Mystery Skeletons Reveal Italian Victims in New York
In 1916 contractors unearthed two skeletons at Negemann Avenue and Powell Street, New York. Detectives used a brass check to identify Rossario Vasserelle, then reconstructed a second skull as Doutinue La Rosa. A dramatic public viewing led to arrests of Giovanni Romana and Victor Picciotto for homicide, with Lieut. Grant Williams and Dr. Pecchini credited for the reconstruction work.
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Abraham Sagalowicz
Negemann Avenue
Powell Street
New York
Police Department
Life Ss
Rossario Vasserelle
Iast
Passerelle
Doutinue la Rosa
la Rosa
Italy
New York City
Santa Maria
Dominica Rosa
Giovanni Romana
Victor Picciotto
Lieut
Grant Williams
New York Police
Dr. Pecchini
City Testing Laboratory
WNU Service
Buttons on sleeves origin in military fashion
The practice of buttons on men's sleeves dates from an uncertain origin with a popular story crediting Frederick the Great of Prussia. It suggests he ordered buttons on the upper sleeve to stop soldiers wiping their faces, preventing soiling of uniforms. Over time the buttons moved to the sleeve’s side and became a style detail.
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Frederick the Great
We Must Go to Stratford on a Tour
A tour ist tells his wife in England they should visit Stratford to write his name on Shakespeare's tomb, arguing travel is for more than sending Stratford post ecards. The wife questions the purpose, while he insists on the personal mark of history.
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Stratford
Ingland
Stratford Postecards
London
Montreal Star
Crowd Encouragement During Fenglish Theatre Performance
An eight member troupe staged The Forty Thieves at Fenglish Theater. Robbers entered the cave by slipping out the rear and reappearing at the front. One robber with a limp reentered five times, prompting a gallery voice to shout Stick it Hoppy last lap.
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Hoppy
Scribbler's Best Work Shifts From Night to Day
A quip from the Montreal Star notes the habit of authors who do most work at night. Asked when Scribbler does his best, the reply says daytime, when he mows the lawn and keeps the garden in order.
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Scribbler
Montreal Star
Dodging the Old Task Wife Pleads About Late Nighters
A wife pleads with John about his late nights after 10, suggesting he stays out for internal geometry lessons. The exchange uses humor to hint at marital tension and a playful misunderstanding about a male friend Bob.
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John
Bobbie
The Grass Is Greener Man-Did your wife scold you
Chelsea Record reports a quiet night at home as neighbors argue loudly next door drawing attention away from the speaker. The family spat provided a distraction, resulting in a lucky escape from domestic inquiry.
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Chelsea
Sinister Visit Prompted By Revolver Practice
In London Tit-Bits a scene unfolds with a suspicious man at the door and a resourceful reply from a woman. The husband is said to be at home and likely engaged in revolver practice before stepping into the back garden with bloodhounds.
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London
Hard Luck's Limit and a Wry Tax Joke
A humorous exchange about misfortune. One speaker quips that his luck is so bad a dollar tossed in the air would return as an income tax demand note, highlighting a stark punchline about taxation. The brief exchange centers on Bill and an amused counterpoint.
Honest Policy Echoes in Small Town Bill Pay
Mrs B asks why you counted change after paying the bill and Mr B replies the clerk kept saying that honesty is the best policy. The remark appears in the Border Cities Star column.
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Mrs. B
Dborder Cities Star
Back to Early Standards in the Crim son Gulch
Traveling man asks if gangsters haunt Crim son Gulch. Cactus Joe replies no, the Gulch favors rugged individualism and residents settle disputes by their own gun play, underscoring the frontier town’s self reliant ethic.
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Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
Fella and old man chat as he recovers from illness
The Montreal Star quotes a casual exchange where a man greets a neighbor and learns he has been bedridden for seven weeks due to flu and a crash. The brief vignette captures a moment of concern and familiar neighborly warmth.
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Smith
Montreal Star
Pretty Slumber Owning Pajamas Pattern 9108
Jean adores cozy nightwear and Teddy helps with the sleepy scene. Pattern 9108 offers roomy pajama set with back buttons and a pocket, sizes 4 to 12, needing 28 1/4 yards of 36 inch fabric for size 4. Send 15 cents plus name address style number and size to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York.
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Jean
Teddy
Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Lightdeenth Street
New York
Eureka Soap Gaffe Comic Exchange in School
A Terre Haute Tribune quip has a pupil interpreting Archimedes shouting Eureka as finding soap in the bath. The boy answers that Archimedes found soap, prompting a teacher’s prompt lesson on meaning.
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Archimedes
Eureka
Terre Hautéd Tribune
Proper Treatment Nurse A Woman Entered Hospital
A cross eyed woman visited the hospital recently and tears ran down her neck. The nurse said she treated her for bacteria, noting the patient’s condition and the care given.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Quite True High Spirits Turn On The Night Scene
A terse, dialogue driven fragment hints at social banter with a character chiding another for pouring a strong drink while a playful line about a favored girl accompanies the exchange. The lines convey mood but reveal little concrete event.
Road to success blocked by trees joke for Blueblooda
A brief quip on success being hard and blocked by trees ends with a response about family trees. The line plays on a pun between life obstacles and lineage, highlighting a lighthearted exchange about ancestry and progress.
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