Fable of the Scoffer Who Fell Hard and the Woman Sitting By
A satirical tale follows Mr. Pallzey a "normal" man who mocks golf yet is drawn into it. He joins a country club, endures a comic descent from spectator to obsessed player, and gradually transforms his life spending lavishly, chasing status and a trophy while his wife endures comic trials and eventual resignation.
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Mr. Pallzey
Pallzey
Terre Haute
MacFearson
Drumtocitie
Hargis
Sunset Ho
St. Vitus
Chick Evans
Lauder
Wise
St. Andrew’s
Washington
Dundee
Vardon
Jerome Travers
Byers
Sharks
Mrs. Ohmstein
Ness
Palfzey
Willoughby
The Burglar’s Close Call and a Fateful Favor
A desperate man seeks honest work but falls into crime. He enters a top floor apartment where a supposed doctor arrives for a sleeping potion. A frightened patient hides a jewel case and wallet with her niece, leading to a wealth of gems and a new life with Alice Derby. The disowned husband is an escaped convict, quickly returned to prison.
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Alice Derby
Waltham Street
Alice
W. G. Chapman
Proper Garden Etiquette According to Mismatched Plans
A humorous note likens garden planting to hanging pictures as couples argue over flower placement. The piece recounts misplacements of nasturtiums mignonette and poppies and ends with the punchline that only the missus should plant the garden to avoid conflicts.
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Detroit Free Press
Elizabeth Ann
Food prejudice is costly urge to try new foods
Government food experts warn that sticking to familiar staples raises prices and wasteful scarcity when crops fail. They note rice, corn and other cereals offer affordable starch, but regional habits keep people from using them.
Wallflower remark leads to assault case dismissal
In Baltimore, Henry Katz of the Midcity garage faced assault charges after a confrontation with Samuel C. Fernheimer, manager of the supply department. Fernheimer muttered about wallflowers slowing work, Katz demanded if he meant him, and Katz struck. Magistrate Packard dismissed the case, ruling the remark provoked the blow.
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Justice Packard
Central Police Court
Baltimore
Henry Katz
Samuel C. Fernheimer
Fernheimer
Katz
Packard
Line care for bait casting from Dixie fishing column
The piece advises on line maintenance for bait casting, stressing the importance of strong base line, testing and trimming worn sections, choosing braided silk lines, and preferring No. 5 to No. 6 for lures. It warns against heavy lines, suggests 12–15 pound tests, and outlines drying, drying on reels, trolling caveats, and waterproofing with vaseline and oil to extend line life.
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Buck
Dixie
South Golf Growth Across Southern Territories
The article notes 132 first class golf courses in the southern territory south of the Mason and Dixon line, including Jamaica, Bermuda and Cuba. Jamaica has a nine hole course and Cuba’s Havana Country club hosts one of the South’s best 18 hole courses.
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Mason and Dixon Line
Jamaica
Bermuda
Cuba
Havana Country Club
Conway Long Service Official Elected President in NY
P. J. Conway has been chosen president of the Irish American Association of New York for its twenty first term. He has long tenure with the group and assumed duties as leader for another term.
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Conway
P. J. Conway
A. S. of
New York
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George Ade
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Crick
George Elmer Cobb
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