Horses Tell Time at Suburban Riding Stable
A New York Sun report describes hired horses at a suburban riding academy that guide riders beyond one hour from the stable. Rates are five dollars for two hours as the horses insist on returning at the end of each hour, with riders forced to fight the horse to go farther. The stable manager explains inexperienced riders lack time sense and direction, while the horses protect riders, themselves, and the manager.
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New York Sun
His Private Swimming Pool Mystery
Wise Willie follows his mother’s strict rule about not leaving the building yet later in the day she discovers his hair still damp from a prior river swim. The boy’s literal minded obedience fluctuates, revealing a substitution that fulfilled the intended outcome without direct disobedience.
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Willie
Wille
Dome
No Place to Swim in Apartment House Sweeps Rooftop Idea
Willie defies his mother after confessing to swimming indoors. The boy insists there is a way to swim, joking about the roof tank as a possible location. The exchange underscores childlike mischief in a crowded tenement setting.
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Willie
New York Sun
Wille
State Compulsory School Standards Analysis Released
The US Department of Labor reports that all states require some school attendance, but exemptions are widespread and weaken effect. Most states allow work exemptions, farm labor carveouts, or vague rules. Attendance requirements vary from 12 to 20 weeks in some areas, with rural districts often less than urban ones.
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United States Department of Labor
Children’s Bureau
Hiv
District of Columbia
Bureau
Mighty suspicious look at Senate gambling barber tale
A Philadelphia Public Ledger item recounts a curious senate episode where Senator Harry New of Indiana and fellow lawmakers allegedly trapped the trusted barber Sims in a private craps game, exposing a lapse in decorum after forty years of piety. Also notes Chester of Sir William Orpen’s portrait becoming chef at the Royal Palace hotel in London and interest in a new sauce, with Parisian chef Chester offered a high salary.
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United States Senate
Sima
Capitol
Sims
Harry New
Indiana
Barber
New
Senator New
Senate
Tu Piletty
Acton
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Paris
Chatham
Lind
Chester
William Orpen
London Times
The Masquerader at Dinner Night Scene
Six college girls in a postwar house plan a dinner night stunt to impersonate each other. Cecile and Florence lead a chase to identify quirks while Maud, Rachel, and Mary prepare roles for a comedic mask game. The plot hinges on mimicking personality traits and a playful deception.
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McChure
Cecile
Florence
Cecil
Rachel
Mary
Maud
Ravchel
Loder
Chitcote
Gress
Copper refining to boost electrical industry says expert
Experts say industrial development will not make the electrical industry independent, but the copper refining process will benefit this sector more than any others that rely heavily on copper, according to the analysis.
Boisterous tomboy joins Cecile in playful masquerade
In a lively dorm room scene, five girls enact a whimsical satire as Maud the tomboy imitates Shakespeare, Florence mocks Maud, and Cecile contemplates wearing a mask. A playful debate unfolds about university life, relationships, and final honors as the group jokes about a mock marriage proposal and campus theatrics.
Neighborly venture and radio guided warfare
In a Birmingham Age-Herald account, neighbors plan to visit Mrs Woppit and Mr Bibbies to maintain cordial relations. The piece notes a new radio guided system enabling remote control of vessels and weapons, using radio impulses to steer and operate devices from a distance.
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Mr. Bibbies
New Dressng for Burns and Parachute Feats Reported
A brief clipping mentions a humorous exchange about a wife and children, then notes Lieutenant Hamilton of the U S Army parachuting from 25 400 feet, drifting eight miles before landing. He reportedly slept from cold part of the descent. A name check gag ends the excerpt.
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Hamilton
United States Army
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