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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1923
Page
3
A column discusses declining conversation as modern communication grows via eyes over ears. It cites Ed Howe and Henry Van Dyke, notes past reliance on oral record keeping, and foresees telepathy and faster writing reducing spoken exchange, with an Joliet penitentiary prison escape as a tangential anecdote.
The column notes Chinese Free Masons bring watches on outings, Hip Sings leave watches at home with white guests, and discusses trust in crowds. It cites bootlegging as a bigger issue, with many apprehended bootleggers being aliens and suggests deportation. It highlights a Boston father raising nine children on $12 weekly, praises small towns like Yellow Springs for self reliance, and ends urging reader to try an Advertiser Classified Ad.
Boston June 29 Frank A Goodwin registrar of motor vehicles announced 91 drivers licenses were canceled for improper driving setting a June record. He noted 835 licenses revoked this month to date and 3002 since January 1 as serious accidents rose rapidly.
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