X rays and Roentgen ray named for Roentgen discoverer
Forty years ago this spring joke smiths spoke of an amazing new ray in Wurzburg Germany a professor announced a ray to see through solid objects though he could not name it it was invisible and would photograph He called it an X unknown ray The National Tuberculosis Association runs an Early Diagnosis Campaign throughout April urging use of X rays and tuberculin tests to detect TB early with treatment now more effective and urging prompt testing in cities and towns nationwide Public health officials physicians and surgeons support the campaign and advise testing for those with possible TB exposure.
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Wurzburg
Germany
Roentgen
Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen
National Tuberculosis Association
Swine, Lions, and Legal Laughs From a Vaudeville Page
A quirky column mixes travel circus chaos with an escaped lion and a Ginsberg twist, then pivots to sharp jabs at criminal lawyers. It riffs on matrimony trends, youth education, and juvenile driving dangers before recalling a Venice flood memory and yearlong droughts.
Distinctive Dress for the Small Girl Pattern Offer
The Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1833-B creates a high waist dress for girls ages 2 to 6 with a lace collar and three buttons. Available fabrics include gingham challis muslin silk and crepe with a small floral print. Order the Spring designs pattern book for 15 cents from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept San Francisco.
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Barbara Bell
New Montgomery Ave
San Francisco
Calif
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Nothing to It Dancing Lesson Joke
The snippet presents a light joke dialogue about a first dancing lesson. Hallo Johnnie asks about the lesson and the response notes it is easy simply turning around and wiping feet, in a humorous exchange typical of Tit-Bits.
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Johnnie
City Editor Seeks Photo Explaination Over Portrait
A new reporter recalls why a photograph of a girl was ruined when she held a book to her face during the shot and the editor questions who is responsible. The incident hints at newsroom tensions and delays in publishing.
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Situation
The Bone of Contention Explained by Father and Son
A father and son discuss the phrase the bone of contention with a playful exchange about the jawbone as the source of dispute. The dialogue uses humor to define a heated point of disagreement as the bone in question.
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Sonny Boy
No clear news item found in extraction
The fragment presents a dialogue about ethnicity and heritage with a joke linking a Scottish extraction to a dentist named McTavish, lacking a discernible event or reporting context.
Rome Pilgrims Climb Holy Scala Santa on Good Friday
Devout worshippers kneel on the 28 steps near the Lateran Palace believed to have been moved from Pontius Pilate’s house. tradition holds Christ ascended them multiple times, making this among Rome’s most notable Good Friday rites.
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Rome
Lateran Palace
Scala Santa
Pontius Pilate
Christ
New Bible Novaltzawa Gets Pregobers
A cryptic OCR snippet mentions A D Lowe and locations Nadorton and Ea. It references a Bible-related item with unclear context and no clear event or outcome. No definite persons, organizations, dates, or places can be confirmed from the readable text.
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New Bible Novaltz
Ewa
A. D. Lowe
BCX
Nadorton
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Norwegian Friends of America
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Oslo
Philadelphia
Davis Wilson
Admiral King
Navy Flying Corps
al Williams
Navy
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Sere
Tappi
Minn
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Edna Johnson
M. S. Monson
J. B. Gastvold
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Inga Arvad
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Denmark
Miss Arvad
Everly Hills
Ginsberg
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Marria
American Creative League of Harmony and Music
Agong
Venice
Grand Canal
South Third Street
Drouths
Irving. Cobb
Africa
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Ghulu
Tzu Ene
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