They Are Made That Way
Reverend Flax and his wife Deborah travel on the California to Hollywood with a frail elderly passenger who keeps demanding water and windows opened. The couple, weary after years of service, take on her care and a part time parish post, embodying a life of quiet sacrifice as they journey toward Los Angeles.
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Everend
Doctor Flox
Deborah
California
Kansas City
Albuquerque
Points East
Reverend Flax
Emporium
Los Angeles
Flax
Mecca
Reverend Flox
Mrs. Flox
Doctor
Flox
Land of Sunshine
Ren
Hollywood
Moline
Floxes
Spinach Put to the Test by Boston Critics
The Boston Transcript argues spinach can be tasty with proper preparation though critics joke about it. It suggests boiling then mincing and serving with fried onions to appeal to palate, notes sand in spinach is removable, and cites ancient praise for its healthful tonic qualities.
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Asia
Boston Transcript
Testing Pistol For Murder On San Francisco Ferry
On a crowded Yerba Buena ferry a 63 year old ornamental sculptor Victor Russo shot and killed Harry L. Clark 50 a Pacific coast representa tive of Walter Scott Press. Russo said the shooting was unpremeditated a gun test for an imagined enemy. The gun belonged to Tony Russo.
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San Francisco
Harry L. Clark
Los Angeles
Victor Russo
Russo
Clark
Pacific Coast
Walter Scott Press Company
Plainfield
N. J
Chronicle
Yerba Buena
Key System
Earl Robertson
G. Jenkins
Guido Fornaciero
Oakland
Fornaciero
San Pablo Avenue
Blake Street
Berkeley
Fornaciera
Concetti Russo
Helena
Josephine
Tony
Mario Russo
Hungry Bear Attacks School Girl in Virginia
A 200-pound bear chased Ruth Dodd Jen, a Nichols school pupil in Berry Hollow Madison county, forcing her to climb a tree. The bear climbed 10 to 12 feet before retreating. the girl’s cries brought her father Lester Dodd who killed the animal.
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Luray
West Virginia
Page
Madison
Rappahannock
Berry Hollow
Madison County
Ruth Dodd
Jen
Nichols School
Brain
Lester Dodd
Tragic Suicide at Mortuary Over Lover’s Death
Hazel Bouchet, seventeen, of Santa Ana visited a mortuary where Richard Kuykendall, twenty four, lay in state after an automobile crash. She sent flowers, then swallowed poison and died beside his casket, shortly after requesting to see the body.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Hazel Bouchet
Richard Kuykendall
Kuykendall
Premonition Leads to Theft Warning
In Ashland Clarence Wood reported sensing lurking figures in a parked car. He hid $400 under the car gear and retained 1% cents as a precaution. Robbery threats urged him to “heat it.”
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Ashland
Qrc
Clarence Wood
Missouri Highway to Adopt New State Shield Marker
Missouri Highway Commission approves a federal style highway marker to be placed statewide within six months. The marker will be white with black figures and follow Missouri’s shield shape, replacing the older yellow oval design that was hard to see at night.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Highway Commission
Missouri
Sedalia
Cynthia C. Norton
W. D. Norton
Pettis County
Springfield
Jouett Shouse
National Democratic Executive Committee
Kirksville
Abner P. Bragg
Bragg
Rolla
Rosa Love
John Toben
David Love
Toben
Fulton
David H. Harris
Thirty-fourth Judicial Court
Callaway
Boone
University of Missouri
Columbia
Fred van Noy
Guthrie
Callaway County
James L. Delk
Sullivan
Franklin County
Kansas
Tipton
Missouri Penitentiary
M. C. Amyx
West Plains
State Board of Dental Examiners
Springfield District Dental Society
Kansas City
Inter-State National Bank
Austin Young
Livestock Exchange
Stockyard
Young
St. Charles
Frank Clare
Clayton
St. Mary's Institute
O'Fallon
St. Charles County
England Adopts System of Illness Insurance
The Lancet notes a new voluntary contract system in England where subscribers pay three pence weekly to a doctor and receive medical and surgical treatment, medicines, and home or surgery care. About 30 similar services exist nationwide.
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England
London
Teacher Allegedly Beats Boy With Ruler
A school report tells of Bartholomew returning from class with claims the teacher assaulted him with a ruler. Parents react with disbelief and humor, the tale growing with each retelling as the father questions the length of the instrument.
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Bartholomew
All Turned Around Phil Buecher Sees Elephant
Phil Buecher recalls three summers and asks his family many questions. While visiting Evansville he saw an elephant for the first time eating hay, amazed that it appeared to eat with its tail at the front.
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Phil Buecher
Jasper
Stewart
Phil
Evansville
Indianapolis News
Anger Loosens Doors of Mind in Ancient Saying
A reflection contrasts anger with certainty, noting how anger destabilizes judgment and opens gaps in restraint. The quote contrasts human tempers with the idea that certainty can be elusive, using Plutarch as the source.
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Plutarch
Weight and height guide for adults ages 35 to 39
An advice ad outlines normal weight ranges by height for ages 35 to 39 and offers a fat loss plan. It suggests cutting pies and starches for four weeks, eating lean foods, and using Kruschen Salts daily. It promotes a four week quick health boost and claims vitality after use.
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