Dog Saves Man From Quicksand Meadow Rescue
A dog’s persistent barking led fisherman Christ Bauer to a man stranded in rising tides on Deep Creek meadow. Bauer retrieved the nearly lifeless 70-year-old Italian man from the quicksand while the dog waited in the boat and accompanied the ambulance to Kings County hospital where the patient was reported near death from exhaustion and exposure.
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New York
Hemlock
Barren
Christ Bauer
Deep Creek
Bauer
Deep Creek Road
Kings County Hospital
Judge Frees Father on Plea of Supporting 48 Children
Sheridan Wyoming reports that Julian Chavez, a Mexican, pleaded guilty to stabbing Joe Stuka at a ranch during a beer workers row. The judge suspended the sentence after Chavez admitted to 48 children, all of whom he claimed to father. About sixty years old, Chavez’s plea to support his large family influenced the court.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Julian Chavez
Chavez
Joe Stuka
Police Rescue Girl Held in Folding Bed Grip
Pedestrians hear moans from Miss Ruth Haberland’s Denver home. Patrolmen Hargrave and Porche force entry through a second story window, freeing Haberland trapped by a folding bed. She receives treatment for bruises and shock.
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Denver
Ruth Haberland
Hargrave
Porche
Miss Haberland
Man of Letters Milton Bride Seeks New York Groom
Miss Aothya Karvela of Milton Pa finds a man of letters for her husband in a New York match. A license has been filed for her marriage to Spiro K Pappatriantafillopoutos.
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Milton
Aothya Karvela
New York
Spiro K. Pappatriantafillopoutos
The Reformation of Millicent
Millicent Young rejects her parents rigid views as she navigates marriage hopes. Her mother and father push for Braxton Brown due to wealth, while Reverend Battersey’s circle introduces Henry Battersey as a potential match. Millicent’s changing behavior and cigarette abstinence signal shifting loyalties amid social pressures.
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Illicent
Josiah P. Young
Maria Young
Josiah Young
Millicent
Josiah
Talbert Battersey
New England
Youngs
Henry
Maria
Battersey
Braxton Brown
Brown
Braxton
Braxton Brows
Rev
Buttersey
West
Set
Marla
Cub Battersey
Braxton 1
Sueeemma
California Sets Record For Heaviest Rainfall In One Minute
A Kansas City Times writer notes the record rainfall world-wide. On April 5, 1926, 1.02 inches fell in one minute at an observation station by the U S Weather Bureau and Los Angeles County Flood Control. A second identical gauge confirmed the reading. The previous record was 2.47 inches in Panama in three minutes at Porto Bello.
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San Gabriel Range
Kansas City Times
United States Weather Bureau
Los Angeles County Flood-Control Commission
Panama
Weather Bureau
Porto Bello
Odd plan to sink old ships off New Jersey coast
The New Jersey fish and game commission considers converting worthless ships into underwater habitats. Popular Mechanics reports the idea sinks ships to attract fish, creating a habitat on the hulls while keeping them from hindering shipping.
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New Jersey Fish and Game Commission
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Commission
Visiting professor jokes about psychology and women
A visiting Western Reserve University professor quipped that, according to his wife, psychology is a subject men study to learn what women intuitively know. The remark prompted smiles in the recent dialogue noted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Western Reserve University
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Wailing Industry Expands Worldwide and Oil Yields Rise
The article notes a rapid growth in whaling firms with no ocean spared. It cites over 10,000 whales killed yearly and a peak oil yield in 1922 of 44,000,000 gallons. It adds millions of gallons of whale oil now find a ready domestic market.
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Scientific American
Marriage Math Jokes Highlight Comic Exchange
A humorous exchange notes marriage vows count sixteen wives, referencing the four better four worse four richer and four poorer. The joke hinges on multiplying four by four to reach sixteen as a punchline.
It Sounds So Silly Young Scientist Discusses Evolution
A playful dialogue at a museum features a young scientist challenging a friend Dora about evolution while examining an early automobile model. The light exchange contrasts speculative science with everyday curiosity.
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Dora
Boss Fires Jester After Office Joke
In a curiously humorous exchange, Fozzleton-Van Smert delivered a guaranteed joke in the office. Bozzleton-Well responded by dismissing him, marking an abrupt end to his employment.
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Fozzleton
van Smert
Bozzleton
New Bedford Standard
Tender Flower Walks Without a Windshield
A light exchange describes a character taking up walking per a doctor. The humor notes it feels awkward initially due to the absence of a windshield, implying an outdoor or vehicle-related joke in a playful dialogue.
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Algy
Not Greedy Quote From Trial Clerk Exchanges
A judge asks a prisoner for remarks before sentencing. The defendant replies with a grimly terse line about being easily pleased, reflecting a wry, dark moment in the courtroom.
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromos
An old advertisement touts a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine. The box features attire claimed to identify E. W. Grove and bears a small promotional tag.
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E. W. Grove
Why do girls chase battered football players
A playful headline ponders why fans are drawn to rugged players and their rough-edged appeal. It hints at enduring fascination with athletic sturdiness and resilience.
Rest and Work Sayings Promote Diligence
A collection of aphorisms contrasts idleness and effort and notes a new inventor’s bin for wastebasket use. The phrases critique talk over action and encourage hard work as path to true rest.
Oil Powers Ranked By Production According To Liberty
The United States Russia and Venezuela are the top oil producers in the world, with Mexico previously holding third place until recently according to Liberty.
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United States
Russia
Venezuela
Liberty
Mexico
Dill collector recalls avoiding payment
The Dill collector reflects on past habits of dodging payments describing politeness as a tactic that once kept debtors at bay and noting how such behavior shaped his approach to collections.
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