26 Jul 1928
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Newspaper
Moulton Weekly Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1928
Page
1
A Western harvest tale follows Red Hawkins a bold ranch hand with coppery hair and green eyes nursing a typhoid patient at Poker Chip ranch while nurse Charlotte Bowman keeps vigil. Amid breakfast chatter and a jewel box mischief a midnight intruder alarm triggers a dramatic rescue and a bold confession from Hawkins about his future plans and love for Charlotte.
Washington. When an American digs along a Caribbean coast once ruled by pirates he may be seeking buried treasure. Herbert Kreiger of the Smithsonian examined Samana bay caves and found thirty shell types, bird and animal bones, and evidence of prehistoric life before Columbus. Fertilizer mining has destroyed many shell heaps, complicating the reconstruction of ancient Indian civilization.
Chicago It will cost only a quarter as much to send the average business or social letter by air mail on and after August 1 as it does now for the rate will be reduced from ten cents a half ounce to five cents for the first ounce or fraction and ten cents for each succeeding ounce or fraction An ordinary letter may be sent anywhere in the country for five cents and an air mail package which now requires $2 00 postage may then be sent for $1 05 Regulations are simple Any mailable matter except perishable items may be sent Registered insured and COD matter are carried by air mail as are packages not exceeding 50 pounds and not exceeding 42 inches in length and girth Special delivery stamps expedite domestic air mail delivery.
Montesano Washington. BE G Wagner denied owning a left arm found near a liquor raid as evidence. The arm, an artificial one, was said to belong to him after a fight. He was acquitted but now seeks return or possession of the limb from the sheriff.
Westinghouse engineers plan to camp in Chata Tennessee to study lightning atop Chilhowee Mountain which experiences about twenty thunderstorms each month.
In Tazlar Turkey the Yellow Crescent Anti Tobacco society targets the lone remaining adherent of a smokeless oath amid a village of several hundred. The village becomes a focal point in a purge of tobacco and puritanism under the new regime with wine drinking and unorthodox customs gaining tolerance. The smoker vows to continue until death despite pressure to quit.
Frank G. Schrader, veteran geologist with the Geological Survey, at 68 prepares for another field expedition this year. His career spans Alaska exploration, Arctic crossings, and work across Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and California, dating back to 1891. The article recounts his 1901 Arctic voyage from Bergman to Cape Lisburne, the Yukon finds in 1896, the Nome gold strike reports, and life among early prospectors at Nome and St Michaels.
Miss Jenn Cameron, a twenty one year old Alberta girl, traps foxes coyotes lynx and weasels for a livelihood. Living on her father's northern Alberta homestead since age four, she sets traps in a ten mile radius and works in all weather.
The three-ball merchants of Venice operate from a grand palace, the Palace Corner Della Regina built in 1724, serving as the pawnbrokers’ headquarters. They lend money on items from a telein to a merchant ship, reflecting their high style and central role in the city.
A Minneapolis project envisions a memorial church for Norwegian pioneers. The planned center would serve as a central worship place in their language, reflecting immigrant heritage and community needs.
In a remarkable experiment Dr. Erich Tischer used a soundless piano to record tones and dynamic changes which were transmitted to Berlin. Soloists in Goettingen sang while Berlin's orchestra played, synchronized via headsets and receivers, achieving near instantaneous response unseen in a shared space.
Restoration of a richly ornamented ceiling at Monmouth castle reveals a new plastering method. The British Office of Works’ building research department used an automatic gun to shoot reinforcing plaster, allowing a water saturated old layer to be rebuilt. Experiments show plaster can be layered on blotting paper without moisture appearing on the paper’s underside.
Mexico City reports straw hats and overcoats worn year round by personal choice. No fixed date to start wearing straws or to stop. Some wear only straw in summer while others keep felt. A light overcoat is needed most nights. clothing weight stays constant year round.
Mexico City reports a government commission will study a back-to-the-farm program to move urban residents to agricultural lands. The plan may include foreign colonization, incentives for foreign farmers, and will be led by experts from treasury, agriculture, and the agricultural credit bank at the President Calles initiative.
Maj. Gen. B. P. Cheatham, quartermaster general, orders 1,900 electric ranges to replace worn-out gas and wood stoves at army posts nationwide. Posts include Madison Barracks, Fort Toronto, Fort Hancock, and others where officers’ families will gain modern automatic heat-regulated cooking equipment.
Lesson text outlines Paul and Barnabas sending and preaching as the church begins foreign missions. It covers the Spirit calling workers, ordination, Elymas confrontation, and Pauls first sermon at Antioch in Pisidia with its fourfold structure.
A fragmented quote from John Bunyan warns against boasting of gifts that lack warmth or fruit. It contrasts painted flowers and trees with real fruit and uses metaphor of clouds and wind without rain to critique counterfeit praise.
A short devotional line declares that divine aid accompanies work aligned with God’s plan. It warns that attempts to rely solely on human effort lead to failure, urging faithful collaboration with the divine in daily tasks.
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