Grasshopper Mystery Stirs Pleasant Valley Quarrel
A shouted quarrel between Kiddie Katydid and Leaper the Locust over a message marked for Mr Grasshopper draws a crowd in Pleasant Valley. A traveling stranger with a mall-pouch arrives, tests who the note is for, and finally hands the letter to Kiddie, provoking Leaper’s chase.
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Grasshopper
Kiddie
Freddie Firefly
Leaper
Cust
Grasshoppers
Pleasant Valley
Leaper the Locust
Nel Leaper
Leaper the
Grosset & Dunlap
The Why of Superstitions Nose An Itching Tale
In a McClure Syndicate piece the origin of itching nose superstitions is traced to primitive humans with keener scent senses. It contrasts ancient olfactory power with modern civilization and explains how smell faded yet superstition persisted about visitors nearing by scent.
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Caveman
Cliffdweller
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
I Would Rather Know a Boy With a Trade Than a Famous Name
A hotel stenographer voices disdain for sons of the rich in Peacock Alley. She favors self-made men who earned a living by honest work and practical skills, noting she values a good trade over pedigree and wealth.
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Henry Hammond
Peacock Alley
Papa
Mama
Aetaugit Byndicate, Inc
Ghostly Misadventure Echoes From Spook Ranch Casting
In a casual reminiscence about the film Spook Ranch by Eddie Laemmle, actors trade ghost stories. A Black cast member recounts waking in a haunted house at two in the morning with a ghost passing through a wall, then exiting via the opposite wall.
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Eddie
Laemmle
Darkey
When I Was Twenty One by Joseph Kaye
The reminiscence follows Walker E Edge from journal clerk to secretary of the New Jersey senate. He later became a senator and in 1916 won the governorship with a large plurality. The piece traces his rise and long service in New Jersey politics.
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Brazil
Joseph Kaye
Senator Edge
New Jersey
New Jersey Senate
E. Edge
Edge
Civil War Yarn Surfaces as Timeless Tale of a Confederate Straggler
An old Civil War era anecdote, told by Irvin S. Cobb, recalls a worn Confederate runner hobbling along a Virginia road. A Union skirmisher confronts him, and the exchange ends with a sharp retort as the moment freezes the clash of foes from another era.
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Texas
Virginia
The
Central Press Association
Concrete highway boom expands 1925 road network nationwide
motorists gain about 5900 miles of new concrete roads in 1925 bringing total concrete highways to approximately 37600 miles outside cities. the year saw major widening projects to ease urban congestion and plans for four to eight lane main rural arteries. pennsylvania led with 1100 miles of new pavement followed by illinois with 850 miles.
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Union
Pennsylvania
Illinois
North Carolina
Dixie
East
Middle West
Missouri
Oklahoma
Rocky Mountain States
Pacific Coast
Counties Burden Shift for Road Right of Way
State highway officials note counties increasingly bear road building costs and secure right of way. Efforts push for shortest routes amid growing government limits on interstate projects without sixty foot wide rights of way.
Roads, Highways and Progress in Early 20th Century States
Good Roads notes emphasize daily mail delivery across nearly 1.25 million miles of highways. Utah plans 116 miles of road in 1926 costing about 1.6 million dollars with county and federal funding. Maryland tours praise clear highway signs, while Missouri reports 1925 state highway spending over 26 million with 832 miles hard surfaced and 888 graded.
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Utah
State Road Commission
Missouri
Moose Pursuit Sparks Camping Trip Frustration
A humorous exchange recalls a long seven hour chase after a moose during a camping outing, with one camper noting the animal becoming a nuisance and the trip turning into an unexpected ordeal.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Bright White Clothes
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the true blue stain remover for snowy white garments. It claims consistent results and urges shoppers to try it, noting that all reputable grocers carry the product.
France Grants Reprieve to Horse Drawn Delivery Firms
Amid urban congestion in French cities several firms revive horse drawn delivery services. The move aims to ease traffic and reduce delays in central districts as firms adapt to evolving urban mobility.
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France
Walpole Quote About World As Comedy And Tragedy
A reflective line credits Walpole, stating the world is a comedy to thinkers and a tragedy to feelers, contrasting perception with emotion.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Promises Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement promotes Cuticura products for soothing baby rashes. It touts hot baths with Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment and a dusting of Cuticura Talcum for fragrance, all priced 25 cents each.
History of compulsory reform and moral improvement movements
The line about compulsory reform threads through history, shaping efforts to uplift and regulate the behavior and souls of others. Such movements reflect social pressure to moralize conduct and civilize communities across eras.
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H. Irving King
Paul Panzer
Irvin S. Cobb
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General Motors
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