Sandridge Notes Include Illnesses Travel and Road Talk
Mrs Clem Hoy, suffering from a finger injury, stayed with her mother in Savanna where a doctor treated the finger. Ray and Mrs Rupple with Irene visited Mrs Susan Howard in Sterling. Wood piles in Sandridge were sawed to length for stoves. Road condition talk follows, with opinions on grading efficacy. Radios installed at Gus Leavens and Frank Brown homes reduce singing duties. Measles reported in Frank Brown's family.
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Clem Hoy
Savanna
Ray
Rupple
Irene
Sterling
Susan Howard
Gus Leavens
Frank Brown
Gus
Frank
Congressional Names from Rainbow Division Veterans Group
A list of prominent congressmen and officials includes Frank R Reid of Aurora in the 11th Illinois District Theodore E Burton of the 22nd Gate District Charles L Faust of the 4th Missouri District C J Thompson of the Sid Ohio District E Hart Fenn of the 1st Connecticut District Edward J King of Galesburg 15th Illinois District Wm Tyler Page Clerk of the House and E F Neagle National Secretary Rainbow Division Veterans.
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Frank R. Reid
Aurora
Wwlinois
Theodore E. Burton
22Nd Gate
Charles L. Faust
Missouri
C. J. Thompson
Sid Ohio
E. Hart Fenn
Connecticut
Edward J. King
Galesburs
Mllinois
Wm. Tyler Page
House of Representatives
E. F. Neagle
Rainbow Division
Veterans
Unplemeant Trutt Memorizing Presidents Sparks Quip
A teacher struggles to get Johnny to memorize presidents names. She boasts that at her age she could recite them forwards and backwards. Johnny, impressed, quips that there weren’t as many presidents when she was his age.
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Johnny
Why He Wept at the Grand Wedding
A brief exchange between Hale and Hardy recalls a wedding held yesterday at a house. Hale’s daughter wed, and the narrator explains his tears were for the groom, not the bride, revealing a candid moment of irony.
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Hale
Hardy
Iale
Yard Dog Jokes About Inches and Two Feet
A farmer sought a yard dog after hens were stolen. He sent his man to town for a guard dog. The man returned with a dachshund and said it was the nearest he could get to a yard, measuring two feet eleven inches.
Hangs by Wedding Ring In Narrow Rescue
Mrs James Carrick of New Zealand was lifting a meat safe when her wedding ring snagged on a hook and the chair slipped, leaving her suspended midair until bystanders freed her after filing the ring from the two points of the ring.
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James Carrick
New Zealand
A Big Mistake. Fim-Oh, lor'! I wish Garibaldi 'a been a Dutchman
A quip from Passing Show in London noting a joke about Garibaldi failing an exam. The gag centers on language and national identities as humor in a theater revue.
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Garibaldi
Alf
London
A Pleasant Performance War Correspondent Note
A brief item notes one war correspondent enjoying a single religious rite alongside a swinging censer, reported in the Minneapolis Journal style. The fragment suggests a cultural or ceremonial scene amid wartime reporting with minimal context.
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Swinging Scenser
Minneapolig Journal
Choice of Sacrifice Yanna Sentenced by Blaie for Christmas Aid
A child asks for money to donate to poor children for Christmas. Her mother suggests sacrificing sugar for a week to raise funds, prompting the daughter to ponder whether sugar must be the sacrificed item. The Boston Transcript records the exchange and moral twist.
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Yanna
Boston Transcript
Nearsighted patient misidentifies coin at eye test
A very nearsighted man returns to an eye exam with a dustbin lid. The specialist asks him to read letters, but the patient offers a lid and says it is a half dollar or a quarter. The exchange ends with the patient’s mistaken yet humorous answer.
King Solomon's Reservoirs Drain for Jerusalem Water
Two of Solomon's reservoirs have been cleaned out and are used to supply Jerusalem with fresh water via an aqueduct through Bethlehem. The basumiry work by the Hebrew is noted as substantial, with time spent to keep the system in repair.
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Solomon
Solomion
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Still Favor Duel in Reichswehr Despite Reports
Despite contrary reports dueling remains a part of the honor code in the Reichswehr. Officials say it is not compulsory yet officers still seek some means to avenge insults. The Reichswehr Ministry reports 19 duels have been recorded since its existence.
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Reichswehr
Reichswehr Ministerium
Uproarious Surf of Uncle Eben in Moonlit Resort Tale
An indecipherable excerpt paints Uncle Eben favoring the ukulele over the piano with a wry joke about cost. The fragment evokes a seaside resort scene with romance, moonlight, and whispered promises, hinting at lovers parted in despair.
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Eben
Position Wanted Ad in Shanghai Paper
A young Chinese applicant with four years of English experience seeks a junior clerk position. He states salary is not a concern. The notice reflects a historic cross cultural job solicitation from a Shanghai newspaper and references Youth's Companion.
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Shanghai
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