Outstanding Growth In U S Telephones Reported
The United States leads in telephone development with about 18 million telephones as of January 1, 1927, equal to 14.3 per 100 people, while Europe averages 1.6 per 100 and government control dominates 88 percent of European telephones. Greece, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Paraguay show far smaller networks relative to population in a world comparison. Washington, D C, hosts 145,264 phones for 29 per 100 residents, illustrating U S urban telephony depth.
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America
United States
Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Greece
Bolivia
S A
Ecuador
Paraguay
Washington, D. C
U. S. Capitol
War and Navy
Treasury
Agriculture
Europe
Telephone An Aid To Police Forces
Richmond Virginia Chief R B Jordan urges police departments to share telephone numbers to speed emergency calls and official business. He lists Richmond lines Madison 7000 day only Captain of Detectives 1830 day and night and 1831 day and night and asks the state to provide day and night numbers for prompt cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Departments of Public Safety
R. B. Jordan
Richmond
Madison
How it Sounded Dinner Dilemma Echoes Etiquette
A woman with a bad cold attends a dinner and, despite a poor appetite, is urged to eat by her hosts. After repeated requests she finally consents with a humorous miscue, saying she cannot eat then jokes about busting with embarrassment.
Nine Year Old Teases Sister Over School Work
A boy, nine, comes home bragging that Katheryn scored poorly in arithmetic, saying women are inferior. His mother questions what happened, highlighting the joke and the sibling dynamic in a domestic scene.
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Joe
Katheryn
Vacation options in mountain and seashore resorts
The article surveys vacation opportunities across Maryland Virginia West Virginia and the District of Columbia highlighting mountain and seashore resorts and historic sites. It notes modern travel options including train steamship bus and auto travel with growing use of airplanes in some areas and emphasizes quick communications via telephones at terminals hotels and resorts underscoring the domestic travel convenience and safety compared with foreign travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Piedmont
America
United States
Transatlantic telephone travels 8.65 miles in a quarter second
A San Diego to Stockholm call demonstrated the speed of long distance service traveling across open wires land cables submarine cables and air. The one quarter second speech transmission crossed five countries over the Atlantic and two seas marking a milestone in rapid communication. Red Cross officials and Swiss diplomats participated via Washington Geneva in related talks on transatlantic service.
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San Diego
California
Stockholm
Sweden
Atlantic
United States
Great Britain
Belgium
Poland
Germany
Norway
Denmark
Switzerland
Paris
France
John Barton Payne
American Red Cross
League of Red Cross Societies
Bernard Bouvier
International Committee of the Red Cross Society
Geneva
Washington, D. C
Marc Peter
Washington
Albert Mocklt
Rochester Letter From Deathbed Recants Past Writings
A London sale features the original deathbed letter of Restoration wit Lord Rochester. The document contains his late words to Dr. Burnet and urges repentance and piety, contrasting with earlier broadside copies that Bishop Burnet later misrepresented.
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London
Lord Rochester
Bishop Burnett
Dr. Burnett
Rochester
Bottle Letter Reaches Friend After Seabound Delays
The Keeper of Dhu Tartach Uehthouse off Scotland penned a bottle letter to a friend in Erald, Scotland, due to heavy seas hindering relief. Found four days later by farmer John Black, the note was delivered three weeks after it was written, near Dhu Hartach.
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Scotland
Inrrald
Erralad
Dhu Hartach
Good Hard Sense in Old Bantu's Comment
An anecdote from Dan Crawford recounted via Seton Thompson about a Bantu elder in Africa. Crawford lists Western innovations and comforts, provoking the elder to reply that superiority is not guaranteed by progress. The remark: worse may not mean better, a philosophical counterpoint from the jungle.
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Bantu
Africa
Dan Crawford
Crawford
Seton Tompson
Foo
Blair
Mr. Crawford
Signatures of Great Artists Not Genuine
N-ray studies from Vienna reveal that three quarters of paintings dated between the 15th and 18th centuries misrepresent their authorship. Some works are not as old as claimed, and signatures may be forged or altered by lesser artists, with a few cases of genuine paintings covered by later, inferior additions.
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Roentgen
Vienna
Inter
Ancient Art and Science Intertwined in Memphian Statues
Archaeologists note Gizelt museum carvings show Memphis priest mummies of 6000 years ago had advanced anatomy knowledge. Remarking that science and art are ancient, it cites Italian excavations revealing finely fashioned surgical instruments similar to today’s tools, matching modern practices.
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Gizelt
Memphis
Italy
Towns With Odd Names Across Georgia
The Boston Globe notes numerous Georgia towns with quirky names from Agnes to Asbestos. It cites Gilmer county’s Al as especially brief, debating whether it’s a typo for Al or a crossword clue for a three toed sloth, with no definitive record.
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Georgia
Agnes
Baul
Helen
Jimps
Robin
Canoe
Cash
Kuyk
Dot
Ty Vy Joy
Gilmer County
Boston Globe
Beavers as Clean Housekeepers in the Wild
Beavers are described as orderly and clean with beds just above water level. Their nests or beds are strewn with bark grass and roots from their food, kept dry and odor free. Fresh food is constantly brought in while refuse is carried out. Newborn beaver nests differ by being softer and made of grass leaves and twigs.
Where Does the Fire Go When It Goes Out
A Memphis family story recounted about a colored mammy who regularly did the family washing. The title son tugged her skirt and asked where the fire went when it goes out. Her reply drew a sharp comparison to where the father goes when he leaves.
Sheriffs Sale of Valuable Real Estate in Denton Maryland
The Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Denton sues Mare Bryant and Linnie B. Percy. A writ of fieri facias directs sale of the Dareus Cannon lot at the southeast corner of Fourth and Market streets in Denton. Auction to be held September 4 1928 from 2 to 4 pm in front of the Courthouse door. Aylar James Temple, Late Sheriff.
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Fieri
Caroline County
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of
Denton
Maryland
Marc Bryant
Linnie B. Percy
Linnie T. Percy
Bryant
Linnie Rb
Percy
Linnie ‘’. Percy
Fourth and
Market Streets
Dareus Cannon
Fourth Street
Main Street
Methodist Episcopal Paarsionage
Old Cemetery
Order Nisi In Equity Sale Ordered In Caroline County Circuit
In the Circuit Court for Caroline county equity case Chy. No. 2708 the order dated July 20 1928 directs the sale of the property described in these proceedings as reported by the appointed parties led by W Brewster Deen Assignee against Frederick Smith and Mary Smith his wife in a partition or similar equitable action.
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W. Brewster Deen
Frederick Smith
Mary Smith
Caroline County
Chy
Circuit Court
Order to ratify Auditor's Report in Caroline county
On August 3 1928 an order directs ratification of the Auditor's Report unless a good cause is shown within three weeks from August 4 1928. A copy of the order must be published in a Caroline county newspaper twice before August 13 1928. Clerk T Clayton Horsey certifies true copy.
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Caroline County
T. Clayton Horsey
Ty. Clayton Horsey
Clayton Horsey
Painless Parasitic Growths of a High-Powered Civilization
A cynical remark targets the surplus income of inflated travelers as described in Woman's Home Companion. The piece critiques modern sophistication and economic excess with a sharp, satirical tone.
Accommodating Conscience Opinion Sparks Debate
An American Magazine piece criticizes a modern woman’s conscience as an accommodating monitor. It portrays this view as held by at least one contemporary misogynist, reflecting gender attitudes of the era.
Intelligence Test Becomes Toy in North City School
Belle Ryan assistant superintendent of schools conducts an intelligence test on youngsters in a northern city school. Six year old Ong Hitlebey is asked what he would do if a school bus started to run. His quick reply is “Py call no taxi.”
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Belle Ryan
Ong Hitlebey
Olaha World Crald
What Are You Gonna Have For Dinner Dinner Debate
Little Nancy asks about dinner and roast pork. Her sister Jane explains the mother’s view that roast pork is indigestible, while Nancy realizes she may enjoy a small portion. The exchange captures a family breakfast moment from a Los Angeles Times column.
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Nancy Adams
Jane
Nancy
T.os Anceles
Speak No Harsh Words of Earth Mother Quote
A compact quotation from Alexander Smith about Earth as mother, noting shared responsibility and the wear on her brow. The line laments humanity’s neglect while urging gentler speech toward the planet.
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Earth
Alexander Smith
Language word counts differ across languages
A tongue comparison notes that English contains about 70,000 more words than the combined total of Prench German and Spanish. The claim highlights English as lexically expansive relative to its European counterparts.
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Melvin & Johnson, Inc. Publishers
U. S
Telephone
Tcoman
Gamman
Coutesy B.& C. Railroad Co
Forest Service Park
San Diego-Stockhohn
Great Circle
Sherife
Aoylar
James Temple
Nisi
Buick
Flint
Michigan
Fisher
Fisher Easton
Buick Sales CO
Easton
Auditor’s Order
Ida J. McIlvaine
T. Pliny
Henry W. Hughes
Ida Bell Hughes
J. Virgil Moore
Denton, Maryland
Preston
State Road
James H. Pollard
Mother Earth
Heberling
G. G. Heberling Company
Bloomington
WM. Pepper
Maryland Trust
Baltimore
Elkton
Cossa
Akeep
M. N. Newnam
Pontiac
The
W. H. Hollis & Son
Preston, Maryland
Tricity Barber School
E. Baltimore St
Mad
Potomac Joint Stock Land Bank
Merriken
Attorneys-at-Law
H. C. Wright
Denton Firemen
Walter Sparklin
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