Prohibition gains as more states go dry in November sweep
Prohibition wins expand to Michigan Nebraska South Dakota Montana and more state wide bans. Arkansas Washington Colorado and Oregon vote on modifications and fail. Missouri and California go wet. Bryan forecasts national action and Sheppard leads push for a federal prohibition amendment amid shifting political lines. Detroit becomes largest dry city.
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Nebraska
South Dakota
Montana
Florida
Utah
Alaska
Prohibition
Arkansas
Washington
Colorado
Oregon
Missouri
California
St. Louis
Maine
Mason and Dixon
New York
New York World
Congress
Sheppard
Texas
United States
New York Evening Post
Cleveland Plain Dealer
House
Senate
New York Times
Detroit
Protestantism 400th Birthday Plans Take Shape Nationwide
Plans form for the 400th anniversary of the Reformation to be celebrated by most Protestant churches in the United States. Luther nailed the Ninety Five Theses in 1517 marking the start of the Reformation. The joint Lutheran committee in Philadelphia represents 3 million Lutherans and plans a multiyear offering of 10 million dollars.
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United States
Martin Luther
Wittenburg
Philadelphia
Lutheran Church
Border town mayor to hire preacher for new church
A border town mayor announces plans to engage a preacher for a new church project amid community tensions. A dialogue hints at religious and cultural discrimination, with a murmured question about Baptist affiliation and a remark on hauling water twelve miles, illustrating local hardship.
Printer's Devil to Governor Walter Edge Leads New Jersey Bid
Walter E. Edge of Atlantic City, a printer's devil turned ad man and newspaper man, becomes New Jersey Governor. Born in Philadelphia, he rose from state Senate clerk to majority leader and budget innovator, with strong ties to Atlantic City and public service.
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New Jersey
Walter E. Edge
Atlantic’ City
Atlantic City
Jersey
Philadelphia
Pleasantville
N. J
Young Edge
Review
Edge
State Senate
Trenton
Senate
Assembly
Jersey Senate
Fielder
Eyde
National Guard
Fourth
New Jersey Volunteers
Spain
Lady Lee
Memphis
Walter Evans Edge
Mr. Edge
Sarah Lee Phillips
Pennsylvania Avenue
Boardwalk
Florida
Seaview
Atlantic City Country Club
Union League
Atlantic City Boy Scouts Council
Blue Monday habits and psychology of sales calls
The piece discusses why salesmen delay Monday calls after lunch and the broader pattern of Monday fatigue. It contrasts two groups: those who cram chores between weeks and start Monday exhausted, and those who swing to extremes by overdoing rest and postponement.
Striking a Middle Ground Amid Overeating and Fatigue
A reflective note on balancing eating and activity. Recommends avoiding excess to prevent unhappiness. Warns that cheerfulness is hard to sustain for those worn down by over-eating and tiredness.
Wedding Story That Never Happened Captures Silence
A local wedding report fails to materialize as the cub reporter returns with no event to cover. The bridegroom was absent, leaving editors with a story that is effectively empty of action or witnesses.
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Cub
Bluffing Jinks at Billings Draws Curious Neighbors
Local chatter centers on Billings who nightly carries a gasoline can filled with water in full view of neighbors. Jinks and Binks remark on the odd display and speculate about its purpose.
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Billings
Binks
Jinks
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Dauphin
S. C. Stecher
C. Stecher
Edwin M. Hershey
Lee Aro, WM
H. Lebricher
E. Snyder
John A. Landis
Palmyra Iron and Metal Co
College St
Palmyra, PA
Walter T. Bradley
S. E. Corner
Ninth and
Thompson Streets
Harrisburg
Hershey Improvement Company
Hershey, Pennsylvania
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