The Fable of the Hungry Fame-Seeker
A satirical tale follows Herb Prange and a boastful crowd chasing fame across risky schemes. The piece skewers vanity via fishing for Tuna, gold-digger antics, and a doomed novelist's rise driven by publicity.
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1925
Page
16
A satirical tale follows Herb Prange and a boastful crowd chasing fame across risky schemes. The piece skewers vanity via fishing for Tuna, gold-digger antics, and a doomed novelist's rise driven by publicity.
Shooting item notes the Grand American Ham cap tournament ends in Dayton. Baseball and other events are listed among the day’s sports items. Union Printers International League tournament occurs in Washington. Chess British Congress ends at Stratford-on-Avon. Golf Women’s Western Championship concludes at all.
A reader letter ponders humanity’s extinction and how individuals might cope if civilization collapses. The writer riffs on daily life after all others vanish, noting mundane tasks, transportation, food, and social routines amid a bleak, humorous meditation.
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