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The five historical items from this edition, with their newspaper proof. Play first if you want to guess.
Guests at a Janesville banquet heard Senator Irving Lenroot advocate joining the World Court. The paper said the little flags at their places had 30 stars instead of 48, and carried a “Made in Japan” label. The report records the mix-up and its contemporary reaction.
Muskogee Daily News · 1926-02-24 · p. 1
Open the original newspaper ↗The Statesman said John Odekirk, who had played for dances around Auburn for years, entered an old-time fiddlers’ state contest in Milwaukee. He was spending the winter there with his daughter. “Nearly a hundred” was the newspaper’s age claim; the item does not give a birth date or contest result.
Kewaskum Statesman · 1926-01-16 · p. 1
Open the original newspaper ↗Cedarburg businessmen considered raising money to bring American Electric Motors Company from Milwaukee. The article described its enclosed, ventilated motor and claimed that burying it in dirt or under water would not affect its mechanism. It reported a proposed move, not a completed factory opening.
Kewaskum Statesman · 1926-01-16 · p. 1
Open the original newspaper ↗A Wisconsin news brief said Stanley Gorecke of White Potato Lake dislocated his jaw during a prolonged yawn. His sister-in-law tried to demonstrate how to replace it and suffered the same mishap. The paper reported that a physician needed several hours to put both jaws back.
Kewaskum Statesman · 1926-01-16 · p. 2
Open the original newspaper ↗The AP report said Peter Daly admitted passing hundreds of worthless checks, yet police said each had been paid from a mysterious source. Daly claimed detectives followed him and settled the checks without explaining why. A judge gave him a suspended sentence; the mystery remained unresolved in this report.
Capital Journal · 1925-11-24 · p. 8
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