Curious Names in University of Nebraska Lincoln Registry
A witty survey notes many duplicated and humorous names among Nebraska Lincoln students. It lists famous surnames, birds, animals, foods, professions, nationalities, and biblical figures present in the student body, with playful groupings like Ring and Diamond, Cattle and Wolf, and Abrahams to Pope, plus odd adjectives and expletives as names.
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University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Penner
Penrod
Booth Tarkington
Darwin
Baer
Kellogg
Heinz
Kraft
Hershey
Hoover
Butcher
Carpenter
Thrasher
Barber
Constable
Farmer
Gardner
Harper
Shipman
Lhaker
Tramp
Resler
Crook
Swindel
Robb
Ireland
Holland
England
Abrahams
Moses
Benjamin
Daniell
David
Luke
Nebraska
Camm
Gee
Sain
Gay
Brick-Red Mice Demand Sparks Large Camden Town Sale
Amid an English mouse craze buyers seek brick-red pets. A Camden Town vendor advertised for 10,000 tame mice and received over 1,000 offers from across the country. He says he could sell 5,000 weekly.
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England
Camden Town
Salvage Poised to Recover Wealth from Sea Bed
Collier's Weekly says about 7 000 ships lie on the sea bottom with hundreds of millions in gold and cargo. Modern detecting and diving gear may salvage three quarters of them, making dives for copper-rich 1 000 ton tramps in the North potentially profitable.
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Collier's Weekly
Interference Professor and Student Clash in Class
A humor strip from Legion Weekly shows a professor scolding a student for sleeping in class. The student quips that talk is not loud, while a duck relates business as ducks quack about a farm, joking that the business is “picking down.”
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Legion Weekly
Between Meals and a Twenty Page Letter From James
A brief comic exchange hints at a daughter's revelation that a twenty page letter from James contains words of love. The dialogue toys with expectations of romance and propriety in a domestic scene.
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James
Mrs Jawish and Mrs Peck Quip Over Husband Hair Style
A brief overheard exchange has Mrs Jawish asking about her husband’s hair length. Mrs Peck responds with a pointed insult, calling him a miserable coward.
On the Poultry Side
A humorous exchange features Walter stating no fried chicken and a diner proposing two couples of fried unhatched chickens, highlighting the diner’s quirky joke about undercooked poultry.
Letter Marked Strictly Private For John Reveals Secrets
A private note addressed to John surfaces with implications of sensitive information. The exchange hints at intimate correspondence and guarded communications within a personal relationship.
Blarney Child Quips at Unsuccessful Angler
A light comic exchange shows a child teasing an angler who fails to land a fish. The mother intervenes, insisting the boy wait for a polite request before asking. The moment captures small town humor and family dynamics.
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Blarney
Credulity Probed in Misread Self Belief Exchange
In a brief dialogue, Willie Wibbles asserts strong self belief while Miss Cayenne questions the credulity of some men. The exchange hints at themes of confidence and skepticism in personal character.
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Willie Wibbles
Miss Cayenne
Guide In Egypt It Took Hundreds Of Years To Build
Tourist questions the pyramids while Pathfinder Magazine notes the structure as a long government project spanning centuries. The exchange frames ancient monuments as public works rather than mere marvels.
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Egypt
Pyramids
Pathfinder Magazine
Henry and Rodolf Discuss Portable Garage Incident
Henry asks about the portable garage while Rodolf recalls tying the dog to it and a cat approaching. The brief exchange hints at a domestic mishap and a humorous misdirection.
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Henry
Rodolf
Noisy Youngster Pitches Riddle of Baby Traits
A humorous folk query asks who the baby resembles with sharp talk about eyes from the mother and a nose tying to the father while joking about a motor horn voice. The quip playful suggests family traits and sound humor.
Indian Agriculture Faces Modernization Gap
The Canadian National Railways agricultural department reports India’s population over 80 percent engaged in farming while industry lags behind modern methods. Demonstrations show tractors can replace eight to ten bullock pairs, reducing weed loss and uncultivated land. Tests with Canadian machinery prove successful, suggesting improved cattle stock and efficiency.
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India
Agricultural Department
Canadian National Railways
New York Times
Beekeepers Granted Domestic Animal Status in Czechoslovakia
The Czechoslovak ministry of agriculture announced bees are domestic animals under the law. Beekeepers will receive the same privileges as other domestic animal breeders, allowing cheaper sugar purchases to aid honey production and reduce costs amid high sugar prices.
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Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovak Ministry of Agriculture
Man Fights Off Rampaging Bull in Warsaw Street
A mad bull broke from a cattle drive and charged down Warsaw's main street while terrified pedestrians fled. A man exiting a taxi hurled his coat at the beast’s face as it passed, dodged its return, and the bull wore itself out before two policemen restrained it.
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Warsaw
Poland
First Jewish Language Dictionary Planned for Publication
A three volume dictionary of the Jewish language is being prepared in Moscow by the Institute of Jewish Proletarian Culture of the White Russian Academy of Sciences. The work will contain 60 000 words and is described as the first of its kind.
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Institute of Jewish Proletarian Culture
White Russian Academy of Sciences
Moscow
Astrological Houses and Their Meanings
The text describes the twelve astrological houses used for horoscope casting. Each house governs a distinct life area such as wealth, kin, children, health, marriage, death, religion, dignities, friends, and foes, outlining their special significance.
Quips and Observations on Life and Humour
A collection of short wry maxims and jokes on love, friendship, voting, fate, and human nature. Notes on Adam’s rib, bachelorhood, circuses, maps, and a playful mix of social observations. Each line offers a pointed, era voice style of humorous reflection.
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Wes
Adam
Jud Tunkins
Marcel
Vitamin K Joins Alphabet of Poultry Remedies
Tit-Bits Magazine reports vitamins named by letters. Vitamin K is found in pig liver fat and hempseed and vegetables and touted to prevent anemia in chickens. Other vitamins A to G are described with roles, while I and J remain unproven.
Firemen Live Longer Than Clergymen in Study
A five year occupation mortality study notes clergy die at 10.38 per thousand annually, while firemen die at 6.7 per thousand. Despite higher risks and premiums, firemen outlive clergymen according to H. W. Meyer in Collier's Weekly from Santa Ana, California.
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H. W. Meyer
Santa Ana
Calif
Collier’s Weekly
College Athletes Live Longer Says Metropolitan Study
A Metropolitan Life Insurance study of 4 976 men who excelled in intercollegiate sports over 20 years finds college athletes outlive average peers. Baseball players show highest mortality followed by rowers and track athletes, with football players lowest. Those with letters in several sports fare best.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Scientists lead 9000-mile Polynesian insect and plant survey
The Bishop Museum in Honolulu ranked among top American scientific institutions sending a long expedition into southeastern Polynesia. It collected over 40 000 insect specimens 4566 plants 125 000 land shells and rocks and marine life. Wight scientists participated. In the year 24 572 people visited the museum a storehouse of priceless Polynesian relics.
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Bishop Museum of
Honolulu
Polynesia
Wight
Women Business Group Behind Loss of Hawaiian Islands
A businesswomen association of 400 members, described as unique, formed to aid a famed regional production. They reported turning a million in lower yeaths last year, signaling notable revenue and influence within the industry.
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Hawaiian Islands
Ow's yer missis George in Punch style chatter
A ribald Punch-style cartoon phrase about a quarrel or gossip between a husband and wife. It centers on a wife’s talking and a husband asking what she is jawin about, with a playful dialect exchange. The item captures humor rather than a news event.
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha Slows in Early Week
Live stock prices at Union Stock Yards Omaha show cattle receipts 7 500 head with steady to lower demand. Fat lambs 9 50 to 9 90 traded steady to 25 cents lower while feeder lambs held at 9 00 to 9 75. Hogs moved barely active with prices steady to 10 cents higher. Sheep and aged sheep dull but steady overall.
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Union Stock Yards
Omaha
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Marquette
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Liccetrt
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