Poet Victor Rubert’s cheerful book in Oneida township
Friends in Harmony Hall and Oneida township receive copies of The Drift of Wild Roses by Victor M Rubert now a Pittsburgh high school teacher. C E Rulon presents the book. Rubert’s brother Lee Robert remains in Oneida. A sample poem Thanksgiving praises gratitude for food, home, health, love, laughter, and hope.
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Victor M. Rubert
Oneida Township
Sanborn County
Harmony Hall
Lee Robert
Mr. Robert
Emperor Guts Palace Plans For New Million Dollar Home
Emperor Haile Selassie criticizes his ancestral palace after coronation parties and proposes tearing it down for a new palace. With no regular income, he may fund the project via real estate, foreign concessions, or trade and transport schemes, risking modernizing Abyssinia and incurring foreign debt while remaining emperor.
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Haile Selassie
Haile
Abyssinia
Hailes
Polyglot talkies revolt against foreign and American films
The article notes foreign producers once resisted American movies but yielded to local demand. Talkies shift dynamics as foreign audiences dislike poor language delivery by English speaking stars. Firms face choices to shoot multilingual versions or multiple casts. A golden chance exists for actors fluent in many tongues, urging schooling to learn languages.
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California
The Valet of Tradition and an English Fortune
A dying English baronet leaves 100000 to his valet, seen as the ideal servant and confidant in tradition. The piece notes how novels portray valets as perfect, loyal, and wise, while hinting at a twist in the tale regarding this tradition.
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Jesus
England
Wilue
Filigree of Class and Money in Old Gossip
A fragment notes the absurdity of a fortune left by a baronet to a valet, with pointed witticisms about social rank. The lines imply gay fancies could be verified, reflecting tone of upper-class commentary and scandal.
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Ation
The Price of Books Compared With Other Entertainment
A discussion notes books are priced lower than other amusements. A Houghton Mifflin bulletin shows fall fiction priced from 1 to 3 dollars while theater tickets run 3 to 6.60 dollars. It asks why readers accept higher theater costs but resist book prices.
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Houghton, Mifflin Company
Shrinking Yard Stick Prompts Global Standards Talk
London dispatch reports imperial yard has shrunk by two thousandths of an inch in 80 years since bronze casting. Experts seek a system of frequent English Dominion unit comparisons amid bridges like Calcutta, where nuts spans and rivets rely on precise standards. Washington may need to review its own measurement practices.
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Imperial Yard
London
Imperial Conference
Calcutta
England
India
Washington
Electrical Sales Pick Up In National Markets
Electrical World reports a revival in electrical equipment buying since November with gains in nearly every section after a long dull period. The news is encouraging though some optimism remains unsubstantiated, while concrete small gains provide a tonic to industry and the public mind.
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Electric Gal World
Let's Hope For Constructive Governance In South Dakota
The piece critiques Mitchell Republican Warren Green after his election as governor with few commitments. It questions whether he will pursue serious reform, especially into the banking department, and notes the need for constructive policies beyond occupying the office. It urges support if Green advances programs with real effort.
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Mitchell
Warren Green
Department of Banking
United States
Green
Green Lone
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Evening Republican
Tto
State Taxes Are Low Bookings Register
President C W Pugsley spoke before Sioux Falls service clubs outlining tax figures. He said city residents pay eight and a half cents to the state while 91 1 2 cents go to city and county taxes, with farmers paying more to state taxes. City residents pay a cent and a half for state educational activities, farmers three and a half cents, both funding local schools. The piece argues state expenses are not as large as claimed and urges passage of the Norris amendment to end “lame duck” senators.
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C. W. Pugsley
Sioux Falls
Pugdey
Pugsley
State Department of Public Instruction
Delbert Fowler Takes Pigs to State Fairs and Wins Big
Delbert Fowler of Lincoln County details a multi year 4 H pig club journey from Lennox to the State Fair in Huron. He describes winning first and second prizes on boars and gilts, selling a boar for 345, and earning top ribbons in open class, with later judging tours and a bronze medal in livestock feeding.
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South Dakota
Chicago
Delbert Fowler
Lincoln County
Lennox
Huron
Huisman
Lennox Fair
Lecame
Brookings
Coun
Huron Fair
Squaw Com
Yellow Dent
John Morreh
Andrew Sundstrum
Thompson
Sayre
Sibley
Tuna
St Lennox
Girl Scout Braille Transcription Effort Gains Ground
Trenton Girl Scouts organize Braille study classes under Red Cross guidance to transcribe worthwhile books for blind readers. The project, though costly, expands access to reading material, with many troops nationwide contributing thousands of Braille pages for children’s stories and books.
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Trenton
The
Red Cross
Washington
D. C
Wide Awake Leaguers Plan Yard Improvements
The Wide Awake league of Kellogg district No 5 held its third meeting approving swings and teeter-totter moves, a footbell, a kitten hall, two bats, and fund purchases for school pictures and library books. They aim to fill holes and tidy the yard, with secretary Buford Gray noting ongoing efforts and future purchases from league funds.
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Pederson
Kellogg District No. 5
Buford Gray
League
Lorna M. Leighton
Kelloge
Junior Reserves To Have Hobbies in Huron Clubs
A junior high and grade school inter club council met at the YWCA cottage on Saturday November 15 with representatives from all Huron junior high and grade schools. Reports on club activities were given and a plan to study hobbies this winter was adopted for the February conference. Handicraft lessons will be taught by Mrs R A Shepard at 1254 Wisconsin Ave SW starting November 22 at 3 PM. New song sheets and hobby materials were issued.
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W. W. C. A. Cottage
Huron
Springfield
Ohio
Don Georgia
R.A. Shepard
Wisconsin Avenue Southwest
de+ sivning
Huron Scouts Pass Tests Regular Meet
Seventeen Scouts and two officials attended the regular meeting of troop 5 on Wednesday evening. Members passed tests including second class signaling wood building and pace tests. Janish also passed compass tests, while Huntington Parlec and Snigar completed first aid and second class requirements. Nelson submitted his application and fee and will join after tenderfoot progress.
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Samuel Shaw
Royal Janish
Janish
Homwy Huntington
Wendal Parlec
Firet Aird
Gerald Snigar
Forest Nelson
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Watertown
McMaster
Seastor Norbeck
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Charley
Donalds
West Far
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Danforth
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Kidilor
University of California At Los Angeles
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Grove
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Northwestern Public
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