Beauty Prize Boosts Ill Father in Red Thrush Tale
In Red Thrush, Rev Tolliver's daughters groom Marjory for a beauty pageant where she wins fifty dollars. She gives the prize to fund her father’s eye treatment by Chicago specialists as Miriam accompanies him on the trip. Ginger Ella meets Alexander Murdock during the journey.
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Mr. Tolliver
Red Thrush Town
Belen
Miriam
Elen
Ginger Ella
Marjory
Prgeant
Eddy Jackson
Chicago
Mr Tolliver
Ginger
Alexander Murdock
Family ties and a daunting medical setback
Ginger and sisters manage a crisis as Mr Tolliver’s illness deepens. Eddy and Ginger push for Helen to marry quickly while supporting father with hope, work plans, and cheerful denial of worry. The parsonage sheltering them centers on care, humor, and unity in tough times.
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Eddy
Ginger
Helen
Horace
Ieee
Flolen
Chain letter vanity scheme catches Ginger sisters
In the living room Ginger confronts Marjory over a new vanity compact she bought for twenty-five cents. Marjory explains it starts a four person chain that promises a silver dollar back from the company as others join and sell. The scene hints at a growing, worldwide chain letter style scheme.
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Ginger
Helen
Miriam
Marjory
Alice [Deman
Alice
Noahs Ark Day Celebrated In England In Middle Ages
The March seventeenth date was once marked as Noahs Ark Day in England. A mystery play depicted Noah and his wife amid comic quarrels and comic high jinks as the ark preparation proceeded. The Wife is shown as a shrew while dragging her friends to board.
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England
Noah
Prin Pal
Ark
Manchester Guardian
Inside Out Chestnut Burra Superstition Burden
Quote reflects surprise at chestnut burra being smoother inside than outside and labels superstition as the greatest burden, attributed to Milton.
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Milton
Utah News Notes of 1929 Shifts in Agriculture and Industry
Utah data from January 1 1929 reports 100000 horses valued at 6317000 and 4000 mules at 267000. Poultry production 1098 carloads valued 5386392.60. 817 carloads worth 4720689 shipped outside state. Cedar City sees boom town growth. Carbon cattle tests show one reactor. Honey bees total 70885 colonies. 1928 honey 506772. beeswax 21115.60. Bonroe Lamb feeders at Monroe expect 80000 lambs fed. crop short 50 percent due to cold spring. Maple canyon road under construction near Moroni. Utah apple crop light. BYU hosts Colonial Art exhibit. weather favorable for harvest. Ogden sugar factory prep. labor, beet digging noted. Ogden Union Stockyards files indicate new control of Idaho stockyards.
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American Fork
Utah
Railway Ties of Steel Ordered by Three English Lines
England's railways order large runs of pressed steel sleepers. One line to install 10 560 tiles, another 6 000 tiles, and a third 600 tiles each weighing 192 pounds.
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England
Not Homemade Goof Spoof on Home Ties and Buying
A light exchange jokes about home ties, with a spoof quip about always buying theirs. The playful banter hinges on domestic humor and a punning line about ties and purchases.
Granddaughter Follows Elders Advice With Nujol Health Aid
Mrs. Fall of Philadelphia reports her granddaughter Margaret uses Nujol daily to improve general health claiming it harmless for young girls and babies. The ad promotes Nujol as drugless and regular, stating it is sold widely from Park Avenue New York and can be bought cheaply in sealed packages.
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Margaret
Catherine Street
Philadelphia
Najol
Eample
Park Avenue
New York City
Undefined justice and stubborn propriety in public discourse
The piece argues that justice remains unclear and loopholes persist in law. It notes people resist uplift due to dislike of pity and cling to their notions of propriety. It mentions Hash and spinach surviving jokes as cultural constants.
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Ella
Ethel Hueston
Irwin Myers
Bobbs Merrill Co
Murdock
Ginger Bow
Miss Jenkins
Margie
Red Thrush
Ellen
Tolliver
Nts
Chapter
Cedar City
C. P. Madsen
Richfield
A. Woodruff Magelby
Bonroe
Monroe
MT. Pleasant
Maple Canyon
Marthus- Arson
Moroni
Forest Service
Fortlefoot Road
North Sanpete
Provo
Utah County
H. V. Swensson
Spanish Fork
Orem
Brigham Young University
Colonial Art Company
B. H. Eastmond
Heber City
J. Cecil Alter
LRH
Ogden
Amalgamated Sugar Company
Weber County
Cache Valley
Idaho
Ogden Union Stockyards Company
Union Stockyards Company
Pocatello
Montpellier
Union
Veeance
J’ayer
Ayer
Bayer Manufacture
Sing Acre Eoplcattea
Pine Buu
Henle Fan
Hash
Chas. H. Fletcher
Gey
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