Nothing in a Name Miss Crane or Miss Chalk
A note to a North Side teacher reveals a boy’s misnaming of his instructor. he finally says the teacher is Miss Chalk, a slip that amuses and highlights schoolroom humor. In a separate Los Angeles county divorce case, the suit was dismissed by agreement after the husband quarreled with his first lawyer and consulted Lou Guernsey about grounds. He recounts overhearing his wife tell an insurance man she would not pay more on a policy years of pursuing his husband yielded no fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Crane
John
Miss Chalk
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Lou Guernsey
Lou
Indiana State Board of Pharmacy
Retail Druggists’ Association
Fort Wayne
C. Hutzell
West Main St
Ind
Early Coffee Critique Sparks Domestic Scene
In a social gathering, a guest promises to brew strong coffee for her husband who dislikes weak brew. Arriving too late, she finds the hostess already made it. The husband then bellows to all, This coffee is simply rot ten, creating a humorous domestic moment as described in the exchange.
Illinois News Highlights From Over Illinois
A digest of regional happenings across Illinois includes the Southern Illinois Teachers' association meeting in Carbondale, road construction totals, Sangamon county land values surpassing a million, and a series of public notices. Notable items mention an Ottawa clerkt for the Second district, a Dixon park gift, dealer association setup in Springfield, and political candidacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois Teachers’ Association
Carbondale
Illinois
Sangamon
A. E. Snow
Ottawa
Second District Appellate Court
Christopher C. Duffy
Illinois Northern Utilities Company
Rock River
Dixon
Illinois Automobile Dealers’ Association
Springfield
H. G. Wright
DeKalb County
Thirty
Adam C. Cliffe
Hertz
Yellow Taxicab
Fox River
Algonquin
Frank Stockley
Charles Martin
Harry Jones
John Anderson
Joliet
Chicago
Board of Education
Rockford
Freeport
Robert A. Gibler
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
North
Racine Avenue
Will County Medical Association
Rockford Board of Education
Wilson
John F. Jelke
Hinafis
State Department of Public Health
State Public Utilities Commission
Chicago City Council
Council Judiciary Committee
Chicago Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Too Quick in Condemnation and Movies in Education
A Washington Star cartoon bemoans overzealous accusers likening them to Billy Grimes as a doctor’s lamp water dispute unfolds. The piece then notes Prof Boni's proposal to use moving pictures in schools to teach Italian history and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Billy Grimes
Billy
Washington Star
Giacomo Boni
Augustus
Boni
Fly’s Frugality Says The Fly Lights Up Cheap Eateries
A Wichita Daguerre quip argues the fly is frugal by swarming into inexpensive eating houses. The joke contrasts the ant’s thrift with the fly’s thrifty notoriety in crowded eateries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Hagtle
Whippets Beat Mules In Northern Arizona Timber War
Whippet tanks deployed by a Flagstaff lumber firm displace thirty horses and fourteen men per tank to haul logs in winter. The company bought two tanks from the war department, proving mechanical power outpaces weather and manpower in forest operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Arizona
Flagstaff
War Department
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PTW
CY A
Bhasspe
Ciel
Sis Tahoe
Castoria
Hill
Ae All Drug Stores
W.N. U
Hatzell, Re P
Post Office
Spohn
Gpohn Medical Company
Goshen, Ind
Newte
Dwater
Alabastine Company
Grandville Ave
Grand Rapids, Mich
Postum Cereal Co
Battle Creek, Mich
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