Post Office to Print Sesquicentennial Envelopes in Dayton
The Postmaster General announced a 2 cent embossed Sesquicentennial envelope to mark 150 years of American independence. The design features a Liberty Bell and wreath with 1776 and 1926, printed in red on extra quality paper. The No 5 envelope will be produced at the Dayton factory and first sold July 27 at the Model Post Office Exposition grounds.
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William L. Daley
The
Herald
Washington
Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
Postmaster General
Dayton
Ohio
tPostmaster General New Today
Philadelphia
United States
Model Post
Exposition
Noah Deverick 1881 1926 obituary and family
Noah Deverick born December 25, 1881 died August 5, 1926 aged 44 years 11 months and 11 days. Survived by his wife Eliza Fish and ten children Grace Ralph Mertie Opal Beulah Juanita Harold Florence Lawrence Victor with Victor dying at four months. He leaves brothers Ransom E Clarence E and Rev Roscoe Deverick and sisters Mary Cooper and Goldie Frederick. He worked in oil fields under Fred Gittings and joined Cumberland Presbyterian church at Willow Creek. He was steadfast in faith at his July 18 testimony and was laid to rest in the church cemetery.
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Noah Deverick
Eliza Fish
Grace
Ralph
Mertie
Opal
Beulah
Juanita
Harold
Florence
Lawrence
Victor
Thos
Tabitha Deverick
Ransom E
Clarence E
Roscoe Deverick
Mary M. Cooper
Goldie Frederick
Noah
Aéke Reuni
St. Anthony Hospital
Sottingham
Cumberland
Willow Creek
Butternut
Diring
Urdatnad’ 'Fuling
Not There The Automobile At Crossings Threatens Trains
A fragmentary Los Angeles Times clipping hints at cars at railroad crossings disrupting rail traffic. The snippet mentions a meeting and potential business impact amid crossing dangers.
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Los Angeles Times
Qualified Praise
A family exchange quotes a college professor praising their son. The father and mother discuss the professor’s remarks, noting the cautious, approving tone and a humorous aside about growing up to be cautious and curious, not merely safe.
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Favorebly
Washlogion Star
Austrian Still Talks and Sings Minus Larynx
Vienna report on Ignaz Schauch a laryngectomy patient who speaks and sings after Dr Hugo Stern and Prof Marcus Hajek developed a throat muscle training method. The technique aims to create a pseudo glottis restoring voice with variable modulation and some singing ability. Stern hopes further study will shift ideas on voice pitch physiology.
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Vienna
Society of Physicians
Hugo Stern
Ignaz Schauch
St. Andrae
Nether Austria
Marcus Hajek
Scheuch
Stern
Aviation Beacons Get Own Radio Wavelength
Washington reports the interdepartment radio advisory committee recommended assigning 200 kilocycles for exclusive aviation beacons and reserving a band between 285 and 805 kilocycles for all beacon services. Beacons now run by the lighthouse service on 800 kilocycles will continue. Dayton is the only U S landing station sending beacon signals, with plans to expand to permanent and emergency fields nationwide for reliable night and foggy weather guidance.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Dayton
United States
Inhabitants of Indo China Rise From Peru?
The report to the international geological congress states human remains in Indo China hint at pre historic races not matching Mongolian lines. Finds show links to early Malays Australian aborigines and Polynesians, promising clues to Far East origins and distributions.
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China
Indo-China
Far East
Geological Service
Stephen Foster's Grave Saved From Neglect
Discovery that Stephen Foster's grave in Allegheny Cemetery was neglected prompted swift action by Pittsburgh councilmen. They directed cemetery staff to restore the grave as a beauty spot ahead of his centennial birthday and plan a fund to maintain the monument in Schenley Park.
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Stephen Foster
Pittsburgh
Stephen
Foster
Schentey Park
Irish Flappers in New York Report
A Dublin rector Father Eugene Mc Carchy of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Dublin says Ireland has flappers unlike other countries who wake drink or use powder. He remarks on changing social norms among Irish youth abroad.
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New York
Ireland
Eugene McCarchy
St. Paul's
Dublin
Community Notes From Mt Pleasant Area
Mt Pleasant residents recount weekend visits including Olin Sweet family trip to Brazil Indiana and return with Burt Kidwell hosts. Local guests include Huffman and Philip Huffman at Toledo plus home visits by Buckle Shotts Obrien Tingley and Craig families. Rexford Sweet Dale Tingley Virginia Tingley and Mabel Huffman seen with relatives.
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Olin Sweet
Rexford
Mose Leon
Braail
Ind
Burt Kidwell
Henry Huffman
Philip Huffman
Toledo
John Buckle
Jesse Shotts
Mike Obrien
Carrie Tingley
Spiketown
Ella Snowden
Reuben Tingley
Hazel Sweet
Don Tingley
Frank Craig
Jesse Craig
Robert Craig
Jim Napier
Guy Napier
Wes Sweet
Walter Harlow
Rexford Sweet
Dale Tingley
Virginia Tingley
Ora Cline
Mabel Huffman
Publicity Rules for Pardons Board Outlined in Chicago
Hinton G. Claybaugh announces new policies for the Illinois division of pardons and paroles. Full publicity for all acts. paroles require notice to law enforcement. first paroles final. records centralized in Springfield.
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Springfield
Ill
State Division of
Chicago
Hinton G. Claybaugh
Will Colvin
Commerce
The absent minded storm man dictates letters at Rio I vels
A quirky scene unfolds as the stormy businessman, distracted by a kiss from his wife, commands his secretary to draft two letters while in Rio I vels context.
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Rio Ivels
London Flag Description in Wilte Background
The text describes an official city flag of London with a red cross of St George on a white field and a blue wavy element beneath, though wording is garbled.
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London
City of
Derisive Term Dance Emerges in Scholastic Debate
The origin traces to followers of Thomas Aquinas who mocked the disciples of John Duns Scotus during a reform era. Scotus, praised for intellect by some, was widely deemed extremely stupid by the less informed and biased contemporaries.
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Thomas Aquinas
John Dunes Scotus
Finicky dress selection for midsummer warmer weather
The article advises careful material choice for summer dresses, noting varieties from glossy to dull finishes and plain or large and small designs. It highlights organza like fabrics, crepes, and color and pattern decisions, emphasizing how large patterns suit slender figures while smaller designs fit fuller figures and how vivid colors affect perceived size.
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Anne Diebricher
Ohio State University
How fabrics affect illusion of size in clothing
A fashion note explains that glossy surfaces reflect light and can make garments appear larger or ruin prints. It contrasts glossy fabrics with dull surfaces noting that lights and shadows on dull textures reduce size perception. Crisp organdie magnifies, while soft crepes and voiles tend to lessen it.
One Thing After Another Quote From Boston Reporter
A note from the Boston Shoe and Leather Reporter asks what to do about those who are dead and do not know it, exploring a moral or humorous angle on life and awareness.
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Boston Shoe and Leather Reporter
Not Many These Days Little Helen Visits Pigs
A farmer guides nine piglets and their mother to the pen with young Helen who has never been abroad. She asks bluntly how many will be drowned, revealing a stark, country humor moment.
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Helen
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