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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1932
Page
6
Keith What Pitch Did You Use to Seal the Engineer Alsop
Fragmentary note recalls a query about a pitch by Keith What to seal engineer Alsop amid a fault in the erring bone. Readable details are limited. core names emerge but full event remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
Ptitch
He-So Alice furious with May over secret promise
Alice refuses to forgive May after revealing a great secret to her and binding a non disclosure. May has not shared the secret with anyone yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
May
No Patchwork in Reform Request for Renewal
The speaker rejects patchwork changes and demands a complete, fresh start in reform. Emphasizes it is never too late to mend and rejects mended partners, seeking a new, unaltered model.
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Gayboy
Rand
Hobo-Conan Doyle Debate on Next World Work
A lively exchange contrasts the idea of every buddy working in the next world with a speculative take on evolution. The speakers probe whether spiritual progress or material labor would drive human change, hinting at a frontier of belief and science.
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Conan Doyle
Preference for Open or Closed Cars
Dialogue shows two women comparing car types with personal bias. First woman prefers open for novelty. second favors closed for behavior. Tone mirrors casual 1920s style chatter about social norms and fashion choices.
Family Defines a Big Mess of Kids Through Gene's Quote
A four year old Gene explains a family to two year old David by pointing to pictures and saying here is a family and here is a whole big mess of kids and that makes a family. The remark captures a child's perspective on family structure.
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Gene
David
Pueblo uprising and Pope's rise and fall in the southwest
The Pueblos unite under Pope to revolt against Spanish rule. August 13 1860 is planned as liberty day, but the plot leaks and the uprising costs many lives. After initial victory, Pope rules harshly, drought, raids, and civil strife follow, ending with his death before Vargas reclaims the Pueblo country in 1692.
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San Juan
Taos
Pope
Arizona
Pueblo
Spain
Otermin
Santa Fe
Rio Grande
el Paso
Pueblos
Tanos
Dide Vargas
Pueblo Country
Unica
Smith Surpassed by Other Names in American Cities
An analysis by Howard F. Baker notes the surname Smith remains the most common in the United States yet local patterns vary. In New York Cohens rival Smiths, in Milwaukee Schmidts lead, and Chicago favors Johnsons. Scandinavian influence in Minneapolis and Los Angeles coincides with Smiths being outnumbered by Johnsons Andersons Nelsons and Petersons. A Boston Transcript quip references a scoundrel husband.
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Smith
Smiths
Unite States
New York
Milwaukee
Schmidt
Chicago
Johnson
Seattle
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Johnsons
Andersons
Nelsons
Petersons
Howard F. Baker
American Mercury
Youth Fights Tiger With Bare Hands dies in India
A Kathlal party hunting a tiger watched a youth confront the beast with his bare hands after his dagger broke. The tiger sprang from a cave and mortally wounded him before companions arrived and killed the animal with spears. He died from his injuries.
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Kathlal
India
Bit Forward His Father Young Man Courtship Questioned
A Sheffield Weekly Telegraph quip records a scene where a father questions a young suitor about six years of courting his daughter. The youth asks why and humorously suggests kissing as the next step, illustrating playful chatter from the era.
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Weekly Telegraph
Sheffield
True Boss and Applicant Exchange on Wage Demands
A humorous exchange frames the slogan Good Hardware as the boss questions high wages for inexperience while the applicant notes the difficulty of work without knowledge. The quip underscores a tension between labor value and skill, reflecting workplace sentiment.
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Houston
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