Canada Paper Prowess and U.S. Trade Ties Grow Tense
In a columnist voice the piece warns that American papermakers are expanding into Canadian lands near Ottawa and along the Saint Lawrence, with Quebec plans touching about 30 million. The writer fears renewed paper trust power and tariff‑wall evasions, noting long‑standing cheer for reciprocal trade turned uneasy.
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Ireland
Ottawa
St. Urie River
Canada
Quebec
Trust
Ironic Wanderer Finds Life in City and Suburbs
A narrator reflects on vacations that end with glossy lies of pleasure. John seeks city lights and busy rhythms while Jim longs for rustic quiet under elm shade, but returns with a hollow “splendid time” and no real peace.
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John
Broadway
Jim
Fila
James
TRY THIS ON YOUR BARBER What was the best job you ever did
A barber anecdote recalls a chat where one barber boasts shaving a man then guiding him through a full grooming sequence. The punchline arrives when the client ends up needing another shave, highlighting humor in professional vanity.
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London
Black Hand Letter Demands $1000 In Barrel Threatens Wife
A Black Hand group sent a letter demanding the man deliver $1000 in a barrel at the corner of X and 7% streets at 9 o'clock tonight or they would blow up his wife's home. Instead, the man placed a note in the barrel reading Nothing of this line, but the proposition you suggests Interests me.
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Black Hand Society
Cigar Swallowed by Los Angeles Man in Disorderly Incident
An Los Angeles man arrested for disorderly conduct swallowed a cigar to avoid restraint. The scene escalated as witnesses described his behavior, with authorities noting the unusual maneuver occurred during the incident.
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Los Angeles
Have your bills collected by Western Collection Co
Prompt debt collection services advertised for residents, with contact at 433 N Block and main line 6169. The snippet offers a terse prompt listing a company name and address for bill collection.
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Western Collection Co
Why Not Smile Awhile Koonville Kinks A Knot
A humorous column presents quick quips on weddings and legality. Jokes touch on the best man preacher hearsay age and a misdirected inheritance tempering with everyday court humor. The piece uses playful exchanges about buying hats and wills.
Fragmentary 1920s Notes Mix Fashion War and School Recall
A jumble of bits mentions fashion trends bangs and gray uniforms used by the German army as searchlights probe invisibility. It recalls school first days and mingles jokes about marriages and gossip including a Gary Indiana man bitten by an oyster and a line about a man losing his wife.
Pearings Sure You Get it Made Her Tired
A dialogue excerpt features a traveling young man describing an abyss at his feet and a curious young woman who questions whether the danger existed before or after his arrival, with the man rushing to catch the last car.
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Worcester Gazette
Taft
N. Y
Death of Courtland Clark Ends Noted Connecticut Fisherman
The Washington Herald notes the passing of Courtland Clark of Jordan Connecticut at ninety. He was famed for fishing, never smoked or drank, wore thin curling hair, and had rings in his ears. His death marks the loss of a celebrated local fisherman.
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Courtland Clark
Jordan, Conn
Amusing Shipboard Tales and Dapper Jokes From Broadside Pages
A compilation of light anecdotes and quips from various sources. Includes a sailor fireman’s quiet retort to an inquisitive old lady on a hot day, a mother’s stern jam rebuke to Tommy, grain expert Peter L Harris critiquing reciprocity, a horse sale anecdote, a snappy political recall remark, a riff on rainy day preparations, and a glance at money and gambling in the current financial scene.
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Peter L. Harris
United States
Hi Billings
Washington Star
Prairie Chicken Hunting Described by C L Gilman
The piece recalls the tense moment of a hunt with dog, gun, and a prairie chicken flush. It notes hunting began September 7 over the plains of Minnesota and North Dakota, and speaks to readers who understand the sport's early autumn appeal.
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Minnesota
North Kota
Adam did Blame a Woman and Take the Credit
A verse satire contrasts blame shifting in crime with gendered blame. It mocks accusing a woman for misdeeds while praising those who claim credit. The piece riffs on Adam and Eve style justice and public perception.
Four Aces Unnerve Prisoner In Kentucky Poker Game
In Owensboro Kentucky on September 12 four aces dealt to Claude Lyons a Black prisoner caused him to lose coherence. He and other inmates passed time with a poker game until Lyons saw his hand and became incoherent and has remained so.
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Owensboro
Claude Lyons
Lyons
Shed A Bad Complexion With Mercorized Wax Ad
This ad promotes a beauty remedy to remove a sallow complexion. It claims pure mercorized wax used like cold cream overnight will absorb dead cuticle and reveal velvety white skin. It advises buying mercorized wax from a druggist and applying nightly.
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Advt
Delicate Rose Tint for Complexions From What to Wear
Marguerite DeVale endorses a rose tinted complexion using magatone dissolved in witch hazel. The grease free lotion purifies skin and provides velvety softness, protecting against weather changes and freckles while avoiding powders and greasy creams.
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Marguerite DeVale
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U. S. Senate
Swissco
Wissco
Wiesco
Swissco Hair Remedy Co
Square
Cincinnati
Ohio
Beattie
Owl Drug Co
Chatee
Hiawatha
Farwell, Osman, Kirk & Co
Giit Kage
Rip
Yours For Bargains, Spinning’s Bargain Store
Pourth Avenue
Protle’s Bank Bldg
Manone Dhainnans
TATA
Dar
Wilson
2Nd Ave
Seattle
East
Madison
Rey
Nt Oo
Koonville Kinks
George O. Baker
Tor
Clarice
Gren
W. H. F. Parry
Gary
Ind
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Robert Mantel
Helen Ware Srall
Russell
Tosh Mise
Washington
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Ohicago Tribune
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C. L. Gilman
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Adam
Stevens
Pine
Green Lake
Fremont
University
Manning
Mannings Coffee
Mannit ’S
Pike Place
Meadowbrook
Pioneer
CH. A. Eba
ACK
Union Dye Works, Inc
Pikest. Plant
KELLY
First Ave
GEO. P. Bent CO
Third Av
Pike Street
Chicago
W. L. Douglas Packard Shoes Danz Shoe CO
Second South
Sherwin-Williams
Bush & Lane Pianos
Gushelane Pinto Go
Third Avenue
Opp
Postoffice
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