WORK THY NEIGHBOR SERVANTS AND THE NO-NAIL AGE
A humorous vignette on busy neighbors forming impromptu cleaning crews. Women host guests who bring mops vacuums and carpenters while socializing late into the night. The piece riffs on shared domestic labor and neighborly help.
Anniversaries Through History 1842 to 1928
A list of notable anniversaries including Joseph Hopkinson's death in Philadelphia 1842 born 1770, Fontaine Moliere memorial in Paris 1844, Fort Fisher capture 1865, Miles routs Indians 1868, O W Wolcott elected senator 1889, Northwest Hostiles ended 1801, Victoria Cross delivery 1907, engagement of Duke of York and Elizabeth Bowes Lyons announced 1928.
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Joseph Hopkinson
Columbia
Philadelphia
Paris
Fort Fisher
Porter
Terry
Miles
Montana
Edward O. Wolcott
United States
Colorado
Northwest
Edward
Duke of York
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Notable Births marked by historic figures from mid century
Sir Frederic Kenyon director of the British Museum born in London 2 years ago today. Major General Robert Lee Bullard who led the first division of the AEF born in Alabama 64 years ago today. Pierre Samuel du Pont born 55 years ago today. Virgil G Hinshaw former Prohibition National Committee chairman born Woolson Iowa 49 years ago. Mubace Brown University president born Worcester Massachusetts 4 years ago. Arthur M Free congressman from California born San Jose 46 years ago.
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Frederic Kenyon
British Museum
London
Robert Lee Bullard
Alabama
Pierre &. du Pont
Delaware
Virgil G. Hinshaw
Prohibition National Committee
Woolson
Iowa
Dre
Mubace
Brown University
Worcester
Mass
Arthur M. Free
Congress
Californ
San Jose
Crossword Puzzle Word List Challenge
A list of crossword clues covering across and down entries. Clues include names of movie stars famous figures and common vocabulary such as that is and toward. The puzzle seeks filling starting with confident words to reveal crossing letters.
Markham Answers Policy Change With IC Standards
Illinois Central President Markham reassures affected regions at Laurel Mississippi that the Alabama and Vicksburg lines will be integrated into the Illinois Central System. He promises applying IC standards to new acquisitions, preserving competition, and improving service while maintaining rates set by commissions.
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Illinois Central
U. S. and P
Markham
Laurel, Miss
United States
Real worth is no match for ancestry in public regard
The piece argues ancestry outranks real worth in society and media. It contrasts public fame from lineage with genuine merit, citing figures like Einstein and Dempsey to show genuine traits rarely drive recognition. It laments the bank and social status outranking intrinsic qualities in a jazzy era.
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Prince of Wales
Duke of Spoof
Jack Dempsey
Prof
Einstein
Home Demonstration Work and Its Value in Rural Life
The article praises Mrs. Jewel McQuiller and the Quach ita home demonstration program. It argues outside help in home management raises living standards, spreads current knowledge, and complements farming life, noting past resistance has faded as modernization advances.
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Jewel McQuiller
Quachita
Immigration Control Crisis Faces Congress
The piece argues immigration quotas are vital to national welfare, opposing efforts to overhaul the long standing rules. It warns that dismantling the present code risks chaos and loopholes while urging stronger frontier defense and enforcement against immigrant bootleggers.
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Congress
America
Airplanes and Kings in Fictionic Leaflets Over Europe
A review of the poem like dossier on aerial leaflets taunting rulers. It speaks of Alfonso XIII and Ibanez with ideas of censorship and political upheaval amid war planes.
Monroe Fifteen Years Ago A West Monroe Company Meeting
The News-Star recalls the January 15 1924 stockholders meeting of the People Ice Company of West Monroe electing W R Mitchell as president and B J Sugar as vice president with E D Cason as secretary treasurer. A sheriff sale of Cheney Lumber Co. property to John W Stanley trustee Detroit Michigan netted 185000. The Robley Male Quartette performed in the Lyceum series drawing an encores filled audience. Local notes include census enumerator applications and a new A L G through train.
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News-Star
People Ice Company of
West Monroe
W. R. Mitchell
B. J. Sugar
E. D. Cason
H. D. Catlett
J. Shaw Jones
R. 0. Randle
G. L. Mills
J. T. Chapple
T. F. Campbell
John
C. H. Trousdale
Federal Building
Monroe
Census Bureau
J. O. Taylor
Bastrop
Shreveport
Little Rock
American Locomotive Works
Schenectady
New York
Lucy
Effie Buie
Ruston
Boyce Sadler
Miss McLain
W. R. Gordon
Cheney Lumber Company
John W. Stanley
Detroit
Michigan
Blue Star Remedy Ad Sells Hand Disease Cure in Monroe
An advertisement offering Blue Star Remedy promises a skin disease cure for conditions like itch eczema tetter and cracked hands. It assures no clothing staining and a pleasant scent, sold in Monroe at Collins Pharmacy.
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Monroe
Collin’s
Adv
Liar and Schemer Faces Contamination of All He Touches
A distant observer questions the true character of a man who is accused as a liar and schemer. The text asserts kings regret the invention of the airplane due to its impact on power and safety, while the real truth remains unknown to outsiders.
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Spain
Alfonso XIII
Ibanez
Four Horsemen
France
Alfonso
Rivera
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