Wedding on Beach in Bathing Suits Cited in Jestful Tale
A Chicago Tribune correspondent recalls a queer seaside wedding during a camping trip when a couple wed in bathing suits after a sunset elopement plan thwarted by the bride’s father. The tale links to the famed Potter Pryor duel episode and notes Pryor's death in New York City.
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Chicago Tribune
Potter-Pryor
Wisconsin
State Historical Soviety
Jeter A. Pryor
Virginia
New York City
John Fox Potter
East Troy
Walworth County
Congressman Potter
Pryor
Pepper's Cigars Stirred Gossip About Guests
The Philadelphia Ledger recounts how George Wharton Pepper bought Tavana cigars for an anticipated entertaining event. He spent 50 cents each before realizing the cigars were meant as a gift for workers, not the distinguished guests, prompting humorous family commentary.
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George Wharton Pepper
No Way to Beat the Game of Rising Food Costs
The piece laments the high cost of living and failed attempts to cut expenses. It notes meat becoming unaffordable, leading to cabbage and asparagus meals, yet vegetable prices rise regardless. The narrator warns that the food man’s system keeps prices high no matter substitutions.
Newfoundland Memorial Day Honors War Dead Across Island
Newfoundland observed Memorial Day on July 1 in a unique traditional form, honoring those who fell in the war. Plans for next year propose moving the commemoration to an earlier season date.
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Newfoundland
Canada
Those-Hunting, My Boy: A Wit of Birds and Debate
A humorous exchange ponders the hardest hunt as birds mock the ease of arguing, suggesting some creatures relish taking the wrong side simply to argue. The dialogue frames debate as a difficult pursuit amid avian satire.
YWCA Training Schools Provide Home Assistants
The YWCA runs training schools for home assistants to meet the rising domestic service demand. In six months 400 calls for helpers arrived and 170 were filled. Placement secretary Miss Grace White notes the course teaches soda preparation and kitchen cleaning to leave sinks and ranges shining.
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YWCA
Central Branch
Grace HT White
Parchmented Leather Promises Strong Narrow Belts
Parchmented leather blends strength with limited elasticity. Turin belt designer M. Felice Gilardini introduces a trellis impressed hide where outer compressed portions resist tanning while mesh interiors tan normally. The result allegedly yields elasticity with high strength, enabling much narrower belts than standard.
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M. Felice Gilardini
Turin
Fortune Teller Card Reading Misreads Patient Wealth
A Boston Transcript quip notes a fortune teller reads cards claiming money coming, while a patient jokes about medical practice and a new doctor across the way. The piece ends with a humorous line about a milkman not crying over split milk if a pump is available.
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Boston Transcript
Equipment for Road Work Returned From France
The War Department orders back from France a large stock of highway engineering gear to be distributed to states via the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Public Roads. Included are about 1500 Caterpillar tractors 400 road rollers and many concrete mixers graders shovels locomotives dump cars and other equipment to support federal aid highway construction and employment.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
War Department
France
Bureau of Public Roads
States
Secretary of War
Secretary of Agriculture
State Highway Department
Good Roads Boost Attendance in Eight Counties
Government survey shows average school attendance rose from 66 to 76 after road improvements in eight counties. Automobile entry sped rural development, with road clubs described as the big stick driving progress and demand for better highways.
Jap Merchants in Philippines Reported Among Immigrants
Article notes about the 10000 Japanese in the Philippines with about 2000 described as merchants. Also briefly mentions Cuticura products for baby rashes and a wartime remark on Germany’s debts and steam failures.
Mammoth Cave Rival Found in Mexican Mine
Workers in Matehuala near San Luis Potosi report a new cave deeper than 300 feet and 15 feet wide with a sulfurous fountain of blue water. Explorers plan careful surveying and expect it to rival Mammoth Cave when fully explored. A Japanese syndicate buys 300000 acres near Huanuco Peru for a potential colony and more land is under negotiation for crops.
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Mammoth Cave
Matehuala
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Republic
Kentucky
Japan
Peru
Twuanuco
Amazon
Retort Courteous Nell Belle on Marriage Absence
The dialogue humorously notes that even a wise man may be a six cylinder idiot due to his absence at home. It frames the lifelong friction of married life and the idea that a wife can outwit a husband in minutes.
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Nell
Lincoln Trust Company
North 71Th St
Lincoln
Neb
One Drawback. Washington the fly paper man and horse legs
A humorous account notes Washington a colored man who cleans back yards and popularized wrapping fly paper around a horse’s fore legs to trap flies. An elderly woman remarks on the paper’s success while Washington jokes about horses.
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Washington
Fly
Fair Question on Holstein Bull Prices and Undertaker Luck
A Holstein bull sold for a six-figure sum prompting questions about the price per pound. The note implies high cattle values contrast with grief, suggesting that strong returns for sellers coincide with distress for others. The quip frames luck as mere mental laziness.
Doctor Says Overworked and Samoan Soda Scoop
Mr. Griffin and his wife share a light exchange after a doctor tells her to rest. A U.S. medical corps officer in Pago Pago notes Samoans favor ice cream sodas over influenza serum, observing sodas ease patients’ spirits at the lonely naval station drugstore.
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United States Medical Corps
Illinwood
Nas
Pago- Pago Naval Station
These Irritating Husbands and Busy Men
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes a cheeky exchange about clothing and fidelity as a satirical take on married life. It pairs a sharp line about differences among women with a quip on busy men being happy, reflecting light humor in a social column.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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Tanwares
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Reer Gree
American Association of State Highway Officials
Philippines
Germany
W.N. A
Nebraska
S. S. Shean Optician
O Street
Cyy She
Ghert Riprsu
Sherencen
Sete
Jeangatour
Ovdle Ree
Fisher Manufacturing Company
N Street
Neh
Moline Knight
Knight
Knudsen Automobile CO
Farnam St
Omaha
Beaton Photo Supply Co
Asth & Farnam Sts
C. E. Speidell & Son
Batry Vim
Batry Vim Co., Inc
Street
Lincoln, Neb
Randall& Noll
South 11Th Street
11Th St
Central Ave
Nebraska City
Gray & Davis, Inc
Electric Auto Lite Corp
Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg Co
Alwuater-Kent Mfg. Works
General Lead Batteries Co
Bosch Magneto Co
North-East Electric Co
Ward- Leonard Electric Co
Bijur Biotor Appliance Co
Dyneto Electric Co
Connecticut Ignition
Titan
Henshaw
J. O'Brien Co
Farnam
Department of Agriculure
Frey & Frey, Florists
Ostreet Lincoln
Kodaks
Lincoln Photo Supply Co
Eastman Kodak
Dept. K
St. Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln Tire & Repair CO
15Th St
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