Elliston Tales of Jack and Jill in a Mountain Hold Up
In Elliston West Virginia Jack Stuart and Jill Justin survive a bandit car hold up after Jill’s abduction. Jack, thought dead, returns to marriage with Jill. their family grows as a mine discovery reshapes their fortunes and tests their resilience. Tony Justin aids, hiring on at a glass firm and facing creditors.
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Jack
Jil Justin
Jill
Lambently Lovely
Lily
Tony
Elliston
W. Va
Jack Stuart
Peter Justin
Elliston Glass Company
Pittsburgh
Tony Justin
Elliston At & O
Pitts_burgh
Stuart-Justin
Ace
Etmon
Mayors and Moonlit Mirth Beside Broadway in 1928
A long column blends social satire with New York life in 1928. It riffs on Broadway cinema grandeur, city manners, and public curiosity. Anecdotes mention Mrs. Frank Case of the Algonquin, Mayor Walker, and a Hollywood romance misadventure with a witty telegram reply.
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G. Mintyre
New York
Broadway
Pita
Colorado
Palaces
Versailles
Newsies
Germany
Frank Case
Algonquin
Hollywood
Laughing Around the World With Irvin S. Cobe
A tale centers on Pat Sweeney who moves into The Spook Delight mansion on Ryderton estate and sparks gossip when his daughter Mary Lizbeth Janet Janet Sweeney arrives. Tony Justin, a young man from Elliston, meets her and they exchange playful banter. A priest friend and a humorous met on a subway adds light satire. Tony agrees to guide Mary Lizbeth to a local sight, The Devil's Leap, and their budding chemistry hints at further developments.
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Tony
Ryderton Place
Ucka
Patrick Sweeney
Elliston
Pat Sweeney
Ryderton
Chicago
Mary 'Liz
Beth Kath
J’net
Mike
Mary
Liz
Anthony
Tony Justin
Justin
Father Ryan
Peter Justin
Local newspaper telegraph and subscription details
Publisher GENE HOWE and General Manager WILBUR HAWK lead the paper with Associated Press news. The article lists contact lines, departments, and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions across Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico.
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Gene Howe
Wilbur
Hawk
BY Mail
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Roughleg the Hawk Spooks Orchard Birds in Surprise
In this Burgess tale Roughleg the Hawk sweeps over the Old Orchard causing a sudden fright among the feeding birds. The scene follows Tommy Tit and the others as they scramble for cover, while Roughleg reveals he prefers mice to birds when hunting. The story closes with Tommy Tit remaining fearless and the others more wary.
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Roughleg
Hawk
Green Meadows
Roughley
Great Meadows
Green Forest
Brown
Tommy Tit
Yank Yank
Sammy Jay
Speckles the
Starling
Dotty
Qld
Dee
T. W. Burgess
No War Talk Gets Coolidge Push on Armed Defense
President Coolidge deplores war scare rhetoric from Army and Navy officers and warns it harms U S foreign relations. He remains firm on defense needs cited in the December message and seeks to curb sensational warnings of imminent conflict. Major General Allen notes English willingness for friendship, while Arkansas editor Heiskell urges a balanced approach to armament, defending self in land sea and ozone zones.
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Coolidge
Army
Navy
United States
Congress
Henry T. Allen
Germany
John N. Heiskell
Arkansas
America
Reform and prevention of juvenile crime urged by Judge Grady
The article argues criminology should prioritize preventing reoffense and reforming youths over punishment. Judge Grady cites rising crime among 16 to 24 year olds and urges reformatory facilities to save first offenders, warn of crowded dockets, and stress parole and supervision. An unrelated note mentions an owl delaying a Russian passenger train, joking about Trotzky.
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South
Henry A. Grady
North Carolina
Rotary Club
Clinton
Grady
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Paty
Tal
Fiat
Clifford Webb
the Central
Justin Home
Mayor Walker
Walker
New
the McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Irvin S. Cobe
McNaught Syndicate
Manhattan
Thirty-fourth Street
Associated Press
Amarillo
Aereee
Teenee Sewer
Tees
the Globe
Russia
Trotzky
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