Fable of the Charley Horse and the Punctured Ego
A satirical tale follows Warburton J Timmons a boastful man who claims he has no stomach ailments while doctors and friends bombard him with odd cures and misadventures. After a hot iron spark and a cascade of odd advice from local characters he limps to his office and the satirical moral emerges that avoidance of treatment leads to a hospital ending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timmons
Mr. Timsbons
Motta
Warburton
NCE
Insurance 3
J. Timmens
Mr. Timmons
Warburton J. Timmons
Keesler
Bromley
Mr. McClatchey
Herb Ketterling
U.S. Steel
Gary
Indiana
Miss Skinner
J. G B. Cummings
Bud Narrington
Harrington
Cadwallader
Mart’ Carr
Emporium
Ebbie Swisher
RE. F.D. No. 3
Otto Gunkel
Good-News Bundy
Persia
Apple of the Eye phrase traced as cherished symbol
PathFinder Magazine notes the phrase may derive from the pupil or a round eye ball like an apple. It explains the expression denotes something greatly dear and highly valued and that it appears in the King James Bible.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Self-Praise Across Cultures and Sayings
A collection notes that proverbs warn against self praise. It cites English phrases like praise is no praise and self-praise is no recommendation alongside Herbert and cross cultural lines including Spanish and German sayings about self praise. The text contrasts varying expressions on how self praise can backfire.
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George Herbert
Evil Eye Belief Receives Scientific Backing
The article reports Dr. Otto Rahn of Corne University arguing that human bodies emit radiation similar to ultraviolet light. He states eyes can affect yeast cells, and notes radiation varies by individual while vision involves electrical cells rather to see. Gart ruber proposes an apparatus purporting to alter the body's electrical field.
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Otto Rahn
Corne University
Gari/cruber
Herr Garticruber
Air power targets and armored transport limits
Air experts say fighting troops are not worth a direct attack. Bombs aim at bases and supply routes. Roads and rails are fixed. one well placed bomb can block a transport column. Cross country vehicles could evade roads by climbing, crossing ditches, and pursuing paths across fields.
Makes an Impression Visitor Makes Elephant Forget Face
A fragment from a comic dialogue notes an attendant answering a visitor about an elephant not forgetting a face. The line hints at human memory versus animal perception in a casual exchange.
Breakfast nook discipline and chivalry between men
A brief note on a breakfast nook where care is taken to avoid bumping elbows while carving a steak. The author frames Fairplay as the start of chivalry between men, suggesting courtesy and restraint in dining.
Relief From Neuralgia In a Few Minutes
An advertising note touts Bayer Aspirin as dissolving instantly in the stomach to relieve neuralgia and other pains within minutes. It urges buyers to seek the Genuine Bayer Aspirin label with the Bayer cross and warns against counterfeit products.
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Bayer Aspinio’ Laboratories
Bayer
Bayer Aspina
Royal relics and curiosities exhibition in Stockholm palace
A public display this fall in Stockholm’s palace features a small gold rat trap watch charm. The exhibit includes spur boxes, deformed bullets from royal wounds, jeweled decorations, miniature royal portraits, and royal brooches from Swedish palaces and tombs.
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Ting’s
Stockholm
Beaver Dams Questions Prompt Concrete Work Report
A fragment mentions concrete work and beaver related activity at a dam site. The text references dam location in the Boulder area and suggests gathering pointers about dam construction.
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Boulder Dam
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Charley Horse
George Ade
Bell Syndicats
WNN Service
Joy
Clarksburg
Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co
L. D
Kansas City
Mos
Ayer
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