Vet Faces Jail for Sunday Tobacco Buyin
Capt Archibald Pither bought tobacco on Sunday in Toronto violating a city ordinance and chose a 24 hour jail term over paying a fine. He presents his act as a protest against the rule.
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1937
Page
3
Capt Archibald Pither bought tobacco on Sunday in Toronto violating a city ordinance and chose a 24 hour jail term over paying a fine. He presents his act as a protest against the rule.
Pearl White, famed silent film star, arrives in New York from Paris after an extended stay abroad. Authorities say her return will spark renewed public interest in classic cinema.
The article profiles Joel R. Poinsett a South Carolina statesman and botanist linked to the poinsettia and his roles as secretary of war and promoter of science. It also recounts Steve Brodie the Brooklyn Bridge jumper whose 1886 feat popularized his name and gave rise to the phrase doing a Brodie.
A column shows Mrs. Smith admiring a new dress and pattern use at a Walnut street church supper. Dialogue highlights surplice waists, easy sewing, and social chatter among mothers and daughters about patterns and fittings. Mentions Barbara Bell Pattern Book and cheap patterns.
The adage notes true friends come in trouble without invitation while we prosper on our own. It contrasts loyal companionship with conditional presence during hardship.
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