Emperor Haile Selassie and peace efforts amid global tensions
Haile Selassie urged peace talks with Mussolini through Patriarch Johannes and Abuna Cyril, while Universal Service reports the Ethiopian ruler agreed to cede part of his territory for peace. Washington eyeing Pacific coastal fortifications and a growing national debt. Japan's prince and Asia for Japan motto noted amid notes on China and League of Nations.
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Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Johannes
Mussolini
Abuna Cyril
Selassie
Universal Service
Italy
China
Japan
Tokyo
Asia
League of Nations
Uncommon Sense and the Value of Honest Feedback
Quotes from Rochefoucauld on yes men and candor open a reflection on self deception and the danger of constant praise. The piece urges seeking honest criticism, avoiding smug self satisfaction, and balancing ambition with cheer. It advises surrounding oneself with like minded friends and keeping a light heart to enjoy life.
Hit and run deaths and other state news items
A long list of Illinois obituaries includes Herman Larson of Moline who died on his sixty eighth birthday from injuries after a hit and run. Others include Mrs Sarah Ann Wolstencroft of Moline age eighty eight. Archie C. Norton former Illinois State Normal Alumni president. Stanley Markowski an alcohol peddler shot in Calumet City. Chester A. Bland suicide in Elgin. farmer Hugh Mellrath killed during a quail hunt. Louis O. Eddy longtime Wakefield Medicine executive. Also reported are plans by American Steel and Wire to build two Joliet red mills. Rambo Jarrett youths held in Edwardsville for the death of John C. Higgins. highway surveymen in Batavia Aurora seen in bright red patches. stricter license plate enforcement. William Ganshaw the so called mercy slayer at State prison. sales tax collections for November. a dispute over fees between Lew A. Hendee and rival county clerk. Laura Whiteside Hunt dies in Port Byron. and first conviction under new state warehouse law against William R. Miller in Chicago.
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Herman Larson
Moline
Iva C. Blue
Rock Island
University of Iowa
Sarah Ann Wolstencroft
England
Bland
Hugh Mellrath
Saline County
Louie Conover
Harrisburg
Mellrath
Louis O. Eddy
Wakefield Medicine Company
Bloomington
American Steel and Wire Company
Joliet
Fred Ingraham
Ronald E. Rambo
James Jarrett
Madison County Fund
Edwardsville
John C. Higgins
Bataviaa-Aurora
Lincoln Highway
Fox River
C. H. Appel
Elgin
Edward J. Hughes
William Ganshaw
Mercy
Ganshaw
Elizabeth
K. L. Ames
Relief of
University of Ilinois
General Revenue Fund
Lew A. Hendee
Lake County
Waukegan
Russ Alford
Hendee
J. E. Bairstow
Alford
Election Board
Illinois Supreme Court
Laura Whiteside Hunt
Port Byron
Archie Allen
Triais Commerce Commission
William R. Miller
ABC
Chicago
Eugene J. Holland
Miller
Inexpensive easy patchwork quilts guide
A vintage Home Craft Co notice explains affordable patchwork methods using eighteen nine inch blocks, with diagrams for six patches and four designs. It details yardage needs, backs and borders, and offers folders 536 and 0 by mail for 10 or 19 cents, with a reply envelope to St. Louis addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Address Home Craft Co
Dept. D
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Ave
St. Louis
Parliament by Electricity Votes Recorded in Sweden
In Sweden the Riksdag records votes by pressing three buttons at each deputy’s desk. When a vote occurs the individual presses his button and within two minutes the illuminated tally appears behind the president’s seat.
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Riksdag
Sweden
We Still Getting Mad On as the Savages Do
The piece compares childish insults leading to violence in deserts and in Rome over British embassies, noting Italian press contempt and troop movements. Britain shifts warships from Gibraltar to Malta, drawing a parallel to Bedouin verse provoking conflict and questioning civilized methods.
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Tony Sawyer
Rome
Egypt
Italy
Britain
Gibraltar
Malta
Capacity for Improvement Even in Worst Character
A reflective statement from Blair on human nature noting that even the worst characters hold a latent capacity for virtuous improvement. Every wrong propensity can be corrected and every right one enhanced by new motives, potentially guiding individuals toward higher perfection.
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Blair
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