Baseball Strip Poker Cartoon Honors Mt Vernon Team
Local cartoon by Don Wootton features manager Barre in a caricatured strip poker scene reflecting Mt Vernon baseball history. Denison is shown nude in a barrel as Barre looks to “strip” him while a Marye Ville labeled figure warns that Kenton was stripped last Sunday.
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Don" Wootton
Barre
Toom
Don
Mt. ‘Vernon
Basie
Dele Barre
Dennison
Barra
Marveville
Kenton
Eto O
Phone Operators Present Bride With Gifts in Mt Vernon
The Mt Vernon Telephone Company held a social meeting in the parlors with operators presenting recent bride Miss Stokes with a linen tablecloth and napkins. The event featured bouquets of purple and white violets, light refreshments, and a planned surprise ride for Miss Stokes after which friends shared well wishes at the gathering.
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Mt. Vernon
Wilel “Wats
Herler
Devine
Mies Stokes
Aloe
Mere
Benidis
Tim
Short Locals Chronicle Snapshot From North Mulberry District
Widespread local notes report travels and arrivals across towns. Names include Martenun BatwrAay and Grenville, with visits to Prook Harbor and East Gaultier street. The piece notes Friday returns, dock arrivals, and family movements among residents like Charles Wright and Mrs Slee AE, painting a bustling spring local scene.
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MC Wises
Tony
Dervis Gattiley
Willkie
Diane
Martenun
Golumbie
Malurdus
Manicaui
Pk Walker
North Mulerry
Beorke Norler
Prook Harbor
Grenville
A Soldier Returns Home to Wolf Attack Rescue
Peter Nichiallef, a Russian soldier wounded near Riga with one eye and a torn journey home to Vologda, travels by rail to Petrograd then by sleigh with his wife Sonia and their year-old son. On the road wolves attack the sleigh. Peter shoots, Sonia fires, and a dramatic rescue by unseen men saves the family from the pack as they press toward the inn.
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Peter Nichiallef
Riga
Peter
Vologda
Petrograd
Letis
Sonia
Tom Fasket
Tony
Trent
Fils Wite
Davin Alwage
Wii
Darth Taewe
Weill
Ative Sevier
Hope Lobing
Fulluwert
Pytor
Isnowli
Norve
Ronla
Jie Peter
Teter
Hin
Soni
Puranis
Péter
Wwe
Bates
Bernran Aygl
Peltier
Peydad
Hlowe Ory
Vider
Bila
Fwr
Eitieoy
la Perlullam
Great American game this year goes to gardening
The article urges Americans to grow and can surplus produce in 1917. It praises home gardens, emphasizes canning with department of agriculture guidance, and suggests using front yards for vegetables to ease wartime cost of living. It notes potatoes turnips cabbages stored for winter, peas beans and tomatoes canned, and advises postal requests to congressmen for seed supplies.
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Washington
Rennette Lovewell
Viztlantes
Plata
Department of Agriculture
Wolf
Afternoon Tea of Briton Threatened by Bread Crisis
Amid bread shortages a national crisis threatens Britain's afternoon tea culture. Food controller Lord Davenport warns a single meatless day failed to curb consumption as Britons substitute fresh food with bread and cake. The office signals rationing could worsen without immediate cuts in bread use.
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Londo
Davenporté
Ube
Jb Engeland
Traina Thom Livernet
London
Mons Hill
York Aubway
Preparing your car for good driving in twelve steps
A 14 point vintage guide covers car care from radiator water and fuel level to oil changes and valve grinding. It warns to avoid carburetor tinkering and emphasizes thorough inspection, cleaning and lubrication of all parts.
How to Make Silhouettes of Your Own Family
A vintage guide explains making family silhouettes using a shaded window setup and a draped sheet. It describes posing a child before the window, adding props like a pet or flowers, and using white cardboard cutouts to create a lasting silhouette likeness.
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Aunt Jemima
Cele Silas
Rover
Jn Ah Aetist
Gronina
Allie Tee
Lennie Tee
Dick Poe
Kuco
Cota
Wolves Attack Pack: Veteran Shoots Homeward After Trail Confrontation
On a lonely road a veteran veterinarian engages wolves and shoots to defend himself. The incident involved a sequence on a rural route with a dog and cane noted. Police records indicate no further injuries, and the hunter remains at a local jail for questioning.
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Rgbert
Hin
Garber
Pwihlel
Aimeksi
Howe
Meili
Patel
Ciria Making Own Dresses At Hugh School
White girls at Hulls High School work to fashion their own dresses as part of a civil rights era sewing program. Seventy students have already joined the course taught by Superintendent Clark, with notes of pride in self reliance and education.
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Ciria
Shwe
Coty
Hugh School
Mo G
Clark
How to Kill Spiders at Home A Brief Guide
A fragment discusses methods to deter or kill house spiders. It mentions sweeping them away, staining walls, and timing actions for early evening. The text is garbled but centers on practical steps to reduce spider presence in a home.
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Wien
Fragmented Note on Ink Removal Methods
The text describes iodine stains on linen and methods to remove ink using water and a powder. It mentions washing the affected fabric in pure water and using a digger with a powder to lift the ink, noting the stain will disappear from the linen. The handwriting is garbled and contains several unclear terms.
Scrap Book Joke Trial Ends With Laughed Amusement
In a North Carolina court Judge Shipp presiding the trial neared midnight. Willie Murchison tried a joke to wake the tired jury and spectators but the anecdote proved dull and pointless. The judge asked for the point, the counsel admitted not seeing it either.
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North Carolina
Shipp
Willie Murchison
Murchison
Fida
When You Come In. A Cheerful Club Welcome Charm
A short verse invites warmly greeting newcomers with friendly slang. It paints a scene of hearty humor and neighborly back slaps, urging broad smiles and inclusive spirit as the club lets in new energy and cheer.
The Human Projectile and Other Victorian Jests
A collage of humorous clippings recounts wild boasts of a fast traveler with a near miss from a California gunman, a Scots insomnia cure tale, a marriage miscue in Mrs Fenwick’s family, breezy gibes on aging, and a child’s innocent question about a dressmaker, all reflecting social wit and quirks of the era.
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Wilson Mizner
West
Mixner
California
Miner
Wilson
Metal fillings in teeth and electrolytic action questions
The Electrical Review editor notes no danger of electrolysis if amalgam is properly mixed with gold in adjacent cavities. Experiments with a gold amalgam pile using salt or acetic acid did not show measurable electro lytic effects. Decay, when it occurs, is due to chelation and breakdown of the filling, not electrolysis, with mouth acids penetrating the cavity once disintegration starts.
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Electrical Review
East Wind Reputed Harbinger of Evil Across Ages
A fragmented piece quotes biblical references to the east wind as a bad omen, noting plagues and divine judgments from Egypt to Jerusalem. It mentions Judas, Tarshish ships, and prophecies, ending with a modern poet referencing the east wind’s menace to an angler in Indianapolis News.
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Egypt
Tarshish
Judas
Jeremiah
Jerusalem
Reebel
Oll
Ian Walton
Indianapolis News
Animal Sentries and Guarding in the Wild
A 2008 New York Sun passage notes animals and birds act as sentries to warn of danger. It cites fishers and geese in winter, the golden plover, the beaver posting guards, and the idea that those on the hunt must avoid detection while predators watch for threats.
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New York Sun
Fragmentary Windly-net Plot Cited in Editorial Note
An editor hints at a windily misled plot by a reader, noting a "Windly-net" from a TC alias and a confusing exchange about a gift. The piece mentions a subscriber and a firm remark about removing a scene, with a New York wire reference.
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Evidenca Requirad
Focal
Rial
Rehtie
Pia
New York
Fragmented Dialectic Scene At Church Alongside Fashion Notes
A garbled passage describes churchgoers and a fashion moment with a new gown and hat, mentioning Cleveland Ty Weiler and a group in an East to West setting. A critic named Isabelle questions a disliked concert while a Lousse Pure Ita chief Merit figure comments on the group’s performance.
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Ole Wgenttledg
Easily Mended and Nightly Musings in Brownhig’s Magazine
The fragment discusses a disrupted engagement and an abrupt recovery as Tye fixes a broken promise. A blithe moon under cloud favors a tense mood. A bitter line notes that who travels to the last quarter faces scrutiny in Baltimore American.
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Don Wootton
Ite
Barre Ic
Charles Wrieht
East Gaultier Street
City of London
Sania
Fiat
Bill
Jack
Oir Club
London Mail
Mra
New York Globe
Spister Grolng
Dovlire
Teele
Cals Dreagut
Beasley
Apasho Teanaedduiire Gui
Teadel
Jaaly Okies
Wille
Grinkle
Mamma
Willy
Merit
Claya
Isabelle
Tye
Brownhig’s
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