Southwest Retail Merchants Council to Hold Fourth Semiannual Meet
Kansas City reports final arrangements for the fourth semiannual Southwest Retail Merchants Council meeting on August 10 and 11 with an expected attendance over 1,000 merchants. Addresses will be given by L A Mc Adams H E Little Mrs Martha V Moseley and others.
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Kansas City
Southwest Retail Merchants’ Council
Oliver C. Browning
Browning
L. A. McAdams
Canadian
Tex
H. E. Little
Fort Scott
Kan
Martha
V. Moseley
Fordyce
Ark
R. ©. Jackson
Columbus
W. H. Russell
Warrensburg
Mabel Jennaway
Fort ‘Collins
Coro
Allen W. Hinkel
Wichita
T. T. Toole
Hoxle
St. Louis
Sedalla
Fourth and
Ohio Streets
John Homer Bothwell
S. M. Miller
Stevens Construction Company
Chicago
Pat
Pesie Statler
Finney
Henry County
Vivian Statler
Bernice
Vivian
Springfield
Floyd B. Crear
Southwest Missouri State Teachers’ College
Columbia University
New York City
Margaret Whittemore
Rhode Island Department of Education
Esther Vinson
Teachers’ Normal College
Illinois
Sedalia
Smithen Cheese Producers’ Association
Raymond Demand
Bern Monsees
Ernest Selken
Roy Lutger
Nero and the fall of Rome a tale of power and persecution
A historical summary of Nero's rise to power under Agrippina, his suppression of rivals, and his descent into tyranny. It notes his brutal treatment of opponents, murder of Poppea, and the empire-wide revolts before his death. The narrative links Nero’s reign to the Christians’ persecution and the religion’s later rise.
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Nero
Claudius
Rome
Britannicus
Agrippina
Senate
Seneca
Octavia
Poppea
Otho
Empire
Onco
Galba
Spain
Extra Lavatories and Sleeping Porch Add to Effective Space
A large six room house plan features first floor washroom a large pantry and extra lavatories plus a sleeping porch. The dwelling uses stucco or alternative exteriors with a broad front porch and a rear sleeping porch on the second floor, adding convenient storage and ample sleeping space.
Open Stairs and Air Shafts Cause Blazes
An examination of fire records shows open stairs and shafts including elevator and dumbwaiter passages are major contributors to serious blazes. Basements often ignite first and flames race upward via these paths, with smoke trapping occupants and causing fatalities in dwellings and hotels.
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New York
Shade Carrier for Window Shade Roller Positioning
Shade carrier is a device that lets the shade roller move to any position up or down the window. It offers improved ventilation light shade and privacy through adjustable placement.
Low Ceilings Can Be Made to Seem Higher
The article suggests optical tricks to alter room perception in small houses. It advises painting ceilings blue or green to seem higher, or yellow, light red, or brown if ceilings are already high. Trimming walls to two to three feet and painting the trim a brighter or intermediate color also helps create a cozier feel.
Best Locks for Doors and Windows Suggested
Advice stresses choosing high quality locks from reputable manufacturers for front door security. Emphasizes durability and reliability over ornate design.
Contractor’s Advice For Harmonious Home Design
Important guidance on making homes more beautiful by coordinating floors with rugs draperies and furnishings. Emphasizes achieving harmony in color and design across rooms from kitchen to living room.
Leprosy Through History and Modern Control
The article traces leprosy from biblical times to present, noting its spread in medieval Europe, rarity today, and concentration in the Gulf states. It explains Louisiana's Carville leprosy hospital, federal management since 1921, and the need to isolate patients to prevent contagion.
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Egypt
Moses
Israel
Europe
United States Public Health Service
Gulf States
Louisiana
Central
South America
United States” Public Health Service
Carville
Varicose Veins and Ulcers Cause Chronic Trouble
The article explains varicose veins and leg ulcers stem from faulty valves in the long saphenous vein. It describes symptoms, progression, and that nonoperative measures ease symptoms but do not cure. Only surgical tying or removal of the vein permanently relieves the pressure and heals ulcers.
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Western Newspaper Union
Negro Girl Arrested In Lafayette For Counterfeit Note
Government agents report the arrest of a Negro girl in Lafayette on a charge of attempting to pass a counterfeit twenty six dollar note. The bill began as a dollar, then gained added 0s and 6s after the counterfeiters mistaken 0 for a 6.
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New Orleans
Lafayette
Thought She Dead, Fights His Suit in Probate Court
Lawrence, Mass. In a Cairo to Syria to America tale, Mrs. Talblot Jabour contests her husband Jabour's divorce suit after years apart. He says desertion. she alleges life, travel, and mistaken death stories set against war and remarriage.
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Mexico
Hazel Self
Laddonia
Hardin College
Alton Parker
Miami
Fla
Wi Ham Self
Florida
J. W Underwood
Perry
Underwood
Elizabeth Underwood
Miss Duck Underwood
T. al Underwood
Ed Underwood
Lawrence
Mass
Jabour
Cairo
Mother Balks Smoking and Girl Swallows Poison
In New York seventeen year old Mary Arcidiacono attempted suicide after her mother objected to her smoking. Mary drank poison after an encounter where her mother found her smoking in a bathroom. The incident occurred while visiting Mary's sister Jean Cannistiaci and mother.
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New York
Mary Arcidiacono
Mary
Concetta Arcidiacono
Jean Cannistiaci
Jean
Woman Fends Off Burglar With Dishrag in Indy Home
Mrs. Albert Brickhouse fought a daylight burglar using a soapy dishrag. Blinded by suds, the man fled after being struck. He dropped jewelry in an adjoining room and escaped with nothing but his liberty.
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Indianapolis
Albert Brickhouse
Brickhouse
Buzzard
Lochinvar Loses to Modern Flying Papa in Air Chase
In London a would be elopement ends when a 100 mile per hour plane intercepts the couple. The girl's father learns their destination and flies from Croydon to a seaside resort to intercept the fast train and halt the wedding.
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London
Lochinvar
Croydon
Man Falls in Tank With Wire in City Hospital
Edward Johnson fell from a ladder into a small brine tank while repairing an electric refrigerator at City hospital. An electric plug carrying 110 volts fell into the tank, sending current through the salt water and body, paralyzing him. he cried out but could not escape before help arrived and he died.
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Paterson
N. J
Edward Johnson
Tragedy in Gouverneur Over Bobbed Hair Dispute
Royal Bogardets killed himself after learning his wife Leela eighteen and daughter had bobbed their hair. Mrs Bogardets testified the father opposed bobbed hair for both women, and upon returning home he said they had disgraced him.
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Missouri News Nuggets
LaSalle
DeKalb
LaSalle County
la Salle County
Otis Smith Hospital Association
Barnett, Haynes & Barnett
Otis Smith
John Bour
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
Dodd, Mead & Company
W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Rea
Frederick R. Green
Health
W An
Eee So ‘Ner Union
United States
Man
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