Fish Rainstorms Reported From Around the World
A U S historical account recounts fish rain events from Edgecombe County North Carolina to Singapore and Essen Germany. Dr E W Gudger explains waterspouts as the cause with 71 documented showers since A D 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Doughtie
Edgecombe County
N. C
Doughtie
E. W. Gudger
Department of Ichthyology
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Doughtie Farm
Gudger
Fish fall to earth when air velocity slows inland
The passage explains that fish carried inland by winds descend as air velocity and cloud movement decrease, causing the fish to fall to the ground. This natural phenomenon describes how weather conditions influence airborne aquatic creatures.
Exemptions From Jury Service in Texas
List of groups exempt from jury service includes: those over sixty, civil officers of state and US, road overseers, active ministers, physicians and attorneys in practice, publishers of newspapers, teachers, druggists, undertakers, telegraph operators, railroad agents, ferrymen, mill workers, railroad company officers, past jury commissioners, and Volunteer Guards members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
United States
Ready Come Back Minister Runs Office During Vacation
An editor on vacation leaves a minister in charge. A threatening letter about a $1.50 paper bill prompts the minister to reply that the subscriber’s account shows only last year paid. He warns that if the man comes to punch him, he will hire him to collect for about 70 others in the town and congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregion
The
Wisconsin Press
Square Feet of It Bed Quote Comes to Light
A humorous exchange unfolds with a European anecdote about a bed measuring twenty feet by ten feet. The joke escalates as a spouse quips about seeing bunk, prompting a sharp retort from the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Typographical Error Haunts Newspaper Staff
An anonymous piece laments a single typographical error that escapes editors from draft to print. The narrator describes the error looming large on the center front page and provoking boss, copy reader, and readers to react with shock and rage.
Price Bargain in a Tiny Shop
A deaf old woman asks the price of fabric. The clerk states seven cents a yard. She counters with seventeen cents, then thirteen, then five as the bargaining continues in a terse, humorous exchange.
Misunderstanding Leads to Laughing Banks of Agriculture
In a quirky exchange Agnes and Pearl joke about patrons of husbandry misinterpreting the term as agricultural associations. The humor hinges on mistaken identity between farming groups and movie actresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes
Pearl
Splinter Pranks at Home Stir Gentle Banter
Witty exchanges unfold as a new wife quips about a cottage pad ding while guests trade light jests about shingles and political loyalties. The playful dialogue captures lighthearted domestic humor and friendly chatter.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richard H. Tingley
Port Chester
N. Y
Providence
R. L
Tingley
Providence Journal
Journal
James R. Daniels
West 109Th Street
New York City
Wilson
Daniels
Count de Castelnau
Singapore
Germany
Essen
Whitewright
Toc
Variety Store
Whitewright, Texas
Dearie
Jeebee
Planters Gin Company
Leon Bennett
L. LaRoe
E. D. Barlow Nursery
Greenville
Byrne Commercial College
Dallas
Tyler Commercial College
Tyler
Sun Office
Armour & Co
North Texas Seed Company
R. L. Johnson
Auto Finance Company OF Sherman F. W. Creager
MGR
S. Travis St. Sherman
Floyd Badgett
Lilley Dry Goods Co
Work Sox
Nicholson
Federal
Nicholson’s
East Texas
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