Spring Fry Riddle Turns To Dining Quip
A playful exchange at a table features a guest asking about a chicken and a waiter replying with a pun about a spring fry. The guest jokes about chewing on a spring, evoking a lighthearted kitchen moment.
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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1925
Page
7
Dumb Dan on Basketball Game Fails to Impress
Dumb Dan comments on a recent basketball game saying he left after ten minutes as many players struggled to score and he notes there was no bottom in either basket. The quip contrasts his casual view with the young players chasing the ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friend
Dan
POUKHOBOR LEADER CALLED GREAT MAN
The article profiles Peter Veregin, seventh leader of the Doukhobors, praised as a benevolent despot and feared as an idol, with devotion by followers and dependence on Saskatchewan migration since 1900. It notes his exile at 16, governance, and the community’s rise to wealth, surpassing $3 million in land and goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Veregin
Vassilevna
Veregin
Doukhobor
Katchewan Colony
Sory
Siberia
Canada
Sas
Doukho Bors
Jesus Christ
Gobors
Tie Ning
Cation
Saskatchewan
Yellowstone Bison Move to California for Films
Sixteen of eighty six surplus Yellowstone bison head to California to join the movies after starring in The Thundering Herd. The herd began in 1902 with 21 animals and has grown rapidly, with shipments sent to municipalities game preserves forests and private estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Yellowstone
Hollywood
Catalina Island
Philadelphia
Park
Fle Ziegfeld
Yellowstone Park
Montana
Goodnight
Texas
Calf Counts at TSU Show Spring Herd Size Shifts
Officials report 120 calves were born last spring at TSU with 100 calves born in spring 1923, indicating a decline in calf production from the earlier season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pered Tsu
Bray estate heir leaves all to Wicklow housekeeper
Lucky Landlady Mr Francis W Blackwood Price of Bray Ireland leaves his money and securities to Mrs Bessie McSweeney for her kindness and wartime tariff compensation. The Bray Count estate is valued at 4500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis W. Blackwood-Price
Y Wicklow
Ireland
Bray, Count
Bessie McSweeney
Hard Necessity Tightens The Hands Of Genius
A Boston Transcript excerpt laments how economic pressures corral creative genius. It argues patrons once funded arts and science, while modern wage needs push artists to menial work, dulling imagination and delaying great works.
Flock of Beautiful Birds and New York Social Scene
Rebecca West describes New York as hospitable yet hard to know, with restless atmosphere and lively social swirl. British visitors feel outnumbered at parties while American women compliment, flirt, and move on, as dancing continues and energy never fades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rebecca West
The
New Republic
Poisonous Lobelia Tied to Laryngitis and Accidents
The article notes Lobelia inflata, a relative of the cardinal flower, found in fields and valued medicinally for laryngitis and spasmodic asthma. It warns that the drug lobeline extracted from the species can be deadly in overdoses and has figured in murder trials. Lobelia cardinalis is also reported poisonous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature Magazine
A Good Bag Clubhouse Relic Dud Golf Course Mystery
A country mansion turned clubhouse hosts a luxury golf club in a sylvan park. A visitor admires mounted hunting trophies and jokes about whether the animals were killed with golf. The scene hints at a curious, mossy setting awaiting further plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvan Park
Gay
Iron Rust Drives Fish From River in Siberia
The Ob River in Siberia becomes rusted each winter when the river freezes and iron precipitates. The underside of the ice coats with rust, making the water poisonous and driving fish toward the sea. In spring, thawing clears the poison and fish return in vast numbers to be caught by locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic Ocean
Siberia
Gether
All Men of Unusual Strength Are Samsons
The article outlines Samson as a judge bound by Nazarite vows for 20 years, abstaining from wine and contact with the dead. It notes his legendary strength and cites Thomas Topham, nicknamed the British Samson, who reportedly lifted three hogsheads of water in 1741, born 1730, died 1758.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corot
Boston Transcript
Bill Col
Sampson
Samson
London
Thomas Topham
Bathfields
Wonden
Topham
Bor
Eggs in a Photographer’s Window Prompt Quick Wit
Seymour Hicks humor piece notes Herman Finck and Page stopping at Eliott and Fry’s for a 4D display of country life photographs. In the window center a basket holds several fresh eggs provoking Page to question the inclusion. Finck quips that a bench has gone in for a sitting, an example of his witty repartee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Finck
Baker ‘Street
Page
Eliott & Fry's
Esas
Finch
Ben
Seymour Hicks
Princess of Conti and Her Storied Portraits Across Lands
The fragment recounts Princess de Conti later Vonise de la Valliere, daughter of Louis RIV, marrying Louis Armand de Bourbon. Louis Armand died young. Her beauty drew intrigue from Poland, Morocco, and Lima as various rulers and ambassadors sought or admired her likenesses. A portrait once traveled to India, where locals revered it as a goddess image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vonise de la Valliere
Louis Riv
Louis Armand de Bourbon
Louis Armand
Poland
Muley Ismael
Morocco
Lima
India
Manas
Chicago Journal
Home Pyorrhea Cure Claims Teeth Saved by Simple Treatment
Mrs. M. J. Travis of Jacksonville says a home Mooreham Co pyorrhea treatment healed ten years of suffering. She reports relief in three days, improvement in gum soreness and breath, and complete healing after using the product seven days. The ad urges others with pyorrhea to test the treatment with a two dollar guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Travis
Jacksonville
Moore
Names Through Ages for Russia’s Capital
The article traces a history of name changes for the Russian capital and compares it with Peking. It lists historical variants from Chi in ancient times through Yeu Yu Chou Nan-ching Yen-Ching Khan-baligh and Pel-ching to the present but unofficial Shun-tien-fu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Chi
Does Training Pay Aiding Prosperous 1925 Business
Advertises Tyler Commercial College in Tyler Texas promising high pay from specialized business training. Claims strong demand for trained office help, quick 3 to 6 month courses in general business secretarial, banking, bookkeeping, shorthand, and more. Includes free book offer and employment placement by the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler Commercial College
America
Tyler
Tyler Commercial Colege
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Bisons
Lucky Landlady
Princess de Conti
Florida
Haarlem
OL A A
Gorip
PHONE
R. P. Hicks
Adlet
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