Lost eyeglasses cause comical river misadventure
Report details a springtime incident involving a government employee and a party of friends. After a boating trip, several pairs of eyeglasses were lost to the riverbank, sparking a search that ends with a humorous miscue as one man spots the glasses in the grass, only to realize they broke during the fall.
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Pomlar
Cer
Gryunch
Sam Tonk
Maliba
Inter
Jim
Min
Tin
Why bachelors answer the universal question
A fragmented reminiscence describes a man with friendly eyes discussing life, hobbies, marriage, and travel. He contrasts dogs as honest companions with ambitions of shell collecting, hunting fat specimens, and a globe-trotting plan while musing on why bachelors remain single.
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le Id
Watuyn
Carmel
Ronce
Wind Out of Matthews Sails Story From Billy Sunday Piano Artist
MAWNEWS recounts a tale by an American piano artist about a pastor named Matthews and an election to eldership. The story features misheard names and a humorous misfit between religious duty and kitchen table wisdom, with a Kentucky setting and a plantation owner witness.
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Mawnews
Billy Sunday
Bob
Kentucky
Clare
Redeheaver
Rody
Ody
Bud
Boas
Sam
Matthews
Capital Women Attend Wartime Camp Breakfast
Prominent Washington figures and wives of senators attend a wartime breakfast hosted by the Congressional Club. The event features army camp style fare and a martial table scene led by Mrs Mabel O Boardman of the Red Cross Lay Service with dignitaries in uniform, reflecting a war era morale display.
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Congressional Club
Sim
Kuek
Dovtoy
Barty
Mabel
Boardman
National Red Cross
Alan Dawson
Spain
Red Cross
Ted Cross
America's Mercantile Fleet Growing Fast Watches Enemies
A garbled wartime report notes rapid growth of a mercantile fleet and mentions soldiers and watch points at a city park. It references Cepton and Chale con Ing, with vague ties to headquarters and enemy planes. The text is unclear but implies security measures and observations of air activity.
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America
Lorraine
Huiku Heer Park
Cepton
Origin of an Antipathy Reference in Youth Copybook
A fragment recalls a boy writing the phrase honesty is the best policy in a copybook and suggests that habit influenced later sentiments. The note hints at a formative moment shaping a person's aversion or stance.
Freezone Promises Easy Corn Removal Without Pain
A vintage ad touts Freezone a cheap corn remover that stops pain instantly and lets you lift corns with your fingers. It claims a tiny bottle from the druggist costs a few cents and removes all corns between the toes calluses with no irritation.
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Cincinnati
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Mothers seeking health for their sickly children use Mother Grays Sweet Powders claimed to break up colds relieve feverishness and stomach troubles. Sold by The Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York at 25 cents a package with free trial samples.
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Drageista Avery
Mother Gray CO
LE Roy
N.Y
Unwelcome Guest Tells Timely News at Parish Dinner
A rough parable of Pat the newsman visiting a parish house during a feast. The reverend asks about today’s news while Pat remarks on the abundance and the guests’ reactions, ending with Pat deciding to wait as others eat.
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Pat
Sae
Dan Foey
Be Crazy WT Declares Left Be Crazy Mer Friend-Ahl
Girte and Hetty Wilne-Jack clash over a marriage proposal as Mer Friend-Ahl warns there is no hope for him. The exchange reflects astrained relationships and social pressure in a domestic dispute setting.
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Girte
Hetty Wilne
Jack
Mixed flour rule allows sale without substitutes
A regulation permits selling mixed flour containing less than 50 percent wheat flour without requiring accompanying substitutes. The rule clarifies packaging and labeling expectations for these blends and affects bakers and retailers in the market.
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