New Laws Tighten Hunting Season Across States in 1921
Washington reports a trend toward stricter game laws for 1921 with federal and state measures. Changes include revised migratory bird bag rules, altered waterfowl seasons in several states, open season shifts in Idaho and Oregon, new permit options, and tighter limits on ducks, woodcock, reeds, doves, and big game.
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Washington
Federal Biological Survey
California
Kansas
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Cascade Mountains
Idaho
Montana
Nebraska
Colorado
New Jersey
Michigan
New York
Vermont
Nevada
North Dakota
South Dakota
Cascades
Maine
Mother Justifies Profanity in Court by Hard Life
Mrs Agnes White of Columbus Ohio thirty seven year old mother of fourteen was arraigned on profanity charges. She testified to a hard life washing and supporting her large family and urged the judge to allow her to curse. The judge dismissed the case and told her to stop cursing.
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Agnes White
Columbus
Home Gardening Beats Godlif in Detroit During War Hobby
Detroit residents continue wartime garden habit as thousands grow vegetables and fruit in patches. Reportedly gardening interest surpasses golf and baseball this summer, with many men adopting it as a major hobby.
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Godlif
Detroit
Mich
Seek Mystery at Cahokia Mound Exploration Begins
Prof Warren K Moorehead leads an expedition with assistants from Andover Mass under Smithsonian guidance to probe Cahokia and 72 surrounding mounds in Madison and St Clair counties. The giant 16 acre mound 100 feet high is the largest of its kind and may reveal key archaeological information.
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Mexico
Cahokla
Cahokia
Mississippi Valley
Cahokin Mound
Tilinois
Widow With One Child Becomes Wife With Seven Children
In New York Meyer Mayer seeks an annulment noting it was misrepresented he married Becky Mauer who claimed to be a widow with one child. Instead seven children appeared and two husbands were revealed, prompting fraud claims to the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court
Becky Mauer
Mamma
Meyer
Cantonal inquiry opened over daring heart extraction
Geneva authorities order an inquiry into a hospital operation by the chief surgeon who removed Pasche's heart after a self-inflicted gunshot. The incident occurred during a lecture where the heart was shown to students before Pasche died. Relatives consider civil action for damages.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Pasche
King bars cream horses from royal pageant in London
London notes the cream-colored ponies once in royal processions will not draw the royal coach again due to inbreeding shrinking the stock. The king gives the remaining creams to the army for use as cavalry drum horses, while sixes bred in London are replaced by royal blacks. In Lincoln, the city council rules horseshoes on Sunday are lawful after arrests of youths playing the game.
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London
Army Council
O. K
Lincoln
Neb
University Place
Prediction of more twins and triplets by planet influence
Professor Charles Kirschoff predicts a six year rise in multiple births as twins triples and even quadruplets become common due to planetary positions. He says a single birth will become rare during this period.
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Charles Kirschoff
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root
Longstanding ad touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder medicine praised by druggists. Claims it strengthens organs helps nature do their work and has many friends. Offers sample bottle for ten cents with paper mention.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Mentally Bankrupt Barbs Over Reggie’s Worsening Mind
A terse exchange casts Reggie as unsettled and near mental breakdown with a sharp reply noting that any settlement would not exceed twenty percent. The dialogue reflects tense personal or professional conflict and hints at diminished value or stake.
Yale Eyes Harvard Complexion Beauty Named Higgins
A Philadelphia alumni social plot mentions a Boston woman named Higgins as a guest. The secretary remarks Higgins stands out with Yale eyes and a Harvard complexion, prompting questions about recognition.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Higgins
Yale
Harvard
Another Smart Youngster at Tea With Parents
A three year old resists washing before visiting friends but agrees after mother suggests a clean face for the ladies. Moments later he laughs at his father washing, exclaiming he knows why Daddy is washing.
Editor sorts morning mail at Chiggersville Clarion
The editor receives a mix of subscriber complaints tips and a few checks in a small mail pile while a large pile holds poetry, illustrating the daily friction between reader input and poetic submissions at the paper.
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Morning Mail
Chiggersville Clarion
Birmingham
Age-Herald
Primeval Trees Found in Pennsylvania Logger Forest
Pennsylvania forestry officials report two groves of primeval trees in Huntingdon county near Centre county in Logan State Forest. The 200 acre area hosts a variety of very large trees including a hemlock with a twelve foot circumference.
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Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County
Centre County
Logan State Forest
The Reason Dialog Pennybacks Through Wayside Tales
A fragment from Wayside Tales presents a quip about bankruptcy and intelligence. The brief exchange contrasts brains with a playful jab, reflecting lighthearted witticisms in a rustic storytelling voice.
Thob Draws Line at a Lynching
A local figure known as Thob takes a firm stand opposing lynching, asserting that mob violence cannot be tolerated and urging lawful justice instead. He calls for calm and due process amid tensions in the community.
In Different Classes and a Church Fudge Judgement
A quiz about schooling contrasts little Adamist religion with the big monkey ancestry at a home. At a church social a girl rejects white fudge as maman made it, preferring the home recipe.
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Boston Transcript
Plunging in Authorship Debt Sparks a Corner Exchange
Black meets White on the street and laments unpaid writing. He says he spent his uncle’s $5,000 on postage, leaving him broke after chasing magazine work. White asks about the legacy, highlighting the contrast between aspiration and hardship.
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Black
White
By Way of Explanation in a Kansas City Star snippet
The presiding elder asks why few parents sing to children and Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge recalls a harsh incident where children ganged him until a man used hot water to separate them. The humor highlights parental singing shortages and a rural response.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus
Ridge
Kansas City Star
Bunko Man Guides Farmers With Frugal Tactics
A succinct verse speaks of a bunko man aiding farming by urging thrift. It celebrates simple desires and contentment, implying small ambitions lead to sufficient livelihoods and steady yields.
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W. K. Moorehead
Illinois
Nyanza
Lake Tanganika
Africa
H. C. Raven
Smithsonian Institution
Meyer Mayer
King Bars
Cream Horses
Fletcher
Wweek Lebon
Gentaur Gompane
York
Castoria
the Centaur Company
New York City
Reggie
Bellans
Ting Ba Gouis
Bellans Indigestion
Bunko
Walnut Street
Catalogus Dept. C
Kansas City
Kawer
Lander
Wyoming
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