Billy Appleton’s New York ascent and a wife’s hope
The piece recalls Billy Appleton leaving Portland Connecticut with $200 to pursue design in New York. He faces poverty and crowded competition, living in a small room while his love Elsie waits in Portland. Despite early setbacks he seeks a breakthrough in art over a business trap, aiming for fame before marriage.
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Piazza
Kitty
Nell
Eleanor Marsh Whitney
Alice
Billy Appleton
New York
Elsie Hill
Billy
Portland
Conn
Appleton & Co
Mr. Appleton
Elsie
Pilly
Billy's Dilemma Between Elsie Adele Hearts and Daring Affair
Billy Appleton designs a church window for a prize then faces a life choice between quiet Elsie and glamorous Adele. He loves Elsie yet Adele's vivid presence tempts him with city life and romance. He mails aProposal letter unread and ponders whom to wed, leaving Nell and friends in suspense.
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Billy
Elsie
Adele
Hilly
Billy Appleton
Portland
Nell
Alice
Newspaper Advertising Benefits for Local Trade
The Fourth Estate promotes newspaper advertising as essential for daily readership, reaching all local buyers, reducing waste, and boosting dealer distribution and goodwill. It highlights quick control of ads, measurable costs, and easy on/off advertising across markets.
House numbering in India for census prep
Each village is numbered ahead of the census date and every house is assigned a number. Provinces specify number size and coloring materials while addressing racial and cultural objections. In Hyderabad tar is avoided. red ochre is used elsewhere, and huts or leaf houses use tin or tile markers.
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India
Hyderabad
Nine Rail Unions Vote To Delay Strike
Chicago reports a planned October 30 rail strike is limited to about a quarter of the nation's railroad workers. Nine major unions have voted not to strike for now, affecting roughly 1.5 million of the 2,000,000 total employes. Leadership from shop crafts and maintenance crews will not participate, and the Brotherhood of Railway Signal Men will stay out. Decisions on rules and working conditions are postponed until after October 30 at the labor board hearing.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Halfway
Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen of America
Brotherhoods and Switchmen
D. W. Helt
Labor Board
United States Navy Ranks Second in Global Power
Latest naval statistics indicate the United States will remain in second place after current build programs. Britain leads with 523 ships totaling 1,860,480 tons. the U S has 404 ships of 1,289,463 tons. Japan 99 ships of 528,089 tons. France and Italy are fourth and fifth.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
United States
Japan
France
Italy
Peace ratification sent to Berlin and Vienna
Washington reports the formal terms of peace treaties with Germany and Austria have been sent to Berlin and Vienna. After exchanges, diplomatic machinery will be set up and full relations resumed. American troops will begin moving out of Germany about two weeks after ratification, with roughly 15,000 Americans still on the Rhine.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Austria
Berlin
Vienna
Rhine
Social and school notes from Independence area visit scene
Buena Vista and nearby residents gathered for visits and errands in Independence and Corvallis. Local people, teachers, and students attended appointments, meetings, and social events while a Farm Bureau talk and Rural Club meeting highlighted community activities and club plans.
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Farm Bureau
O. O
Mr. Mansfield
Roseburg
G. A. Welle
Monmouth Gathering Noted in Social News
Local residents and visitors are recorded at various social events and activities. Names include Ivy Stump, John Frisen, Dorris Riddell, Mrs J M Callreath, Marion Jant, W J Miller, J B Stump, Helen Fromeman, Mrs Groaman, Riddell Bros, Ed Wunder, Roy Clark, and families from Monmouth and Independence attending visits, games, and weekend gatherings.
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M. N. Prather
Charles Kaw
Corvallis
J. M. Prather
Jane Hill
Portland
Monimouth
G. FE. Harman
Suver
Conger
Gobat
J. A. Reynolds
Harold Reynolds
Capital City
Ben Johnson
Independence
N. C
Ivy Stump
John Frisen
John BH. Stump
W. W. Riddell
Peter Kurre
J. M. Callreath
Dorris Riddell
Mins Riddell
Mr. Honague
Marion
W. J. Miller
Monmouth
J. B. Stump
Mins Helen
Fromeman
POME Missing Dobbin Murder Riddle in Old Verse
Fragment from a historical page presents a quizzical verse about a horse named Dobbin and a wagon journey. The lines feature a speaker addressing a hitch in a rural scene with dialogue about a killer. No clear person, place, or date is named.
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Coney Kids
Percy L.crosby
The
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Virginia Burley
Ieee
Dorothy I. Duff
United States Navy
Buena Vista
Moore Getty
J. R. Neal
G. A, Harman
Mra
Harman
Mixes Blanche
N. C. Anderson
Mira
BE. J. Anderson
Melvin Baldwin
Winlock
Martin Conger
Laver
James Getty
Mra. E. FP. Black
Frank Fisher
Meadames Perry Wells
Frank Grounds
Jessie Nash
N. FE. Prather
Cleve Peather
M. N. Prath
Monmouth Heiguts
Polk County
Independence Enterprise
Oregon
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