No-Ink Collector Tactics and United Nations Baby Death Reflections
A New York physician recounted collectors used to pressure slow paying patients by posing as doctors to gain entry and demand fees, while a wider critique notes preventable infant deaths due to poverty and neglect. The piece cites public indifference, landlord greed, and unsafe living conditions as killers of innocent children. It also surveys humorous tombstone epitaphs and morbid puns from various gravesites.
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Ufe
New Republic
Austrian scholar to study prisoners of war
Doctor Poch of the University of Vienna receives $800 from the government to conduct anthropological research on prisoners of war. He plans to measure skulls record hair and eye color collect dialect data and subject captives to systematic examination across a large sample.
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Austria
Poch
University of Vienna
Ausarms
Tired Hunter Found Dead with Shotgun
Near Ball's Mills H J Burr discovered a man leaning at a grist mill door who appeared to be a tired hunter. On closer look the figure was H Franklin Spotta who had apparently placed a shotgun in his mouth and pulled the trigger with his foot. The scene was reported by the Williamsport Dispatch and Philadelphia Inquirer.
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H. J. Burr
Ball’s Mills
H. Franklin Spotta
Williamsport
Dispatch Philadelphia Inquirer
Duck Soap Specimen Shown at Nebraska Museum
At the state university museum in Coln Neb the body of a duck remains largely soap like. The hag turned the duck into soap during a noted display. Doctor Walcott explains the specimen is the first known example of its kind in the exhibit.
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State University Museum
Coln
Neb
Walcott
Time's Rapid Flight and Fashions Through the Ages
A reflective piece notes that fashion, trends, and public figures shift with time. It cites how twenty year old styles appear quaint today and historic items once seen as influential now provoke amusement. A subway hat duel anecdote highlights fashion as social agitation.
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Godey
World
Giant Canopus would overwhelm the solar system
W F A Ellison estimates the star Canopus as 49 000 times brighter than the sun and 134 times larger in diameter. If placed at the sun’s location it would occupy 0.85 of the Venus orbit and span about 7 degrees from Earth, making life impossible.
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Canopus
W. F. A. Ellison
Mr. Ellison
Venus
Earth
Straying From the Subject at Club Meeting
The president of the women's club calls for order as delegates shift focus. A backseat remark about motherhood sparks the scene, highlighting the group’s emphasis on club business over off-topic chatter.
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Woman's Club
Very Ancient Warrior
An exchange shows a veteran boasting about a war injury while an impostor confesses a different battle loss. The disguise unravels as the veteran reveals a separate claim of losing an arm at Bunker Hill rather than Gettysburg.
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Gettysburg
Bunker Hill
Tax on Christian Names Under Dutch Budget
Under the new Dutch budget all but one Christian name registered at birth will be taxed. Foreign stock holders face heavy taxes as part of the new fiscal plan.
Spaniel Dispute Stirs Local Feud Reported by Courier Journal
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal describes a dog related quip where a spaniel is called a scrapper while denying fighting, with a man asking how his face was badly injured. The brief exchange highlights a neighborhood incident with local humor.
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Pat Spaniel
Louisville Courier-Journal
Witty, cynical quips on love and marriage parade
A collection of satirical quips on love marriage and dating with sharp epigrams. Jokes touch on diamonds weddings widows and editors with pithy lines about money patience and the social game of romance.
Witty maxims on temper, virtue, dating, and modern women
A string of wry aphorisms about handling temper when outmatched in size, avoiding overindulgence in chorus girls, virtue versus convenience, and the habits of today’s women. It mocks vanity, guilt, diamonds, and past mistakes while urging optimism and sharper thinking.
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Qin
Sbi
Dector
Whitham Abbey
James Fullerton
Daniel
Lfe
Meredith
Thomas ‘Huddlestone
Pashion
New York Times
Brewster & Peterson
Chas
M. P. Hancher
Poland
Chinas
Rolfe
Iowa
Ottosen
West Bend
Sale
John Deere
Surrey
McCormick
Hart
Concord
Rock Island
C. A. Manguson
H. H. Grove
A. O. Clave
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