New Calendar Reform Moves Toward 1928 Conference
Washington reports a renewed push for a universal calendar reform led by the weather bureau and the League of Nations. Dr. G C F Marvin, a top American expert, proposes a 13 month year of two days each with a world wide holiday day between December 28 and January 1 and a quarterly leap day every four years.
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Weather Bureau
United States
League of Nations
Europe
GC. F. Marvin
United States Weather Bureau
Ife
Jyodor Marvin
Doctor Marvin
Marvin
Rome
Hector Marvin
Christendom
Mediterranean
Julius Caesar
Caesar
Hemingford
Nebraska Potato Improvement Association
P. E. Clement
Nebraska Good Roads Associations
Missouri
Atea
Nebraska
Cincinnati
Central Platte
Lower Loup River Valley
A. A. Dodendorf
Columbus
Western Range
Omaha
John Hauser
Fremont
Edward Christensen
Nebraska School of Agriculture At
Curtis
Grand Island Baseball Club
Ashe
Nebraska National Guard
The
Disabled Veterans of the World War
Bellevue
John M. Watt
Bloodhounds Awarded Medal for Service in Tacoma Homicide
Seattle reporters note bloodhounds from Sheriff Matt Starwich named Ramblood and Joe earned a gold engraved medal from Tacoma officers for tracking Fritz Benning to his death near Tacoma last month. The hunt began after Benning killed Albertina Otto in Los Angeles and followed to a Ta coma hideout where he fired on the posse before being shot by Officer A St Pierre.
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Seattle
Wash
Rambler
Joe
Matt Starwich
Fritz Benning
Tacoma
Starwich
Archie Mondeau
John §. Strickland
A. St. Pierre
T. Ross
J. Devereaux
Berning
Albertina Otto
Los Angeles
St. Pierre
Habit Clinics For Children Prove Big Success
Washington reports on the child hygiene advance called habit clinics. They diagnose and treat bad habits in children as a scientific approach, aiming to normalize behavior and foster well rounded development. Dr D A Thom of Boston notes eight clinics active since 1921 with high success, and cites 160 cases reviewed with only seven failures when families cooperated.
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Washington
Children's Bureau
Department of Labor
D. A. Thom
Boston
Community Health Association of
That City
Children’s Bureau
Division of
Doctor Thom
Pennsylvania Assures Motoring Public of Pure Water
The Pennsylvania Department of Health begins tests of roadside drinking water with an ambulance field lab on the Lincoln highway. Field engineers will post results and warning signs at sources found dangerous, as Dr. Charles H. Miner announces this first state effort to protect motorists from impure water.
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Harrisburg
State Department of Health
Lincoln Highway
Charles H. Miner
Otoe County
Business Men’s Club
Burwell
Wranglers
Greeley
Cornhusker
Beatrice
Blue Springs
Madison County
Pawnee City
Dean Shuey
Nebraska City
William Bek
Falls City
Charles Pool
Macey
William L. Houck
Fremont
Nebraska
Albion Commercial Club
Lincoln
Plattsmouth
Nebraska Gas & Electric Company
ZL. Boughn
Randolph
Boughn
Cedar County
Missouri River
Loup River
Broken Bow
Pleasanton
Augusta Segren
Ragan
Department of Agriculture Division of Crops and Livestock
Clarence Rapp
Adams
Lost Creek
Columbus
Platte County Board of Supervisors
C. F. Roe
Frank
Omaha
Elkhorn River
Elk City
Farlow
Beatrice Post
The
American Legion
Gage County
Palmer Brothers
Ulysses
Toil and pleasure Linked by Essential Connection
Livy notes that toil and pleasure, though opposite in nature, remain interlinked by a necessary relationship, suggesting that human activity blends labor with reward and that both drive the human condition forward.
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Livy
Steamship Noah's Ark Arrives with Wildlife at San Francisco
Noah's Ark arrived at San Francisco with hundreds of wild animals and birds for zoos and menageries. Many perished en route due to cold weather, but the giraffe Bimbo arrived in good health and fed.
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San Francisco
Muskegon Heights sued over $10000 soupbone arrest
Mary Kurzchel files suit in circuit court for $10000 against Muskegon Heights alleging officers arrested her and seized a package containing a soupbone as liquor and released her after the mistake was discovered.
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Muskegon
Mich
Mary Kurzchel
Muskegon Heights
Australia Grants Birth Grant For All Women
The Australian government announces a nationwide birth grant of 25 to every woman who gives birth, applying to all citizens regardless of income or region. The policy aims to support families during early childhood.
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Australia
34 Bullets Required to Kill Huge Bear
In Keyser West Virginia Grant county a giant black bear that raided sheep farms led neighbors to trap it. A six sheep pen was built on M R Fenline’s farm and four men waited at night. At 9 pm the bear approached, attacked a sheep, and was killed after multiple close range shots. The bear weighed about 450 pounds.
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Keyser
W. Va
Bismark
Grant County
M. R. Fenline
Poster Artist as Originator of Villainous Designs
A compact note suggests poster artists frequently create the initial villainous designs and branding elements shaping visible adversarial visuals in media. The observation links artistry to the development of hostile symbols and character aesthetics across campaigns.
Farm Family Oriented Home Designed For Rural Living
A feature home designed for farm families emphasizes practical layout and comfort. The plan includes a living room with fireplace, a generously sized dining room, a kitchen built for heavy use, a first floor wash room, and a rear sun porch. The second floor offers four ample bedrooms with closets and cross ventilation to keep interiors cool.
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Clites
The Value of Small Home upkeep Tasks
A householder article urges monthly small maintenance tasks to prevent big repairs. Inspect roof valleys, cave troughs, downspouts, porch columns and floors, window frames, and screens. Emphasizes painting, varnishing, and protective coatings to deter dampness and weathering and keep homes looking well cared for.
Best Way to Prepare Floor for New Finish
Step by step guide for refinishing a common floor under ordinary conditions. It covers cleaning with ammonia solution, handling grease stains, avoiding washing powders, removing wax or oil residues with alcohol or benzine, and cautions about varnish failure. It also describes whitening with oxalic acid solution, repeated bleaching if needed, and filling nail holes and cracks with putty and crack filler before sanding and staining.
City Signs Attractively Mark New Rochelle Entrances
New Rochelle New York installs unique artistic signs at all city entrances through cooperation with a local colony of nationally famous artists. The project spotlights civic pride and creative flair at gateway points.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
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