Marion Band Appeals for Support and Pride in Town
A Marion citizen writer links a town without a band to dull life and urges readers to fund and sustain the Marion Band. He praises band members who practice weekly, pay dues, and perform for Armistice Day and summer concerts, noting local pride and civic value.
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Marion
Anil
Hearts of Poll
England
France
United States
Mel Tony
Mario
Adeke
Bam
Horace Liveright
Jay
Ieee Marion
Marion Band
Sherwood Anderson
Ben Heller
America Leading in Radio Communication
The Radio Corporation of America announced a new direct radio channel linking New York and London via Radiogramas. The system connects to ag land France Germany Italy Netherlands Belgium Sweden Norway Poland Turkey and many other regions including Puerto Rico and the Dutch West Indies. RCA plans further circuits to Canada Cuba Spain Czecho Slovakia Chile and more to maintain US leadership in trans oceanic radio.
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New York
London
Portugal
Radiogramas
Radio Corporation of America
Agland
France
Germany
Italy
Holland
Belgium
Sweden
Norway
Poland
Turkey
Argentina
Braza
Colombia
Venezuela
Porto Rica
Dutch West Indies
San Francisco
United States
Hawaiii
Japan
Philippines
Hong Kong
Shanghai
China
Dutch East Indies
Indo China
RCA
Canada
Cuba
Spain
Czecho-Slovakia
Chila
Mightier Than the Purse A California Journalist’s Tale
A California newspaper writer in Hayward recounts a poverty-stricken family living in two rooms with little more than beds and a bare floor. The next day he details visiting poverty, describing the children sleeping on the floor and a later effort to secure furniture, bedding, clothing, and food, as aid exceeds immediate needs.
Frugality and Temperance as Public Education
A historical remark extols frugality and temperance as essential virtues for youth. It warns against extremes of miserliness while urging disciplined saving as the foundation of useful citizenship and social contribution.
Rome Probes for Health in Schools and Defective Children
Rome’s city government continues a program to improve schoolchildren with a survey to find unhealthy adenoids and remove them free of charge. The governor orders a special program for mentally defective children.
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Rome
Ha c
Governnor of
No Slouch Thomas A Edison Talks Of Great Men
Edison on his birthday shrugs at voting lists naming Ford Mussolini and himself as greatest men. He says posterity will judge real greatness, voting contests bias by personal tastes, while a pawnbroker overheard a joke about inventors and interest.
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Thomas A. Edison
Henry Ford
Mussolini
Mr. Edison
Uin
Leigon
Ford
Heald
Mary Katherine’s Loyal Alley Cat Keeps Her Comfort
A heartfelt scene shows Mary Katherine lavishing care on a beloved alley cat. Unable to be comforted after the lit kitten’s loss, she remains loyal to the animal she adores, despite a bemused remark from a maid about a newer kitten.
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Mary Katherine
Kanane City Star
Watch Your Weight and Health Guidance
Advice on monitoring weight and health across ages. Emphasizes keeping to a healthy average for age, noting obesity strains the heart and can impair disease resistance. Encourages regular weigh-ins for mothers and children to ensure well being.
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Kansas City
Laments Over Lost Charm of Old Holidays
An editorial in Liberty Magazine laments changes in holiday joy. It recalls April Fools and festive childhood traditions, noting grandmothers, cranberries, and carefree celebrations have faded as people grow serious.
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Liberty Magazine
Christos
Photophone to Bring Home Talking Movies
Engineers unveil a simplified home photophone device enabling sound and picture in one film. The RCA backed system promises theater, school, and church use with full orchestral or dialogue tracks, distributed nationwide for eye and ear synchronization.
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Radio Corporation of America
Athe Prine
It. C. A. Photophone, Incor
General Harbord
Radio Corporation
General Electric
Westinghouse
United States
Acousthea
Mule Trapped in Dry Creek Found by Nixon Farmer
Dan Danling, pioneer farmer of Nixon Texas, searched for his mule after it vanished. A reward notice failed to aid a lead until two weeks later he found the mule wedged between creek banks on his pasture. He freed the animal with help, the mule surviving with little distress.
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Dan Danling
Nixon
Texas
Darking
Indianapolis News
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