Watering Evening Courier misc text contains advertising and theater critique
A faded newspaper fragment from Watering Evening Courier volume 68 number 146 shows advertising rates, date-stitched notices, and a lengthy theatre critique by Joan Nathan. It references New York burlesque raids and comments on theater censorship, industry noise, and philosophical notions of compensation.
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Precocious New York Girl Elicits Education Debate
Educational circles stir over a 12 year old girl Eradi cated with honors from high school and planning college this fall. Journalists debate future prospects as a veteran editor quips about boys with equal intellects and the fate of precocious youths in society.
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Columbus
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Probes and Public Trust in An Aging American Era
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Automobiles and farming tied in broad industrial view
A collage of quotes contrasts the auto industry with agriculture, noting autos depend on farming regions like Iowa and Minnesota. It highlights how transportation, luxury goods, and city economies intertwine with farm output, while praising Iowa's farmers and critiquing voting processes and urban dental health observations across several towns.
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Detroit
Towa
Ing
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York
Countie
Health Advice on Bobbed Hair and Tobacco Use
A reader questions changes in grooming norms for women and the rationale behind hair cropping. Dr. Brady maintains past views on decency but concedes errors about bobbed hair, noting no harm in cutting hair and no universal moral decline. He discusses tobacco use by women and urges caution, warning against smoking in public and linking inferiority concepts to usage. he answers reader questions about health topics and advises consulting a physician if needed.
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Wohl
Jim
St. Vitus
Roa
Samuel
Anyods
Diamond Pendant Sparks Rising Tensions in Leila Tale
Leila, a former rich girl turned maid, endures Mona Kingsley’s cruelty while Richard tries to aid her. Barry, a dissipated suitor, offers luxuries to win her affection and unveils a blue pendant. Leila confronts his offer with quiet fury as their tension escalates toward the next chapter.
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Mona Kingsley
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Mona
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Burroughs Nature Notes Questions and Answers 1926
Readers submit questions on nature topics to Burroughs Nature Club Notes. Answers address seedling transplantation, animal nutrition, bird anatomy, and reptile/animal facts with period voice and concise explanations.
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Incredible Swallowing Feats Of The Giant Swallower
A quirky report describes the gulping prowess of the giant swallowers and their ability to ingest fish larger than themselves. It notes elastic stomachs and skins that stretch to fit the meal, with observers claiming the swallowed prey may fill and puff the predator.
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Uncle Wiggily learns the spearmint pie and Charleston
Uncle Wiggily the rabbit visits a spearmint patch to gather leaves for a pie. he dances the Charleston after a splash in the brook, aided by Miss Sunbeam. Nurse Jane names the spearmint pie as the tale ends with a happy note and a promised future tale about Uncle Wiggily and the cheese top.
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Wuzzy
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Mr. Longtars
Fle
Jane
Wiggily
Dane
Takihe
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Duchie
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Miss Sunbeam
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Uncle Wixgily
Abe Martin's Take on Fame and Graceful Grit
Abe Martin notes that common fate follows successful people while Jack Dempsey proves grace under criticism. The column hints at a clash with Bootleseer Abe Lark and his claim that the fel ler who drinks does not care what’s inside.
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Eni Sole
Abe Lark
John Hancock and the meaning of a signature
A childlike history lesson explains how John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence with bold letters, giving rise to the term John Hancock for a signature. It notes Hancock’s Massachusets roots, his role as Continental Congress president, his age at signing, and his later tenure as governor. The piece also includes a reader letter praising history and a note about a boy’s pet stories.
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Gage
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Samel Adams
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Adams
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Sam
Direct Primaries and Pension Plan Debate
The piece critiques direct primaries as a rich man’s game, arguing campaigns demand heavy funding and self-financing is rare, boosting wealth over merit. It also reports Kansas City’s Presbyterians plan a 25 million pension fund for retired ministers, funded by church salaries, congregations, and public subscriptions, with pensions up to 2000 annually.
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Iie
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Ile
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Sidewalk life and city design in New York and Europe
The article contrasts New York’s narrow sidewalks with European boulevards and cafes, noting how space is valued in Manhattan. It recalls Grace Church spire views and a Vienna factory setback, explaining that modern traffic demands push sidewalks to the curb, erasing earlier sidewalk life and cafe style.
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