Joseph Rector Succumbs to Fatal Burns at Home
Joseph Rector age sixty eight, pioneer resident of Ellis school house area, suffered fatal burns after collapsing into an open grate fire during a Sunday evening incident. His wife and son-in-law Ab Kirshner helped smother the flames and seek medical aid, while Rector remained unconscious with grave burns to legs and body portions. The rescue left Mrs Rector and Kirshner with severe burns to hands. doctors hold little hope for recovery.
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Joseph Rector
Ellis School House
Ellis
Ab. Kirshner
Mr. Rector
Five Best Radio Features Tonight Planned By Networks
United Press Dispatch lists five radio features with times and stations. Weaf in New York presents Roxy and his gang at 100 p.m. EST, PWX Havana airs Havana municipal band at 8:80 p.m. EST, WLS Chicago carries a circus program at 11 p.m. CST, WSM Nashville features the Scottish Rite choir, and KOA Denver offers KOA players in The Silver Fox at 8 p.m. MST.
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United Press Dispatch
WEAF
New York
Roxy
PWX
Havana
WLS
Chicago
WSM
Nashville
KOA
Denver
Colo
Forest Fires Start From Smoldering Tobacco
Forest Service reports that pipe beets are nearly as effective as lighted matches at starting fires and that smoldering tobacco more readily ignites forest litter bark rotten wood and pine needles than a cigarette or cigar.
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The
Forest Service
First frame house erected in Portland 1847
A fragmentary note states the city Portland Oregon erected its first frame house in 1847. The structure was manufactured in Maine, shipped around Cape Horn, and assembled in Portland.
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Portland
Maine
Cape Horn
Founding of a Women Led French Literary Academy
The emblematic French academy sprang from an elite circle of women formed circa 1615 by the Marquise de Rambouillet to elevate the language above vulgar speech. The group aimed to rescue French through refined writing and thoughtful discourse, shapingearly scholarly culture.
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Marquise de Rambouillet
Five Hundred Gallon Still Uncovered in White River Valley
In Washington Indiana on Sunday Sheriff E O Jones and Deputy I J Jones uncovered a concealed whisky still on the John Dyer farm in Veale township. The 400 to 500 gallon copper tank was hidden in a dugout under a rock and loaded onto a car after removing the coils and burner. Five barrels of mash were found with two other barrels emptied into the tank. the mash was destroyed. The dugout site lies a half mile from White River, about a mile south of Green Mound coal mine. No arrests were made. the sheriff believes the outfit had operated for months and was recently active.
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Washington
Ind
Daviess County
Indiana
E. O. Jones
I. J. Jones
John Dyer
Veale Township
White River
Green Mound
Dyer Farm
Jones
Indianapolis Markets Hogs Cattle Sheep Calves Prices Dec 30
United Press Dispatch reports Indianapolis market activity with hog receipts at 18,000 and steady trend. Heavy hogs bring 11.50 to 11.65, medium and mixed 11.65 to 11.85, common to choice 12.35, bulk 11.50 to 12.35. Cattle receipts 1,500 steady. steers 6 to 10, cows and heifers 5 to 10. Sheep receipts 1,500 steady to higher. top lambs 16. Calves receipts 1,100 up 0.50. top 15.50, bulk 15.0.
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Indianapolis
Stoics and Zeno Teachings on Happiness and Nature
Stoics were Zeno's followers in ancient Athens during the second century BCE. They gathered at a porch where Zeno taught, the term stoa meaning porch. Zeno held that the supreme happiness of man lies in living in accordance with nature and reason.
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Zeno
Athens
Guidelines for Preserving Shoe Soles with Varnish
Treating shoe soles with copal varnish provides a durable finish. Ensure soles are thoroughly dry. if unworn, roughen the surface first before applying the varnish for best adhesion.
One's Enough Says Movie Hero on Family Roles
A Wichita Eagle item quotes a film hero declaring that a wife should not be a figurehead and that one is enough in any family. The remark frames domestic authority as a personal stance rather than a policy.
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Wichita Eagle
Hospital for Trees Paris on Seine Banks
A unique hospital operates along the Seine where weak boulevard trees are brought to recover. The facility treats urban trees as patients, transporting them to a dedicated site for care and rehabilitation before reintroduction to city streets.
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Paris
Seine
Tiny church claimed as world’s smallest in Louisiana
The smallest Catholic church in the world sits on the Old Palo Alto plantation in Louisiana. The chapel holds a small altar and standing room for the priest, while the congregation uses benches outside the chapel.
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Palo Alto Plantation
Louisiana
Be Sure of Land Title and Insurance Policy
Do not buy land without an abstract of title or a title insurance policy. A Torrented title is considered one of the safest options.
Where Many Fall Down
A forward looker quips that progress hinges on separating fresh ideas from fresh idiocies, a critique echoed in opinions printed by the San Francisco Chronicle.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Plutocrat Showcases Social Unrest Through Boy With Nickel
A Colorado Springs Gazette and Telegram item uses a small boy with an unspent nickel to illustrate the era’s social tensions caused by concentrated wealth and growing unrest.
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Colorado Springs Gazette and Telegram
Uncommunicative Florists Stir Tightwad Community
In a frugal town a group of florists who rarely speak out are contrasted with residents who express themselves only through teavers. The piece notes social friction and local attitudes toward silence and communication.
Schubla Funeral Tomorrow
Funeral for the late John Schubla will be held from the family home at 269 C street southwest Thursday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon with Rev. Cissna in charge. Sopa
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John Schubla
C” Street
Cissna
Sopa
New Year's Eve Dance by Local Elks Club Tonight
The Elks invite members and guests to the New Year’s Eve dance at the Elks Home. Plans include an entertainment program and card games as part of the evening activities.
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Order of Elks
Elks
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