Case of Wm. Jas. Sidus challenges school norms
A Harvard admitted boy of 9 studied through seven grades in six months, due to his father psychologist Prof. Borus Sidus, who credits a learning method that emphasizes discovery and reasoning over rote teaching. The piece argues modern schooling stifles imagination and independence and endorses Sidus's approach.
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London Punch Style Snatches and Word Gripes
A fragmented collation of cartoonish phrases and columnist banter from London Punch remarks on stray cats, planetary observations, a aunt’s death, stamps, and a diplomat’s fate. The piece weaves names and bits of humor about words that grate and magazine tidbits with light satire.
Kansas Karl the Boy Bandit in Lawrence Escape
In Kansas twilight Annie Blankenship confronts Kansas Karl, a teen bandit pledging honesty over crime. A chase through Santa Fe yards leads to a shootout as Deputy Wooda and Officer Pringle pursue him. Karl is shot and vanishes, vowing love endures. The tale concludes that honesty wins over robbery even for a bold youth.
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Kansas
Kanaag Karl
Annie
Kansas Kari
Hut Kangas Karl
Annie Blankenship
Lawrence
Pringle Hill Pringle
Pringle
Buckerina
Kansas Karl
Karl
Lawrence Duel Ends In Chase After Double Revolver Theft
Under October moon Lawrence townsfolk witness Kansas Kari flee after taking two .45 calibre revolvers from a second hand store. Deputy Sheriff Edward F Woods gives chase along main street as onlookers watch a dramatic pursuit.
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Kaneas
Lawrence
Kansas
Edward F. Woods
Woods
Bank Robbery Feud Ends In Swift Getaway
Cashier Wilson faces a revolver while deputy Woods is forced into the vault as Kanens Karl, the boy bandit, pockets $1,000 in cash and bolts from the scene. The incident unfolds amid a tense confrontation, ending with the escape underway.
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Wilson
Kanens Karl
Woods
Kansas
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A brief social note humorously discusses money saving and courtship by invitation. It notes how a woman can prompt a man to ask her out, while also joking about the satisfaction of arguing to defend things one knows are untrue and dismiss those that are true.
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New York Press
Chicagi
Delectable Diction and Dusty Delays at the Coal Yard
In playful rural slang, locals argue over weights and numbers as a capricious labor crowd and a caricatured foreman debate tonnage. A mock union joke lands with a pun about a campantah’s union and a humorous musical interlude.
Odd Bits of Urban Wit and Social Satires
A Chicago News item presents a string of aphoristic jibes and quips on class, reputation, and gender roles. It riffs on phonographs, barber shops, perverse irony, and social mores with a light, satirical tone.
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