Not So Noisy Now on Mexico and United States Ties
A historical column notes cordial U S Mexican talks boosting peace hopes. It cites Coolidge remarks that Mexican envoy won’t confiscate property and will punish killers, recalls a recent American murder by Mexican outlaws and quick federal execution. It observes reduced talk of war post adjournment and critiques party politics provoking tensions.
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Calles
Mexico
Coolidge
United States
Congress
Life and Legacy of a Self Made American Leader
The narrative honors a distinguished public figure who rose from high school through college and law, then into the United States Senate. After retirement he lectured and wrote many books, notably a two volume Life of John Marshall, exemplifying the self made man.
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United States Senate
John Marshall
Riddles and Wordplay Shared in Friendly Exchange
A series of playful puns asks why buckwheat cake is like a caterpillar and why an eye resembles an old-fashioned schoolmaster. The exchange presents various ruminations on letters, objects, and everyday scenes with a light humorous twist.
State Will Carry Bonds For Iowa County Road Paving
Iowa counties push bond measures to pave main highways aided by a new state control bill that shifts interest and bond retirement costs to the state. The Iowa Good Roads Association notes incentives mirror last year’s bonds and the move aims to overcome persistently poor roads. Elections to approve bonds may begin in May with over a dozen counties planning programs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Good Roads Association
Judge Not a Congressman Yet a Loyal Dog Returns Home
A dog named Judge travels from London Alabama to Washington D C with baggage papers lost and found after a cross country odyssey. Bill Greathouse suspects a baggage error and jokes that the dog would have faced seats full in Washington. The reunion occurs in Spencer County Indiana where the pair tend a farm and livestock. Also notes Clarence Saunders’s wealth rebound after grocery ventures and a quip about deserters and military traffic.
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Bill Greathouse
DeValls Bluff
Arkansas
London
Alabama
Bill
Judge
Memphis
Birmingham
Montgomery
Atlantic Seaboard
Washington, D. C
Washington
Spencer County
Indiana
Albert Beveridge A Life Of Conviction And Public Service
Ex senator Albert J Beveridge of Indiana dies leaving a record defined by firm convictions and a restless intellect. An orator and student he rose from farm beginnings to national politics before his uncompromising stance in industrial disputes helped end his Senate bid and shaped Indiana party dynamics. He worked as a plowboy a railway hand a logger and a teamster in childhood.
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Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Senate
Beveridge
Albert Beveridge
Exalt: daily word lesson on misuse and pronunciation
Daily lesson discusses common word errors with Friday tomorrow tense guidance. It covers mispronunciations for divorcee and rinse usage and lists synonyms for haste and speed. It defines exalt as to elevate in rank station or dignity and notes a sample sentence about an exalted post.
Will Rogers Suggests Coolidge Try Farm Life
Will Rogers jokes that President Coolidge should spend a summer on a western farm to prove leadership by livelihood. He quips that if Coolidge can manage the farm he would no longer be in office, calling him a magician rather than a president.
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President Coolidge
West
Will Rogers
Rogers
No More Swearing in Italy Says Dispatches
The Life section jokes about Italian manners and etiquette with a series of quips about golf misses, a missing match, mules with self starters, and what to call Uncle Sam if such ideas spread across Europe.
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Italy
Il Duce
Uncle Sam
Punchy Scribbles and Street Snippets in A Lively Column
A collage of quips and light humor from various papers. Jokes about a talking three year old in America and a London hat blown onto a passerby. Tiny vignettes touch on bootlegging towns and a six course dinner with an infantry band.
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London
By The Way and Local Notes From Macon
A collection of light chatter and reader notes covers spring picnics freight trains and reading habits. Included are reflections on Macon’s new picture and a quip about wedding cake dreams. The piece preserves casual conversations and small town humor.
Real Life Wild Cat Story From Indiana
A boy named W. S. Mayo recounts a tenacious hunting tale from his Indiana youth. On a path to school a colossal, menacing cat blocked his way and vanished with pursuing dogs, prompting Mayo to avoid returning alone to the timbered route.
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W. S. Mayo
Indiana
Mr. Mayo
Scotchman Buys High Priced Tickets For The Miracle
A Scottish patron in line at the theater asks for two dollar tickets but is told the price is four dollars plus tax. After hesitation he buys two four dollar tickets. The next buyer in line is an Brisbane man asking how many tickets.
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Frank Wilson
Scotchman
Brisbane
Irishman Refuses Ticket as Miracle View Sparks Belief
A spectator from Ireland proclaims he wants no ticket and travels to witness the Miracle, declaring he came to see it and believes in its power amid the crowd's speculation.
Wit and Oddities from a Humorous Column
W A Anderson shares light quips from readers about a druggist joke a sling inquirer and a wedding quip. A subscriber recounts losing a valued gold watch last Thursday in a by the way note.
Music trivia questions from a vintage quiz page
A series of music quiz prompts asks which child prodigy pianist debuted in the U S at age ten who wrote The Blue Danube Waltz which oratorio by a German composer premiered in Dublin what is the standard form of the third movement in a symphony how many symphonies did Brahms compose which former conductor of the New York Philharmonic now leads the Portland Symphony who is Brünnhilde and which Chopin melody inspired the song I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
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Dublin
Ireland
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Portland, Oregon
Symphony Orchestra
Chopin
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Cedar Rapids
Washington Star
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Frank
Lim
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Scott
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Bruennihilde
Rachmaninoff
Pennsylvania
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Washington Oil Co
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