Fairfax Visit Describes Court House Life and Local Roads
The narrator tours Fairfax Virginia with lawyers described as Democrats behind Woodrow Wilson support. A court scene discusses an attachment against Ziler’s lands while a driver hits a chicken during the return trip. Washington’s hilly landscapes, old Southern homes, and smooth Trixy Ford mileage are noted along with road wear from autos.
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Fairfax
Woodrow
Court House
Marr
Ziler
Clark County
Jim Graham
Fent. Booth
Everett Connelly
Washington
Mack
Potomac
District of Columbia
Baltimore
Illinois
Submarine Controversy Over Port Access Escalates
The State Department sent a note to Britain and allies resisting demands to ban submarines from entering or leaving American ports. A submarine of unknown nationality was seen off Savannah, Georgia, while no Atlantic coast submarine activity has been reported since Sunday’s sinking spree of six vessels.
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State Department
Great Britain
Savannah
Atlantic
Japanese Troops Endure Heat in Formosa Drill
Tokyo reports 2 000 Japanese soldiers marched and maneuvered twelve days in Formosa with temperatures reaching 130 degrees. The heat limited clothing and some men wore helmets straw hats or lightweight garments while only three sunstroke cases were logged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Formosa
Tokyo
Mexican
Great Stock Reduction Sale Attracts Crowds
Crowds of eager buyers thronged the store since the sale began as prices cut in a great reduction event drawing shoppers to the storefront.
The Home Town Civic Duty To Improve Our Town
A call for residents to see their town as the social and economic center within a ten mile radius. It urges pride, civic loyalty, and daily self help to foster cleaner streets, better stores, and stronger community growth. The piece cites population trends and urges collective action to prevent decline.
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Pennsylvania
United States
Continental
Parade and conscience in a Scout’s self judgment
A historical note reflects on a Boy Scout’s public parade role and the idea of self discipline. It contrasts hiring a surgeon to remove an appendix with a Scout removing his own conscience. The piece uses a reflective voice to discuss moral duty and personal integrity in public life.
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Florence
Cole
Clothcraed
Mnar Wook
Routan
Clothcraft
Lothcraft
Wooley Boy
M. Grabenheimer’s, Sons
Poland
China
Tarm
Robinson
Foster Martin
Nels Darling
Parsons’ Grocery
Lenox Soap
Wabash
Tre
Lae Mt
FORD
Marshall, Iil
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