Moscow Enjoys Races and Gambling on Sundays
Moscow on Sundays offers outdoor concerts and park visits along with government run horse racing. About two to three thousand attend, with pari mutuel betting and a premium on admission. Ninety-five percent of horses are government owned as officials defend racing as breed preservation.
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H. R. Knickbrocker
International News Service
Moscow
Ivan
Europe
Nepmen
Russia
Vladimir Ilyitch Lenin
Laborer
Mugsy Shows Hitting Power Deserves Team Role
Jimmy praises Mugsy for strong batting last year. He says Mugsy broke fifteen winners and was run in three times by the cops.
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Jimmy
Mugsy
Tommy
Wonder Dog Rin Tin Tin Stars In Tracked in the Snow Country
Rin-Tin-Tin the German shepherd stars in Tracked in the Snow Country at Regent Theatre for a three day run. The dog battles the villain in hair raising scenes including a dramatic icy death moment. June Marlowe leads with David Butler as a forest ranger. Mitchell Lewis portrays the villain.
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Rin-Tin-Tin
Warner Bros
Regent Theatre
June Marlowe
David Butler
Forrest Ranger
June
Mitchell Lewis
Charles Fellon
Robert Service
Reception Planned for Miss Ruth Beatty Nurse in Altoona
Miss Ruth C Beatty registered nurse at Sayo Abysinna will be honored at a reception Thursday evening at 7 45 in the Second United Presbyterian church Altoona Pa hosted by the Woman's Missionary Society. Miss Mildred Allison who returned from Egypt will speak along with other local missionaries.
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Ruth C. Beatty
Sayo, Abysinna
Altoona
Woman's Missionary Society
Second United Presbyterian Church
Miss Beatty
Mildred Allison
Egypt
Centennial closes at Slippery Rock pageant ends centennial week
Slippery Rock Pa August 10 the pageant titled a Century of a Century presented on the normal school campus under Mrs Arthur P Pincent and Miss Margaret Strunk closed Slippery Rock centennial celebration events Fireworks on the athletics field at midnight wrapped up the week's activities
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Slippery Rock
Normal School
Arthur P. Pincent
Margaret Strunk
Melloglo Beauty Powder Promises Shine Free Skin
A new French process powder called Melloglo claims to resist perspiration and stay on until removal. It is marketed as making pores invisible and giving a soft velvety complexion with a natural look. Available at McKinley & Frantz Paisley’s Pharmacy.
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McKinley & Frantz
Paisley
County to Start Road Improvement Ellwood City Zelienople link
Beaver Falls Pa August 19 the Beaver county commissioners and the state highway department plan to improve the Ellwood City to Zelienople road this fall and seek September advertising if Ellwood City joins the project. Tri County Good Roads delegates had urged action with Ellwood City agreeing to its portion at the city line. Art W Coombs notes the city’s assurance to cooperate.
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Beaver Falls
Beaver County Commissioners
State Highway Department
Ellwood City
Zelienople
Tri-County Good Roads
Beaver County
Good Roads Body
Art W. Coombs
Parisian Sage promises hair growth and scalp relief
Readers urged to use Parisian Sage hair tonic and scalp treatment to stop hair loss and itching. The ad claims dandruff removal and new hair growth or money back. Sold at McKee's Kut Rate Store and by all druggists. Remember the name Parisian Sagebest.
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McKee
Road Proposal Seeks City Cooperation for Pittsburgh Route
A fall construction plan proposes a new roadway that would convert a state highway into a through route to Pittsburgh and asks for the city’s cooperation in advancing the project.
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Pittsburgh
Women Refuse To Pay Taxes Sent To Jail
Three foreignborn women were arrested in Pottsville Pennsylvania for refusing to pay taxes. Authorities expect more than 3000 additional women to be taken into custody for the same reason. The detainees said they would not pay taxes in Europe and would not do so in America.
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International News Service
Pottsville
Europe
America
Lockhart Executive Committee
Tip Of Her Nose Tilting, He Says
Kansas City portrait painter John Douglas Patrick has studied an American girl for over 30 years. He notes that the tip of her nose lifts as she becomes liberated, with eyes rounder and lips rising, contrasting earlier squints and a downturned mouth linked to her inferior status.
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Kansas City
John Douglas Patrick
Russia's War Expenses Rise in Budget
The Soviet budget for 1925 26 increases military spending to 270 million dollars, up from 217 million last year, a rise of 50 million. Disarmament has no standing in the budget and military expenditure will be 16.3 percent of total, up from 16.1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Moscow
Russia
War Department
Poland
War Dept Favors Key Military Upgrades
Wartime notes urge stronger funding as Russia becomes a prime strategic target for nearby powers. Czarist forces take 27 percent of the budget at about $415 million yearly. An extra $50 million for the War Office is earmarked mainly for technical improvements and modernization.
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War Department
Russia
War Office
Swinging Rites At Hindu Temples Tied To Festivals
A writer notes swings near Hindu temples with stone pillars and iron chains used in yearly festivals. The swings symbolize joy and worship for youths, attract crowds in harvest seasons, and may block traffic while authorities resist removal.
Hem Roid remedy promises relief for piles
Piles explained as internal with blood stagnation in the lower bowel and offered a safe home treatment. Hem Roid is advertised as a harmless internal remedy available at McKee's Kut Rate Store Eckerd's New Castle druggists and other outlets, claiming quick lasting relief and avoidance of operations.
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McKee’s
Eckerd’s of
New Castle, Inc
Musical Feature Added At Park
Nick Whyte's Southerners widen Cascade Park appeal with a saxophone sextette. Ten versatile musicians, masters of twenty one instruments, perform nightly in Rainbow Terrace, adding novel effects to the dance program. The new instruments boost Cascade patrons' pleasure as the season tops prior years.
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Nick Whyte
Cascade Park
Cascade
Rainbow Terrace
Cians
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