King Kong Keller Emerges From Maryland Roots
The article profiles Charlie King Kong Keller of Middletown Maryland, a powerful 24 year old baseball talent with a monstrous build and exceptional hand strength. It traces his Maryland origins, early fame alongside Baker Ruth Foxx, and his work ethic. Keller’s golf cameo and remarks on strength and milk contrast with a portrait of a quiet, diligent athlete destined for major league highlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Charles Ernnest Keler
King Kong Keller
Baker
Ruth
Foxx
Keller
St. Petersburg
Bill Dickey
Rice
Joe Gordon
Twinkletoes Selkirk
Florida
Honus Wagner
Flying Dutchman
Honus
Dempsey
Tunkey
Gene Sarazen
Sarazen
Kathleen Norris Says a Wife Who Cheats Faces Consequences
A column analyzes suburban affairs where wives cheat and face social scorn, humiliations, and loss of self respect as husbands and lovers persist. It cites letters from readers in Boston and discusses Mrs Sally Brown and a troubled wife seeking guidance about ending a long affair and choosing marriage over scandal.
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Rob
Sally
Sally Brown
Bliss Davis
Boston
George
Leo
Hin
War era verse and humorous notices from a memoir collection
A collage of wartime verse and notes recounting home front items and social satire. It blends poems about aluminum cookware used for defense, jokes about U S military service, nurses, and readers like Beatrice, with quips about reporters abroad and a casual take on war culture. The pieces mix light verse with cultural commentary and stray lines about taxes and fashion.
Fragmented dialogue from a seaside family skit
Vague exchanges show a mother daughter and visitors discussing letters from a soldier and an awkward family joke about selling and foolery. A character named Tubby comments on life with foolish people, while lines imply shared humor about vacations and finances.
Answers to a 1910s quiz on notable figures and facts
John Paul Jones became a rear admiral in the Russian navy. William H L McGuiley is remembered for his work in Education. About 350000 Indians live in the United States. The king of Scotland learned a persistence lesson from a spider’s web. Prestidigitator performs sleight of hand tricks. Edward Everett gave the long address at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863.
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William HL McGuiley
United States
Gettysburg
John Paul Jones
A. Scotland
Robert Bruce
Edward Everett
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Charlie
Middletown
Langdon Smith
Yankees
Maryland University
Ty Cobb
Kathleen Norris
By Kathleen Norris
Alisa Norris
F Phillips
Knudsen
Batler
Dioe
Mary
Jack
Jill
Sam
Adolf
Daing
Old Mother Hubbard
London
Berks
Pritz
Pye
Milady
Mel Wallace Cox
Italy
Benity
Beatrice
Edward
Pete Tate
Trath
Johnny
Clarys
Boise
Boise, Idaho
Wiho
Heart of Clin
Gove
Emerson
Bulwer-Lytton
Dakces
King Edward
America
William Makepeace Thacketay
Seitkeke
Mowest
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