New Fable of the Flapper Feud
A bus shews like a battle ship on wheels as a traveler overhears a picnic courtship saga full of lies and jealous plotting among Edna Claudine and Raymond. Claudine’s vanity and rumor mill threaten the young romance and a moral about silence in trouble.
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Bell Syndicate
NCE
Elizabeth
Niagara Falls
Claudine
Buttinsky
Love
O. K
Edna
Raymond
Ollie
Alma
Elmer
Becuz
Becaz
Hoover
George Spelvin
Academy
Kit Lawrence
Effie Dusenberry
Hollywood
Joan Crawford
Blanche
Normal Eyes Unhurt by Watching the Movies
The Better Vision institute bulletin says normal eyes are not strained by movies from any theater seat. Subnormal or tired eyes feel strain after hours of focused viewing, but eye persistence of vision explains why motion appears continuous.
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Better Vision Institute
Just Difference of Opinion
A London suburb resident returning home at night tries a wrong door and a window above him opens with an angry shout. He retorts that the other is looking from the wrong window in a sharp exchange. The brief anecdote captures a humorous clash of misdirected property pride.
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London
London Sporting and Dramatic News
Gossip's Momentum
Two men in a village converse about rumors surrounding Smith. One notes that a feather released at one end would become a feather bed by the time it reaches the other, implying rumors grow and distort as they travel.
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Smith
Ostraca from Athens reveal early ostracism records
Archaeologists uncovered two pottery shards bearing votes that exiled Greek leaders Aris tides and Themistocles to temporary banishment about 240 years before. The finds join four other known ostraca naming Megacles XanthiPpos Aristides and Themistocles among Athens public ballots.
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Aristides
Themistocles
Athens
Greece
Megagles
B. C
Xanthippos
Pericles
Insurance and Success Across Human Limits
The Washington Star notes a mix of quotes about life and work. It mentions insurance statistics showing longevity differences, Durant discussing penalties of success at a Kiwanis event in Boston, and a tale of the Sinnicksons at Ocean City. It also highlights Kingsville Texas hosting a vast King ranch, the nation’s largest singly owned property, spanning 1 280 000 acres with Gulf coastline and hundreds of thousands of branded calves.
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William ©. Durant
Boston
Sinnicksons
Wave Villa
Ocean City
Sinnickson
United States
King’s Ranch
Kingsville
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Washington Star
Delving Into Unknown Psychic Kid in Boarding House
The piece explores the idea of a sensitive child described as a psychic in a peculiar boarding house setting. It probes how residents react to unusual visions and whether the child’s abilities reveal hidden tensions within the community.
One cannot keep peace longer than his neighbor will let him
A concise adage notes that peaceful order depends on both sides. lasting harmony requires mutual restraint and cooperation beyond unilateral effort.
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Flapper
George Ade
Elmer the Goof
Sam Hill
Cincinnati Enquirer
Win-Williamb CO
Property Owners of America
Acme White Lead and Color Works
Detroit White Lead Works
W. W. Lawrence & CO
Lincoln Paint & Color CO
THE
Lowe Brothers CO
John Lucas & Co., Inc
Martin -Senour CO
Peninsular Paint & Varnish CO
Sherwin-Williams CO
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