DISSIPATION 101 HOURS Dancer in a daze over long publicity stunt
A feature on a dancer lingering in a daze for 101 hours amid temperance notes. It quotes reflections on Christian creed, body and mind, and laments publicity harms while urging study of the body’s mechanism to curb abuse. It references hymn polls from The Etude magazine and the enduring appeal of Abide With Me. It also lists quarantine station staffing and pest control notes for Daggett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etude
Jesus
Henry Francis Lyte
William Henry Alank
Sarah Fower Adams
Lowel Mason
America
Special Officers Bluff Men Into Buying Tickets
A Barstow station scam shows Santa Fe special officers forcing or bluffing workers to buy rail tickets to pay officer wages. Mexicans and others misled, some stranded when funds ran out. tickets refunded after rights explained. Justice of the peace to decide punishment, not officers. Citizens urged to report abuses to the Printer office. The piece likens officers’ brutality to wartime German actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Barstow
Justice of the Peace
Congregational Church News from Barstow
Funeral for Mrs. Colcord in San Bernardino conducted by Rev. McRae. Barstow residents Hawthornes visited. Intermediate boys ready for Calico outing under Rev. McRae Far rington and Mrs. Strohm. Next Sunday there is a musical program. strong choir. Womans Association meets Thursday at 2 with travelogue. Strangers welcome at church. Boy Scouts seek a leader as George Leak is busy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. McRae
Mr. Farrington
Mrs. Strohm
Calico
McRae
Weld
Barstow
Bible Schop
Womans Association
George Leak
Pioneer of the Desert Laid to Rest Amidst Roses
Mrs. A. F. Colcord died Sunday at Ramona hospital San Bernardino after a long heart illness. The Barstow resident for two decades, she and husband were early Needles settlers, married in 1886. Funeral at San Bernardino Mountain View cemetery featured many floral tributes. surviving husband and four children Emmett Art Frank and Mrs. Fleniken. Emmett in Los Angeles under diphtheria quarantine. husband an engineer on Santa Fe trains 8 and 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramona Hospital
San Bernardino
A. F. Colcord
Colcords
Barstow
Colcord
Needles
Monahan
Desert
Mountain View
Emmett
Art
Frank
Mrs
Fleniken
Los Angeles
Sonora Gardens Defy Stereotypes in Townwide Look
A ride through Sonora reveals well tilled gardens of vegetables and flowers for the Mexican population, contrasting with the gardens of the white population and challenging common stereotypes about shiftlessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonora
Regional PTA Conference At Veterville Union High School
A Saturday PTA conference gathered Fifth District officers from Redlands and San Bernardino with Barstow delegates limited by wind. Victorville hosted with a banquet, musical numbers, and a keynote on modern high school education by San Bernardino’s Mr. Davis. Next Barstow meeting set for May 1 at 3 PM with officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parents Teachers Association
Veterville Union High School
Redlands
San Bernardino
Barstow
Strohm
Wheeler
Martin
America
Francis
Victorville High School
Victorville Association
Victorville
Lowell Somers
Webb
Davis
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San Bernardino Co
California
Barstow California
Daggett Quarantine and Inspection Staton
Lee Strong
Bureau of Plant
Daggett Station
Florida
Belgium
Congregational Church
Hawthorn
Estaurant
George Vick
Mr. Calcord
Barstow Association
B.C. Anderson
Salta Fe
S. L. Benson
A.C. Pratt
Barstow, Cal
Lubin J. Henderson
Henderson
Sega
Jersey
Hills Jersey
Nal Bernardino National Bank
U. S
Empire
Lenox Fairway Oxford
Nescotan
Oxfords
Dillingham Bros Barstow
Marvins Grocery
Barstow, California
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