Daylight Saving Push Endures Across States and Cities
Daylight saving remains active nationwide with local laws in many states and cities. New Jersey Assembly just passed a daylight saving bill endorsed by over 200 municipalities, while Massachusetts and Rhode Island consider similar measures. Cleveland has adopted eastern standard time year round, with several cities following.
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New York City
Buffalo
New Jersey Assembly
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
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St. Louis
Detroit
War on the corn borer seeks special wartime funds
The Department of Agriculture asks Congress for a special appropriation to combat the corn borer pest harming corn and other crops. Damages in New England run into millions over two years and spread to nearby states. Massachusetts showed a successful campaign can work, and prompt control of this food supply threat is urged.
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Congress
New England
Massachusetts
United States
Fragmented 1910s column snippets reveal social topics
A jumble of brief items notes wood alcohol humor, a teacher shortage claim, farmers and energy, a New York tax case cat clue, dramatist Prinkwater sailing to England, Princeton men opposing kissing, and light social musings. The tone is terse and fragmentary.
After Dinner Stories and Witty Debates in Society Circles
A humorous collage of social talk and quips about poets, transmigration, birds with long bills, and a London Sunday school anecdote. Guests debate metaphysical topics and fortunes of fashion while light exchanges reveal witty misunderstandings and playful satire.
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Africa
The Glove of Glibness and the Woman with the Lolly Anna Hand
A critical portrait contrasts political circle handshakes with business and social climbing women. It warns of vanity, shifting loyalties, and two faced behavior as a cautionary tale about influential figures who trade favors for status.
Dr Charles W Eliot 86th Birthday Honored at Harvard
Dr Charles W Eliot president emeritus of Harvard University celebrated his eighty six birthday receiving telegraphs and letters of congratulations from across the nation. The Boston born educator, who led Harvard for forty years, remains active in literature public speaking and commentary on world issues.
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Boston
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Trarvard
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Charles Eliot
John Gilley
Pence
Household Inits and Classic Dishes From a Bygone Kitchen
A collection of old fashioned recipes including Brown Sugar Syrup Scalloped Potatoes With Bacon and Eggs Raised Oatmeal Muffins Tomato Jelly Salad and Coffee Souffle. The instructions cover quantities steps and substitutions for making syrup muffins and a light coffee dessert. The tone reflects home cooking tips and practical menus.
The Farmer and City Life Costs of Living
A discussion on farming profits and city misconceptions about farm wealth. The speaker argues farmers save by living simply, outlines food cost reductions through distribution reform, and stresses joint city and countryside cooperation to lower prices while maintaining fair wages.
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State Bureau of Markets
Europe
Funeral services held for James Jones at local church
Hebbardsville reports funeral services for James Jones of Vinton county were held at the Presbyterian church last Friday at 10 30. Reno Clutter and wife from Wingettss Chapel visited Sunday with F M Vandervort family. Various locals hosted guests and extended Easter supper plans at the Presbyterian church on April 3.
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Vinton County
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Reno Clutter
Wingetts Chapel
F. M. Vandervort
William Austin
James Klingenberg
Elmer Stewart
Athens
Jeff Blackwood
Lizzie Tinker
Chauncey
Frank Davis
Fred CoMey
Albany
Obituary for Clara Caldwell Ormsby of Warren Ohio
Clara Caldwell Ormsby daughter of Alexander and Euphemia Cald well born December 4 1881 died February 1920 at her Warren Ohio home. She married W O Ormsby July 8 1907 and had one daughter Donna Rae. She belonged to Carthage and First Presbyterian churches and to the Order of the Eastern Stars and Pythian Sisters of which she was Most Excellent Chief. Her faith portrays death as a passage to eternal life with God and her family.
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Euphemia Caldwell
Waren
Ohio
W. O. Ormsby
Donna Rae
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Warren
Order of Faster Stars
Pythian Sisters
First Clue To Kidnappers Uncovered By Police
Louisville police said they had information that kidnappers of Paul Little a Lexington boy had left a train at Lagrange Kentucky about 30 miles from Louisville. Search was ordered. A French inventor developed shoes with quickly detachable soles and heels to aid railroad workers escaping caught feet.
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Paul Little
Lexington
Lagrange
Vanderhoof Community Notes Spanning Sermons Car Purchases and Visits
Rev Turner preached an evening sermon. Howard Lake bought a car. Mollie Buck’s funeral held at Baptist church drew a large crowd. Revival meetings begin soon at Lawrence chapel. Edson Swartz will move to Lottridge after buying a house. Will Ashcraft visited Silverton W Va. on business. A mock trial and pie social at Vanderhoof schoolhouse planned. Addie Foreman Lorena Lake shopped at Tuppers Plains Monday. Mrs Myrtle Fair invites Ladies Aid to her home April 8. Cora Lake reports her daughter Gertrude Gillilan in Delaware says husband has steady work and they are doing well.
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Howard Lake
Mollie Buck
Baptist Church
Lawrence Chapel
Edson Swartz
Lottridge
Will Ashcraft
Silverton
W. Va
Vanderhoof School House
Addie Foreman
Lorena Lake
Tuppers Plains
Myrtle Fair
Ladies Aid
Cora Lake
Gertrude Gillilan
Delaware
Home for Confederate Veterans Destroyed in Kentucky
A fire in Pewee Valley Kentucky last night leveled the Home for Confederate Veterans causing an estimated loss of 75000 dollars. The cause remains under investigation and no injuries were reported.
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Pewee Valley
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