Fragmentary overheard chatter about a tailor bill
A garbled dialogue recalls a young British officer and a tailor discussion. The officer receives a hint and the bill is settled the next day.
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1915
Page
8
Shrapnel Effectiveness in Warfare Noted by Black
The article discusses shrapnel effectiveness at 1,000 to 8,000 meters against prone skirmishers and standing skirmishers with bursts set short of the target. It notes that a single shrapnel shell from a Night Flush howitzer can yield more hits when burst point is favorable. Ehrhardt antiaircraft shrapnel is highlighted for aerial warfare.
State Budget On Tap As 36th Assembly Ends
The Thirty-Sixth General Assembly approved $8,380,000 for state purposes for the next fiscal year beginning July 1. The general fund balance stands at $448,900 after allocations, with $451,800 from automobile registration to be apportioned Aug 1. Tax projections keep total biennial spending near $23.76 million, guiding a potential tax levy around 4.4 mills. Road dragging funding and anti typhoid vaccination are highlighted, along with new lecturer vacancies, corporate reporting, and workmen compensation tests.
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Treasury
General Assembly
Board of Control
Executive Council
Thirty-Atth General Assembly
Polk County Clerk's Office
John Pauscher
Enterprise Coal Mining Company
Pauscher
State Supreme Court
Rules of Up-to-Date Park Regulations for Visitors
Rules prohibit visitors from handling animals and interfering with their food or habitats. Specific bans include stroking animals, pulling horns, striking ears, riding deer, and social gestures with primates. Violations carry solitary confinement in the dog pound for six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caesar
Springfield News
What She Would Say Bashful: Student
The fragment hints at a playful or teasing exchange between a student and a narrator. It references a Columbia Jester persona and a line about laziness, but no clear event, person, or place is established for a full news-style summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mias
Columbia
Shipwreck Debate Highlights Mind and Body
Pat and a friend discuss a shipwreck tale. The friend claims presence of mind is crucial, while Pat argues that bodily safety matters more. The exchange conveys humorous wordplay about intellect versus physical survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Tolme
Prisinca
Mound
National Monthly
Blots Cut Part Way Through the Blade Facilitate New Hoe
Blots cut part way through the blade to aid the work of a new hoe used for mixing mortar and cement.
Vocal Sarpenters and the Aero Plane Deal
Humorous dialogue features a chorus girl gag about trading a motorboat for an aircraft. The exchange hints at a comical misunderstanding and a clever line about an airplane’s failure still ending with a landing somewhere.
Elocutionist Wife Recalled In Banter Abroad Return
A man returns from an extended stay abroad and jokes about his wife’s elocution, to which another man responds she still possesses her oratorical talents, recalling her earlier efforts at the club.
Tactful yet forceful argument cited by a student
A young student notes a debate described as tactfully yet forcefully phrased. A father responds with a quip about listening to his mother’s abile representations on payday, while noting that development in Morocco has slowed due to the European war.
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