Publishers seek new animal tales amid odd magazine offers
A rambling tale recalls magazine editors flooded with animal stories as a man offers a unique package of twenty eight hounds to drive a tiger for a split of profits. The piece shifts to pleasant notes about Prince Louis Ferdinand and Prince Frederick William Hohenzollern visiting the United States, detailing their hobbies, work in Detroit, and a customs brush with paint.
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Germany
Louis Ferdinand
Frederick William Hohenzollern
United States
Prince Frederick
Prince Louis
Ford
Detroit
Cheerio Chapters to Tee Wore La For Two Players
Two players compete with five men each on a board. Starting lines center arrows indicate direction. Moves occur only on even draws. odd draws waste a turn but count as a move. Exact roll needed to exit the cellar line. failure requires waiting for a two. Each game winner earns one hundred points. five wins constitute a series of five hundred.
Industrial Angelus Takes Time Off For A High Sky Ride
The story sketches a chorus of characters including Frederick a blond resembling a larger Wales cousin, Louis a curious studious youth, and Howard Allen Trafton the steamship poster artist. MacCarney seeks a sparring partner for a strongman act while a farmer’s tale begins to unfold.
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Frederick
Prince of Wales
Louis
Howard Allen Trafton
MacCarney
Romanos
McCarkey
McCarney
Sil
Poor Hubby Birthday Gift Banter
A playful exchange between wife and husband about gift ideas. She teases a necklace while he jokes about a pin, reflecting domestic humor and affectionate banter.
Gift Overalls Returned From Germany For Duty
A pair of overalls sent as a gift to a friend in Germany was returned to Jose Frassel in Elyria Ohio due to import duties. A letter from the German friend stated the duty amounted to 5 marks and 60 pfennig, or about $2.10 US, equal to a week’s wages.
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Elyria
Ohio
Germany
Jose Frassel
Germian
Egg tips and a boxing tale from 1932
Readable fragments recount kitchen advice on boiling eggs and soaking to prevent cracking. A boxing sparring tale features Billy McCarney versus Jess Willard with Victor McLaglen, dated 1932, via Bell Syndicate WNU Service. A note about a lunch pail kept for 52 years by Irving E. Weller in Pittsfield Massachusetts closes the clipping.
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Billy McCarney
Jess Willard
Victor McLaglen
Bell Syndicate
WNU
New X Ray Method Cuts Costs for Berlin Hospitals
Berlin Gierman hospitals adopt a new N ray diagnostic technique using paper instead of photographic plates or films. The method is claimed to be infinitely cheaper than the old process.
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Berlin
Gierman
Savory Salmon Dishes From The Kitchen Cabinet
A dividend of late supper ideas includes Almond Souffle of Salmon with almonds and cream, Shrimp Supper Dish baked with milk and spices, Cream Cheese Pie with orange zest and vanilla, and Cheese Loaf combining cheese bread crumbs and mashed potato suited for quick meals.
Drowns in Wine Percy Dies in Odd Accident
In an unusual local tragedy, Herman Ruehkert of nearby residence drowned after an incident involving a bowl of wine in his cellar. A coroner's jury ruled on the death following an investigation into the circumstances and noted the odd details surrounding the event.
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Percy
Herman Ruehkert
How Is Started By Jean Newton How Is Started By Jean Newton
An inquiry explains the term biddy for a maid as a diminutive of the Irish Bridget. The origin traces to heavy immigration before the war of Irish domestic servants, specifically women servants, yielding the expression biddy in common usage.
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Bridget
Bell Syndicate J
WNU
Music at the hotel or orchestra heard in town
A fragment notes whether music exists at the hotel and mentions an orchestra. It also observes the man who runs the game swearing at the diamonds, suggesting a gambling context around local venues and figures.
Bunny Eats Hair Not Mother in Lawful Haze
An Indianapolis man receives a noon call from his son. The son reports the mother is sick after eating hair and carrot and grass, but the father learns the boy meant mother bunny, not mother. The tale ends with a humorous miscommunication in the Indianapolis News.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis News
Will forbids funeral display of grief for late English attorney
The will of Reginald F. E. Arthur of South Brent England requests no funeral display of grief. It directs no clergymen church service mourning flowers hearse or mourning coaches at his burial and asks to be carried to the grave when no one is about.
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Reginald FE. Arthur
Attoney
South Brent
England
Harvey Plans to Help Father in Business
A fragment shows Harvey urged to brush up and prepare to assist his father in the family business. The dialogue suggests a cautious mentor style and a plan for Harvey to gain practical experience in portering duties.
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Harvey
Brooklyn Dagle
Theater outing among friends discussed by Itchener Record
Mrs de Martyne enjoyed a pleasant evening in a theater box. The group shared chocolates in the gallery, with chatter about a box visit and a suggested pleasant time last night.
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Pittsfield
Mass
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University of Kansas
National Biscuit Company
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Central Railway
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Patchogue
Boston Beek
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W.pine
St. Louis
Missouri
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