Premier Hughes Faces Hard Battle in Australian Election
Melbourne dispatch outlines the 16 December general election as Premier Hughes confronts party defections and a coalition split. It notes his wartime leadership, Labor origins, and the shifting support from the Country and Liberal factions, with Senate backing leaning Nationalist.
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Associated Press
Melbourne
de William Morr
Hughes
Lord George
Australia
Commonwealth
Lilies Carter
Land
Labor Party
Liberals
Nationalist Party
Mr. Hughes
House of Representatives of Australia
Laborites
Country Party
Nationalist
Leborites
Principe
Naturalist Party
Old
Liberal Party
A. Watt
Watt
London
Melboure
Ihs
House of Representatives
BE. A. Page
Matthew Chariton
Page
Senate
Labor
New South Wales
Queensland
My Appendix Operation Poem From Geneva Nebraska
A humorous verse by Fern Huston of Geneva Nebraska recounts a patient’s imagined account of an appendix operation. The speaker details preoperative nerves, ether anesthesia, and post operative misadventures with a light, ironic tone. The mix includes references to medical staff and travel to the hospital, ending with optimism about recovery and weight gain.
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Mias Fern Huston
Geneva
Nebraska
Bert Willets
Change in Physical Structure
A scientist argues that ancient women had more joints in the little toe. He notes Greek women reportedly had three joints while Egyptian women had four. Modern women are said to have only two joints, with some cases showing just one.
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Greece
Untitled fragment from Boston Transcript dialogue
A mother confronts Johnny about counting to ten before striking the Jackson boy, while Johnny recalls being told someone else counted ten after he landed. The exchange centers on instructions and conflicting counts in a tense domestic moment.
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Johnny
Jackson
Dboeston Transcript
Mystery of the Missing Ticket Harms Household Plans
In a fragment from the Times-Dispatch a character named Charcoal Eph laments a ruined household by a misread ticket. A second glance allegedly would have spoiled the whole plan, underscoring a mood of frustration and domestic disruption.
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Charcoal Eph
Distinguishing Needs from Desires for Happiness
The text argues visas or desires may or may not bring happiness and emphasizes that satisfaction costs. It notes wiser people separate wants from needs and suggests funds are better spent on needs than on desires.
Three Brothers County Agents Excel in Iowa
Clyde Roy and Robert Combs are all county agents in Fayette Clayton and Delaware counties. Clyde increased farm bureau membership and started a pure bred calf club and several cooperatives. Roy boosted Clayton county with cow testing poultry culling work. Robert led tuberculin testing and helped advance pure bred stock associations. All three are Iowa State college graduates.
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AMHS
Clyde
Roy
Robert Combs
Fayette
Clayton
Delaware
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Livestock Breeders’ Association
Clayton County
Robert
Iowa State College
Reading Fishes Scales Reveal Salmon Age and Diet
A salmon scale viewed under a microscope shows growth lines formed at about 16 per year. Dense lines indicate good, crowded growth from a plentiful diet, while widely spaced lines suggest a lean period.
Fatal Lapse of Brain Action in Railroad Collisions
The article notes a sudden lapse of brain action by engineers as a major cause of many railroad collisions nationwide, highlighting human error as a key factor in rail safety concerns.
The Prophet in His Own Country Note
A brief biblical verse from Mark 6 4 reflects that a prophet is not without honor in his homeland and among his relatives and in his own house.
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Mark
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Pep
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KiGink
Romine Kompany
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