Soda Fountains Evolve Beyond Sodas in City Commerce
A local confectioner notes soda fountains now function like restaurants with meals, sandwiches, and music. He observes crowded lunch hours and youth clubs, with seltzers taking a back seat to elaborate offerings. Prohibition support is voiced amid changing times and rising demand.
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Volalene
Deea
Focal Soda Foutain
East Washigton Street
Dne
Tris
New Castis
Barnum and Bailey
Woman shares health recovery using Lydia E Pinkham remedies
Mrs. Harry Ashcroft of Covington Kentucky describes severe back and abdominal pain preventing daily work. After trying Vegetable Compound she regained strength after about a dozen bottles and also used Blood Medicine, Sanitative Wash, and recommends them. She offers to answer letters from women seeking advice.
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Covington Ave
Lydia E. Pinkham
Harry Ashcrott
Beech Avenue
Covington
Kentucky
Bronze Works Spotlighted By Kiwanis Club Visit
Johnson Bronze Works in New Castle, first operated as American Car and Ship Hardware Co. and later renamed, discussed by president P. J. Flaherty before the Kiwanis Club. The plant now makes bronze bushings for diverse uses with orders from Japan, China, Australia and Cuba and runs at 100 percent capacity. The club plans Scout activities tonight at Kennedys Mills and a Monday June 22 gathering with the Butler Riwagians as a byproduct of a recent membership contest.
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New Castle
Johnson Bronze Works
Kiwanis Club
P. J. Flaherty
Flaherty
Johnson Oronge Company
Japan
China
Australia
Cuba
Tte
Kennedy's Mills
Butler Riwagians
Rotarians to entertain boys going to camp at tribute party
The local Rotary Club will host more than 40 Lawrence County youths heading to the Citizen's Military Training Camp at Camp Meade in July. Arrangements are under way to give the boys a real party on Monday, June 29.
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Notary Club
Lawrence County
Camp Meade
Judge refutes poker claim in city court case
Kansas City judge Ira Gardner denies being a poker player while acknowledging Hoyle knowledge. R A McCaskill admits pitch use with five cards in hand. judge rebukes the claim, jokes about misdeal, and imposes a fine.
Studebaker ends annual model changes for continuous updates
Studebaker announces a policy shift to discontinue yearly new-line updates. Cars will be kept current with ongoing improvements, ensuring models remain modern and free from “last year’s model” stigma. The program emphasizes engineering investment, durable performance, and value. The company promises ongoing refinements as they arise.
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Tudebaker
Smudebaker
Studebaker
Nurse Acquitted By Court Martial In Liquor Case
Ruth M. Anderson, a Naval nurse, was acquitted by a Navy court martial on charges of importing liquor into the United States aboard a naval transport. Prosecution evidence cited seven quarts of liquor found in a cedar chest aboard the Kittery, with bottles unbroken and unopened. Anderson testified the liquor box was given to her in Cuba and she did not open it before sailing.
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International News Service
Washington
Ruth M. Anderson
United States
Aliss Anderson
Kittery
Misk Anderson
Guba
Norfolk
Customs Service
Plan To Scrape Buffalo Transit Plan Unveiled
Thomas E. Mitten of Philadelphia, overseeing the International Railway Company in Buffalo, proposed a plan to scrap a large portion of the existing system as part of a major transit overhaul in Buffalo, N Y. The disclosure hints at wide scale bus implementation and network changes amid the urban transport discussion.
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International News Service
Buffalo, N. Y
Thomas E. Mitten
Philadelphia
International Railway Company
Street Railway Shifts to Buses as Suburban Transit Step
The plan replaces many street railway lines with bus routes, signaling a major shift to bus transit and marking a key move for expanding suburban transportation.
Diamond Ring Found In Chicken's Craw Mystery
A large diamond lost from a ring owned by Mrs. Frar Jonas was found in a chicken’s craw after it dropped to the ground while she tended her barnyard flock. The sighting occurred in Eastland Texas on June 18 as the reverse of the famed goose legend circulated locally.
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Cinternational News Service
Eastland
Texas
Frar Jonas
Baron Iwasaki Pays Biggest Japanese Tax
Japan records show Baron Hisaya Iwasaki as the nation's top income taxpayer paying 1,660,000 yen about 1.83 million dollars. Four others reported seven figure taxes while nine paid between half a million and a million dollars. Edenburg personals note births and visits among local residents with several social gatherings described. Japan's population growth statistic is noted as increasing over the period 1848 to 1918.
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International News Service
Tokyo
Japan
Hisaya Iwasaki
La Follette Shows Little Improvement
Senator Robert M. La Follette remained largely the same in health today, still at home under physician care. He had a comfortable night and his condition was described as unchanged by federal reporters in Washington.
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Cinternational
Washington
Robert M. la Follette
Edensburg Bible Class Hosts Holinster Home Event
The North Side home of Mr and Mrs W A Holinster hosted an Adult Bible class gathering with all officers of the Bible school in attendance. Mr and Mrs W H Penton of Farrell and Judge were mentioned among participants.
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North Side
Mra
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the Studebaker Corporation OF America
South Bend, Indiana
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Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Iwasaki
Emery of
Edenburg
Tony Matino
W. H. Fenton
Farrel
William Mack
Frank Mack
Josephine
Frank
Lin
Charlie Mack
John Ashton
Louwellville
Joseph Wadlinger
Helen
Worthington
Albert Wigton
John Marricone
Sarah McIacosh
Lewellville
Irwin Hofmeister
Will Knapper
Greenville
John Park
Fletcher
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