Invincible Lechuzo and the Texas Bull in Seville Ring
A bull named Lechuzo earned praise in Spanish arenas by driving off all challengers without harming people. Years later Texas bulls imported to Seville caused chaos by leaping into the crowd and challenging spectators before a Mauser-ended the story of one such animal.
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Picador
Chulo
Bandelalero
Lechuzo
San Lucar
Cordoba
Lechuze
Seville
Mud Baths Hit Esthonian Hygiene Efforts
Le Figaro reports Esthonian officials, amid a soap shortage affecting 3 to 5 million people, use mud baths to improve public hygiene while awaiting new soap supplies. The measure, though not medicinal, helps cleanliness in a transport-poor country.
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Esthonia
American Red Cross
le Figaro
Paris
Had Advanced Rates
A story of Warren and his aunt shows a penny candy errand price rise. Warren notes candy costs have increased and his aunt pays a nickel after an errand, explaining the higher charge for running the errand amid rising prices.
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Warren
Aunty
His Great Idea
A four year old Frederick admires his mother and asks if they could have a marble mother after learning how busts are carved from stone at an art exhibition. He remains quiet on the walk home and voices the question in hopeful innocence.
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Frederick
Jazz
Ethel
Still Waters and Secrets At the Maryville Club
The Maryville Country Club opens golf season amid social humor as Jasper Hunt and Bill Hawley clash over club finances and a copper mining scheme. Ethel Mordaunt probes Andy’s ties to the scheme while planning a Victory loan bid, leading to a covert board room confrontation and a kiss that ends the meeting.
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Maryville Country Club
Jasper Hunt
Bill Hawley
Summers
Andrew Farber
Cassius Summers
Farber
Hunt
Bill
Andy
Andrew
Governors
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McFarlan
Jasper
Billy
Ethel
Jazz
Mary May
Mary
O. K
Jasper Long
Ernors
Case Summers
Ethel Mordaunt
X Rays Used to Assess Age in Court and Wood Aging Claim
In Allahabad a subordinate judge admitted X-ray photographs as evidence to determine a party’s age. Elbow and knee diagrams showed bone ossification, with experts estimating the person’s age between 18 and 14 to 10944 years, a dubious range. Separately a claim stated X-rays could age wood, giving a Stradivarius-like tone to a violin after hours of exposure.
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Allahabad
Slim and Specs Joke About Pianist Turned Masseuse
Slim remarks about a young acquaintance saying she can tickle the ivories. Specs asks if she is a pianiste. Slim laughs and clarifies she actually offers scalp massage treatments.
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Slim
Specs
Meeting of Extremes
Uncle Bill Bottletop notes that prohibition has softened bartenders and temperance lecturers, as they share unemployment caused by the same policy. The quip points to a common plight among workers affected by the crackdown and reflects a wary humor about the era.
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Bill Bottletop
Soldier Becomes Prisoner’s Echo Under Fire
Dialogue portrays a lone fighter recalling surprise encounter with a regiment of Huns. The speaker, armed with rifle bayonet and bombs, describes a tense escape and survival moment.
Cannot Practice Deep Breathing Without Gasoline
Dialogue shows a patient telling a doctor he cannot practice deep breathing because it would fill his lungs with gasoline, highlighting a hazardous misperception about respiratory therapy. The exchange underscores unsafe beliefs rather than medical instructions.
A man shuns work by chasing hollow efficiency
A fragment notes a man inclined to shirk toil by fixating on efficiency. The lines imply avoidance of real labor and suggest a caution about misplaced priorities. The piece casts efficiency talk as a trap that delays true effort.
Prudent Precaution in Appointment Plot
A dialogue centers on urgent scheduling as a caller asks why Ned must be contacted now for a next week appointment. The response emphasizes starting early to secure Ned's number before then.
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Ned
Jones Talks About House Sale Sparking Heated Debate
In a brisk exchange, questions about Jones selling his house trigger a lively discussion. Residents probe motives and potential consequences as the topic stirs interest across the neighborhood.
Are You a Tired Manufacturer in Need of Relief
In a brisk exchange, a tired business owner asks if the reader is weary, while replying that he is taxed by the need to pay higher wages. The remark highlights the pressures of labor costs on manufacturers.
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Fis
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Strengthens Blood and Vitality
A historic tonic claim describes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as purifying and enriching the blood with iron and quinine. It promises increased energy, color in the cheeks, improved appetite, and body strength, noting its long-standing use and availability in drug stores at 60 cents per bottle.
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GROVE
Freezone promises painless corn and callus removal
A promotional note touts Freezone as a cheap bottle you can buy at any drug store. It claims a few drops on corns or hard skin will lift them off, leaving the skin beneath pink and healthy without soreness.
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Freezone
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