Icelandic Isles Culture and War Years Reflected in Tale and Law
The article blends Icelandic cultural notes with wartime liquor control data. It describes Norse heritage, language, and family gatherings in Icelandic society, alongside U S. and British enforcement actions on illegal liquor, penalties, and tax collections. It notes jail terms, fines, and forfeitures, plus cultural continuity from turf huts to galvanized homes and ongoing arts education.
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Hornafjord
Ne Yoni University
Reykjavik
Openhagen
Hanging fern decor bridges rooms in home
A simple fern in a hanging basket enhances any space from dining room to porch. Its graceful fronds add natural greenery, brightening corners and tying interior and exterior styles together. The article notes versatility and aesthetic appeal of such houseplants.
Railroad Trainmen Auxiliary Meets in Newton Kansas
The Kansas grand chapter of the ladies auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen holds a one day session in Newton. More than two hundred visiting members registered by noon with others expected for tonight’s banquet and social session. Mrs. Clara Bradley of Columbus Ohio, grand president, attends the meeting. Miss Al Crow left this morning for Cimarron Kansas.
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Newton, Klin
Kansas
Brotherhood of Railroad Traimen
Clara Bradley
Umbus
Ohio
Want White Collar Day Brief for Salary Increase
The Brotherhood of railway and steamship clerks freight handlers express and station employees file a brief with the U S Railroad Labor Board on Oct 20 in Chicago. They argue current wages are inadequate to buy silk garments and white dollars and demand an average annual wage of at least 2000 dollars to provide basic living for a family of five.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railway and Steam
United States Railroad Labor Board
Prief
Americ
Government Wins at Point Washington
Government victory noted in a Supreme Court review process as a writ of certiorari is granted to review a Sherman Act case against the Trenton Potteries Company and 46 other pottery firms. The action centers on alleged antitrust violations and consolidation for appellate consideration.
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Point Washington
Trenton Potteries Company
Aggieville Student Demands Holiday for Prep Students
Aggie students in Manhattan on October 20 urged E B Gift, the city superintendent of schools, to grant a holiday for prep students. Gift refused, sparking a tense, unfolding incident as the crowd pressed for action.
Aggies Lock Him In Office After High School Revelry
In a surprising incident, Aggies confined a man to his office as high school students gathered on campus. Authorities are reviewing footage and interviewing witnesses to determine the sequence of events and any resulting actions.
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Aggies
Aliens Crowd Jails Prompt Federal Prison Plan
Reports from Aliens Crowd Jails indicate the United States will erec t a large federal prison at Rouses Point on the Canadian border. The facility would hold booze runners smugglers and aliens arrested in Clinton Essex Franklin and St Lawrence counties now held in county jails until case dispositions. Sheriffs complain county jails are overflowing and federal action is needed to handle the surge.
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Malone
N. Y
Associated Press
United States
Rouses Point
Clinton
Essex
Tranklin
St. Lawrence
Border Quarantine Seizures Involve Runners And Soldiers
Reported at the border counties a surge of alien traffic is alleged with liquor runners and old soldiers accused of moving cores across the frontier. A note says a door must be removed from Harris home before the body car can exit.
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SSS
Harris
Heavyweight Sam Harris Dies at Home in Texas
Sam Harris a 45 year old weighing pounds died today at his home in Greenville Texas near 14 miles west of the city. He reportedly had purchased his own casket last year. The fragmented text notes his size details and mentions empty track Greenville Texas.
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Vnigamomers
Harris
Ville
West
Government Bonds Report From New York Oct 20
Liberty bonds close as trading ends with first 4 1 4s at 102.12 and second 4 1 4s at 101.19 The third 4 1 4s settle at 102.9 and the fourth 4 1 4s at 102.17 U S government 4 1 4s quote at 106.25 plus 3 12s 100.30 shown for reference values in the market report.
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Government Bonds
New York
Liberty Bonds Closei
U. S. Government
Helium Cars To Fuel ZR-3 Dirigible Run From Fort Worth
Four cars of helium, the first to serve the ZR-3, departed Fort Worth for Lakehurst, Indiana this afternoon. Twenty more cars are scheduled to follow this week. Washington ordered the helium shipment for refilling the big dirigible.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Lakehurst
Washington
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