The Castle Night of Hunger and Hidden Romance
An American diplomat visiting Barscheit seeks shelter in a ruined castle. He meets two mysterious women, Gretchen and Betty, who gift him food as he contemplates a possible political trap while a count of papers and an unseen danger loom over the encounter.
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Barscheit
Europe
Hildegarde
Prince of
Gretchen
Merccy
Betty
Steinbeck
Steinbock
Medical schools churn out incompetent graduates claims
Dr. Chester Mayer of the State Board of Medical Examiners warned at an American Medical Association session in Chicago that as many as 3,000 of 4,000 graduates yearly are unfit to practice. He cited high failure rates, cramming for exams, and widespread illiteracy among licensure candidates while noting ample cases of malpractice and careless surgical errors across the nation.
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Chester Mayer
State Board of Medical Examiners of
Kentucky
American Medical Association
Committee On
Chicago
Mayer
W. T. Gott
Indiana Board
Atlantic City
M. Clayton Thrush
Medico Chirurgical College
Philadelphia
Henry Beats, Jr
Pennsylvania State Board of Medical Examiners
Henry G. W. Rheinhart
Change in Homestead Rules Lets Families Enter for Kin
The letter from Charles M Gerts of Battleford Saskatchewan explains a Canadian Land Regulations change allowing a family member to make entry for another eligible member. It highlights a thriving 480 acre claim in Cat Knife district with high yields, cold winters, and upcoming railroad development.
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Canada
Gerts
Chicago
Battleford, Sas
Cat Knife
Saskatchewan River
Battleford
Calgary
Harry
Saskatoon
Chas. M. Gerts
Disillusion Over a Great Pyramid Visit
An American contractor at the base of a vast pyramid expresses disappointment in the stonework, quips about American standards, and then consoles himself with a camel ride, noting the animal fulfills popular expectations.
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Great Pyramid
Egypt
United States
Hoboken
Hegewisch
Nicknames For War Vessels In Press Blends Humor
The New York Press notes sailors assign playful monikers to ships. Muriel becomes Mer ry Hell, Georgia is Jaw-Jaw, Pennsylvania Billy Penn, Kearsarge Cuss-Age, Washington Papa George led by John Adams, Indiana Red Annie, Terror Tear Her, Cleveland Grover, Des Moines The Mine, Galveston Shirtwaist, Amphitrite Ample Tight, Solace One Ace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel
New York Press
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Billy Penn
Kearsarge
Washington
Papa George
John Adams
Indiana
Red Annie
Cleveland
Grover
Des Moines
Galveston
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Deafness Cure
An advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It asserts the Eustachian tube inflammation causes hearing loss and offers $100 for any deafness case from catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes product pitches for Hall’s family pills and distribution details.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Eggs From 50 Counties Build Monster Monument
The Kansas City Journal notes that eggs from 50 counties in the state would, if lined end to end, form a monument 221,882 times taller than the Washington Monument which stands 555 feet high, with 64 counties yet to respond.
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Washington's
Monument
Washington Shaft
Kansas City Journal
Everybody for Himself on Broadway Streetcar Seat
In New York a crowded Broadway surface car shows six in one bench and a small man squeezed between a pretty girl and others who push him. He finally shoves free and falls out, leaving the girl with the end seat while bystanders react with shock.
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N. Y
No Grace Then Bessie Becomes Our Grace
A four year old named Anna visits a friend's family and, during grace, chatters. The hostess asks if Anna has grace at home. Anna replies they have Bessie, not grace, prompting a humorous family quip.
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Anna
Bessie
Harper’s Magazine
Idea of a Wooden Leg Dialogue Quips in Judge Jest
A humorous exchange frames a wife and husband discussing practical ideas after a lost leg. Hewitt asks if his wife is practical while Jewett jokes about filling a vacancy by removing a pine table leg. The quip teases pragmatic problem solving with light wit.
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Hewitt
Jewett
Judge
Patient argues over tooth extraction dispute
In a humorous Harper's Weekly vignette a patient insists the painful tooth isn’t the one to pull while the dentist questions who is in charge, highlighting comic miscommunication in a dental scene.
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Harper’s Weekly
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Princess
Harold McGrath
14S
Bobbs-Merril Co
Illinois
Western
Homestead
New York
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