North Cape ascent during Arctic voyage at midnight sun
The writer recounts the Carinthia voyage from Hammerfest to North Cape on July 14 1926. After a steep rope aided climb to Europe’s northern edge the party reached the summit in dim drizzle and marvelled at the Arctic sea and a beer stand atop the rock. The descent was slippery and crowded with visitors, as Norwegians offered champagne to top climbers. The voyage heads northward toward continuous daylight.
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North Cape
Ioland
Iammerfest
Europe
Arctic Ocean
Greenland Sea
Greenland
North Pole
Hammerfest
Arctic
Carinthia
Cape
Arcadia
Eurepea
America
Norway
Bible Thought for Today A Great Revelation
A Great Revelation verse cites Jos 4 23 24 declaring the Lord dried up the Jordan waters to prove his mighty hand to all the earth. The excerpt emphasizes God's power and purpose behind the biblical miracle.
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Jordan
Earth
Jos
Storms Latitude Marks Mid Latitude Storms
City plans a coastal concrete viaduct worth 40000 dollars over the Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railway right of way. Construction is expected to finish within the year.
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Tews
Chicago, Rock Island Pacific Railway Company
Fragmented Odds and Ends From a Quirky Page
A collection of stray lines and oddities pieces together a collage of dialogue and phrases. The jumble includes wedding death stars and weather jokes, with snippets about a dining invitation a swimming instructor and a house canvasser.
Florida and Busted Car Street Legend
A garbled, OCR like passage describes a car with a yellow mud crusted body rolling by bearing the legend Florida and busted and evokes a gloom over a sleepy block with spanners and a stegan like scene. The text mixes surreal imagery with local street scene references and quirky signage.
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Florida
Vignettes of Humor and Matrimony from Newspaper Snippets
An assortment of witty exchanges and quips about marriage and everyday life. A young man teases an elderly man about a football game and marriage licenses, while jokes about ventriloquism and sharp banter decorate the pages with light, observational humor.
Flappers Feature In School Scene Sketch
A humorous school sketch shows a teacher puzzled by LXXX on the board as a flapper answers with love and kisses. The superintendent praises the bright faces before him, then a burst of powder puff antics erupts, closing the spoof.
Daily Lessons In English Word Misuses And Study
A compact note on common English mistakes and pronunciation. It highlights misused prepositions with conform and describes mispronunciations of chicanery and misspellings like centiped. It defines synonyms for commence and notes Today’s word is DIMINISH meaning to make smaller or less with an example of the army being diminished.
Dilapidated Dredgework and a Polite Robbery
A tense exchange unfolds with a polite pedestrian asked for watch and purse after a remark about dilapidated dredgework. The robber presses for valuables while the onlooker searches for a policeman nearby. The scene captures a sudden street crime moment.
Cremation Preference Sparks Marital Quarrel
A man jokes about wanting to be cremated while his wife protests his habit of leaving his assets around. The exchanges reveal a lighthearted clash over domestic clutter and final wishes.
Witty Old Gate Exchange Marks Ten Years of Marriage
A playful tale recalls a husband who, after a night out, hangs listening devices and the old front gate stringing together a joke about a station distant from his wife’s arousal. He recalls the line Hello Lucile What are you doing now Sweeping scrubbing making beds Chambermaid Married and reflects on a decade of marriage.
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Ud State
Lucile
Riddles and Rail Car Tale From a Past Page
A jumble of questions and quips with answers like sponge and hole, plus a rail car scene where a five year old Tommy sits on a kindly stranger's lap. The exchange hints at manners and mischief aboard a crowded tram with a wary penny in a child's mouth.
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Ohio
Mhiat
Tommy
Joke about latecomers and a mother’s arithmetic
A doorkeeper quips that opening the door may trigger a rush of fans as a latecomer brags about slipping in. The exchange leads to a punchline about a mother who twice alters her daughter’s age to gain another half fare, first claiming twelve is six and later sixteen.
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Betty Comstock
Union Service at First UU P Church with Rev J Reade McCrory
Sabbath services begin 9 45 a m with public worship at 11 00 a m Sermon theme The Christian Tem per Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m and union service at 7 30 p m Rev J Reade McCrory will be the preacher All are welcomed Willard Wylie pastor
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Seoond United Presbyterian
Christian Endeavor
UU. P
J. Reade McCrory
Tom Mix Stars in My Own Pal at Fox Films
The article previews Tom Mix in My Own Pal a Fox Films feature showing in local theaters. It highlights Mix as an Irish mounted police officer and mentions the film’s western humor and action.
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Mounted Police
Tom Mix
Fox Films
Fox Theatre Presents Thrilling Western Tale
Adapted from Gerald Beaumont this action driven story follows a bold Irish hero ready to fight at a moment’s notice. Olive Borden stars opposite Virginia Marshall as Jill with a supporting cast including Lynch Bard and Nollens in a vivid Western mood.
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Fox Theatre
Gerald Beaumont
Tithe
Olive Borden
Little Virginia Marshall
Jill
Tom
Santsehi
Tohi Toe Ee Lynch
Barthlson Bard
Ques Nollens
Des Moines Police Lt Harnagel Targets Downtown Vehicle Thefts
Des Moines police lieutenant Mrs George Harnagel leads nightly patrols in downtown Des Moines aiming to curb auto thefts. So far her only capture is a middle aged business man released at police headquarters after he claimed his wink was a blink.
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Itty
Associated Press
Des Moines
Shieks
George Harnagel
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