Economic forces shape family life in America according to a statistician
Dr. Louis I Dublin, life insurance statistician, finds economic factors drive marriage and birth rates, divorce patterns, and family stability. He notes higher country marriage rates and births, city costs limit large families, and country life offers greater chances for a stable home despite poverty.
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Louis I. Dublin
America
Bublin
Arkansas
Louisana
Oklahoma
Texas
Columbus Day Reflections on Columbus and Discovery
An October 12 observance honors Christopher Columbus and the voyage that opened the Americas. The piece contrasts old dangers with modern travel, notes Columbus faced ridicule, and calls for reverence to divine purpose over scientific achievement.
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Christopher Columbus
America
Columbus
Europe
Lindbergh
Atlantic
God
Whitman
Speeding Up The Busy Bee Inquiries on Bee Industry
An article critiques the idea of the busy bee as a model of industry. It notes Dr. Lloyd R. Watson at Cornell plans experiments to speed up bee work. The piece hints at shifting views on youthful notions of diligence and productivity.
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Lloyd R. Watson
Cornell Plano
Dr. Watson
Boones
Real Estate License Laws Refund Hundreds of Millions
The National Association of Real Estate Boards reports over 3.26 million dollars refunded to victims of unscrupulous agents across twelve states with records. In 1927 alone refunds near 330 thousand dollars were issued, as 2,234 complaints were adjusted by eighteen commissions. The California department halted 12,000 acres of poor financing tied to Boulder dam hype and warned against inflated sales. License laws began in 1919 and by 1928 operated in 22 states and one Canadian province.
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Washington
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Ohio
New York
New Jersey
Illinois
California
Real Estate Commission of
California Real Estate Department
Chambers of Commerce and Realty Boards
Boulder Dam
Colorado River
States
Widow of Italy War Hero Receives Million Lire
The widow of Marshal Diaz, World War I hero and Duca della Vittoria, will get one million lire plus a pension after his deathbed will left her with little. She and three children faced hardship after the funeral, before the lump sum and ongoing pension totaling about $5,000 yearly arrive. Diaz’s descendants include two daughters and a son in Rome.
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Naples
Marshal Diaz
Diaz
Duca Della Vittoria
Rome
Americans Buy Ampere Home Memorial in France
Americans Sosthenes Behn and Hernand Behn donated for the Ampere home in Poleymieux near Lyons. The French Society of Electricians will maintain the residence as a memorial to Andre Marie Ampere, whose name is a unit of electrical measure. Simultaneous to the dedication an electric service inauguration occurred in the village, marking a milestone for the region.
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Poleymieux
France
Andre Marie Ampere
French Society of Electricians
Sosthenes Behn
International Telephone Company
Hernand
Lyons
Und &Ero
Zion Revival Meeting Opens With Prayer and Song
The Zion revival began Tuesday night with a prayer and song service led by M. D. Ballance. The pastor will lead until Monday when Rev. C. F. Corzine of Cambria Ill arrives to preach each evening. Corzine is regarded as a top Illinois Conference pastor and is expected to deliver strong messages. No preaching at Patoka Sunday or Sunday night due to Zion services and local duties.
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Zion
M. D. Ballance
C. F. Corzine
Cambria
Ill
Patoka
Same Man but Bigger
A quotation describes Herbert Hoover as the same man he was eight years earlier but grown with deeper roots a taller trunk and wider branches reflecting greater experience and steadiness.
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Herbert Hoover
George Horace Lorrimer
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Italy
Ampere
Liberty Theatre
Vandalia, Illinois
By Jeanie Macphearson
By Satterfield
Millie
Cedar Rapids, No
Herbert
Herbert Uoover
Oregon
John Minthorn
Dr. Minthorn
H&s Academy
Bestoess
Salem
Unely Dubn
Efise
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