Facts Gleaned From Curious 1924 Public Q and A
A miscellany of Q and A items cover ocean currents near Oregon after an earthquake, stove soot removal, literacy rates, coal losses, wind effects on thermometers, Illinois bonus claims, tax exemptions for veterans, undertaker licensing, tungsten oxide bulbs, why pencils are called lead, the Savannah steamship voyage, high school attrition, Pacific widest point, kilowatt hour measure, old US coinage, the phrase Under the Rose, prohibition arrest rates, last Indian war, Ford joke, WWI troop totals, and impeachment talk on Judge Landis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lusted States Weather Bureau
Bureau
United States
Leech Lake
Minnesota
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Kenesha Mountain
Landis
Congress
God's Commended Love
Reverend H. Ostrom of the Moody Bible Institute delivers an extension department message on the praise of love as a Christian virtue. The address emphasizes practical application of faith through daily acts of kindness and mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
H. Ostrom
D. D
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Love and Commendation in Calvary and Courtship
A devotional meditation on God's love shown at the Cross, its manifest acceptance to sinners, and the overpowering example of love. A long fiction excerpt then shifts to a modern social tale where Sir John proposes to Nan, and her response hints at rival affection with his nephew, amid private turmoil and public engagement plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Jesus
Calvary
Timothy
Gui
Christ Jesus
Egypt
God
Eus
Sir John Dyke
Nan
Sir John
Fifth Avenue
Park Avenue
John
Jeff
Shenandoah North Pole trip plan outlined with multiple stops
The Shenandoah airship’s spring route from Lakewood New Jersey to Fort Worth then San Diego Seattle Nome and Point Barrow is detailed with leg distances 1191 1008 1200 1944 625 and 1117 miles. After Spitzenberg a final flight to the Pole and back via a longer northern route is planned with 2200 miles to Nome. Departments in Washington pursue the venture despite many difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
North Pole
Lakewood
New Jersey
Fort Worth
Texas
San Diego
Seattle
Nome
Alaska
Point Barrow
Pole
Spitzenberg
Shenandoah
Usage of a Language Expresses Confusion in Speech
A reader notes phrases that confuse listeners while discussing money terms. The dialogue highlights expressions like hard cash and cash down and prompts clarification about meaning and usage.
City Owned Light Plants Fall To Private Ownership
A new survey based largely on United States census data shows more than 660 municipally owned electric light plants and other public utility properties have been abandoned or reverted to private ownership. The report finds that average rates at municipally owned plants exceed those of private companies by more than two to one.
Administratrix summons claims for Cyrus McDaniel estate
Nettie J. Baker as administratrix announces a Clark County Illinois court term in Marshall on the first Monday in March 1924 to adjust all claims against Cyrus McDaniel estate and to require debtors to pay promptly. Attorney S. M. Scholfield represents the estate in this notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus McDaniel
Clark
State of
Illinois
Clark County
Court House
Marshall
Sale of Real Estate in Clark County Illinois
By order of the County Court of Clark County Illinois Mabel Cork administratrix of the estate of Arthur Cork deceased offers the undivided one half of the east half of the southeast quarter and the south half of the northwest quarter of section 12 township 9 north range 12 west to sale February 9 1924 at public sale at the east door of the court house in Marshall Illinois cash in hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Illinois
Mabel Cork
Arthur.l
Cork
Marshall
Wllnois
Said
Easf
Township
Ilinois
A. D
Real Estate Sale Under Illinois Court Decree
Sam Sheets administrator of John R. Dancy estate seeks court approval to sell a half interest in a Clark County Illinois tract of 134 acres in the SE quarter of the NE quarter of section 7 township 9 north range 11 west. Sale set for February 9 1924 at 10 am to 4 pm at the courthouse east door Marshall. Cash in hand day of sale. Attorney Arthur Poorman. Advertisement noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Ilinois
Sam Sheets
John R. Dancy
Court House
Marshall
Towit
Cairo
Vincennes
Chicago
Illinois
Also Mentioned on This Page
Japan
Oregon Coast
Oregon
Idaho
United States and Geodetic Survey
Bureau of Standards
United States Geological Survey
Wantington
D.C
Webster
Savannah
Liverpool
Bureau of Education
Federal
Pacific Ocean
C. F. Harding
Purdue University
Birmingham
Oneland
Dorothy Douglas
McClure Nowapapper Syndicate
Agee Lapeee
NORTH _POLE
Nettie J. Baker
S. M. Scholfield
Atty
Arthur Cork
Arthur Poorman
Duroc
R. J. Richards
West York, ‘Ill
Sam ‘ ‘Sheets
John’ R. Dancy
Hampshire
C. E Patrick
Chrisman
M.j
Methodist ‘Church
N. Brothers
Lawrence Hoult
Claude P."madden
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