The Crow Returns to Help Willy Nilly in Puddle Muddle
A rural tale narrates Willy Nilly losing then locating a crucial land paper with help from Christopher Columbus Crow. The crow retrieves the paper, the auction proceeds, and villagers depart relieved. The story shifts to district headquarters and engineer appointments in West Virginia counties for new districts.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Christopher Columbus
Willy Nilly
Christopher
Nilly
Hardy
Hampshire
Morgan
Berkeley
Jefferson
Keyser
Hancock
Brooke Ohio
Marshall
Wetael
Tyler
Moundsville
Barbour
Upshur Lewis
Gilmer
Braxton
Webster
Weston
Tucker
Pendleton
Randolph
Pocahontas
Elkins
Nicholas
Greenbrier
Fayette
Summeree
Lewisburg
Raleigh
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
Princeton
H. McGraw
Wellsburg
Bennett
Buckhannon
Paul Keenor
Morgantown
George McAlpin
Point Pleasant
L. R. Taylor
Fort Dearborn Fort Quietly Guarded By Visitor
A street scene near Fort Dearborn in Chicago features Puffy admiring the quiet fortress. A large Indian figure passes by, prompting Puffy to remark on the old fortress remaining still and calm.
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Fort Dearborn
Chicago
Puffy
Susan Peters: distressed teen hides in odd places
Susan, a 13 year old girl described as healthy and well-bred, has developed a distressing habit of falling asleep in unexpected places. The report notes she lacks peer adjustment but is otherwise intelligent and well off, with adenoids and tonsils removed.
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Brooke Peters Churen
Susan
Black net dresses show simple tailored style and contrast
The article notes black net dresses with demure tailoring and sheer elegance using jabot pleats and tucked skirts with red belts for late summer city wear. It then shifts to a reflection on a troubled child’s unstable upbringing and the impact on her life and future.
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Orsbar
Country Club
Jeby Brouillard Clash In Title Bout Wednesday
New York, Aug 7. A middleweight title bout in New York and a Los Angeles show feature two champions in non title matches as the week’s national boxing schedule opens.
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Jeby Brouillard
New York
Los Angeles
Repeal Action Accelerated Across States
Chicago reports belief that the Eighteenth Amendment repeal is imminent as revenue pressures spur states to call legislatures into special sessions for regulatory and tax legislation. Governors in Iowa Illinois Massachusetts Wisconsin Maryland Ohio Pennsylvania Washington and Oregon indicate early convening, with Ohio planning August 16 to address taxes and schools.
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Chicago
Iowa
Ilinois
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Maryland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Washington
Oregon
George White
New Jersey
Kansas
Five Die in Kentucky Election Row Violence
In Kentucky during a volatile primary season five men were killed and six wounded in election related clashes. National Guardsmen guarded Harlan and Clay counties where shootings occurred near ballot boxes and posters. Victims include Robert Roark and Joe Lee, with casualties and wounded spanning several precincts and counties. News notes intense voter interest with tabulation due Monday amid broader political contests in the state.
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Louisville
Kentucky
National
Harlan County
Harlan
Robert Roark
Joe Lee
Theodore Middleton
Clay County
Gilbert Buttry
Foggertown
Estill Spurlock
Oneide
Breathitt County
Hampton
Jackson
Brown Strong
Whick
Tom Shelton
Pineville
Bell County
300 Will Get Work at Rosemont Mine
About 300 men will be employed at the Getty mine of the Tressler Coal Company between Flemington and Rosemont. The mine, idle for two years, is being prepared for operation with interior work including cleaning, track and machinery repairs, and general cleanup. The Berry mine, opened years ago by Clarence Robinson and partners of Pairmont, is the former name.
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Son Ts
Getty
Tressler Coal Company
Flemington
Rosemont
Clarence Robinson
Pairmont
Berry
Cuban strike endangering food supplies across Havana
Havana Aug 7 The Cuban strike spread nationwide paralyzing transportation as United Railways Workers quit at midnight. Streetcar drivers bus operators and taxi crews halted service while restaurants and clubs faced shortages. President Machado prepared to summon Congress to suspend civil guarantees and reimpose martial law amid reports he might resign and deploy 10,000 troops to force a mass return to work, risking violence.
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Havana
United States
Sumner Welles
United Railways
Machado
Congo
Opera House presents classical and jazz film duel
A RKO film dramatizes a classical musician forced into jazz life in gay Vienna and San Francisco nights. The cast includes Leo Carrillo Vivienne Osbourne Una Merkel and more as the ensemble features over 100 musicians across six orchestras conveying a blend of jazz operatic art and symphonies.
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Rko-Radio
Vienna
San Francisco
Que
Royal Opera House
Constantin Balleinikoff
Frank Hering
Ed East
Leo Carrillo
Vivienne Ocbarne
Java
Una Merkel
Joseph Cawthorn
Tom Moore
Pam Thurst
Earle Foxe
Albert Conti
Eddie Nugent
Edward le Saint
Dead Man Missing After Mystery in Pruntytown
Excitement rose in Pruntytown as a dead man who had vanished surfaced in a puzzling case. Motorists along Route 50 west of Vailey Inn reported a missing man and alerted state police, but a vehicle linked to the person vanished and traces were not found after thorough searches between Pruntytown and Clarksburg. Moscow boasts the world’s largest bell, standing 21 feet high and 21 feet in diameter, weighing 432,000 pounds and cast in 1733.
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Pruntytown
U.S
Tee Bennett
Clarksburg
Moscow
Daily Cross Word Puzzle from Autumn Page
Puzzle shows across clues with wandering terms mules and a center of a wheel plus many garbled entries. It lists numbers, languages, and scattered hints like sacred flower, tellurine symbol, and sun god, interspersed with corrupted words and partial solutions from a Saturday puzzle.
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Nice Spaniah
New
Oreginle
York
Csyiared Ghimbing
Settle Plans New Flight After Stratosphere Try
Lieut. Commander T. G. W. Settle said another attempt to pierce the stratosphere in a balloon will occur in October. Saturday he rose nearly a mile in the largest stratosphere balloon yet built but had to land due to a leaky valve letting hydrogen escape. both balloon and gondola were later damaged and sent for repairs.
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Chicago
T. G W. Settle
Settle
Akron
Midland
Mich
How to Bear Healthy Children in New Games
Instructional feature explaining safe child care and healthy practices with illustrated guidance titled How to Bear Healthy Children. Promoted as part of The American Weekly distributed with the Baltimore American. Provides tips and demonstrations for parents and caregivers.
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the Magazine
Baltimore American
Newsboy
American Weekly
Newsdealer
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