Billy Sunday Trades Pulpit For Hood River Ranch
Evangelist Billy Sunday and his wife Ma with two children arrive for a vacation at their Hood River valley ranch in Odell district. Sunday wears overalls and khaki jacket, farms, weeds flowers, tends animals, and enjoys sun cooked preserves as the pine scented air renews his strength.
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Evangelist
Hood River
Ore
Billy Sunday
Hood River Valley
Odell
Odell District. It Is “Farmer” Sunday Now, If You Please, and Mr. Sunday
Billy Junior
Paul
Chicago White Sox
Odell Place
Prehistoric Giants Found Near Athens Pa Skeletons Eight Feet Tall
Archaeologists digging on the Murray farm near Athens Pennsylvania uncover 68 skulls and massive remains of prehistoric men. The giants average seven feet tall with some taller, aged thirty to forty, buried with large stone battleaxes. Remarkably some skulls show horns growing from the head.
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Athens
Susquehanna River Valley
Murray Farm
Kittens Displace Lap Dogs in Paris Fashion
Paris fashion notes from Pall Mall Gazette describe a shift from lap dogs to kittens among Parisian actresses. The trend appears linked to whim or tax, with stars seen in Bois de Boulogne at parade hour cradling tabbies and letting them roam playfully. The piece also reports on Mount Wilson Observatory preparing a 100 inch diameter mirror, thirteen inches thick, four and a half tons of glass, to be finished next year.
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London
Parisienne
Paris
Pall Mall Gazette
Bois de Boulogne
Les Angeles
Cal
Mount Wilson Observatory
California
Six-Legged Lamb Captivates Ogden Neighborhood
A six weeks old lamb with six legs, brought by Frank Smyth of the Intermountain Land and Live Stock company from Boxeider county, frolics like a normal lamb and grazes on a lawn while becoming a neighborhood favorite among children.
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Ogden
Utah
Frank Smyth
Intermountain Land and Live Stock Company
Boxeider County
Smyth
Baltimore Police Issue Star Spangled Banner Ordinance
Baltimore police distribute copies of a municipal ordinance requiring musicians and performers to stand during the national anthem. Violators face a misdemeanor conviction and a fine not exceeding 100 dollars. Circulation targets theaters restaurants cafes and musical unions to uphold reverence for the anthem.
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Baltimore
Man Paid for Half Mustache Cut at Saloon
William Mitchell of Carterville Missouri received ten dollars from Sherman Smith after an unknown loiterer clipped off half of his fifteen year old mustache in Smiths saloon. Mitchell accepted the payment and dropped charges. He still wears the remaining half.
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Carterville
William Mitchell
Sherman Smith
Mitchell
Smith
Dynamite Used To Fight Mosquitoes In West Haddonfield
West Haddonfield used dynamite to kill mosquito larvae in stagnant pools between the railroad and Haddon avenue. Under L Z Lawrence supervision a heavy charge was placed twenty feet underground, draining the water and eliminating new accumulations through year end.
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West Haddonfield
N. J
Just Out
Haddon Avenue
L. Z. Lawrence
Real snake bite cure from onion juice and moonshine
Robert Sanner, 45, was bitten by a copperhead on Jay Caldwell's Saltlick township farm. He tore up an onion sprout, crushed it, and rubbed the juice on the wound, then applied turpentine and drank large drafts of whisky.
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Connellsville
Robert Sanner
Jay Caldwell
Saltlick Township
Sanner
Trout Jumps Into Boat During Big Bear Fishing Tale
Fullerton mayor emeritus R S Gregory recalls a Big Bear lake trip in which a four and a half pound trout leaped from the water into his boat. He reeled sixty feet of line before the fish suddenly freed itself and splashed back into the water.
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Fullerton
Cal
R. S. Gregory
Big Bear Lake
Gregory
Women Learn Trades As War Changes French Roles
Paris reports feminism gains during war with experts predicting fierce postwar competition between male and female labor. Academics foresee women leaving housewives roles, learning crafts and factory work, while domestic life transforms with specialists handling chores.
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Paris
Eugene Brieux
French Academy
France
M. Brieux
Marce Prevost
Madeleine Pelletier
Mme. Pelletier
Mme. Velletier
Bull chases car in Maryland farmer's close escape
Federalsburg Maryland farmer Twiford Williams faced a frontier chase when an enraged bull charged his car as he surveyed a possible purchase. He sped through a field at fifty miles per hour, maneuvered past the gate, and escaped after the bull tired.
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Federalsburg
Twiford Williams
Williams
Made Fish Cool Hooked ’Em Off Ice in Cove
Hibbard Raymond of the Lake Keuka Fishing club found a way to lure bass in hot weather. He placed a cake of ice in the weeds near Fish Point cove and two hours later caught bass weighing one and a half, three, and four pounds, plus several more, as the fish fed in the cool water.
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Rochester
N. Y
Hibbard Raymond
Lake Keuka
Fish Point
Plow Uncovers Century-Old Silver Coins Near Ruston
Farmer John W. Skinner unearthed an iron box of old silver coins when plowing in Ruston Louisiana. The box contained over $1,000 in foreign-mintage coins, some dating up to 139 years old. The coins were deposited in a local bank and the owner could not be traced.
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Ruston
John W. Skinner
Lightning Strikes Tiffin Mantel Clock During Storm
A bolt hit the chimney of H. W. McFerren house in Tiffin during a severe storm. It traveled to the interior and struck a mantelclock, scattering wheels and works across the floor. No other damage occurred.
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Tiffin
H. W. McFerren
Truthful Advertising Guidance for Honest Ads
The text advises crafting ads that are truthful, attractive, and reasonable. It warns against promising too much and cautions that exaggerated or misleading claims deter buyers and damage reputation. Emphasizes clarity and honesty to build trust among customers.
Learn How to Write News Copy at Home
An advertisement from the U S Press Association of Washington D C promotes a self study course in newspaper moving picture and magazine writing. It claims high pay and independence and invites readers to request information.
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U.S. Press Association
Washington, D. C
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California Lake
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Breen
Leavenworth, Wash
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L. J. Howerton
Wenatchee
Elman Hotel
W. E. Tomlinson
Prop
Seattle
Third Ave
Cherry Out
Washingto
Rutherford Mercantile Co
Rutherford Co
The
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Standard Oil Company
Mutual Mercantile Co
Harrington
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Leavenworth
Echo Office
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