A Bride for King Edward and Other Gossip
A column riffing on royal marriage bets and social snobbery contrasts a hypothetical British king choosing a Canadian bride with antic views on Canadians and Antipodes. It weaves in political quips about Perkins, Roper, and Washington contrasts while lampooning public fevers, telegram tat, and the League of Nations amid looming war clouds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Canada
Fter
America
Grand Canyon
Europe
Asila
League of Nations
Changing the Mind and Tanking in a New Town
A humorous warning about smart men needing to change their minds, noting that towns may offer a new one-day street on short notice, prompting quick shifts in plans and attitudes.
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Canary Islands
Boxer 17 Dies From Skull Fracture in Pacific Coast Bout
Townsend Probe Sacramento Jenkins Hobart reports a 17 year old amateur boxer died from a skull fracture suffered in a final bout of the Pacific Coast intercollegiate event. The article absolves or places blame on the youth opponent amid the tragedy.
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Sacramento
Judson Hobart
Pacific Coast
Intercol
Valencia shipments from Porterville reach 100 cars by April
By April 1 Porterville area exports totaled 100 carloads of Valencias. Most fruit loaded at San Pedro sailed to England and Scandinavian ports, with shipments directed to export markets.
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Porterville
San Pedro
England
Scandanavian
The Great Supper and the Excuses We Make
Lesson text on Luke 14 15 24 and the Great Supper parable. It explains God's gracious invitation to salvation through Jesus Christ, the urgency of responding, and the excuses people give that keep them from the feast. The story contrasts invited guests with others from the streets who join the host at his table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Christ
God
Chidsey's Summer Cottage Packing Fiasco and Humorous Misfits
A humorous sketch features Chidsey packing a summer cottage for return to the city, wrestling with crates for the dog and dishes, while a fatherly cautionary refrain and a failed self portrait of failure trace a comic chain. It also recounts Alfred’s endless misadventures and a shift to magazine writing about business problems.
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Chidsey
General Information Test completion items
A compact quiz of historical figures and facts with mismatched options. It tests identifying correct roles dates and achievements for figures like Millard Fillmore Patrick Henry James Watt Daniel Boone and others using fragmented prompts.
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James Watt
Taeeaa Schnozzle
Durante
Johan
Garner
Bronz
Daniel Boone
Pope Ee Pole
Sasai
Capeteen Aioe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Irving, Cobb
Romania
Hollywood Boulevard
Mme. Perkins
Senator Black
Washington
California Pacific International Exposition
Winer
Betty York
Barbara Watson
Rita Downs
Betty Fulkerson
Southland
Metropolitan Water District
Colorado River
Townsend
Robert E. Clements
The
Townsend Old Age Pension Organization
House
Whittling Whitney
Whitney Rannels
Southern California
San Diego
Whitney
P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Peeee Bible Institute
Western Newspaper Union
McGoofey
Mother
Alfred
Apple
Alps
New York
Millard Fillmore
United States
Greta Ewyre
Rogera Hornsby
Bishop Cannon
Patrick Hley
Patrick Henry
Albie Booth
Lincoln
Ace
Yale
Booth Theater
Portugal
Owney Madden
Paul Revere
U. S. Shipping Board
Captin Lawrence
John Paul Jones
Addison Simms
Simms
Reconstruction Corporation
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