Zeppelin Completes 5400 Mile Commercial Atlantic Flight
Graf Zeppelin landed at Lakehurst New Jersey at 5 45 PM after a 5400 mile flight of 4 days 15 hours 48 minutes. The airship crossed the Atlantic from Friedrichshafen Germany delivering the first commercial trans Atlantic flight lauding spectators along the Atlantic coast.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Graf Zeppeln
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Atlantic
United States
Fredrichshafen
Germany
New Cotton Menace Is Now Discovered
Dr. J. J. Taubenhaus of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station reports a new cotton disease seen in three Texas sections including the Blackland area. It resembles cotton wilt but is not as serious as cotton root rot, and farmers need not fear widespread danger at present. Researchers emphasize monitoring for other cotton diseases as part of root rot studies.
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Texas
Up Where the Dress Begins
An unfamiliar verse traces a risqué progression from a dress’s hem to the knee and beyond, contrasting older modesty with modern cheekiness as the speaker recalls past fashions and social limits.
Comic Exchange Sparks Dinner Debate
A blunt quip about taking many girls to pricey restaurants prompts laughter as a line about weight asks tests a date night rule. The skit centers on financial choices and social dynamics in dating.
Another Childhood Idol Smashed By A Santa Grudge
A man vows to confront Santa Claus after a lifetime of pranks and poor gifts. He recalls childhood chores, cigars charged to him, and a wig night cap and moustache cup that sparked a family feud leading to a dramatic Christmas morning showdown.
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Joe Sappington
Santa Claus
Santa
Joe Sap
Wonders of Nature Prompt Ego in a Lost Page
Jones declares nature proves man insignificant after reading a nature book. His wife retorts that a woman already knows this, implying she does not need a 400 page volume to reach the same conclusion.
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Jones
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