Teaching Him a Lesson in Teaching Him a Lesson in
Clifford, a bank teller, faces a nine hundred dollar deficit blamed on suspected theft by his assistant Alsford. The bank discovers the loss, enforces eighteen months of debt repayment, and Clifford adapts by living frugally with wife Mary. After eighteen months debt free, the president returns the nine hundred with interest, revealing the lesson and a thousand dollar reward.
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Clifford
Clfford
Alsford
Butch
Conover
Mary
George
Weill
Perdition
Prohibitionists Seek Women's Backing in Election Push
Kansas City August 22 Prohibition leader Herman P Faris of Clinton Missouri says funds limit the National Prohibition party campaign and calls for backing from women He broadcasts a campaign address from a large station and outlines national and state plans with Dr B E Prugh John Coffin John C Bell and Marie C Brehm among key figures in Los Angeles Chicago Harrisburg and California offices domain figures and anticipated ballot access in multiple states including Pennsylvania Tennessee and California.
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Plaha
Herman P. Faris
Clinton
Faria
Prohibition
Faris
B. EB. P. Prugh
Harrisburg
Chicago
John P. Coffin
Johnstown
Fla
Los Angeles
John C. Bell
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Sam
Pennsylvania
Tainois
California
Marie C. Brehm
Long Beach
Brehm
Toare
Senate
Transfer of Tony to hat cleaning department shocks shoeshine parlor
A customer reports Tony the worker moved from shining shoes to hat cleaning. The staff explains Tony cannot shine shoes now because he is color blind, citing mixed color shoes and pink paste on a blue shoe as the reason.
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Tony
Special Family Order at Lyceum Undertaker
A fragmented dialogue shows a family seeking a custom box for an arrow with six attendees. The exchange reveals a misheard setting, clarifying the Lyceum is not involved and identifying an undertaker context with a widow figure.
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Lyceum
Widow
Colonial Relic at Fairfas Courthouse Near Washington
A colonial era courthouse 17 miles from Washington houses historic wills of George and Martha Washington and a monument to the first Confederate officer to fall in the Civil War.
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Fairfas
Washington
George
Martha Washbington
Fossil Camel Bones Found in Kansas Lake Bed
Lawrence Kansas reports a Kansas University Museum team uncovered half a ton of fossil bones near Goodland Sherman county. Over four weeks they dug through the lake bed sands revealing parts of at least fifteen mammal species including camels rhinos three-toed horses and mastodons.
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Martin
Kansas
Swift family picnic and reunion announced
Notices invite Swift family members to a Sunset Park gathering on Saturday August 23. Other notices announce Waggoner and Gowey union at Sunset Park on Tuesday August 26 and Noble Grand Circle meeting with Mrs Dora Bailey on Monday evening. Also listed are lodge activities for A F and AMJ and choir rehearsals at First United Presbyterian and Baptist churches.
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Sunset Park
Waggoner
Gowey Reunnion
Noble Grand Circle
Mra Dora ‘Bailey
Flubdub’s Quick Romance Ends With a Demand
A tale from the pages recounts Mr. Flubdub marrying a capable wife and soon after her request for money. He grabbed her hand to kiss it but the humorous exchange turns on a $10 demand as the central punchline.
True Idea of Riches Inspires Life’s Purpose
Beecher quotes argue riches are tools for living, not the end, urging readers to redefine wealth as means to meaningful action and societal good.
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Riché
Henry Ward Beecher
Dinner Hour Arouses Animals of Jungle Held Captive in Zoo
Cincinnati observers report guardian Sol Stephen at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden describes how a female dog raises adopted kittens and young cats. The zoo notes strong cubs at feeding time with cats nursing under unusual foster care and Lola the lioness producing triplets.
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Cincinnati
Sol Stephen
Cincinnati Zoological Garden
Zoo
Stephen
Lola
Japan Buys German Law Libraries
Hamburg report notes Japan purchases continue with Toho University acquiring the 8,000 volume library of Doctor Neubecker, a noted Heidelberg jurist, and Tohoku University taking the library of Doctor B Seckel, a celebrated professor.
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Japan
Hamburg
Germany
Tohoku University
B Seckel
Toho University
Doctor Neubecker
Heidelbers
After Vacation I Return to Ledger and Labor
The speaker laments returning from vacation to routine work with ledgers and journals. While recalling mountain and shore days, they note the boss praises vigor, but they struggle to resume tasks of logging entries and counting earnings amid vivid memories of woods, streams, and holidays.
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Journal
Ponder O
Dingle
Glade
Lemuel Waring
James Freckles
Palate Tickler on Digestive Trofibles and Eating Habits
A wit says most digestive troubles come from living to eat rather than eating to live, noting that about ninety percent of such issues stem from this mindset. The remark blends humor with a critique of dietary priorities.
Suspicious Circumstance in Local Office Campaigns
The Duluth Herald notes concerns that campaign spending may exceed office pay, prompting ongoing investigations by committees into campaign finance practices and candidate expenditures.
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Duluth Herald
Gasoline Prices Fall in Sioux City and Council Bluffs
In Sioux City the price of gasoline dropped to 16 cents per gallon at five stations, down 2 cents from earlier. In Council Bluffs, gasoline sold for 10.9 cents with the highest grade at 14 cents.
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Sioux City
Council Bluffs
How Burns Wrote Burns Committed Poems to Memory
Burns memorized his poetry as he created it and, when writing, faced no new composition labor but the task of recording what he had already completed.
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Burns
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