The Grange and Gasoline Tax Opposes Higher Gas Tax
A Pennsylvania Grange letter by John H. Light urges farmers to oppose a planned fuel levy, arguing the tax should fund highways and would raise costs for farmers through cars, tractors, and engines. It warns that six to seven cents per gallon could add substantial annual expenses and calls for voter action before June 21.
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John H. Light
State Grange of
Pennsylvania
Grange
General Assembly
Grangersa
Light
Assembly
General Fund
Oll
Fraternal letter urges urgent action by lawmakers
A letter from John H. Light, secretary, addressed to Grange officials and legislative committees pleads immediate contact with Senators and Representatives upon receipt. It claims action is essential to resolve a stated situation and expresses dependence on officials to act promptly.
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Grange
John H. Light
The Kidnapers Held Up By Marked Bills Clue
An editorial urges that intensified raids and the trail of ransom money will trap the Weyerhaeuser boy kidnappers. It notes a marked twenty dollar bill used on a railroad ticket exposes their movements and warns crime cannot pay. The piece ties the case to the Lindbergh kidnapping and defends government actions.
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Weyerhaeuser
Hog Shortage Signals Tight World Pork Supply
Department of Agriculture reports worldwide hog shortfalls with reduced slaughter in Germany Denmark Netherlands Czechoslovakia and Poland. US slaughters likely small through 1936 amid curtailment programs and import limits. Canadian hogs up modestly while exports shift. US hog prices rise sharply as supplies tighten. An odd note mentions Brazilian doctors using ants to seal wounds before beheading.
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Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Germany
Denmark
Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
Poland
United States
Bureau
Europe
Great Britain
Canada
Danube
Elephant used by Germans in World War building
An elephant from Hag enbeck zoological gardens in Hamsburg, Germany, was captured and used by German forces to assist in constructing military buildings during World War II.
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Hagenbeck Zoological Gardens
Hamsburg
Germany
Daring jail escape and local community notes reach back
Tenor of 1935 Gazette Fires column recalls a bold early morning jail delivery as four fugitives broke from a cell. It also notes Oscar H. Sprankle and Iva Joy Baker marriage, a Vandergrift consolidation vote, a drowning incident, a Civil War veteran’s accidental death, and a greensburg to Doniphan relocation.
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Harry Sheffler
Chester Frye
Catherine Miller
St. Joseph
Oscar H. Sprankle
Thomas Sprankle
Railroad Avenue
Iva Joy Baker
Hastings
Neb
Doniphon
Sprankle
Vandergrift
Vandergrifts Heights
Cross Roads
Canoe Township
Mahlon McGregor
Frank McGregor
South Seventh Street
Cornell
Martin H. Lorah
Pennsylvania Railroad
Indiana
Charlotte Leydic
George D. Leydic
Greensburg
Elizabeth Zackovich
John Oates
Helvetia
Harry Sheesley
Electric Company
Noah Balentine
North Eighth Street
Chamber of Commerce
Your Health Sensitivity To Foods And Distress
This article discusses how distress after eating is often attributed to personal fault. Doctors seek a substance linked to adverse reactions, exploring how certain foods trigger pain and discomfort in the average eater.
Aharens Advice on Food Sensitivities and Lively Stories
A notes style critique describes cotton seed as base for lards and oils with asthma links from cotton seed gin. It warns cocoa products trigger sensitive readers and suggests studying whole food groups. The piece mocks dry humor amid a meandering tale from Harpers at $2.50.
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Harpers
The Diary of a Pensionnaire review in Paris lodging
Martin Hare’s The Diary of a Pensionnaire is a witty account of a young Irishwoman in a Paris pension. It contrasts pension life with boarding houses worldwide and pokes gentle fun at residents, including Major Hoople and his bustling consort, in a collection of sharp sketches.
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Martin Hare
Paris
Europe
New York
Cleveland
San Francisco
Hoople
Did You Ever Stop to Think on Advertising and Trials
Writer William E. Chilton Jr notes Roy S. Dustine of Batten, Batton, Durstine and Osborn praised Franklin D Roosevelt’s March 4 1933 fireside speech as transformative. He cites the Roosevelts message lifting a despondent nation and shaping modern advertising. The piece also mentions Jules Vedrines 1912 speed record monoplane costing about $600000 including testing and development.
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William E. Chilton, Jr
Charleston
W. Va
Roy S. Dustine
Batten, Batton, Durstine and Osborn, Inc
Associated Grocery Manufacturers of America
Chia
Franklin D. Roosevel
United States of American
Jules Vedrines
Quotations on Wealth, Morals, and Law in American Debate
A collection of 20th century figures critique mood, knowledge, culture, and markets. Charles Schwab, Charles F. Kettering, Gustav Beck, Charles R. Gay, Burdette Lewis, and others discuss staying hopeful, valuing true knowledge, workers’ values, stock markets, law enforcement, and friendship loyalty in a changing society.
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Gustav Beck
New York School
Quote on lust and spiritual longing from Cotton
The fragment reflects a moral maxim contrasting worldly or carnal desire with devotion to God, noting that as long as temptation smells sweet, people remain reluctant to surrender to God. It presents a spiritual exhortation in a contemplative, didactic tone.
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Indiana Printing and Publishing Co
Indiana Loening Gazette
N. Dewitt Ray
Andecretary
B. Dwight Ray
Hh Rey
Peeraede
John Woodnes
Mail
al News
Evening Gazette
York
Chicago
Tribune Tower
Pittsburgh
Postoffice of
Indiana Evening Gazette
Brazil
America
By William Ferguson
Alto
Jones
Morris Fishbeing
Journal of the Amenic: Medical Association
Hygele
Health Magazine
Klein
Sir Henry Morton Stanley
David Livingstone
Africa
Livingstone
Belgium
Stanley
Congo Valley
Leopold
Coneeego Free State
Congo Free State
Ne& Service
By Ahern
Hooples Pier
THE
Indiana Dairy CO
Charles Schwab
Charles F. Kettering
Charles R. Gay
New York Stock Exchange
Burdette Lewis
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