Keeping Things Dark by Thomas Arkle Clark
A reflective piece on public virtue and private vice from the University of Illinois dean of men. It contrasts a mayor’s polished town image with hidden misdeeds when away from home. The author recalls smoking since seventeen, facing a principal’s rebuke, and notes hypocrisy when private behavior clashes with public stance.
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Thomas Arkle Clark
University of Illinois
Antonio
Gordon
Illnois
Survivor of Custer battle linked to Chief Magpie tale
The piece claims Chief Magpie, said to be the sole survivor of the Little Bighorn clash with General Custer, has lost track of his age. It notes he never sleeps indoors, avoids soft beds, eats sweets, and keeps daily exercise by chopping wood, drawing an odd comparison to the former Kaiser of Germany.
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Magpie
General Custer
the Little Big Horn
Germany
Ashamed Leader Faces Nighttime City Cooler Affair
A man recalls a incident where a group disturbed a gathering at the city cooler and the head of the house apologizes for the noise. Allen shows little concern about the event, focusing instead on failing to keep it dark, stressing it harms the organization.
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Gean
Allen
Western Newspaper Union
Woman amputates arm to quell inner impulses
Alta Fickle, 20, confessed she sacrificed her right arm to satisfy her conscience. Confined at county hospital with amputation above the elbow, she remained in religious ecstasy, answering sorrow questions with “Sorrow? Sorrow for what?” Her family, including father Alfred a Visalia rancher and sister Mrs. Kicks of Tulare, blamed a nervous breakdown three years ago for her act.
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Salinas
Wash
Alta Fickle
Tventy
Kicks
Tulare
Miss Fickie
Plane Line Now Runs From Tashkent to Moscow
A regular passenger air line between Tashkent and Moscow was recently put into operation linking at one end with the Tashkent Samarkand Kabul line and at the other with the Moscow Berlin Paris route. This creates direct air connection between Europe and the near East over Russia and Soviet Turkestan.
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Tashkent
Moscow
Tashkent-Samarkand
Kabul
Berlin
Paris
Europe
Near East
Russia
Soviet Turkestan
Indian Robber Chief Laughs at Police
Raja Shiveji, famed Bhil robber chief of Khandesh, derides police efforts as he dominates western jungle fastnesses. Once sought with a 5,000 rupees reward by Bombay police, he eludes capture across three districts for a year, earning the moniker Indian Robin Hood.
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Bombey
Raja Shiveji
Bhil
Khandesh
Indlian
Robin Hood
Inspector General of Police
Bombay
Shivaji
Ile
Lights of New York How telephones changed city life
In Greater New York there are 1 805 980 telephones used for 8 000 000 calls daily underscoring how commerce, brokerage houses, hotels and even social life rely on the wire. The piece notes how panic would follow a total system failure and cites examples such as a stammerer pronouncing words in the dark and Col Charles A Lindbergh avoiding the subway due to his height.
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New York
United States
Lian Russell
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Noted Aviator Lindbergh and a Bat’s Hearing Tale
A humorist compares Colonel Lindbergh’s fame to a subway crowding signal and jokes about bats relying on hearing. The piece then shifts to a colonial brutality tale of Raja Shivaji, detailing raids, a police killing, a public thrashing, and arson in Igatpur Taluka with villagers witnessing but not naming him.
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Satpura
Igatpur
Raja Shivaji
Peint Faluka
Arson squads form in Oklahoma to curb Incendacy fires
In Oklahoma arson squads are being formed to reduce Incendacy fires. The move aims to curb escalating fires and enhance firefighting response across the state.
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Oklahoma
California Big Syrup Health Tonic For Children
Brightest from three to twelve. That's the best period in a child's growth. This pure vegetable product cleanses the bowels gently, tones a weak stomach, and helps keep children free from germs and waste. Mothers report it makes children brighter and happier, with many testimonials from families noting improved health and digestion.
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Irs
Mayer
Marburg
St. Dallas
California
Danny
Fragmentary quote about warning someone to stop
A garbled OCR line shows a partial quote discussing telling someone to stop and a mention of a person arriving like a guy. The readable text is fragmented and lacks clear context or full names.
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