Prohibition Raids Sweep Towns Across State
Federal agents raided Johnstown and 40 establishments were hit for speak-easies with more than 50 prisoners taken. In York, Mrs Mary Murr was committed to the insane hospital after strangling her two infants, while Jacob Peters died in a house fire. In Philadelphia, William Edison case involved extortion suspicions and an offered secret invention disclosure.
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Johnstown
York
Agnes Murr
Gerald Murr
Gerald
Robert
York County Almshouse
Ralph F. Fisher
D. Frank Lindemuth
Mary
State Hospital For
Harrisburg
Geralds
Jacob Peters
Peters
L. A. Zech
Minnie Anderson
Stars Close to Earth
The nearest known star Proxima Centauri in Centauri is a faint tenth magnitude star. Alpha Centauri, also in Centauri, is nearly as near and is first magnitude. Both lie about 43 light years from Earth.
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Centauri
Young America: Art Simpson's Juvenile Court Trial and Street Fight
Orphan Art Simpson labeled the worst boy in town faces juvenile court for a prank. Mrs. Doray, a clubwoman, presses for insight on juvenile courts and hires Art at her husband’s drugstore after a chaotic day. He defends Mabel Wells from Bull Carton, clashes in class, and is suspended before starting work. The tale ends with Art’s tense start at Doray’s Drug Store.
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Art Simpson
Heb
Art
Doray
Mabel Wells
Bull Carton
Mabel
Cutie
Bull
Nutty
Bull Carron
South Side
Arc
Nutcy
Ann
Watty
Act
Bulke
Hummingbird Nest Size and Species Count
The ruby throated hummingbird nest measures roughly the size of a silver dollar with two pea sized eggs. About 500 hummingbird species have been identified, 16 of which occur in the United States.
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United States
Durable cotton meshes promise long wear for children
EMMA LOU FETTA notes mothers worry summer wardrobe will hold up and touts hard wear fabrics. The piece extols durene cotton mesh for for play clothes and summer coats praised for long life and easy washing. A quip about spinach ends the column with a playful slice of child wisdom.
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Emma Lou Fetta
New York
Nancy
Impulse leads to mishandled efforts across operations
A hurried plan badly mismanages tasks, causing disarray in execution. Authorities or leaders struggle to coordinate actions, exposing gaps in oversight and control. The piece highlights how rushed decisions undermine outcomes and efficiency.
Trick for Eight Live Names and One Dead Name Card
Fold a square into nine parts write eight living persons outside squares and a dead person in the center then tear along creases into nine pieces. A blindfolded performer feels piece edges to identify living names by straight edges while the piece bearing the dead person has ragged edges all around.
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Will L. Lindhorst
Old timers lament lost grandmas and hooked rug fame
A Boston Terald columnist recalls the dear old grandmas who hooked rugs in years past. The editor muses that their era may endure, hinting the charm and craft still linger in memory and local culture.
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Boston
Yesteryear
Happiness Contagion and Social Mood Theory
A brief quotation from A. Cluton Brock on how mood spreads through groups. The idea that happiness or unhappiness in individuals influences others by contagion, not deliberate effort, and reflects the realized self.
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A. Clutton-Brock
Also Mentioned on This Page
Philadelphia
William L. Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Wilmington
Del
Joseph A. Lestrange
Philadelphia Police
Doris Kenyon
Frank Borzage
Fox Film Corporation
Carl Heck
Bigelow Weavers
Ary
Lancaster, PA
J. H. Troup Music House
Highboy Radio
J.h.troup Music House
Trove
W. King
Aisi
Boehmer
George A
Northern Trust and Savings Co
Guardian
Pachelbel
Lillian
the Farmers Trust Co
Lancaster
Reinhart
Annie
Aaron B. Harnish
John W. Gehr
Park View
North Broad Street
Lititz, PA
Kelson I
Cain
Kelp-O-Vita Laboratories
Venice Blvd
Los Angeles
Calif
Dept
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