Notorious Swap of Wives Breaks Down in County Dicker
Zed Peavy and Si Dismuke met for a joke trade that spiraled into a mock proposal to swap wives. Each taunted the other over wealth and wives while tossing in cattle, wood, and fruit as boot. The men concluded the deal could not proceed and parted in disgust, Pathfinder Magazine reports.
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All of Us Organized Crime Tax Tactics Discussed
Crime policy analysis notes that organized crime groups may evade taxes through illicit channels yet still collect and remit some levies. Officials warn enforcement gaps could sustain illicit revenue streams.
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Oberammergau marks 300th Passion Play in Bavaria
The 1634 vow led to a three century tradition of the Oberammergau Passion Play. The village in the Bavarian Alps prepares to welcome a large crowd this summer to commemorate the tercentennial performance. Pictured are Alois Lang as Christ and Anni Rutz as the Virgin Mary with the Last Supper scene above.
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Redeye the Vireo Nests High in Maple by Farmer Browns
In the Old Orchard Redeye the Vireo serenades daily while Jenny Wren notes his nest high in a maple. Peter Rabbit observes his tireless song as he hunts for food and guards a basket woven nest. Jenny warns Sally Sly the Cowbird may have laid an egg there. T. W. Burgess.
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Flavorful fruit desserts and drinks from a kitchen column
A kitchen notes column offers recipes and tips for fruit based dishes. It presents Simple Fruit Salad with orange sections grapes and grape juice, Fruit Ice with bananas oranges lemons and sugar, and Milk Sherbet Three of a Kind blending orange lemon juice banana pulp sugar milk and cream.
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Western Newspaper Union
Desserts for warm days Three Fruits Ice and Banana Cream
Recipes describe cold treats for hot weather including Three Fruits Ice with citrus and gelatin and Banana Cream for cake filling. Also includes Fruit Potpourri using orange pieces peaches pineapple juice and maraschino cherry garnish.
Milk price versus cream and a London hat query
A reader asks why cream costs more than milk and if London police chin straps keep hats on. The reply jokes that cream is pricey because cows must sit on small bottles, and that chin straps are for resting jaws after answering questions.
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Reader letters raise questions on class and work
In a set of reader questions the writers discuss race in sports class outcomes and newspaper vendors. I M Morvich contends a racer was out of class while Hugh Manny Tairian notes many boys selling papers on streets and wonders if they tire. TY Pryter suggests a day at Coney Island.
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The Blacksmith's Daughter
Poem by Anne Campbell recalls a girl who watched a blacksmith as a child and now, grown, sees him as her ideal. The piece links the forge imagery to enduring affection, presenting him as both father and friend in reflective verse.
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Western Newspaper Union
Old Timers See Passing of Two Village Forums
A Minneapolis Journal reflection notes how the motor car and safety razor transformed village forums once held in livery stables and barber shops. The piece argues that these social centers fostered democracy and debate, but modernization has dispersed public discussion and altered political loyalties.
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Lost 37 Pounds With Kruschen
Mrs. J. S. Sonza of Waco Texas shares dramatic weight loss after taking Kruschen Salts each morning. She claims significant inches and pounds shed, improved vitality, and urges others to try the remedy with a money back guarantee from drugstores.
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