New air routes planned linking major cities this winter
Washington dispatch notes three new air mail routes planned by the Post Office Department to connect New York with Chicago and Atlanta and Pittsburgh with St. Louis around January. Various world events are also summarized, including political tensions in Mexico and Europe, and domestic policy actions in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Post Office Department
Washington
United States
Mexico City
Mexico
Wee
Weddlesburger
Elkhart
Ind
Eve
Life in Small Town Best in Progress Over City Life
A Pittsburg Dispatch correspondent argues that heredity shapes progression, not environment, praising steady small town folk over flashy city life. He contends city dwellers chase money and nightlife while rural men sustain the nation, and that the “country tone” is now highly envied as many prominent progressives return to simple living.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
Ted
Little Town
Reasons for Owning Home as Insurance Against Disruption
Robert Tancock O'Firen argues in the Boston Mercury that owning a home provides security against landlord issues and family illness, noting that property ownership shields families from eviction, disturbances, and settlement complications. He urges settled men to pursue homeownership now, framing it as both practical and timely.
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Robert Tancoin O'firien
Roston Meraid
City managers grow as a profession across the United States
The number of city managers nears 180 with steady growth. One manager rose from Michigan small city directing duties to lead Pubuaie Illinois at a salary of 8000 dollars. The field records three promotions, with Norfolk Virginia offering the highest salary of 12000 dollars. Dayton Akron Grand Rapids Wellers think large cities adopt city manager charters.
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United States
Michigan
Pubuaie
Norfolk
Dayton
Akron
Grand Trapis
Mich
Wielles
W. Va
Mercury Poison for Lawns Warns of Dangers
A historical notice describes poisoning earthworms in lawns with corrosive sublimate mercury. It instructs making a stock solution by dissolving one ounce in two gallons of water and using two quarts in fifty gallons of water to spray about a thousand square feet at dusk. It warns the chemical is deadly and must be handled carefully.
Reserve grass seed plan for drought areas in Colorado Springs
A proposal urges keeping a reserve supply of grass seed for sowing to cover bare spots year round. White clover is recommended for light soils prone to drought, as it forms a dense mat to reduce water evaporation and resists drought better than many grasses. Colorado Springs may adopt a city manager form of government next April.
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Colorado Springs
Colorado Springa St
Eleeton
Man detained after bride drowns in Lake Michigan tale
Chicago entrepreneur and club head John Archibald Jones told federal agents in Racine that he and his wife Anna Mitchell Jones were honeymooning when she drowned during a night long struggle in Lake Michigan aboard a craft built to resemble a cucumber. He said the boat ran aground and he swam free while Anna disappeared after a farewell.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
John Archibald Jones
du Cickte Club
Kaelne
Wis
Bhu
Ques- Honlny
Janes
Aul
Toaker Altey Club
Anna Mitchell
New York
Greenwich Village
Crown Point
Ane Rust
Jones
Elizabeth Gurley Flyon
LW. W
Fle
Tig Wiliam Jr
Maude
Farmer causes plane fall in California county
Abilene Texas September 14 Stephen J Tusk an aviator is in hospital with a crushed leg and other injuries after a farmer passenger on his first plane ride seized the controls and sent the craft into a tail spin from a 500 foot fall The passenger suffered only minor bruises in the 500 foot plunge.
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Abilene
Tex
Stephen J. Tusk
Jevers
Cruiser Pittsburg Runs Aground Off Libau
The United States cruiser Pittsburg ran aground on rocks off Libau in the Baltic Sea. It was towed into Libau after ammunition and provisions were salvaged and the damage assessment began.
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Pittsburg
Rocka
United States
Litau
Talte Sea
Libsa Reads
Markets Report Harsh Notes On Grain And Livestock Prices
Bulk price listings for hard spring and winter wheat futures, rye, timothy and clover hay, butter and eggs, live poultry and turkey figures, potatoes, and cattle hogs sheep with regional markets at Buffalo and Sacramento. Receipts and price ranges show steady to strong demand, with prime cattle and fat hogs fetching top dollars and lower grades easing slightly.
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Whits Patett
Timothy
Sivic
Mlacelinnngun
Cnsea
Whitewood Cares
Buatemc
Reano
Minnesota
Jersey
Humorous tale of a grandfathers orchestra and a parvenu host
A noted composer recalls a wealthy guest scolding a small family orchestra about a noisy performance. The grandfather explains they are tuning up as guests fearfully listen, revealing tension between tradition and status. Also a child objects to killing a chicken saying the chicken does not know it. The piece ends with a German proverb about flatterers and hypocrites.
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Berman Finck
Ambition for Son at West Point Parade
An instructor at the Military Academy West Point tours the campus with visiting cadet parents. After a past-recollection walk the crowd gathers for the evening parade. The father, inspired by the drum-major, exclaims pride yet hints his son’s future ambition may outshine the spectacle.
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West Pount
Not to Be Outdane Baby Teeth Debates among Frances Janet Eleanor
Frances claims her four month old baby brother has two teeth. Janet counters with her one month old sister having three teeth. Eleanor adds that her little brother will have gold teeth when they appear, prompting playful bragging about infant dental milestones.
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Frances
Janet
Eleanor
Different Though Phrase Speech Imposes Constraints
The nimble orator boasted that his words could multiply endlessly like leaves, yet warned that a light breeze can spin them into lies. A witness responded that listeners remained attentive, while noting the divergence between abundance and truth in spoken words.
Exchange on proposals and a leap year remark
A brief exchange notes that plans may fail due to timing. The line humorously contrasts human intent with a leap year wrinkle, implying impracticality or unexpected delays.
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Cox
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Ore
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Wick
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Statson, Jennings & Stussell
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Jack Pickford
Faris
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N.Y
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Roy Harper Kuebling
Potomac
George H. Harries
Detroit
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San Francisco
Marina Feld
Herbert Hosiery Mills
Conshohockep
American Woolen Company
Riverside
Cal
Jack Mekfort
Owen Moore
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Taris
Ato
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Kouwn &T Sarregemlnoes
Francisca de P. Manuel
Puebla
Mesivo City
Lasheed
M Military Priser
Meslon
Rabusta
Ant-Halshevile South Mass
Genoa
Russia
L Ss
Tokyo
Milan
Bagdad
Sherehan
Dlala River
Bakubo
Viscount Uchida
Japan
Constantinople
Anatolia
Tarsus
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Adana
Warsaw
Polish Armiee
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Russlung
Rome
Emilia
Gabriele d'Annunzio
Flume
D'Annunzio
Paris
Lord Inchape
London
Manchester
Nhs
George H. Dfases
League of Nations
Rudolf Mosse
Berlin
Herr Mosse
Grats
Berliner Tageblatt
Berliner Volks Zeitung
Iemid
Gulf of Amid
Bute
Tullow
County Carlow
Ireland
Harry
Racine
Wit—Heads Dill Pickle Club
Farmer
Buffalo
Staady
Owen
Eto
Lim
Regula Deavers
Wraz
Parvenu
Shirley
Virgil
Father
Postum Carsal Co,Inc
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