Obituary James W Piatt Civil War veteran dies at 74
James W Piatt born October 1849 in Montgomery County Ohio died December 14 1921 aged 74 years 2 months 7 days He was the last of four brothers John Jake and Will He served in Company K 13th Ohio Infantry He married Mary A Dolson on March 5 1876 and had five children Laura Carroll Roscoe Bertha and Grace He later married Ann C Low on July 8 1908 He belonged to Friends Baptist Odd Fellows Rebekahs Grand Army Funeral services December 17 at the Baptist church West Union Rev G A Fuson officiating burial York Cemetery
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James W. Piatt
Montgomery County
Ohio
John
Jake
Will
13Th
Ohio Infantry
Mwlinois
Mary A. Dolson
Laura
Katy
Texas
Carroll
Long Beach
Calif
Baptist Church
The
Odd Fellows, Rebekahs
Grand Army
West Union
G. A. Fuson
York Cemetery
Everyday hokum phrases haunt a Chicago daily paper
The Chicago Herald Examiner lists common sales ploys and advertising slogans such as Painless dentistry Below cost Fresh every day and Absolutely free to illustrate ubiquitous exagerated promises. These lines capture era consumer hype and marketing doublespeak.
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Chicago Herald Examiner
Federal highway policy urged by Graham before Senate panel
George M. Graham of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce urged a national highway policy under a federal highway commission. He said highways affect agriculture commerce military and social needs, and should be planned with interstate coordination and funding shared with states. He called for primary interstate routes, state responsibility for maintenance, and use of federal lands to reduce public treasury impact.
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Federal Commission
George
National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Senate Committee On
Graham
Federal Highway Commission
Woman Road Contractor Earns Manitoba Contract
Elizabeth Ann McCoy of Pipestone Manitoba becomes the province's first woman to be awarded a road construction contract She recently secured a contract with the roads board for road building in Pipestone municipality.
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Elizabeth” Ann McCoy
Pipestone
Manitoba
Good” Roads Board
Longest paved highway to connect Atlantic coast to Mississippi
A fall completion is anticipated for the last stretch of the national road in Illinois. The nation may finally see a continuous paved highway from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River, a milestone not previously achieved.
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Atlantic Coast
Mississippi River
Ilinois
Animals Directed in Moving Pictures by Zoo Curator
Dr Raymond Ditmars of the Bronx Zoo explains how animal actors are trained for films using theatrical tricks rather than violence. He describes staging scenes where elephants Bear and Monkey interact with other animals to illustrate human faults, using food as bait to elicit natural responses.
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Raymond le Dumars
Bronx Zoological Park
New ‘York
Ditmars
Charles Urban
la Fontaine
Doctor Ditmars
Celebrating the Javanese New Year Traditions
The Javanese New Year begins in early June with a month of preparation and holidays. Natives borrow from employers to purchase new clothes, decorate districts with paper and lights, and enjoy fireworks and dancing girls during a week of festivities before returning to work.
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Joan
Origin of headstones and the Mausoleum tale
The text traces the custom of erecting headstones to ancient history and marks the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus as a pivotal innovation. It notes Artemisia, queen of Caria, erected Mausolus’s memorial. ruins stood there until 1857 when archaeologist Newton carried them to the British Museum.
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Artemisia
Carla
Mausolus
Halicarnassus
England
Ct Newton
British Museum
How to Be Patriotic in Timber Conservation
A note from the American Forestry Magazine praises durable construction and timber conservation. It argues that saving wood serves the builder and the country, stating Americans waste about a hundred million dollars yearly in preventable wood decay.
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American Forestry Magazine
United States
Preaching Next Sunday at Centenary Marshall
A Centenary church invites attendees to Sunday services next week with a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Christian Endeavor sessions. The preaching hour is listed as The Third Covenant. An evangelistic sequence begins January 38 and the church urges all to attend.
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Marshall
Schoor- Sun
Christian Science Services At Pythian Temple
Sunday service announced at 11 a.m in the Pythian Temple with Wednesday evening meeting at 8 o'clock. Sunday school for ages under twenty meets at 9 45. The public is cordially invited to attend these services.
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Thasa Servicas
Congregational Clark and Thomas Offer New Year Vesper
The Congregational church led by Rev. Clark and Thomas will hold a Sunday afternoon vesper service at 4:30 with a mixed choir performing musical numbers. Sunday school and worship precede the vesper. The afternoon address titled The Return Home of Mr. Debs will be given from the pulpit.
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Debs
Revi Clark
Thomas
Evangelical Pastor Mundorf Schedule Noted
Evangelical J Mundorf, pastor, announces Sunday school at 9 30 a m preaching at 10 30 a m and 1 00 p m All are invited to attend these services.
Evangelical Church Announces Sunday Services and Trustees Meeting
Pastor J E McCo preaches at 9 30. Sunday services at Big Creek 10 30 and Grand Turn 7 00. LY P A at Big Creek 7 00. All urged to attend. Annual trustees meeting and election set for Monday January 2 at Big Creek 10 00 a m and Grand Turn 1 30 p m.
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Big Creek
Grand
Grand Turn
How to End the Old Year Right at Pettit Church
The Methodist Sunday school meets at 3 30 with attendance down due to Christmas yet offerings exceed 200 dollars. Morning worship at 10 45 features the sermon How to End the Old Year Right. Epworth League gathers at 6 15 and a musical evening includes Mr Bubeck with a five hundred voice chorus. Prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7 30.
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Epworth League
Bubeck
Avil
Chiildren
Sunday School Elects Hunt for Coming Year at Church
Christian Burl H. Candler reports the Sunday school elected Brother Hunt as superintendent for the coming year. Retiring superintendent Chenoweth leaves the school in good condition and receives thanks for his two and a half years of service. Christmas programs were successful and a short prayer meeting will precede studies on personal evangelism each Wednesday starting the new year.
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Hunt
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