Woman’s Open Air Move Revives Swedish Family’s Health
A woman helped by the Home Health Club told how moving to a dry warm climate and homesteading changed her family. Her husband, once near death from work and smoke, recovered. they built a farm, paid debts, and expanded to 320 acres with wheat and oats. The letter urges others to seek open air and climate suited to them and to contact the club for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Health Club
Harrisburz
Hore Health Club
Department of Interior
Washington
U.S
If you are undecided about Christ mas presents see Woodward and Christman
Local shopping guide urges readers to visit Woodward and Christman for Christmas gifts as a source of ideas and options. The notice emphasizes exploring available selections to ease decision making for holiday purchases.
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Woodward & Christman
Divorce Granted to Jim Hoover and Daisy in Shelbyville
Jim Hoover was granted a divorce from Daisy on statutory grounds. The couple are Shelbyville residents and former locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hoover
Daisy
Shelbyville
Nonskid banana peel touted by Hayward farm writer
A San Francisco wired map item describes a claimed nonskid banana peel from Frederick Boegel at the Burbank experiment farm near Hayward California. The fruit allegedly crosses banana with cactus pear, tasting like banana while its peel is supposedly safe to drop on sidewalks.
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San Francisco
Frederick Boegle
Burbank
Haywar
California
Boegel
Christopher Columbus
Don Frijolo
de Mounteback
Donna Insabella de Mendoza
Spain
Government's Movie Shows Promote Scientific Farming
The department of agriculture runs a motion picture factory to produce films for lecturing and outreach at country schools and churches. Films illustrate dipping vats to control ticks, proper meat handling, cattle breeding, and poultry raising. Other divisions like Good Roads and Forest Service use cinema similarly.
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Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Good Roads Division
Forest Service
Gas Blowout Creates Huge Pit at Tex Well
A gas blowout near Linton Texas after reaching a gas-bearing layer at 2,200 feet blew the casing into the air. For about three weeks gas spouted then a 75 foot diameter hole formed and filled with boiling water, swallowing drilling gear in a vast earth pit.
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Linton
Tex
After Concert Debates About Soloists and Style
In a post performance chat, two women spar over the relative merits of soloists Mrs X Y Z and Miss P D Q. A Pennsylvania inventor showcases a tool chest that opens into a portable stand.
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Pennsylvania
YMCA Gift Dedicates Decatur County Building
Nelson Mowery, noted ag philanthropist, gave Decatur County a 112000 YMCA on Dedication Sunday December 10. The ceremony filled the assembly and gym with eager observers as the building opened for use. A bronze donor tablet by Chicago sculptor John Spaulding stands at the entrance honoring Mowery and the gift.
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Decatur County
Nelson Mowery
Capitalist Ag
YMCA
Nelsom Mowrey
Chicago
Johyn Spaulding
Candy Buy Vou Woods and Gray Scant Text
Fragmentary OCR shows a note about candy purchase involving Woods and Gray. Readable items mention a candy buy and two named parties, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear actions or dates. Further context is needed to determine the full event and parties involved.
If No Women Allowed at YMCA Provokes Debate
The piece notes women questioning gender exclusion at the YMCA after inspecting facilities such as a women’s sitting room lockers showers and a brass pool entrance hand rail. It asks why the M in YMCA excludes women and whether a W may be associated with the organization in the future.
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YMCA
Sec’y Scott
Ewing Miss Ethel Weds Will Lanham at Home
Miss Ethel Ewing daughter of Mr and Mrs George M Ewing married Will Lanham last Wednesday night at the bride's residence Rev Reynolds officiating The ceremony drew immediate families and TriKappas The couple will honeymoon in Chicago and later reside on Lincoln Terrace.
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Ethel
George M. Ewing
Will Lanham
Miss Ewing
Ewing
TriKappas
Rev. Reynolds
Chicago
Lincoln Terrace
Local Girl Eve Lyn Edward Shows Violin Promise
The Greensburg spotlight shines on Eve Lyn Edward, living with her grandmother Mrs Thornburg, as Prof Henri Zoellner praises her violin talent. Public praise expands to Margaret Jane Alexander, whose skill and beauty win Paderewski's unsolicited approval at a school event.
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Evelyn Eward
Mrs. Thornburg
Henri Zoellner
Greensburg
Margaret Jane Alexander
Paderewski
Margaret June
West Main Street Residence Sold for 2500
Miss Cora Johnson administratrix of the Mary Smiley estate sold the West Main street residence to Charles Woodward for 2500 dollars, a notably low price for a valuable piece of ground.
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Cora Johnson
Mary Smiley
West Main Street
Charles Woodward
Family’s hot iron bed blaze causes heavy bedclothes loss
The L. D. Braden family in North Franklin faced a dangerous cold night as they used a hot iron in bed to warm up. A fire broke out burning about twenty five dollars worth of bedding but no one was injured.
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L. D
Charles Sturgis Keeps Multiple Ventures Active
Charles Sturgis extends his business reach beyond grocer duties at Sturgis & Wilson New York Store. He also trades in farm products and recently bought the Barnard Garver Shively hardware store, showing he has several irons in the fire.
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Charles Sturgis
Sturgis & Wilson
New York
Barnard, Garver & Shively
Christ- Thai presents undecided on Woodward and Christman
Unclear text mentions Christ- Thai options and names Woodward and Christman in a fragmentary note. Readers cannot determine event or decision details from available words.
Old Folses Take Notice on Dancing as Exercise
An article argues dancing improves true exercise and grace, noting housework cannot substitute for real work outs. It cautions against confusing daily chores with exercise, urges women to try dancing for pleasure and benefit, and suggests movement boosts energy for housework tasks.
City Beautiful Committee Props Cedar Trees for Square Pots
The City Beautiful Committee deserves credit for the cedar trees in the public square flower pots adding a holiday effect when winter snow arrives.
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City Beautiful Committee
Winter
YMCA Open Day Delights High School Boys At New Facility
Public and students toured the new YMCA last Wednesday, with boys imagining gym life in the large pool. Director Boyd impressed by making things plain and winning the boys over. Women face fading prospects for gym affiliations as Secretary Scott hints at YMCA involvement.
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YMCA
Boyd
Scott
Miss Pearl Elder Dies Of Pneumonia At 40
Miss Pearl Elder aged about 40, daughter of the late Dyer Elder, died Friday night at her mother’s home of pneumonia. She left her mother, two sisters Mrs Enos Porter of Shelbyville and Mrs Clyde Willard, and a brother John. Aunt Mrs Mollie Gaines arrived from Auburn New York the day before. Private funeral held at the late home Monday afternoon and burial in South Park.
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Pearl Elder
Dyer Elder
Enos Porter
Shelbyville
Clyde Willard
John
Mollie Gaines
Auburn
New York
South Park
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Cottage Grove Ave
Guidie Mann
Kenneth Reed
Columbus
Grammar
Ed Roberts
Marshall English
Clifford English
Indianapolis
Russell Perry
Kirksville Osteopathic School
Katherine Proctor
C. D. Tilson
Cincinnati
New Triumph
Burbank Farm
New Weill
The
Oracle
Nelson
Urie’m.s Candy of Woods & Gray
Anham
Nelson Mowrey
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