The Big Worm Man of Columbia University
Rowden, a Columbia student, runs a worm delivery service for zoology students. He started as a freshman when worms were collected locally, later sourcing higher quality worms from Keansburg New Jersey and charging 20 cents a dozen. He now employs Charles Gilkeson as an assistant and notes education gaps among peers about worm habitat.
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Rowden
Columbia University
Columbia
Keansburg
N. J
Charles Gilkeson
Charlie
Bowden
Ri L Ss. of a Wife By Ri L Ss
A fragmentary poem praising a wife described as trusty dusky vivid and true with eyes of gold bramble dew and a blade of steel. The speaker credits the great Artificer and the August Father for giving her as companion, teacher, comrade, and life partner.
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Ri. L. Ss
Envy of Women Faces Latest Vagabond Hat Style
A London woman’s hat blown into a street mishap is recovered and worn home, making her the envy of passersby who believe she has the latest vagabond look. The tale appears in The Humorist quoted by The News and Critic of Laconia.
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London
Laconia
New Hampshire
Norway
Halloween Pranks and Social Snippets Mixed With Wit
A humorous column reflects on Halloween eve dullness and mischief from black paint vandalism to pranks. It mocks reform talk and suburban stunts while weaving quotes and schoolyard humor about sisters, engagement secrets, and witty one liners.
Prohibition Shifts Dairy Boom as Milk Beats Booze
The piece notes per capita dairy consumption surging over the past decade as liquor sales fall under prohibition. It cites 55 gallons of milk per year per person and increases in butter cheese ice cream and evaporated milk, arguing prohibition improves safety and happiness while corn markets adjust.
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United States
The Big Worm Man and the New Boom
A clipping discusses a new flood of wealth from an unexpected industry. Richard Rowden rises in his field by hard work and persistence, claiming the secret to succeeding in his line.
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New York
Richard Rowden
Rowden
Word Study and Pronunciation Guide for Daily English
This item explains common misuse of words such as borne born and discriminate usage. It highlights pronunciation pitfalls desolate e as in let s as in so and o as in no and misspelled terms like trane. It promotes vocabulary growth with the daily word Predikt meaning to foretell or foreknow.
Record of U S pupil enrollment and schools
American Education notes that last year 27,398,170 pupils were enrolled across 263,280 schools in the United States. The figures reflect nationwide participation in primary and secondary education, illustrating the scale of the public school system.
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United States
Such is fame: Paris students name Calvin Coolidge
When asked who Calvin Coolidge is, Paris high school pupils offered varied replies including an aviator, the inventor of the Paris subway, a big diplomat, a father figure, and a Lafayette relation.
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Calvin Coolidge
Paris
Lafayette
Debt talk and quips fill a wide front page
The item catalogs city, state and national debt totals including New York City and Uncle Sam, notes bonds and loans across public works, and questions when debts will be repaid. It includes brief comic snippets and social notes about travelers, local incidents, and a group heading for Mentone Springs for an appendicitis operation.
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New York City
Uncle Sam
Santa Monica
Calif
Fourth of July Free Lunch at Cafe Inglaterra
The Tampico Tribune reports free lunch and free drinks to be served Monday noon at Cafe Inglaterra across from the upper plaza. The invitation welcomes Americans, English, and others who support Independence Day and its cause.
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Cafe Inglaterra
Why the minister prays for the country
A boy asks his father why the chaplain prays at Congress. The father explains the minister surveys Congress each day and then prays for the country, illustrating the role of prayer in government sessions.
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U. S
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Holiday toast at fake boxing club hijinks
A fragment shows a hurled toast scene with a hobo offering a holiday cheer and two women reacting to a dress mishap. The dialogue hints at upcoming marriage and a mock battle, with playful banter about attire and futures.
Quips and Quirks from a Humorous Column
A collection of wry sayings and jokes on appetite talk fashion surgery and social mores. It riffs on vanity equal rights and human foibles with breezy humor and sharp old time wit.
Gorgeous star scores in Fox film American Beauty comedy
Billie Dove delivers her most enthralling appearance to date in the new Fox release American Beauty a glamorous and amusing comedy. The production showcases her charm as audiences are treated to sparkling humor and polished performances by supporting players.
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FOX
Billie Dove
American Beauty at Fox Theatre Starring Billie Dove
Billie Dove leads a capable cast in American Beauty a witty drama with comedy and pathos at the Fox theatre Adapted from Wallace Irwins short story the film follows a beautiful girl with no money who hides her poverty to trap a millionaire for marriage and reveals her true motives.
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Mance
Fox Theatre
Billie ‘Dove
Wallace Irwin
Billie Dove Pictures
Trustees Seek Quiet Title In Washington County Iowa
In January term 1928 the Diocese of Iowa seeks to quiet title to a parcel in Washington County described as outlet 15 area. The petition contends the diocese holds fee simple ownership and that alleged adverse claims by unknown claimants and named defendants lack validity. The plaintiffs seek establishment of title and permanent bars against all defendants and unknown claimants.
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Outlet 15
Washington
Washington County
Iowa
Trinity Church
G. W. Thompson
Nancy A. Thompson
Diocese of
Adverse claim notice in a 1928 Washington County petition
The notice warns defendants to appear and defend by noon of the second day of the next term starting January 9 1928 at the Washington County Court House or default will be entered and judgment will follow as prayed in the petition. The document states no personal claim against any defendant and refers readers to the petition for further particulars.
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Court House
Washington
Driver Injured as Car Hits Bridge Near Perth Briers
Walter Richardson suffered a cut hand after his Ford roadster crashed into a bridge west of Perth Briers while en route to Richland. The collision left the car badly damaged and the radio destroyed. In local notes, Mrs. Dan Peters returned from Chicago and several residents were noted visiting relatives.
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Brighton
Walter Richardson
Perth Briers
Richland
Dan Peters
Chicago
Merritt
Olin
Iowa
O. H. Story
Elrod Dayton
Algona
Ellen Rosenberger
Muscatine
Hattie
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