Fragmented Snippets and Jests from a 20th Century Column
A collage of humorous quips, stray observations, and breezy notes. It features a warden joking about electrocution, comments on manners, sly wordplay, light social satire, and misread lines about cars, clerks, and everyday life. The piece reads as a playful, disjointed miscellany.
For Sale A Choice Lot of Poland China Boars
For sale a choice lot of Poland China boars including Failirear ings and spring Farrow. Located 3 1/2 miles east of Morrison on Lincoln Highway. Phone 4772 Simon Whistler contact.
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President Coolidge Urges Armament Limitation in Armistice Speech
In a noted Armistice Day address, President Coolidge warned Europe that excess armament strains nations. He cited England and France funding loans and credits abroad while expanding solitary expenditures. He urged genuine disarmament for humanity’s welfare and stressed the United States does not seek advantage or shield itself from costs.
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US will press debt collections and boost armament
In the excerpt from Wallace's Farmer the speaker warns Europe to curb spending and debt forgiveness else the United States will pursue full debt collection. He says the US can build three ships for every other nation and favors using wealth to push for major armament reductions, noting Britain France Italy and Japan resisted at conferences.
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Mouse in the House Tune Sparks Evening Chorus
A light verse notes a gray dressed mouse named Vlas living in a horse trough and sneaking items at night. The speaker laments the nocturnal thief who ignores courtesy and wishes the “awful mouse” gone as housewives join in singing the rhyme.
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