Fifty Famous Frontiersmen
A profile of L. J. W. Redington and other frontier figures, detailing Redington’s early exploits as a scout for Gen. O. O. Howard during the Nez Perce and Bannock campaigns, his later career as a newspaper publisher, and rival feats by Tom Tobin and Felix Aubrey showcasing long-distance rides across unsettled Western territories.
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L. J. W. Redington
California
National Home
Gen
O. O. Howard
Nez Perce
Bannock
Farrow
Fischer
Boy Scout
Jack Redington
Massachusetts
Salem
Ore
Fort Hall Reservation
Redington
Gird
Howard
Joseph
Nez Perces
Bear Paw Mountains
Montana
Miles
Napoleon
Oregon
Pacific Northwest
Santa Fe Trail
Tom Tobin
Stephen Kearney
Onta Fe
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Felix N. Aubrey
Aubrey
AL Ie
Santa Fe
Independence
Wagon Mound
Arkansas
Tobin
Western Newspaper Union
Pumpkin and Squash Use in Classic and Quick Meals
A Bell Syndicate feature explores pumpkin squash and sweet potato roles in pies puddings preserves and as vegetables. It covers pumpkin pie flavoring common sweet potato pone with ingredients and methods plus squash rolls yeast doughs and a quick liver meal with rice and avocado salad.
Garner questions Bible author in Texas office tale
Vice President Garner, then a lawyer in Texas, challenges a book agent selling a red letter edition of the Bible. He repeatedly asks who wrote the Bible, prompting the agent to reveal the work and finally insult him as a pin headed fool. The anecdote appears in Pathfinder magazine.
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Garner
Texas
Morocco
Pathfinder Magazine
Rose is a rose explained by Gertrude Stein
A Cleveland reader asked Gertrude Stein to explain her motto rose is a rose is a rose is a rose. Alice B. Toklas replies that the device means exactly what it says and Stein conveys nothing more or less, as Time Magazine notes.
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Cleveland
Gertrude Stein
Alice B. Toklas
Miss Stein
Time Magazine
Ounce of Prevention Against Tuberculosis Urged
Dr J A Myers in Hygeia Magazine urges protecting uninfected children from TB as essential to stopping its spread. He argues time and effort spent on child health provides the ounce of prevention that shields the next generation from tuberculosis.
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J. A. Myers
Hygeia Magazine
Happy man who has found joy in life's work
A generous tale of a young inventor evicted for rent who guards his tools for 86 hours without food or sleep. Neighbors provide storage, revealing his belief that tools are his jewels and source of happiness. The piece argues real content comes from loving one’s work regardless of reward.
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Fortune
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Mind Reading Machine Sparks Debate On Telepathy Claims
A device by Dr. Alexander Cannon uses tubes attached to a subject to chart brain reactions on graph paper. It records emotions like surprise love and hate and flags fatigue concentration and truthfulness while noting telepathy as a physical fact and that waltz music relieves asthma.
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Alexander Cannon
Bronxville Kiss Regulation Stirs Morning Station Scene
Police ordered residents to refrain from kissing at the Bronxville station to stop traffic jams. A reporter found commuters kissing their spouses to defy the rule, while the guarding officer admitted unusual levels of affection and public scrutiny.
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Bronxville
N. Y
Philadelphia Record
Practical Appeal Over Button Prank in Vicarage
A London Tit-Bits note quotes the vicar criticizing facetious congregation members who place buttons on the collection plate. He suggests replacing them with safety pins in light of a recent arrival at the vicarage.
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London
Baby likeness sparks house side joke
The Smythes joke with their bachelor neighbor about which side of their house their baby resembles. The neighbor hesitates to give the right answer, replying he cannot see the resemblance to any side of a house.
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Smythes
Smythe
Bachelor Uncle Sparks Doris Interest
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt shows Doris asking her bachelor uncle about marriage and love. Uncle Joe replies he cannot be disappointed in love if he was never married, revealing a witty uncle’s view on romance.
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Doris
Uncle Joe
Philadelphia Bulletin
Guard Tired of Questions Delays Train At Signal Box
A tired guard at a stalled train answers a stream of questions about a passing engine. He explains the delay is due to the signalman with red hair, making it impossible to move the engine past the box.
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London Tatler
Twin Beds Question Aging Daughters In Tin Bed Debate
The family council debates buying twin beds for the two young daughters as the elder refuses to sleep in a tin bed while the younger outgrows her crib. The exchange highlights parental concern over comfort and growing needs.
Sue’s Breach Suit Ended With Six Cents Award
In a Brooklyn Eagle item, the jury awarded Sue six cents in her breach of promise suit after testimony from Inez and Frances. The brief verdict drew remarks about the modest sum as a notable outcome.
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Inez
Sue
Frances
Brooklyn Eagle
Hopeful conductor and comic exchange about luck and injury
A playful exchange features a hopeful conductor asking if someone is hurt and a humorous victim replying that he is badly damaged while believing his rabbit's foot will bring luck. The banter centers on luck, injury, and betting odds.
Really Not His Fault Office Boy Jokes About Grandfather
The gag shows an office boy asking for the afternoon off citing his grandmother's death. The employer remarks that it's the third grandmother to die since he started, and the boy quips that grandfather will marry again, highlighting a running family joke.
Man Declines Coffee During Farm Dinner Threshing Time
During a farm threshing dinner, a young girl serving coffee offered a cup to an elderly man who refused it. A bump knocked the cup spilling coffee down his back, yet he calmly continued eating and stated he did not care for coffee.
Just the Thing for a Friend at the Florist Window
Two high school girls discuss a birthday gift from a florist window. One suggests a "dickie doos" as the right choice, and the other recognizes the toy as a "thing-a-ma-gig" that would suit the occasion.
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Indianapolis News
Different Effect
A man boasts a twist on the fable as he claims everything he touches turns to ice. The exchange frames a caution about cursed power and its chilling consequences.
Gideon selects watching men for battle in ancient rite
A Boston Transcript quote notes Gideon chose soldiers who watched with one eye while drinking with the other, rejecting those who laid aside their arms and drank fully. The remark reflects a method of securing disciplined troops.
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Gideon
Boston Transcript
Admitted the Beauty Stray Stories
A public meeting is called to support a new movement to preserve rural beauties while a village spinster objects that preserving beauty insults her, in a terse local column.
Five Years of Suffering Ended by Cuti cura Treatment
Mrs. Bertha H. Whitaker describes eczema covering ears and scalp, severe itching, and sleepless nights. After requesting a free sample of Cuti cura Soap and Ointment, she reports relief and healing after using three cakes of Soap and two boxes of Ointment, with prices listed forSoap Ointment and Talecum.
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Bertha H. Whitaker
Rt. 1
Nevada
Iowa
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden
Mass
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