Christmas and Charity Tales in a Daily Scene
A New York Sun note recounts a charity worker who greets two Chinese laborers daily with a playful exchange, and a moment when one worker jokes about a hospital head injury. The piece also riffs on Christmas being focused on the present. In a playful vignette Willie and Harry race bees in a field and improvise a running prayer, asking for thanks for what they are about to receive.
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New York Sun
John
Willie
Harry
One Advantage Traded Boat for Plane in Witty Exchange
A humorous exchange compares trading a motorboat for an airplane. The punchline suggests even with engine failure an airplane will still land somewhere, reflecting lighthearted views on aviation tradeoffs.
Chicago Speedway meets world record pace in dramatic derby
The Chicago speedway derby shattered world speed records as Dario Resta won in a single car, besting Palma’s prior marks and averaging 97.6 miles per hour over the race. Debris and weather woes hinted at tougher conditions for future runs. The report shifts to wartime trench talk, describing observers and soldiers behind improvised perimeters, noting the tense proximity and dangers of close quarters.
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Chicago
Niles To
Soo
Dario Resta
Palma
Indianapollo
Festa
Cooper
Prohibition movement gains ground in many states
A nationwide AP canvass shows legislatures shifting toward prohibition, with eight labs voting to submit statewide prohibition to voters and two states already enacting statutory measures. The Florida law restricting sale and on premises consumption takes effect October 1, while other states move toward broader bans or referendums. Indiana fraud indictments also surface as Tom Taggart and others face charges in a large election case.
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Tv Xo
Statler
Massri
Sabudt
Idaho
Daekom
Utah
Caroline
Montana
Alaska
Florida
Indiana
Tom Taggart
Country Grand Jury
Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Joseph E. Bell
Samuel V. Perrott
Robert W. Metzger
Board of Public Safety
Taggart
Bell
Buckler's Arnica Salve Promotes Healing and Safety
Ordinary injuries may become dangerous if untreated and infections can arise from minor cuts or scratches. Buckler's Arnica Salve is advertised as antiseptic and protective, preventing complications and aiding blemishes, pimples, salt rheum, and eczema. Get an original 2 ounce box for 25 cents from your druggist.
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Buckler
A War Alphabet in a Wartime Rhetorical Verse
A fragmentary war poem lists letters linked to cities and nations such as Cracow Dinant Exsen France Italy Ostend Paris Strasburg and Iereneh with lines praising heroes and warning of costs while noting Monroe North Carolina as the source or saled reference.
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Cracow
Dinant
Exsen
Krupp
France
Italy
Joare
Kaiser
Lieze
Ostend
Paris
Strasburg
Breneh
Tommy
Ireneh
Xerxes
Unhappy Youth Born From Hair Fate Faces Taunts
A nineteenth century tale recounts a Bryan whose father vowed his hair would never rot until a president is chosen. The boy endured relentless taunts and gender questions, growing up denigrated and defeated by mockery and social scorn, shaping a crushed life outlook.
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Vietin
Bryan
Hay
Lal
Prank Rader Harvest at W Prank Rader Farm
Unusual harvest night at W Prank Rader's farm south of Newton. Twenty five cents an hour and ice cream kept workers till midnight saving 25 acres of oats and clover. Reinhart's eight acre field yields two tons per acre while Millsaps calls it the finest clover. Also a note on Dr King’s New Life Pills as a laxative.
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Newton
W. Prank
Catawba
Rader
W. A. Reinhart
Reinhardt
Millsaps
Smith the accountant questioned in playful banter
A light exchange asks if Smith is a good accountant and jokes that his skill is so high none of the gang he works with will let him keep score in a pinochle game, implying exceptional ability in a humorous way.
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Hety Barte
Europe
Hanser
Tyson & Jones
High Point
Pitt
Tyson & Sones
Elias
Tieti
Smith
Fie
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