Gulfport Seawall Contract Promises River Transport Revival
The Wood Brothers Corporation of Kansas City wins the Gulfport seawall contract to load steel on barges and ship via the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. The test aims to prove the Kansas City to St Louis waterway can carry freight and to assess needed channel improvements for wider river transportation support.
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Kansas City
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Wood Brothers Corporation
Missouri
Mississippi
St. Louis
Merchants eye business institute and stenography trend
A city business institute may be launched next month with support from the merchants and commerce department. The program aims to study merchandising theory, advertising, and bookkeeping, while stenography and typewriting grow in popularity among students and professionals.
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Retat Merchants’ Department of the of Commerce
Wilson
Army aviation pace signals potential for U S top flight
Military aviation lags but the service trains on seven thousand flight miles weekly, showing that America could reach the top in flying if it commits.
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America
Greece resists settlement terms due to budget strain
London reports Greece refuses to discuss repayment terms with the United States, saying the national budget bears the load and more would overtax the economy. Critics say a fixed repayment policy would ease the burden and set a clearer course for debtors.
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London
Greece
United States
Fire Chief Favors Stricter Enforcement on Pursuit of Fire Units
Fire Chief Rehm argues motorists who tail fire engines to scenes hinder responders and endanger the public. He urges city authorities to act, noting police enforcement must be strengthened since the practice is illegal.
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Rehm
California judge sentences girl who killed her mother to prison
A California judge orders a young killer to prison for one to ten years reflecting on justice. The remark about blindfolded justice is implied by the case. The piece juxtaposes different regional actions with a neutral tone.
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California
Short Stories Wrong Number in Comic Fragments
This item compiles brief humorous exchanges from various sources. It presents quips about free love, college plans, ukulele purchases, and a soup mishap with a printer’s typo, followed by a light pun about early risers. The tone mimics early 20th century humor columns.
Flights of Fancy in Nursery Play
A London Post whimsy notes children at play with dream of flying while a girl suggests being a bird or an elephant. London Opinion humorizes about naming a prospective maid as Marjorie and the awkward moment of sharing a name with the bride.
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London Post
Marjorie
Tootsie
London
Proverb Echoes in Canary Tug of War
A Tit Bits item recalls a master teaching the proverb about the early bird. A boy Tommy laments the misinterpretation when his canary escapes and fails to bring back a worm, revealing a misread lesson and a thrashing.
Jokes and Wit on Life and Luck
A string of wry aphorisms touches on swing wisdom luck and honesty. The writer uses pithy maxims to contrast fate skill and virtue with humorous turns about tombstones ice card games and boxing.
Bedtime solve: A Cure for Obstinacy in Johnny Chuck
Johnny Chuck bears wounds from a fight with Reddy Fox and faces hunger and fear on his doorstep. He longs for his old home in the Old Orchard and contemplates returning, learns watchful Sammy Jay’s joke and finally wakes to hunger changing his resolve to depart for the far corner at dawn.
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Johnny
Reddy Fox
Reddy Bob
Polly Chuck
Sammy Jay
Sammy
Buck
Johnny Chuck
Red Mr. Sun
Purple Hills
French Historians Question Bluebeard’s Birth Name
French historians in the Louisville Courier Journal debate whether Gilles de Laval de Retz, known as Bluebeard, was misnamed by biographers. They suggest scribal errors may have distorted his true name.
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Gilles de Laval de Retz
Joan of Arc
Bluebeard
Louisville
Courier-Journal
Conqueror Without a Blow: Chinese Proverb Note
Retrospective quotation from Buffalo Evening News discusses a Chinese saying that the greatest conqueror defeats an enemy without a blow. It observes that few can resist striking afterward.
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Buffalo Evening News
On Her Trail and Women Leaders Talk
A brief item notes the Coe president at Vassar says women in leadership are advancing ahead of men. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer quotes remarks on pursuit and evolving gender roles.
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Coe
Vassar
Seattle Post- Intelligencer
The Truth Indeed Film Draws on Fatherhood
The Detroit News notes the adaptation leans into its source, signaling a film that acknowledges its fatherly roots and aims for self awareness in its storytelling.
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Detroit News
Musicians Visit Sparks Family Remorse in Canada Trip
Lucile recalls arranging a debut for Diana Westly a singer living in Canbys wife Louise invites a trip to Canada leaving Lucile to face her mother’s sharp rebuke over neglecting Westly and paying the accompanist after Westly’s costly recital. The diary recounts a tense clash over respect and responsibility in a household.
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Diana Westly
Diana
Fannie
Louise Fuller
Candy
Canada
Dexter Haines
Lucile
Cousin Fannie
Louise
Mother
Ers
Louise Erwin
Canby
Miss Westly
Higgie
Doucile
Louises
Trouble Auntie on marriage camaraderie and coque try
A Punch caption voices a brittle critique of modern women, contrasting perceived camaraderie with a supposed lack of coercive courting. The quip reflects the magazine’s satirical take on gender roles and matrimonial expectations.
Dead Town Keeps Murder Record in Chicago
Police records show Chicago maintaining a rising murder tally as Lebanon's hopes for peace fade and the city confronts chronic violence amid ongoing investigations and public safety concerns.
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Chicago
Lebanon
The Mechanics of Living diet as fuel for body and mind
An essay compares the body to a machine needing regular fuel and proper intake. It argues that digestion affects mental and physical output, warns against overeating and indiscriminate eating, and urges consulting a physician to tailor a healthy diet and stick to professional guidance.
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Haseen
Parchment Nonsense on a Bus Ride Or A Mislaid Veil
A man and wife struggle with hats coats and a veil on a dimly lit seating. The man snags a strange girl’s hair and drops his hat and coat while trying to free space. The wife sheds her veil and searches the floor amid clumsy fumbles and a veiled misplacement of personal items.
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Theg
Ile
Homecoming Picnic Ends In Peaceful Quiet
A family ends a day of wandering and hunger with a return to Perry street. They settle under a peach tree after a roadside scavenging trip, find relief from heat and pests, and share a simple supper as sunset softens the scene. Rachel recalls the line East or west home is best.
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Saeed
Silas
Ode Aa
Rachel
Bellews
Mrs. Bellew
Jim Bellew
Richville
Jim
Perry Street
Johnny Gale
Former Chicago gangster aids legal defense with large gamble
A dispatch reports a former Chicago gangster gave seventy five thousand dollars as a pure gamble to aid William Darling Shepherd in his fight against charges of killing millionaire foster son William Nelson McClintock. It notes gunmen and gangsters easily move cash to influence justice.
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Chicago
William Darling Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
Florida Times-Union
Detroit girls arrest in Pontiac for aprons over clothes
In Pontiac Michigan a pair of Detroit girls were arrested for appearing in town wearing nothing but aprons over their clothing. The remark reflects that the idea women should wear clothing downtown persists in some conservative American cities per the Louisville Times reports.
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Pontiac
Mich
Detroit
Louisville Times
New York Asks If Cabbage Should Accompany Roast Chicken
A witty Milwaukee Journal quip notes New York has found a question that interests it. The line ponders whether cabbage should be served with roast chicken, reflecting a light food theme in press humor.
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New York
Milwaukee Journal
Ted Lewis Clarinets His Way From Clerks to Fame
A historical portrait recalls Ted Lewis in Columbus where he worked as a music store clerk. He blew his way into notoriety, facing firings and disdain, yet his relentless playing attracted high society and led to unexpected success. No grand plan, just constant practice and persistence.
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Ted Lewis
Columbus
Ohio
Rks
Lewis
What Should Mrs Blank Do If Husband Leaves For Another
Mrs Blank writes she has ten years of marriage, a husband in love with another woman, and asks if she should divorce. The adviser urges delay and separation to let him recover his senses, suggesting she and the children remain away briefly to test his feelings and the practicality of single life.
Bearded Whiskers Tax Mania in Adams Poem
A 1925 verse by George Matthew Adams recounts a speaker obsessed with a whiskers tax. He chronicles losing friends as he fixates on beard styles and counts the costs of beards, then regains social footing after shifting topics to golf, gin and gingerbread.
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George Matthew ‘Adams
Farmer’s riddle about new hired man’s shade
A farmer asks how to judge his new hire. Forte answers he watches the shade by the tree nearest the work to gauge diligence. The quip, from the Columbia Jester, reflects rural wit on labor and light.
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Farmer
Columbia
Meridian Star: Stenographer Detained in Dig Ration Case
In Meridian a stenographer faces unspecified charges related to a dig ration matter. Details remain limited as authorities review the situation and await official statements.
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