Fragments of 1921 notes and jokes from Groton Vermont papers
A collage of oddities and snatches from 1921 press includes humorous remarks on crime and politics, notes on a Jersey cow lost from Colbran Colorado, beet and carrot yields in Topsham Vermont, and farmers burning corn for fuel. Mentions Hank Clay, George Arland, Joey Wright Co, Taft Roscoe Arbuckle, Harding front porch, and D T drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank Clay
George Arland
Joey Wright Company
Bird
Han
Bill, Taft
Roscoe Arbuckle
Harding
D. E .Dugdale
Seattle Regional Questions on Local History
The text asks several historical queries about Seattle and Washington state, including last year’s property loss by fire, the largest building permit issued in the year, and the average daily can ton of water per person. It also references earlier data on 1919 weather, coconut oil shipments, and wheat production and value in Washington.
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Washington
Street Car Passenger and Mile Statistics in Seattle 1919 1920
Seattle street car data show 34,680,659 more passengers in 1919 than 1920 while 1920 used 1,784,045 car hours versus 1,780,327 in 1919. Cars covered 15,918,875 miles in 1920 against 16,127,379 in 1919, prompting questions about efficiency and management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Railway Department
Wise father learns limits after math puzzle defeat
A father proud of his child’s schooling is confronted by a seventh grade wood cord problem. The boy asks how many ricks of stove wood fit in a 128 cubic foot cord given 16 inch lengths. The dad concedes defeat and admits a wiser father keeps his reputed certainty intact.
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Dad
Great Lakes
William
Carreer
Open-Faced Man and the Open Face in the Paragraphers
The writing praises an open faced man as honorable and fearless, contrasting sunny rhetoric with genuine character. It cites scripture from Corinthians about beholding the Lord with open faces and transforming in glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Sunny Jim
Make It Snappy and the Pace of Speech Across Eras
The article argues that modern speakers do not actually speak or work faster than ancestors. It contrasts brisk phrases like Caesar’s gone versus long modern reports. It notes 75 words sufficed for Mourt’s Journal on Plymouth, while today we flood with wordy travel accounts.
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Caesar
Plymouth
Mourt
Eng
Mase
Needless Worry About Cook Statistics In 1920 Census
The piece notes a 1920 census figure of 233 436 female cooks in the United States, joking about a cook every 200 people. It mocks overconcern from the census bureau and quips about cooks via matrimony and a light dig at a Philadelphia man killed by hair tonic.
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Hoover
Europe
United States
Census Bureau
Philadelphia
Inquiring Reporter asks if city employes' salaries should be cut
A survey of residents responds. Larry Long opposes wage cuts but favors reviving former owners if fines unpaid. Phinne questions knowledge. Bloom doubts reduction is wise. Pratt hesitates. Bowles objects unless universal cuts apply and if a raise is sought by officials.
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Larry W. Long
J. Phinne, JR
Phinney Ave
Martin Bloom
Olive At
H. Allen Pratt
47Th Ave
William A. Bowles
Raine
Taxpayer votes on street car issue and fare questions
Letters discuss who should vote on the street car problem and critique fare increases. A reader questions the burden on taxpayers and non-taxpayers in urban transit decisions while another notes rising Lake Burien fares and poor service, comparing to Ballard lines and interurban costs.
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Joan T. Thompson
Southern Bt
Lake Burien
Beachuret Park
Ballard
Letters to the Editor on Thomson proposal and wages
A contributor protests a 16 percent wage cut for Seattle civil service workers proposed by Councilman Thomson. He describes for four months as a street car worker earning about 115 dollars monthly, supporting a wife and home with little recreation or clothing, and questions the hardship of such cuts.
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Pair
the Star
Thomson
Seattle
Railroad
Homemade cough syrup claim stirs controversy and advice
A reader advertises a home cough remedy using 21% Pinex with sugar syrup or alternatives like molasses or corn syrup. The ad promises quick relief from coughs, hoarseness, croup, bronchitis, and asthma, urging readers to ask their pharmacist for 21% Pinex and guaranteeing satisfaction or refund. The piece cites The Pinex Co., Ft Wayne, Ind.
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the Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
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JOSH WISE _ Amatofi
Burleson
Fet
Charles Hatley
Topsham
James Hatley
Groton
Nebraska
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Marnest
Ike
Meitor
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Tacoma
South Dakota
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West Fifty-eighth Street
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Eaye
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D. Parrish
41St Ave
N. Saya
Dean
Dallas Avenue
Mra. J. Harbridge
Dallas Ave
Kisser Pilla
Baxter
Baxter & Baxter
Second Avenue
California
J. R. Hinton
Northwest
Binyon Optical CO
Wirst Ave
Spring
Seneca
Muin
United Painless Dentists
Third Ave
Cor
James Elliott
Gudfest
Peoples Savings Bank
Econd Ave
Fike OF
Cuticura
Norway
Nature
Scott S
Scott's Arcs
Bowne
Bloomfield NJ
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