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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1927

Page

6

Radio Programs Across States Highlight Evening Airs

Broadcast listings show multiple stations in Atlantic City Baltimore Boston Buffalo Newark New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and Detroit scheduling concerts orchestras operas and history features through the evening with ensembles such as the Ipana Troubadours Goodrich Orchestra and Soconyans plus special programs like Great Moments in History and the Columbia Hour.

RAF New York Waldorf-Astoria Soconyans van Schenck Spana ‘Troubadours Goodrich National Grand Opera Pagitacel WIZ WSAI Cincinnati Detroit

Farmers Approaching Unusual Prosperity

Assistant Secretary of Agriculture R W Dunlap argues that agriculture will enter a decade and a half of remarkable prosperity. He cites low land prices as a rare purchase window and urges young men to consider farming, noting widespread cultivation and rising population support a sound farm business outlook.

Breakfast Table Adds Four Thousand More Months

A fragment notes four thousand more months added at Uncle Sam's breakfast table each morning. This phrase implies a metaphorical increase in time or resources attributed to government activity, though the exact subject and context remain unclear from the readable text.

Tion Uncle Sam

Pittsburgh Flood Menaces Downtown at the Point

Flood waters rose past 25 feet threatening downtown Pittsburgh near the Point where the Allegheny and Monongahela converge. W S Brotzman warned peak could not be predicted as pumps kept damage minimal and emergency precautions were taken. A coal barge broke moorings and capsized nearby.

Pittsburgh Allegheny Monongahela Ohio W. S. Brotzman United States Brotzman Allegheny River

Sweden boosts milk production through selective breeding

Stockholm reports Swedish dairy gains tied to selective breeding of cows. Dr Ivar Johansson credits higher milk yields to improved stock selection. An agricultural institute for further cattle research is being organized. Plant and cattle improvement are linked through better selection and crossbreeding, according to Prof H Nilsson Ehle.

Sweden Stockholm Ivar Johansson H. Nilsson-Ehle

Kansas beauty shop crackdown sparks home operator dispute

A Kansas row over curling rules pits Mrs. Charles Laraden and a state beauty board against home operators. The board orders a statewide exam for beauticians while home salons resist moving operations from living rooms to comply with sewer and water rules. Local operators rail against restrictions.

Central Press-Dispatch Ichita Kansas Charles Laraden E Scott Kan Ard

Proclamation and odd legal notices from early city reports

Flashes from Lynn Massachusetts report mayor Bauer urging dog roundup amid rabies fear. Emma Bennett’s cats inherit a $15,000 estate after a contested legacy, while a Washington note playfully mentions a raccoon at the White House. Other items cover a Union City man seeking a prized record, a beauty claim, Edison Ford quip, and a film star grateful for cowhand help after a bull attack. The piece closes with merchants halting promotional contests due to federal regulations, urging patrons to understand the compliance need.

Gift project sustains heavy losses amid wide advertising

The narrative notes extensive business investment and advertising across counties for a gift program. Firms involved claim the donated cars were purchased in good faith and paid for, while the venture bears substantial monetary loss from the effort and public placement costs.

Mystery of widespread disease solved by US government worker

Dr Edward Francis of the US Public Health Service is credited with identifying tularaemia or rabbit fever as an Americanly solved disease. The piece traces its discovery from 1912 Utah to contagious spread by contact with infected rabbits and arthropod vectors, noting a long disabling course for victims and international interest.

United States Edward Francis U. S. Public Health Service Putare County Cal G. We McCoy Public Health Service Utah Francia Francis Europe Asia

Dog Finds Playmate in Switch Engine No. 911

In Bozeman Montana a yellow stag hound named Bruno has adopted a railroad locomotive as a mate. He stays with switch engine No 911, runs beside it about 60 miles daily, eats with the crew, and sleeps in the roundhouse near his idol. He arrived three years ago and has since followed the yard daily, learning the switchmen signals and the airbrake releases.

Bozeman Mont Bruno Fleet Roundhouse Bozeman Yards

Innocent boast leads to murder charge against young mother

Billy Wishey, seven, claimed his new daddy would be better than others after his father William J. Withey died from poison. Myrtle Quiley, widow, is jailed on first-degree murder charges in Missouri. Detectives rely on toxicology and witness statements amid allegations of poisoned chili. A chemist, Merle McAllister, is questioned as a possible material witness.

Central Press City Missouri Billy Wishey William J. Withey Billy Myrtle H. E. Moss Jackson Wunty Withey Tirs Wither Dilly Merle McAlliater Ee Usbind St. Joseph William

Texas Game Laws Tame Wild Turkeys in Texas

Roosevelt Texas wild turkeys grow tamer under protected hunting laws while domestic birds wander to join game flocks. Hunters face vexing choices as birds shift behavior and size, straddling farm property and refuge zones amid enforcement. Canadian wheat crops rise to 4 444 292 000 bushels amid varied foreign production.

Roosevelt Téx Ottawa Canada Dominion

Ten Cent Fare Common Across Chicago to 314 Cities

A report cites ten cent streetcar fares as common in Chicago and in 314 U.S. cities with populations over 25,000, per the American Electric Railway Association. The item also includes scattered notices about child health, remedies for colds, and a note on a British cocoa plantation manager awaiting letters from home.

Chicago United States American Electric Railway Association

Gobble Challenge and Cherokee Murder Trial Mention

The article notes a Cherokee man cleared of a murder charge after testimony suggesting a Gobble Challenge and language lore. Linguists discuss how certain guttural languages can be heard as gobbling when excited, interpretable as competition or a deathly shout.

Oktnoma Okla Exercae Fata Withewes Peter Hudson

Nervousness remedy claims non habit forming pills

An advertisement promotes Neuro-Somnia Tablets from Smith Pack Remedy World Mest as a safe treatment for nerve disorders, brain fatigue and worry. The copy asserts they do not affect the heart and are not habit forming, urging immediate use.

Smith Pack

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