Oddball News Bits Sparkling with Quips and Quirks
A collage of humorous items from a 1920s newspaper: Freddie Riggs of Seattle, four, predicted to have an opera career. Fred Gumm of West Union excused from jury duty over hogs. a Los Angeles husband sues for cruelty over his mother in law. Governor Young exercises on a stationery bicycle. Jack Dempsey hints at stage or return to boxing. a New York woman suspended for kicking policemen. Murphy Cohen enters Long Beach city commission race. London bans fat men from police. Batavia men fined for swearing. France’s executioner sees fewer sentences. Northwestern and Chicago coeds outpace men academically. politics influenced by women’s votes. a railroad to install radios on deluxe trains. Chang Tsung Chang leaves twenty eight wives to fight.
Diverse stray items mix in a chaotic 1920s digest
The column surveys varied topics from Prohibition politics in Texas to celebrity mishaps in New York. It notes Hoover's acceptance speech praise, scientific talk on nitrogen and air power, and Chicago poll guard plans, all interwoven with satirical asides and cultural references.
Farmers for Hoover Vote for Hoover and Curtis
Farmers plan to vote for Hoover and Curtis as reported by the Scranton Republican. The note frames local backing for the Hoover Curtis ticket in upcoming ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Curtis
Scranton
Hoover Forces Shappy Fall Styles in Shoes Window
Altom's shows new fall footwear in its window with a nod to Hoover forces. The ad highlights fashionable shoe options for the season and encourages customers to view the display.
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Altom’s
If War Ends How Would Earth Grow in Population
The piece questions a world free of war urging that population must be kept in balance by wiser divine oversight. It cites Dr Auer of Tufts urging understanding pain over avoidance and recalls 19th century clergy denouncing anaesthetics as defying God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Britain
Pineapples and the Sun in a Globe of Oddities
A collage of observations on travel by air and sea, political missteps, and notable figures. It notes the moon’s 27 day orbit, fliers completing trips in 23 days, and future sun following tech. It criticizes New York life guard tests, recalls a North Bay tragedy, and quotes Ethel Barrymore on aging. Canadian wheat growth and the Panama Canal are praised.
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Freddie Riggs
Seattle
Freddie
Fred Gumm
West Union
O—O
Los Angeles
Governor Young
Jack Dempsey
New York
Murphy Cohen
City Commission
Long Beach
New Jersey
London
Batavia
N. Y
France
Northwestern University
University of Chicago
Chang Tsung Chang
Wen
Herbert Hoover
By Satterfie
China
Manchuria
Saterfie
By Satterfield
Hoovers
America
Texas
Calvin Coolidges
Brule
Wisconsin
The
Merry
Buster Keaton
Prince of Wales
Gene Tunney
Adam
Eve
Philosopher Auer
Lincoln
Minnesota
Voltaire
King
Eric
Ouafi
French Republic
Arabia
England
Ireland
Thmas A. Edison
Judge Jarecki
Chicago
Farmers For
J. G. Harbord
Radio Corporation of America
Arthur Brisbane
Auer
Tufts College
God
Civil Service Commission
New York City
Cook
North Bay
Ontario
Ethel Barrymore
Roy Chapman Andrews
Central Asia
Woolworth
Canada
Saskatchewan
Uncle Sam
Panama Canal
Northwest
Europe
Miles
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart, Ind
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