Benito’s Return Brings Gifts and Joy to Village Friends
Benito arrives home after a long absence to joyous reunion with friends. He carries an enormous suitcase, a violin, and bags of gifts, announcing he will unpack in secret. He selects presents for Mr Tolliver and Mrs Tolliver, Ginger, Jenky, Ben, Bard, and others, praising the occasion as “plain heaven.”
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Ivy Ford
Jole de Vivret
Swelliee
Benito
Angelo
Ian
Mr. Tolliver
St. Francis
Ginger
Jenky
Ben
Bard
Rubens
Pietro
Bird-House
City Hall Emergency Help Line Seeks Job Leads
Citizens are urged to call 202809 to aid the Emergency Committee for Employment based at City Hall basement. Mrs. W. E. Price, secretary, will assist in locating needed help such as cooks cleaners or repair workers to relieve city employment strain.
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Seadens
Emergency Committee
City Hall
W. E. Price
Wordplay crossword clue set yields mixed results
The reader provides an assortment of clue fragments including horizons and anatomy terms, a weathered “Saturday’s Answer” line, and a joke about a donkey-like beast. The text appears as a puzzle or quiz entry with incomplete cross references and partial word pairs, offering hints but lacking a coherent solution.
Benitos Joyful Homecoming And Party In The Woods
Angelo hosts a grateful gathering after a safe return of a friend. Angelo’s mother sends cake and grape juice while Bard, Ginger, and Benito celebrate with music, gifts for birds, and plans for a river bird sanctuary as Benito proclaims himself a son of the soil and a lively, complex returning figure.
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Mr. Bard
Angelo
Benny
Jenny
Ginger
Benito
Friends Never Knew Her Hair Was Gray
Lois Page shares a fan magazine style tip on concealing gray hair with a sage and sulphur brew. The ad promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur as a ready made product sold by druggists for a dime, claiming it restores hair color overnight.
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Lois Page
Wyeth
Portrait Painter Guarantees Satisfaction
Plain woman asks for a portrait while seeking assurance of satisfaction. The artist responds that he only paints likenesses, not guarantees. Source tone reflects quick humor in Tit-Bits style.
Include Davidson In Investigation of Senate Group
LEXINGTON Feb. 0 It is learned here on good authority that the Nye investigating committee of the United States senate have included Davidson county in their investigations of the primary and general elections of 1930. Citizens and election officials report inquiries concern money spent and absentee ballots cast. Local registrars and officials say they are ready to answer questions and deny any irregularities occurred last year.
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Lexingtoy
Nye
United States Senate
Davidson County
Senate
U. S. Senate
Gardner Promises Democratic Highway Reform Plan
Governor Gardner outlines a bill to cut taxes by 1,000,000 and shift highway control to counties. He argues the proposal creates a democratic administration, invites public letters to representatives, and seeks to counter pushback from interests defending the current autocratic system.
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Gardner
Lexington Church Plan Approved and Foundation Laid
Lexington residents learn that the Mount Carmel Methodist Protestant congregation has let the contract for a new church building and has already laid the foundation for the structure.
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Mount Carmel
Tyre Township to See New Church Edifice Constructed
The contractor will begin building a new church soon though specifications remain unclear. Mount Carmel Church, a historic wooden structure in Tyre Township, was bought by the Methodist Protestant community from the Reformed denomination years ago. Rev. C. G. Isley of this city led the push to start the new edifice.
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Moun Carmel Church
Tyre Township
C. G. Isley
Englishman Prefers Saddle Without Horn on Western Ride
A visitor from England chooses a saddle without the horn for a western horseback ride in the United States. The attendant explains the horned western saddle, but the English traveler says he avoids heavy traffic and does not need the horn.
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United States
Parsley’s Ancient Roots In Egypt And Mythic Heroic Use
Parsley is said to have originated in Egypt and, in myth, adorned the head of Hercules. The tale links the herb to classical ritual use and legendary beauty in ancient lore.
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Egypt
Hercules
Gardner to address state road takeover on radio
Raleigh Feb 9 Gov O Max Gardner will speak on Sta Station WPTF Raleigh at 7 45 pm to explain his proposed bill for the state to take over all county roads The governor says the aim is tax relief and to lower property taxes and that he has no personal axe to grind but wants to help North Carolina through the current period.
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Raleigh
Oing
Max Gardner
WPTF
North Carolina
General Assembly
Gardner
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