Coombs Wins Carnegie Medal For Heroic Rescue In Duel Rivalry
Rufus K. Coombs of Midway Kentucky received a Carnegie hero fund medal and 1500 dollars after rescuing his rival Richard Godson from a gas filled vault. Coombs, despite poor health, descended thrice to bring the unconscious man to the ladder amid fumes and danger, then fainted beside his foe.
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Countess Anna and Turkish Cigarettes Debate
A fragment from a social column shows Countess Anna accusing Count Bont of slapping her while others debate Turkish cigarettes and their Turkish origin. The dialogue shifts to humor about college education and money value a century ago, ending with a quip about listening to Barkin's lecture and a mistaken identity remark.
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Thanksgiving humor and a Roosevelt message noted
A light column remarks on Thanksgiving as a mark to remember when to stop playing football. Casually, Chapple jokes about wearing a week’s suit and Doody croons Ike as a clothes horse. The piece also notes Chauncey Depew and Burton stepping out briefly plus a President Roosevelt message.
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