Fable of the Flapper Feud on a Bus Ride
A traveler on a noisy bus overhears a dramatic tale of Edna Claudine and Raymond. Intrigue centers on a basket ball captaincy, jealous scheming, and a dating rival who stirs conflict at a picnic and in town. Moral: suffering in silence is a lost art.
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Elmer
Edna
Alma
Raymond
Becuz
Filmer
Claudine
Llea
Becua Bana
Becus
Buttona
Tima
Hoover
George Spelvin
Academy
Kit Lawrence
Effie Posenberry
Hollywood
Joan Crawford
Blanche
Normal Eyes Unhurt by Watching the Movies
A Better Vision Institute bulletin says normal eyes tolerate films in theaters, while aging or overworked eyes feel strain during long viewing. Movement on screen is seen in rapid jerks, persistence of vision keeps continuity, and eye strain signals need for an eyesight check.
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Better Vision Institute
Just Difference of Opinion
A London suburb night scene yields a witty exchange between a returning reveler and an irascible resident. The resident mistakes the visitor for entering the wrong house, while the guest retorts that the resident is looking from the wrong window in a sharp rebuttal.
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London
London Sporting and Dramatic News
Gossip's Momentum in Ine Village Sparks Feather Bed Conundrum
Two men met in Ine village and discuss rumors about Smith. One asks if the gossip is true, the other responds with a fable about setting a feather free at one end of the village and it becoming a feather bed by the time it reaches the other. The exchange reveals how quickly rumors morph as they travel.
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Bell Syndicate
Wno
Elizabeth
Niagara Falls
Smith
Gran Chaco: Land of Death amid Bolivian Paraguay and Argentina
British explorer Imilan Duguld reports the Gran Chaco as a harsh 600 by 800 mile triangle between the Patagua and Plicomayo rivers. He describes the Chaco as damp and insect‑riddled with deadly black flies, snakes, jaguars, and carnivorous fish, where water holes lie 16 to 40 miles apart and regional tensions flare between Paraguay and Bolivia since 1879 over tannin‑rich quebracha trees and territory.
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Bolivia
Paraguay
Argentina
South America
Gran Chaco
Pataguay
Plicomayo
Imilan Duguld
Hshman
Chaco
Bo No
Ita
Time Magazine
Bermudas Not Coral Say Beebe in New Book
Beebe challenges the coral Bermuda theory in Nonsuch Land of Water explaining reefs are a veneer over submerged land that rises to a peak of a long mountainous chain. The author cites Bermuda as having coral presence only as a veneer rather than core bedrock.
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Bermudas
de William Beebe
Nonsuch
Bermuda
Doctor Beebe
Seagull Receives First Known Artificial Leg
A seagull in Sault Ste. Marie Michigan hobbles with the first known artificial leg in its species. Dr D F Allen a local vet performed the operation after the bird arrived with a broken leg. Alphonse Scozzafave a shoemaker made a leather socket and Dr Allen fitted a chicken bone as the artificial limb.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
D. F Allen
Sault
Alphonse Scozzafave
Doctor Allen
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George Ade
Glaudine
Buttinsky
Love
O. K
Olle
Springfield
University of Florida
Seagull
Acme White Lead and Color Works
Detroit White Lead Works
W. W. Lawrence & CO
Serwin-Williams CO
Lincoln Paint & Color CO
THE
Lowe Brothers CO
John Lucas & Co., Inc
Martin-Senour CO
Peninsular Paint & Varnish CO
Sherwin-Williams CO
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