Miss Julia Dodridge Pickering Weds John E Perry in Glouster
Wedding at the bride’s parents home in Glouster features Miss Julia Dodridge Pickering of Glouster and John E. Perry of Pittsburgh. The event marks a union described in local society notes from the era.
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Julia Dodridge Pickering
Glouster
John E. Perry
Pittsburgh
B. W. Pickering
Ida Juniper
W. P. Hanning
Nelsonville
A. P. Juniper
A Thought for Today Wise Advice Across Ages
A brief selection of proverbs notes wisdom comes from waiting with wise company and learning from others. It warns that associating with fools leads to ruin and praises gaining wisdom through others experiences.
Romance of the Rails Thirty Years of Ascendancy
A portrait of Lawrence A. Downs rising from rod man at Illinois Central to president of the entire system. From early pay of $59 a month to chief engineer and general manager roles across Iowa Minnesota Kentucky and the South he climbs through divisions and subsidiaries to lead the Illinois Central network. The tale frames his steady ascent as a romance of railroad advancement.
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Illinois Central Railway System
Rod‘tran
Lawrence A. Downs
Rod-Man
Sinois Central
Downs
Transportation Department
Iowa
Minnesota
Kentucky
New Orleans
Southern Lines
Chicago
Northern Ines
Manecer
Menecer
Centrel of Georgia Railway
Illinois Central
Centre of Georgia
Ocean Seamship Company
Savannah
C. H. Markham
Illinois Centres
Denot
Comacthors
Pershing Declines Legion Candidacy for National Commander
Pershing refuses to run for national commander of the American Legion. The planned pilgrimage to France for the ten year war anniversary hinges on the Philadelphia convention’s vote. Despite earlier support, French sentiment and internal Legion debt matters influence the decision.
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Pershing
John J. Pershing
American Legion
Legion
France
Cetcher
United Stes
Porching
Legion Will Co
I Lon
Five Cent Cigars Hit High Production Month
Department of Agriculture statisticians report Curins Jel cigar output at five cents or less reached a record month of 201,555,115 cigars, surpassed by only two other months in history. The surge prompts speculation that five-cent cigars are selling well or that campaign spending is influencing prices.
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Marshall
Department of Agriculture
Dempsey Tunney Rematch Hinted For Spring Fight
The article teases a possible Dempsey versus Tunney rematch next spring with hopes of another two million in ticket sales. It speculates on a third fight if Tunney wins and notes Tex Rickard’s ambivalent stance amid rising excitement. It also reports on China Britain policy disputes and a major cancer consensus declaring cancer noncontagious.
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Dempsey
Mr. Tunney
Inheritance and Treatment of Cancer Tendencies
The article argues cancer is not inherited but tendencies may be. early treatment is crucial, with surgery, radium, and X rays as worthwhile options, while medicine is deemed worthless. nine tenths of deaths from cancer in accessible areas could have been prevented by early intervention.
Price of Royal Matches Draws Americans to Europe
The article notes the Queen of Roumania and her daughter Princess Ileana may seek American royal husbands. It mentions Boris of Bulgaria visiting and hints at Balkan alliances through marriage. It cites romantic hopes of wealth and titles influencing matches as Europe eyes American fortunes.
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Roumania
Ileana
George
Boris
Bulgaria
Leeds
Europe
Who Is Taken and Who Sails in a Rescue Tale
The piece contrasts two classes of notable people and recounts a sea rescue. A rum-running schooner Pescawha rescues a lifeboat crew of nine before coast guard pursuit captures Captain Pamphlet, who is jailed despite saving lives. a bond is posted and clemency petitions arise.
What frightens men to fear as they rise in success
A reflective essay argues that successful citizens grow timid amid prosperity. It questions national war readiness and notes ample gold, vast farmland, and abundant crops, suggesting optimism while warning against complacency in defense planning.
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Earth
Who's Who In America Gy Corderick 4 Haskin
The biennial Who's Who in America 1926 27 edition lists 26 915 notable Americans with 3491 new entries. Selection is merit based, not wealth or social rank. entry requires invited biographical material and adherence to standards of national notables.
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United States
Army
Navy
National Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Design
American Academy of Arts and Letters
National Institute of Arts and Letters
Washington
J. C
America
Bilc
Congressional
Sailors' Rescue and Rum Trial End in Conviction
Nine exhausted sailors huddled in a lifeboat as a gale battered off the Oregon coast. A Canadian schooner under Captain Robert Pamphlet hove to, saved the men, then escorted by the U S coast guard cutter Algonquin to Portland. Pamphlet was later convicted of rum running and sentenced to two years in prison with a $5000 fine.
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Pescawha
Vancouver
Raf
Coast Guard
Algonquin
Coast Guards
Federal Court
Sudden & Christensen
San Francisco
Pamphlet
Sandvng
Fred L. Boalt
Portland News
Coolidge
Capt. Pamphlet
NEA
Portland
Ore
Pacific
Oregon Coast
U. S. Coast Guard
Robert Pamph
Federal Penitentiary
Coast Guard Perspectives On Storm Dangers from Washington
In a Washington dispatch Coast Guard personnel compare land and sea risks during a hurricane. They argue ships can steer clear of the vortex center while onshore dwellers must endure the gale. Aviators prefer being aloft to avoid the storm and note layered storm and calm zones with unpredictable ceilings.
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Charles P. Stewart
Messenger
Washington
Coast Guard
Coast Guardsmen
Southeastern United States
Miami
Beauty shops for men flourish in Manhattan as fashion focus shifts
In New York City professional men seek hair dyes wrinkles removal and facial care to look younger. Lawyers doctors and brokers join a rising trend with men visiting beauty parlors near Fifth Avenue to maintain a youthful appearance helping sustain business for the beauty industry.
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New York
Manhattan
Fifth Avenue
Milady
Bigosh
Broadway
Middle Fifties
Family Tragedy Follows Denver Man’s Financial Struggles
Byron Stone aged 47 committed suicide after shooting and wounding his mute and paralyzed son in Denver. Mrs Stone disclosed that financial pressures and a fall from success as a salesman pushed him to this act.
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Denver
Colo
Byron Stone
Chicago man arrested for attempted kiss found insane
Richard Vale of Chicago was arrested after attempting to kiss a 60 year old woman. He was found insane by investigators and committed for mental evaluation.
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Chicago
Richard Vale
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