Hasn't Missed a Day As College Student In More Than 40 Years
New York on January sixteenth Fortytwo years ago William Cullen Bryant Kemp became a student at Columbia University He remains a student and has not missed a day Now close to sixty he studies paleographic development of North America He holds many degrees including a doctor of perpetual motion he was said to have a will from a wise uncle to keep him enrolled The student comments The more you learn the more you know.
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New York
William Cullen Bryant Kemp
Columbia University
Kemp
North America
William
A Fair Example Of The Vagrancy Law
A Dallas Morning News reader condemns vagrancy enforcement in Texas. He recounts an incident where an ex convict without funds is jailed, fined heavily, chained, and sent to a brutal gravel pit camp for nine hours daily labor, then released with warnings to leave town. The letter criticizes police abuse, kangaroo courts, and the harsh treatment of unemployed men.
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Dallas Morning News
Texas
Neff
Dallas
McKinney
Dallas County
New Britain
Conn
California
Poor Old Kentucky Man of Foud Days and Misery
Glasgow Kentucky Times recounts a rural caricature of a hard living man born in the mountains. He drinks whisky, shuns water, fights, plots mischief against neighbors, and faces danger from violence and fate while a cyclone and gunfire thread through his eventful, fatal life.
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Kentucky
Abraham
Glasgow
Porter's News Highlights Rain Cool Weather And Singing Event
The community reports a recent good rain and cool spell to prevent early fruit damage. Hog killing increased during the cold snap. Illness is mild with several colds but no serious cases. Blanton Chapel will join Porter's Sunday at 2 PM for a singing event. Sunday school attendance remains strong and some children show greater religious interest than their parents. Brother Chambers delivered a fine sermon.
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Blanton Chapel
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Law or order at work across the country
The letter from M. A. Powers of Dallas Texas questions the daily use of law in actions described as being done everywhere in the name of the law, signaling concern over legal overreach.
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M. A. Powers
Sermon Draws Parents to Old-Timey Preacher Event
A Sunday sermon at this place drew many local parents to hear a Godly man described as old-timey. He is noted for driving the nail where it belongs and will return on the next third Sunday at 2 30.
Speakeasy taunt ends with deadly confession
In Burnt Powder Arizona Dead Shot Bill tells a bartender that Shifty Pete warned him about a hasty temper. He admits to killing an innocent man after adjusting his holster, reflecting a volatile scene in the outlaw era of the town.
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Bill
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Ring Repartee Sparks Fight Preliminaries
A colored pugilist taunts his opponent with sharp wit as they square off, saying he was born with boxing gloves. The retort predicts a fatal finish, underscoring the brisk, taunt-filled scene before the bout.
A Sure Recipe The Customer and Shopwalker Dialogue
A humorous snippet shows a customer asking about finding his wife and a shopwalker suggesting talking to a nearby assistant. The exchange highlights playful tone and retail shop environment.
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Sunecit
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