Public libraries in North Carolina see funding and service gains
Miss Mary B. Palmer reports increases in state and city appropriations for libraries in 1921, with traveling libraries expanding access to rural areas. Gifts totalling 19000 aid Rocky Mount, Durham 2500 book fund, Greensboro up to 13000, and Wilmington and Winston-Salem receive raises. Seven district library meetings hosted statewide with 133 attendees. Progress hinges on developing county library systems, now only three exist.
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Raleigh
Mary B. Palmer
North Carolina Library Commission
Library Commission
Commission
North Carolina
Olivia Raney
Miss Palmer
Murphy
Murphy Public Library
Wilmington
Winston-Salem
Rocky Mount
Durham
Greensboro
North Carolina Library Association
Asheville
Charlotte Greensboro
Chapel Hill
Southern Pines
Goldsboro
Washington
The Old Homestead at Broadway Next Monday
A review notes accurate period detail in The Old Homestead on the Broadway stage film, directed by James Cruze with a strong cast including Theodore Roberts T Roy Barnes Fritzi Ridgway Harrison Ford and George Fawcett. The piece highlights 1885 Gotham street life and a careful unafflicted recreation of the era. The second item reports a Seaboard collision near Haygood North Carolina with minor injuries to several aboard a train and extra engine. no serious injuries.
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Broadway
New York
Old Homestead
Paramount
James Cruze
Roy Barnes
Happy Jack
Third Avenue
Reuben
Harrison Ford
Theodore Roberts
Uncle Josh
Cruze
Annie Laurie
Joshua Whitcomb
George Fawcett
Eph Holbrook
T. Roy Barnes
Fritzi Ridgway
Ethel Wales
James Mason
Kathleen O’connor
Norfolk
Seaboard
Haygood
N. C
New Sure Treatment For Piles Promoted By Doctor
A well known physician in hospital and private practice promotes Moone's Emerald Oil as a cure for obstinate piles with few applications. It stops itching burning and bleeding and offers instant relief after the first use. Available from druggists quickly.
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Moone
Tired expression echoes fatigue in housing debates
A fleeting phrase signals widespread exhaustion in conversations about housing, energy, and daily life constraints. The tone suggests frustration with repeated obstacles and a call for practical relief measures.
Negroes Advance in Religious Work Across Nation
Cincinnati November 24. The Methodist Episcopal board of education for Negro churches reports $2,000,000 spent in three years for education and evangelism. Buildings enlarged and new properties acquired in Nashville Meridian Owensboro Baltimore Holly Springs Orangeburg and more. In 1921-22 there were 6383 students and 406 teachers across 19 institutions, with current annual spending about $1,041,000.
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Cincinnati
America
Board of Education For
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
I. Garland Penn
Nashville
Tenn
Meridian
Miss
Owensboro
N. C
Baltimore
Holly Springs
Orangeburg 8
Penn
Wireless For New Zealand Considered At Dominion House
Sydney Nova Scotia November 24 The post master general told the Dominion House of Representatives that a high power wireless station for New Zealand is under consideration. It would link with America Britain and Europe and could make the Dominion independent of the Empire chain system for global communication. He did not give a final cost estimate.
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Sydney
N.S. W
New Zealand
America
Great Britain
Europe
Dominion House of Representatives
Far Eastern Olympic Games Debate Over Runners in Osaka
In Osaka on November 24, discussion grows over whether jinrikisha workers and others trained for running may compete in Osaka's upcoming Far Eastern Olympic Games next spring. Opinions are divided though supporters seem to outnumber opponents.
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Osaka
Japan
Lloyd George Elected Leader of Liberals
London liberal meeting reports former prime minister Lloyd George unanimously chosen as party leader this morning.
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London
Lloyd George
Liberals
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Catherine Rosier
Philadelphia
Jiiehard
Carolina
Virginia
Charlottesville, Va
Southern Railway System
Charlottesville
High Point
Southern Railway
R. H. Graham
Charlotte, N. C
High Point Steam Laundry
Jordan Street
Wireless For
Eleet Lloyd George
Lengthenna Ldr
Welborn Furniture Co
Ness
Welborn Furniture Company
Furniture Exposition
East Commerce St
Post Office
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