Marshall attacks overgrown laws at banquet
Former Vice President Thomas R. Marshall told the National Retail Furniture school banquet in Grand Rapids that he opposes the prohibition amendment, criticizing constant constitutional changes and joking about repealing laws to reenact basic moral rules. He warned that amendments are easy to push through in Washington.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Thomas R. Marshall
National Retail Furniture School
Pantlind Hotel
United States
Washington
Men Must Build Wardrobe For Fashionable Season
Cleveland article outlines a four overcoat wardrobe plus topcoat sport clothes tuxedo evening suit waistcoats and riding suits with a silk hat. The National Association of Merchant Tailors fashion committee highlights unfinished worsteds and ceviots for their grace. Charles F. Wetzel of New York was installed as president and St Louis won the 1926 convention site.
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Cleveland
Ohio
National Association of Merchant Tailors of America
Charles F. Wetzel
New York
St. Loui
Inter-Church Young Peoples Council Plans Union Day
The Inter-Church Young Peoples Council met at Welch's chapel to plan a union day on Sunday February 8. An afternoon service at 2 o clock will be at the Saron Reformed church with special music by the Christian Sunday school orchestra. H G Rowe state superintendent will speak on If Were the Man I Take Myself to Be and later on To Be or No to Be. A choir of about fifty young voices will provide music for both services.
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Young Peoples Council
Welch’s Chapel
Young Peoples
Saron Reformed Church
Christian Sunday School
H G. Rowe
Young Peoples’ Religious Council
Fidelity Circle Meeting Recalls Pleasant Social Afternoon
Fidelity circle members gathered at Mrs. Claude Sipes home yesterday afternoon for a brief business session followed by social time with music and contests. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Ralph Thrasher and Mrs. John Bennie, and refreshments of brick ice cream cake and coffee were served. Attendees included Mrs. Joe Bain Mrs. John Bennie Mrs. James Gibson Mrs. Frank Young Mrs. James Wesscell Mrs. Van Plew Mrs. Wes Pope Mrs. Charles Letsinger Mrs. Ralph Thrasher Mrs. Fanny Stalcup Mrs. Lee McClung Mrs. Dick Love Mrs. Charles Poe Mrs Royce Risher Mrs. Ora Poole and Mrs. Claude Sipes Guests of the club were Mrs. Joe Fe Beasley and Mrs. Grant Sipes.
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Fidelity Circle
Claude Sipes
Ralph Thrasher
John Bennie
Joe Bain
James Gibson
Frank Young
James Wesscell
van Plew
Wes Pope
Charles Letsinger
Fanny Stalcup
Lee McClung
Dick Love
Charles Poe
Royce Risher
Ora Poole
Joe FE Beasley
Grant Sipes
Two Indians Killed in Warsaw Car Collision
Willian Butt, 45, and his daughter-in-law Mrs. Flossie Butt, 19, were killed yesterday afternoon when a coupe carrying them was struck by a Winona interurban car at a crossing two miles south of Gilead, twenty miles south of Warsaw. The wreck occurred within a mile of their home.
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Warsaw
Ind
Willian Butt
Flossie Butt
Winona Interurban
Gilead
Abolish Noose for Juice in DC
Washington January 31 President Coolidge signed a bill abolishing hanging and replacing it with the electric chair in the District of Columbia yesterday.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Coulidge
Fire at 969 A Street Narrows in Blaze
Morning fire at Charles Wilson residence 969 A Street Northeast was spotted by passerby Carl Bryar around seven o clock. Firefighters contained the roof blaze with minimal damage to the home.
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Charles Wilson
Carl Bryar
Milk fund boosted by Eagle Encampment donation
The Eagle Encampment J. O. O. I. adds $5 to the milk fund, strengthening the fund and enabling more aid and succor for distressed children.
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Eagle
Card of Thanks from Reed Family
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to relatives friends neighbors Rev David Squires and Hart Aikin for sympathy and help during the illness and death of their father from Mrs Frank Reed and family
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David Squires
Hart Aikin
Frank Reed
School Kids Carry Guns To Fight Mysterious Moun tain Varmints
In Wenatchee Washington January 31 wild animals driven to lower elevations by winter menace prompt mountain district students to carry rifles. After the death of James Fehlhaber a cougar killed and partly devoured, Verne Smith 13 was attacked by a lynx and saved by a farmer who killed it. Arthur Parsib 16 encountered a rabid coyote and killed it.
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Wenatchee
Wash
James Fehlhaber
Verne Smith
Arthur Parsib
U S Boat Rescues Lone Sailor Adrift on Barrel
A Lascar seaman was rescued by the submarine SV 1 after clinging to a small barrel in freezing seas near Thimble Shoals on January 20. He was last aboard the British steamship Lucerne and was delirious and nearly naked before transfer to a pilot boat off Cape Henry.
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Washington
Thimble Shoals
Lascar
Navy Department
Picking
Lucerne
Cape Henry
Ohio senator files bill to repeal high time liquor laws
In Columbus on January 31 Senator W F Garver of Hermes County introduced a bill to repeal high time liquor laws. However the article notes the laws are obsolete and made inoperative by national prohibition since the eighteenth amendment.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
W. F. Garver
Hermes County
Lehman and Neal Tie Knot In City Ceremony
Clyde Lehman of this city and Dorothy Neal of Dugger were married last Monday by Rev. Charles Neal of Dugger. The groom works at the Twin nine and the bride was a Union high school senior in Dugger. They will reside in this city.
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Clyde Lehman
Firss
Dorothy Neal
Dugger
Charles Neal
Twin
Union High School
Halls welcome eight pound girl Virginia Rose
Mr and Mrs Thomas Hall of 149 Seventh Street southeast are the proud parents of an eight pound girl named Virginia Rose born yesterday.
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Thomas Hall
Seventh Street Southeast
Virginia Rose
Muchacha Club Meeting Noted at Mrs Wayne Maxwell Home
Mrs Wayne Maxwell will host the Muchacha Club meeting Monday evening at her home on Last Vincennes street. William Pope of Lyons rural route No 2, a well known Washington township resident, was in the city today at age 74, saying he is still beating the bushes this winter.
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Wayne Maxwell
The
Muchacha ‘Ub
Last Vincennes Street
William Pope
Lyons
Washington Township
Milk glass equals egg in food protein claims
A historical note compares a glass of milk to a large egg as a protein source. It lists quantities of other foods for similar protein yield, including onions potatoes shredded wheat bacon apples and bread, reflecting early food chemistry estimates.
Sea Lions Range on Pacific Coast Depicted in Nature Magazine
Nature Magazine notes two sea lion species along the Pacific coast the California sea lion from California to Alaska and the Steer sea lion from the California coast north into Alaska. It cites old bulls reaching about ten feet and roughly 1200 pounds while cows weigh 400 to 600 pounds.
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Pacific Coast
California
Alaska
Nature Magazine
Edible Muskrats in Markets Across Regions
The flesh of the muskrat is variably esteemed yet widely sold in eastern and midwestern markets. In retail shops they are labeled marsh rabbits and taste similar to wild duck.
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East
Middle West
Uncle Eben Warns on Conduct and Staying Straight
Uncle Eben urges careful conduct to stay on the straight and narrow path to avoid risking trouble. The Washington Star quote emphasizes prudence and avoiding jay-walking as a metaphor for lawful behavior.
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Eben
Washington Star
Bayberry Candle Making Process Described
The berries are gathered from the baysberry bush and boiled in water. The wax rises to the top and is skimmed off then boiled again. Wicks are prepared by cutting to length and dipping in warm water before dipping into warm wax several times. Wax must stay warm enough to remain squidgy between dips.
Soap Factories Use Various Processes for Raw Materials
Natural soap making relies on earth sourced materials that must undergo processing before use. Coal and salt are common inputs and some locales supply ready-made soap. Plants exist at Ashcraft British Columbia Nevada and Oken's Lake Cal used for years in titles.
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Ashcraft
British Columbia
Nevada
Oken's Lake
Cal
Language of Golfers Quip Reads Smoothly After Match
A novice asks a friend how the golf match went. The veteran replies that they got off all right, he was short at the long and long at the short, but his opponent never got down. The opponent played better coming in, so they were square on the round.
Kissed by mystery in Twin Peaks tunnel report
In the Twin Peaks tunnel, lights failed briefly and a woman told the conductor she was kissed. A workman dismissed the claim saying, “You ain't got no kick.” The San Francisco Bulletin notes a curious incident in transit with an odd claim of an intimate advance.
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Twin Peaks Tunnel
Gwan
San Francisco Bulletin
Happiness and true contentment in simple pleasures
A concise reflection on happiness arising from self-ownership and quiet companionship. The text emphasizes serene fulfillment over pomp and public display, highlighting the value of intimate friendship and thoughtful conversation among a small circle.
Emotions Explained as Minds Constitutions and Feelings
Pleasure and pain are different mind constitutions, sometimes caused by bodily orders, sometimes by thoughts in the mind. This view links affective states to internal mental structures and situational triggers.
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