Atlantic City Completes World’s Largest Organ
The organ in the Atlantic City convention hall is nearly complete and claims the title of the world’s largest by pipe count wind pressure and horsepower. Built from general bond funds for the auditorium, its cost totals $368 000 and the seating capacity of the hall reaches 41 000.
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Atlantic City
Gloria King Nurtures Mark King Amid Mountain Peril
Gloria King tends a badly wounded Mark King after a clash with Sven Brodie in a remote cave. She builds a fire, crafts bandages from her clothing, cooks bear meat, and keeps King warm with blankets and broth through the night. He awakens grateful, realizing her sacrifices while she remains steadfast and hopeful for his recovery.
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Sven Brodie
Gloria
King
Brodie
Gus Ingle
Mark
Gloria King
Allanket
Gloria nurses King in perilous night cliff tale
Gloria lies listening to King’s breathing and crackling fire and feels a new sense of purpose from saving a life. She plans meat and supplies for the next day as she awaits King’s return to health, certain he will rise and follow her.
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Gloria
King
Love
Mark King
Mabel and Jack Engagement Ends in Family Snub
Mrs. Flatte questions Mabel and Jack as the engagement is broken off. Mabel's mother retorts that Mabel once adored the young man but now objects to his shoulder as well, revealing family tension behind the split.
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Mabel
Jack
Mrs. Flatte
Women’s Unity Question At Bargain Counter
A humorous exchange debates gender solidarity at a sales event. The remark about women not standing together is countered by a quip suggesting they will unite at a bargain counter.
Who’s the Patient in Lunacy Hearings Puzzle
A prisoner in lunacy proceedings can’t name the third President after correctly identifying Washington and Adams. A bystander quips the friend says he’s doing well and jokes about the missing third President.
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Washington
John Adams
Young Candidate Doubts Music Education Aids Campaign
Senator Sorghum questions a young aspiring politician about musical training. The reply says education may help little in politics. The Washington Star quips that candidates might need to form their own brass bands to handle campaign contributions amid objections.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
Fragmented Dialect Exchange Highlights Hard Times
A garbled dialogue shows a tramp-madam applying for help and listing dire conditions. A widower with crippled children and no roof, plus repeated references to poverty surface in a street scene. Mandy orders domestic tasks as part of a rough, rural voice exchange.
Save the Piano Too Mrs Nexdoor
A brief humorous note from a neighbor celebrates a daughter’s piano piece. The exchange hints at domestic quirks and a shared moment of small cultural peace between neighbors.
Hard to Please: Quip on Impossible Audience Satisfaction
A light exchange quotes the maxim that pleasing everyone is impossible with a playful shrug about trying. The two speakers exchange wry humor highlighting human nature and social expectations.
Cut Diamonds Sign Sparks Customer Debate
A jeweler explains the diamond cut is labeled as the regular price while a customer points to a window sign reading Cut Diamonds, prompting a discussion on what the term signifies and pricing.
He Had Tested Them Mother Willie
A child named Willie defends his match lighting claim to his mother saying he has tested all and they will light, despite her instruction to return them to the shop as useless. The exchange hints at a domestic dispute over small tasks and honesty.
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Willie
Mummy
No Advancement Convict and the Old Time Prison
A 1982 convict laments that the prison still cracks rocks by hand as in 1923. He calls for modern machinery while reflecting on the dated system and its persistence. A 1923 convict and a 1982 voice juxtapose old methods with calls for change.
Popular One Blinks Weight of Ambition in Despair
Cincinnati Enquirer reports on Jinks asking about the weight of ambition while Patin discusses moving out of despair in a fragmented note.
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Patin
Cincinnati Enquirer
Samurai Wife Martyrdom Sparks Patriotic Death Trend
A Japanese soldier departs for Manchuria to find his wife dead by her own hand. She left a note praising his march and her suicide to free him for loyalty to the emperor. The incident, called the Samurai Wife, sparks a wave of alleged patriotic deaths reported by the press.
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Japan
Manchuria
Osaka Mainichi
Shreik Press
Nogi
Karakiri
Latimer
New Statesman and Nation
London
New Zealand Fords Rival Norway In Dramatic Seascapes
A traveler extols New Zealand fords that rival Norway with mountains meeting the sea and deep precipices. The cliffs plunge several thousand feet and extend under the water, allowing big liners to pass safely. The note ends with a caution to beware of statistics from argument.
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Switzerland
New Zealand
Norway
Beware the Cough or Cold that Hangs On
An advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a two fold remedy for persistent coughs and colds, claiming it soothes inflamed membranes and halts germ growth. It asserts creosote as a key healing agent with other ingredients, guarantees satisfaction, and offers money back if relief isn’t achieved after following directions.
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Ady
Trainers' Challenge Echoes in Jacksonville Roundup
The Jacksonville Florida Times Union questions why people can train fleas to pull wagons and jump poles but not to confine themselves to the dogs, reflecting on a humorous or satirical view of training animals and behavior.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Limes Union
Sketch Needed Storeskeeper Dialogue
Dialogue excerpt shows a storeskeeper offering a drawing of a chicken and a young bride declining. Trader motor line notes the exchange and its humorous tone. The brief scene highlights social interaction and wit in a marketplace setting.
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Promises Child Health Boost
A nostalgic promotion touts Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a mild stimulant for children and adults. It claims to improve digestion, regularity, and reduce illnesses, urging readers to keep it at home and avoid harsh laxatives.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
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