students tobacco and joking about a sister Bess and his birthday gift. The piece shifts to brief notes on women as taxpayers and political allies for Senators Elkins and Phelan with pages and angels in a Buffalo Express quote about ball games and candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key
Bess
Phelan
California
Senate
Davis Elkins
West Virginia
Buffalo Express
Similar Cases and Preventive Measures
The piece explores recurring cases and the rationale behind preventive actions. It discusses social dynamics and risk mitigation ideas while touching on behaviors that prompt caution in uncertain situations.
Catchfly and Witch Discuss Why Flies Are Not Welcome
In a whimsical exchange the Witty Witch questions Carrie Catchfly about why the plant is rude to flies and insects. Catchfly explains wild flowers keep their sticky clothes to protect nectar, favor butterflies for pollination, and plant a defense against uninvited insects while sharing curiosity with the witch about learned truths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Catchfly
Old Witty Witch
Witch
Ory
Tle Flower
Teacher Provokes Class With Rhinoceros Lesson
A teacher growing frustrated with inattentive pupils urges students to “keen your eyes fixed on woe” to glimpse the true, hideous nature of the rhinoceros. The remark underscores a didactic moment about attention.
Salt Water Destroys Propeller on Mauretania
A steamship Mauretania fitted with the Brenize propeller under the Saltowerer union suffers propeller damage after three months at sea. Local reports suggest engineering crews faced severe wear from salt water exposure and the new design proved unreliable aboard the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauretania
Saltoowerer
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Brarr
Vane
Elkins
Postum Ceres Co, Inc
Battle Creek
Mich
Bete
Beet Wang
Daddys
Witty Witch
Brown
Boston Transcript
Peres Doechap
Earth
Arthur
Leslie
Baby Specialists
Fletcher
Mare Centaur Companis
New York
AAG
S.S.S
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Georgia
J.j.rudolph
Ark
J F Hutum
Pane Biull
Alebt
Winn Meucal
West
Houston St
Butuc
Western Canada
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Manitoba
Sasatchewan
Alberta
Brittish Columbia
Fr. A. Harrison
North
Taira
Harrisburg, Pa
P.D. Q
OWL ‘Mical
Terre Haute
Ind
P. D
Hingiswiade
W. TL RueOp & Co
W. N. Hichmond
Wiener
Bert Tee F
Trinh
Wiener Mfg
N. J. Polack
Balto. Md
Ers Anne
Maryland
Bich
Bloch
Reston, la
Cervane Bureaus
Bs Midg Reading
Samyie
Agenta Weile
OL Pply
Ankuon
Ohio
Ang Wtt
Lyvdcens Company
Loc
Burmuny
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