Own a Home Savings clubs proposed to aid builders
Editor argues the US failed to meet postwar home demand and financing. He proposes community Own a Home Savings clubs with weekly or monthly dues to fund home purchases, aided by banks. The plan aims to make home ownership affordable, boost savings, and connect bankers and builders to real demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Radford
American Builder and Farm Mechanics
Chicago
United States
Rensons
Chambers of Commerce
Tenants Outnumber Owners Says Calder on Home Campaign
A New York Senator urged a national drive to create homes noting 60 percent of Americans are tenants. He argued wars aim to preserve the home while rent payers rise and called for revised real estate tax policies to equalize burdens across property classes.
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United States
William NM. Calder
New York
New York Real Estate Association
America
Harrison DB. Riley
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Real Estate Association
Illinois
Champaign
Riley
General Assembly
Christmas Day Exchanges and Simple Gifts
A festive dialogue shows a family sharing small gifts and plans. A child mentions a jar diniere for the hallway and asks to play with Wille Smith, who has a new sled. The scene includes a request to try a sled and a phrase about a rifle.
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John
Jardiniere
Wille Smith
Johnny Jones
Woman saved by untrue mate in love triangle
In Detroit a wife, Mrs. Paul Parsons, urged her husband to choose between her and Mrs. Thelma Deloggie. He favored the other woman. Mrs. Parsons drank poison, then a blood transfusion saved her. The case prompted police inquiry and confessions from Parsons and Deloggie.
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Detroit
Paul Parsons
Thelma Deloggie
Hand Caught in Binder Walks Four Hours on Farm Field
Russel Zimerman twenty four year old was trapped by a binder on his father's farm near Tiffin Ohio for four hours. His cries went unheard as the horses wandered the field. A farm hand finally found him exhausted at dinnertime after he failed to return.
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Russel Zimerman
Tiffin
Whisky Hidden in Water Tank Surfaces in Mannington
In Mannington West Virginia eighty seven five gallon jugs of liquor were found lodged in a water tank supplying oil wells. A jug broke triggering discovery and drainage of the tank. Charles Miller allegedly owned the liquor and was arrested with one jug. officials searched for the rest as oil workers drank the contaminated water.
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Mannington
W. Va
Charles Miller
Miller
Deer-caused Car Crash Pins Driver and Passenger
In Blooming Grove near Stroudsburg Pennsylvania a car driven by Henry Miller with Miss Anne Seltzer of Hawley was struck by a deer stepping into the road after dark. The impact tipped the vehicle trapping the occupants beneath.
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Stroudsburg
Blooming Grove
Henry Miller
Anne Seltzer
Hawley
Cascarets Ad Promises Easy, Restful Relief
An advertorial urges readers to take Cascarets to end biliousness and constipation, claiming quick, gentle action without griping or harsh pills. It touts low cost and benefits while you sleep and mocks Calomel salts and harsh remedies.
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Batonic
Atonic
Diamond Dyes Ad Claim for All Fabrics
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes promising rich fade resistant color for wool silk linen cotton and blends. It urges checking the Diamond Dye Color Card and notes the instruction guide with each package. The blurb ends with a quip about inventors and hecklers.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Cure
An old advertisement describes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood cleansing internal remedy for nasal catarrh and repeated colds. It asserts the product protects against chronic catarrh, offers a $100 guarantee, and cites J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Garfield Tea is also advertised for purification of blood and chronic ailments. The text includes unrelated ad copy about a busybody and about using a rod with children or carpets.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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