Local News Summary From Burlington Area
Rain has dominated the week in the vicinity. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Tubbs of Burlington. Dale Kenney sprained an arm at school last week. Local families, including Mr. and Mrs. Henry King and Mrs. George Gilkey, visited Dave Smalley and wife. William H. Bolen from the west spent several days with friends. Miss Lottie Arnett and Flora Bratten spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Duckler. Wendell Elliott of Marion vacationing with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Elliott. The Elliott couple visited Burlingham. John Cuckler traveled to Sand Rock on business, stayed with Mr. and Mrs. George Brown, got stuck in mud, hired a helper, and managed to reach Mr. Brown’s by nightfall, ending with a muddy return home past Mr. Harner’s place. Mrs. Duckler hardly recognized him.
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Dayton Tubbs
Burlington
Dale Kenney
Henry King
George Gilkey
Dave Smalley
Illiam H. Bolen
West
John
Mr. Brown
John Harner
Mud Machine Advocate Switches Vote to Good Roads
J. Duckler, who praised hig as the best mud machine, states he will vote for good roads from now on. The remark signals a shift in local public works sentiment amid infrastructure debates.
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J. Duckler
Hig
Hoover predicts soon lower food prices amid speculative holdings
In testimony before a congressional committee Herbert Hoover argues that high food costs over the last two years stem from speculation and willingness to pay high prices. He cites large U.S. food stocks last August and exporters hoarding in hopes of profits, forecasting a sharp drop once they unload.
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Herbert Hoover
Congressional
United States
Germany
Mr. Hoover
Volun
Aviation Funding Fears Cripple U S Air Power
Public and experts urge larger air service funding after Congress refused an expected 16 million increase. Army and navy aviation units face further cuts, industry cuts output, and warn of a weakened U S aviation program amid wartime inflation.
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Army
Navy
Congress
Union
Con
United States
Need a Daniel Webster to proclaim Liberty and Unionism
A critical remark argues against age-based taxes and privileges, asserting that a fair tax line should not target those under 30. The writer laments short-sighted policy shifts and calls for a strong public opinion to uphold liberty and unionism rather than strikes.
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Hield
Daniel Webster
Rippling Rhymes Marys Lamb
Humorous verse reflecting on Marys lamb over time with playful shifts in desire and value for animals and the changing social scene. The speaker muses on altered prices, pets, and schooling, weaving whimsical images of livestock toys and imagined scenarios.
Dinner Stories and a Fairly Mixed Tale
A jumble of dialogue from a story collection features a clairvoyant palmist promising enlightenment and a patient, a gas bill chatter, and a circus cage scene with Mr. Gap John from Rumpus Ridge Arkansas observing a gorilla. The pieces read like a quirky, transitional vignette.
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Gap John
Rumpus Ridge
Ark
Side Talks Analyzing Your Prejudices
A personal essay on how prejudices distort judgment and linger despite contrary evidence. The narrator admits a bias against Richard Harding Davis and learns he was generous, illustrating how false beliefs persist. The piece ends noting how loyalties to familiar firms can seed new prejudices despite logical refutations.
Banana Shortcake and Cranberry Pudding from a Vintage Menu
Simple household recipes describe a banana shortcake with layered sliced fruit and a fruit whip, a warm cranberry pudding dessert with browned dough, and a method to set gelatin using fruit juice. A leftover fruit juice dessert suggests gelatin with whipped cream or custard.
Nut and Potato Loaf and Various Side Dishes
Leftover mashed potatoes two eggs and milk combine with onions walnuts and celery then bake in a buttered casserole topped with breadcrumbs. Beet Salad with lettuce tomato and boiled eggs dressed with boiled dressing. Date Bars with sugar eggs vanilla flour baking powder walnuts dates baked then rolled in powdered sugar. Batter Cakes mix sour milk baking soda warm water with crumbs flour baking powder syrup shortening egg and cook on a greased griddle.
Americans must unite to defend the government say Washington Post opinion
An opinion reprint urges Congress and the President to act decisively against threats to the government. It appeals to Americans of stock who love the flag to demolish movements that endanger liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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Washington Post
Congress
United States
Ohio Health Act Promises Major Death Declines
The Ohio health department forecasts vast reductions in preventable deaths with the Hughes act and a new local health administration system starting January 1. Expected effects include a possible 50 percent drop in infant deaths, near elimination of diphtheria deaths, halved typhoid rates, slower tuberculosis mortality, and fewer cases of venereal and other contagious diseases.
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Columbus
Ohio
Voters weigh statewide and local measures in Ohio election
Ohio voters face local city, village, and township races plus five state ballot measures. The wet and dry battles center on statewide prohibition, ratification of federal prohibition, non intoxicating beverage definitions, and property tax classification. The Ohio Grange opposes classification, arguing higher land taxes. backers say it brings fairer taxation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Crabbe
Ohio Grange
Organizers escorted out in West Virginia mining action
Four organizers who refused to give names were escorted from Guyan field by mine guards. Operators say seven union mines in northwest West Virginia opened at noon. Daily production claimed at fifty one percent of normal. Eastern Kentucky reports seventy five percent of mines in operation.
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Huntington
W. VA
Guyan Field
West Virginia
Kentucky
Member of Greely Relief Party Dies in Charlottesville
Dixon Weaver an electrical engineer and member of the first Greely relief expedition died suddenly at his home in Charlottesville born Greensburg Pennsylvania in 1857 a graduate of the naval academy and former editor of Electrical World
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Charlottesville
Dixon Weaver
Greely
Greensburg
Naval Academy
Electrical World
Unclear text on catarrhal cures and deafness
Fragmentary OCR note discusses catarrhal deafness and a remedy claim. Contains garbled words and names, with scattered phrases about hearing loss, mucous, and medical tone, but lacks coherent facts or verifiable details.
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