Night club scene reveals Eve's descent into cabaret life
Eve, a substitute dancer, enters Jake's cabaret underworld where hostesses guide lonely men, strike up conversations, and manage matches. Queensie Morris and Stella lead the lessons as Eve navigates flirtation, routines, and danger, while Hunt shows a rare kindness amid sharp, predatory dynamics. Continued next week.
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Reg’lars
Miss Morris
Maizie
Jake
Stella
Queenie
Ivy
Eve
How Census Facts Are Counted In Modern Cards
A vivid description explains how US census data are punched onto 31 hole cards by enumerators and punch operators. Machines then compile nationwide totals at high speed, contrasting with early hand methods and uncertain accuracy. The piece notes the role of identifiers like race, birthplace, and occupation in carded counts.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
United States
Ir 17 Ir
Census fears slow colonial population counts in early America
In 1700 New York Boston and Philadelphia totalled about 15 000 while the colonies held under half a million people. Beliefs that counting the populace cursed them kept officials from accurate enumerations and even delayed war funding tallies. Skepticism persisted into the Revolutionary era until the Constitution ensured a decennial census.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
New England
David
Joab
Dan
Beersheba
Hunter
Homer
London
Obituary for Betty Anne and Billie Farmer in Iowa and Roswell
Betty Anne and Billie Farmer, children of Clarence R. and Clara Belle Farmer, were born in Keokuk and Keokuk Iowa and died in Roswell New Mexico on June 1 1980. They lived with grandparents after their mother’s 1927 death and later moved with their father to Roswell. Funeral services were held June 6 in Moulton Iowa. Card of thanks from the Lane and Gilfilian families.
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Betty Anne
Clarence R
Clara Belle Farmer
Keokuk
Iowa
Roswell
New Mexico
Billie Bruce
Manford Lane
Moulton
Mr. Farmer
N. Mexico
Farmer McDole
Indianola
Frank Anderson
George
Leo Lane
Los Angeles
California
Bruce L. Gilfilian
Jack
Joan Lane
Manford
Manford Lane Home, In Moulton
John F. Rex
For Sale John Deere Binder in Austin Area
Auction-style note lists a John Deere binder for sale by Austin McFall and L. C. Bennett. Soybeans mention, including Manchu and Midwest varieties, with 1 ton per day capacity stated. Item appears as a classified sale with two sellers and product and crop details.
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John Deere
Ford car highlights and tests reveal strong reliability across roles
Miles A Ford owner in New York chronicles a 13,000 mile U S trip in sixty days praising economy comfort and speed. A father credits Triplex glass windshield with saving his family from injury. A major company tested a Ford around the clock averaging 500 miles daily and it still performed well after 105,000 miles. A car submerged twelve days in Fennan Lake was revived after battery and carburetor work and drove home. Police departments praise Ford for traffic performance and fleet buyers increasingly purchase Ford as a practical choice.
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FORD
New York
United States
Fennan Lake
Spokane
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Gawd
Jake Agin
Willie
Miss. Berson
Morris
Miss .Morris
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Betty
M._E.church
Land Cemetery
Mary
M. W.lane
George Lane
Midwest
L. C. Bennett
Bowen
Prairie City
Kings
Hornsten Pharmacy
Miles
Copenhagen
Paris
England
Amancaes
Peru
Royal Automobile Club of
Sweden
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