National horseshoe championship slated at Des Moines
Des Moines hosts plans for the national championship horseshoe pitching tournament set for late August to early September tining the Town State Cini. Officials of the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association and the Iowa State Fair will stage the event to crown the country s champ bearers. More than 50 trophies and over 1200 in prizes will be distributed as representatives from almost every state send local champions. The National Horseshoe Pitchers Association and the National League of Horseshoe and Quoit Pitchers may merge at this time.
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Des*Moines
Cini
Adgust
Horseshoe Pitchers ‘Association
National League of Horseshoe
Quoit Pitchers
Convention Held In Con Junction With National Tourney
The article notes a group plans to hold their annual convention in Con Junction alongside the national tournament. Details are sparse but the alignment with the tournament is emphasized as a key feature of the event.
Pickford Co Star Mary Trained Goose Dies in Newark
Mary trained goose, seen with Mary Pickford and other screen stars, dies after a dog kills her. Pasquale Chaparti fined $5 for releasing the dog from John Co Warner’s barn. Clivert freed the dog so it could sleep in the barn. Other trained geese were killed. the loss, as the flock’s star, was keenly felt.
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Pickford
Newark
N. d
Mary
Soase
Mary Pickford
Pasquale Ch- Parti
John Co. Warner
Clivert
Romans Shelter in Tombs Costs Push Families from Flats
In Rome high living costs drive families to use mausoleums and baths as homes. Archaeologists and tourists observe improvised shelters with beds, stoves, and washing in sarcophagi. A stonemason’s wife and four children occupy a rock cave near the Via Normentana while workmen sleep on rock sedges.
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Rome
Anclent Via Normentana
French Brothers Perilous Snake Breeding Scam
In the Yenne department a farm swiftly profited from vipers with 48 000 snakes bred and sold, aided by a 20 centimes bounty. Neighbors triggered an inquiry as authorities found the brothers gambled on selling vipers as profit, and they were sentenced to prison for obtaining money by false pretenses.
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France
Yenne
French soldier lands after balloon mishap near Angers
A French soldier riding a sausage balloon was spilled in an open field about ten miles from Angers. He rode the tether under snapped cables as wind currents shifted and he crawled hand over hand to an anchor to await rescue. He waved a handkerchief to the pursuing planes as night fell, and was later reported safe.
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Angers
Hard on Bores in Washington Memoir Exchange
A British envoy recalls a boastful bore delaying his departure from Carlton House Terrace, with Balfour drawing a joke about Claridge's omelets. The tale leads into a moral about saying no, and a senator's remark on managing delicate political news.
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Arthur
Washington
Balfour
Carlton House Terrace
Lim
Ireland
Ulster
Mr. Balfour
Claridge's
Ytr
Fragmented Dialogue Nonsense Focused on Pondering Flow
A garbled excerpt presents scattered lines about rhetoric and mood. The text shows quoted phrases and interruptions, hinting at a casual discussion on versatility and expression without a clear narrative or named figures.
Fire chief dispute in Macon ends with four on department
A heated Macon City Council session debated reinstating fire officers Allen and Lunsford after a petition urged reconsideration of last month’s choice. Mayor Waller’s contract stand and a tied vote led to no change, noon installations left four men in the fire department, and a disputed ward council race drew scrutiny.
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Allen and
Lunsford
Oake
Jones
F Roberts
Scar Allen
Layns
Tard
Sesigon
Allen and Lunsford
Alen
Arlive
Macon
Fire Department
Third Ward
Speot Wrank Mover
Charles Power
Macon Daily Chronicle
A Texas Wonder For Kidney and Bladder Troubles
Renal and urinary complaints advertised as a remedy by Dr. H W Hall of St. Louis. Claims include relief from gravel, rheumatism, and irregularities of the kidney and bladder. Sold by druggists. price $1.26. single or multiple bottle doses with testimonials available by mail.
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H.W. Hall
Olive Street
St. Louis
Real estate ads from Sparks Realty Co in Moberly Mo
In this listing seven room modern home priced at 8500 and additional 5 room and 9 room houses offered with prices from 2300 to 650, plus a 4 room new house at 2500 and a tiny 2 room unit at 1500. Businesslike callouts note paved streets gas water and monthly payment terms.
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Sea Cho, W. Sparks Realty CO
N. Glark St
Moberly
Anti Christian agitation reported in China by travelers
Reports from multiple Chinese cities say anti Christian agitation among young radicals is widespread with whites and officials expressing concern. The Northern China government instructs representatives across provinces to report details of the non religious disturbances.
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San Francigco
Pearsualhe Bolsheviki
China
Raveler
Party of China
Pekin
Tientsin
Shanghai
Changsha
Hungkow
Northern Chinas
Movement Aims to Curb Pro Chinese Reds in China
Government reports allege Bolshevik ideas spread among students and Chinese professionals. Propaganda labels Christians as capitalists or Christian and cites a group called Non-Religious Men gaining influence in Shanghai and Changsha. Students pledge to fight perceived Christian evils, blaming missionaries and priests for past troubles.
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Wnieus
Theg
Shanghai
Changsha
China
Sears Ad Bureau Finds Local Papers Pay Off
Herman Rubenfeld of Sears Roebuck says a bureau reads country papers weekly and fines territories where merchants do not advertise locally. He notes advertising in local papers yields far higher results than generic efforts.
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Herman Rorenfeld
Sears, Roebuck. & Co
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