Pigeon helper turns fortune for down on luck worker
Ben Dymond, jobless and hungry, is hired to fetch rugs for fifty cents an hour. He rescues a carrier pigeon marked Arthur Blake at Webster terrace, returns it to a proud mother, and meets Blake who rewards Ben with half a purse and hope. The note from Blake's former fiancée unfolds into reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Dymond
Ben
Stotel
Arthur Blake
Webster Terrace
Ethel Brent
Blake
Easy to Talk Too Much and Its Effects
A narrator argues excessive talking harms both beggars and job seekers. He recalls a beggar who exaggerates hunger to prompt donations, noting many givers abandon generosity when pressed. The piece extends to banquet speakers and applicants who overtalk, ruining first impressions and chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Costington
Oyett
Administrators Public Notices for Two Estates 1919
Two notices announce letters of administration granted for Loulan Silyer of Canoe Township and Catherine Munshower of Trayne Township. Administrators urge claimants to present authenticated claims for settlement and debtors to provide prompt payment. Both notices list administrator names, attorney details, and filing dates in August 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce & Pierce
Executrix
Willand
Ackerson
Blacklicks Township
Mary H. Ackinbon
Exerutrix
Loulan Silyer
Canoe Township
Aaron M. Stiver
T. A. Juneau
Llarry W. Eurhart
Catherine Munshower
Trayne Township
Balu
Knowles
Harry M. Munshowbeik
Hower City
Fascination of a Helmet Across Rhine Occupied Towns
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt notes German policemen in towns occupied by American troops abandon helmets as officers urge discontinuation while soldiers show a strong impulse to capture them. The piece links a victor’s instinct to seize a symbol of conquest with cultural echoes from the Rhine front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhine
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Proposed undersea tunnels multiply across straits
The article notes growing plans for undersea tunnels including a Spanish permission for preliminary soundings to link Spain with Morocco by tunneling the Straits of Gibraltar, with surface emerge near Tangier and a west of Tarifa landing, amid wide strait breadth estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Straits of Power
Rubley Bellye
Morocco
Straits of Gibraltiar
Tarbin
Tangier
Swallows as Mosquito Control in American Forestry Plan
The article advocates releasing swallows to reduce mosquito populations and protect orchards and trees from insect pests. It cites the American Forestry division noting swallows feed almost entirely on mosquitoes and pests, and argues for measures to support swallow habitats despite costs. Swallows travel seasonally, often wintering in South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amosquitoes
Hue
South America
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George Elmer Cobb
Western Newspaper Union
BUICK
Indiana Motor Company
Frank Kring
North Eighth Street
Indiana, PA
Sade Arrae Aan
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
N. C
Mr. Gostington
IH. D
Blakeville, Rr
W, Co
Chapman, Attorney
Ratows
Xochipiil
William Nivan
Mexico
Atzeapotznico
Cortez
Tonoxtitlan
Alteapotamico
Xochipil
Auto Supplies
Main Street
Goodyear
Goodrich
Firestone
Pennsylvania
Wilmer Stewart
Kentucky
The
Estep Trading Bo
Starrord
J. M. Stewart & CO
de Laval
Geo. D. Leydic
Wissel Bldg
Postoffice
Moore Indiana
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