Taxpayer May Now Spend Vacation on Own Wooded Estate
Washington reports that national forests offer free or low cost vacation options across 35 of 48 states. The Forest Service invites Americans to camp, picnic, or establish seasonal homes with nominal rentals for summer cottages while prioritizing public recreation and group camps for underprivileged children.
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Timberline Lodge
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Tomatoes and Love in Seventeenth Century England
A quirky note reveals that young gentlemen of seventeenth century England wooed lovers with growing tomato plants, signaling deep affection rather than flowers.
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Shocking New Invention Is An Electric Calf Weaner
A patent shows an electric calf weaner by Patrick Kelly of Anatone Washington using a neck band battery and nose piece to shock the calf when it approaches the cow. Another novelty is a heel screw platform by Joseph Burger of New York City that raises the wearer by an inch then lowers back down.
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Pollock decries fame as a goldfish bowl lifestyle
In Rotarian magazine Channing Pollock notes celebrities live hectic, unglamorous schedules. He says fame is a full time job and even prominent figures tire of being watched and fed with peanuts.
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Dr Thomas Stone Clyce resigns salaried post at Austin College
Dr Thomas Stone Clyce former president emeritus of Austin College resigns as active salaried faculty member at the college. President E B Tucker announces the retirement. Clyce joined the ministers’ annuity fund of the Southern Presbyterian Church and will teach philosophy 41-42 as a voluntary contribution.
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Pluck and the secret of success questioned
A millionaire declares the key to his fortune as pluck, while a listener asks how to identify the right people to pluck. The exchange highlights a sharp verbal clash over ambition and method.
Remember This Ration 1 to 9 Safety Lesson
A Travelers booklet warns that a pedestrian moves one yard per step while a car at 30 mph covers nine yards, illustrating the danger of underestimating vehicle speed. The piece notes many adults never learned to drive and may lack intuition about motion, with a simulated movie strip showing a near collision.
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The Spice of Life Cartoon Conflicts and Quips
A series of jokes and cartoons feature man versus woman banter about backbone and honesty with a judge dismissing a poultry theft quip. A fraction lesson centers on gooseberry pie choices. A job interview gag prompts a dictation concern and a youth politics quip. A child’s prayer dialogue closes the set.
Humorous Snippets and Jokes From a Withered Era
A collection of old jokes and quips ranging from door etiquette and anatomy to rural life and race era humor. The pieces sketch stereotypes and social attitudes of the time while delivering brief punch lines.
Vernon and Gran ma discuss pie etiquette
Vernon asks if he should use a fork for pie at dinner. Gran ma affirms and guides him while seeking a practice wedge.
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Backwoods Woman Stands Tall As Life Outlined
A backwoods woman, whose bare feet were hardened by years without shoes, stands in a rural scene. The stark detail highlights a hard lived existence and resilience.
Foot on a live coal sparks rural quip
In a rustic scene a wife asks which foot is on a live coal after her husband warns her to move. The humorous exchange ends with her pokerlike reply Which foot pa confirming the moment of lighthearted rural wit.
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Jokes and quips echo old and new church humor
A collection of witty lines about kissing Cain’s wife religious doubt college life and Greek myth. The banter contrasts modern flirtation with traditional piety and mocks moral pretensions.
Lawyer Receives Strange Client Letter Over Suit
A lawyer reports a client's odd letter about a car accident No 4872-6B. The client jokes about suing the rich owner and threats with a hammer. The man disputes a saw's value while his son Tommy defends it by recounting a brick-cutting feat.
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Stop Me If You've Heard This One Salesman
A humorous exchange features a salesman touting Mountain Wool Company coarse yarns to a maid who eagerly asks for a couple. The vignette highlights a witty, everyday interaction typical of light local humor.
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Mountain Wool Company
Poor Argument Mother and Willie Exchange Morning Quip
A humorous exchange shows a mother urging Willie to wake as the birds are up. Willie responds with a sleepy quip about sleeping in a nest of sticks and straws and getting up early anyway.
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