The Time for It
A humorous exchange about a near collision with an old friend, noting the comic relief as they reversed and moved the man away from danger after an inadvertent runover. The dialogue hints at a lighthearted car mishap and friendly relief.
Bride at altar reads Jumbo ahead of vows
A fragment shows a bride at the altar noting the misprinted word Jumbo versus Juno in the program, highlighting a typographical error during the ceremony.
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Juno
Forgot His Cue
From the Boston Evening Transcript a brief exchange about a sister being in or indisposed, reflecting a casual, human moment in a social note.
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Bobby
Boston
Evening Transcript
Woman's Club Notes Last Regular Meeting May 25
The Woman's club will meet at Mrs. Elizabeth Fouts home on Tuesday afternoon May 25. After the business meeting the social committee will lead the program with a roll call and Current Events. This will be the last regular meeting of the year, and attendance is hoped to be complete.
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Harbine News Items Highlight Local Visits and Birth
Marie Kelley of Beatrice spent weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Franz Modrow. Jack Buller returned from Omaha. A son John Mahlman born May 16 to Mr and Mrs Carl Sandman of Jansen. Will Tuxhorn and daughter Renelda visited the Dick Immen home. Mrs Scott Miller and Verna and Avis Howard visited Harbine. Joe Price visited Diller friends. Mrs Henry Wolters and Martha Beatrice shoppers. Harbine and Endicott played ball Sunday 13 to 25 Endicott won.
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Jack Buller
Omaha
Carl Sandman
Jansen
John Mahlman
Hollenberg
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Will
Tuxhorn
Renelda
Scott Miller
Diller
Verna
Avis Howard
Joe Price
Henry Wolters
Martha
Endicott
Diller Seniors Recall Sneak Day and Farewell Events
Senior class notes recount a Sneak Day trip from Diller to Wymore Lincoln DeWitt Fairbury Endicott and back to a banquet reception and slumber party. The group toured cities met guests, faced pranks from juniors, and ended with a farewell talk by Supt. Domer and a Ouija board memory session.
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Wymore
City of Lincoln
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Fairbury
Endicott
Everett Clark
Helene Green
Green
S. F. Clark
J. Thompson
Supt. Domer
Diller High Senior Class of 1920 Reunion Blesses 1921
The 1920 senior class gathers with Supt Woomer Walter Hansen Frerett Clark Ernest Pospisil Iva Pospisil Leota McCreight Helene Green Beulah Thompson Bernice Anderson. They divide banners as keepsakes recalling happy days at Diller High and wish the 1921 seniors continued success. The note closes with enduring fellowship and hope to meet again.
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Forture
Massive Hat Drama at the Theater
A tall determined woman with a very large hat sits in a theater. An attendant asks her to remove the hat because it annoys a man behind. The woman responds by belittling the complainant and says it would be easier to remove him.
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London
Adolphus confronts Milly Smarte over insult in street
Adolphus complains of rude reception by Milly Smarte after asking to see her home. Percy notes the confrontation in a street encounter and hints at Milly's remark. Adolphus insists he was insulted and recounts the hilltop offer.
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Adolphus
Percy
Milly Smarte
Embarrassing Footnotes From a Social Visit
A Buffalo Commerce snippet recalls Mrs Swinburne visiting a host where six year old Sarah asks to see her shoes to check for crows feet, sparking surprised laughter as the child explains she heard the mother say the visitor was getting crows feet.
Arlington National Cemetery History and Significance Remains
The Arlington National Cemetery sits on about 1100 acres across the Potomac from Washington. It honors roughly 25 000 buried service members with sections for Maine shipwreck and Civil War figures, noting burials for all honorably discharged soldiers sailors and marines.
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National Cemetery
Virginia
Placid
Potomac
Martha Washington
Robert B. Lee
United States
United States Service
Havana
Meigs
Kept Him Dry in Rainy Ride Tale
A liveryman warns two girls to keep the horse dry and avoid the tail wet. They report success after one sharp shower, taking turns holding an umbrella over the horse's tail to prevent getting sprayed.
Baby health notes from customers in old health column
A druggist lists comic customer notes about a child ingesting plaster and needing antidotes. The phrases mention a frightened parent seeking help, a request to release a part, and a 6 cent payment for powders for an adult. The item appears in a Tilinots Health News column.
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Adoit
Sike
Tilinots
Tide Retreats as Uncle Counsels Youth
In a humorous exchange a man recalls his youth and baldness while his nephew notes the tide is out, turning a family moment into a wry joke about aging and change. The brief vignette captures a coastal metaphor and lighthearted banter.
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Joe
Peppermint Oil Yields Rise in Michigan and Indiana
Production data shows the 1019 crop yielding about 800000 pounds of peppermint oil from 10000 acres in Michigan and Indiana. The figure marks a continued decline from 600000 pounds produced from 18000 acres in 1914. Average yield runs around 30 pounds per acre.
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Michigan
Indiana
Big Return From War Material Sales Reveals Huge Profit
The British ministry of munitions reports nearly 700 million dollars earned from selling war materials including tin tacks and tanks.
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British Ministry of Munitions
Zaandam's Claim to Fame Peter the Great's disguise
The article recalls how Peter the Great visited Zaandam two centuries ago disguised as a laborer to learn shipbuilding. Locals soon uncovered him, prompted his departure, and Zaandam still touts his visit with the hut of Peter the Great as a major draw. Tourists flock to see the hut, guided to a brick church and a small dilapidated home with antique furniture and Russia relics. The mystery of why the church hides the humble room persists between Dutch and Russian blame.
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Peter the Great
Russia
Zaandam
Campenter
Amsterdam
Peter
Zaandamp
Pieter de Groot
Czar
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