Prospecting Gun Swap Reflects Desert Fever
A trio on a Texas to Pacific coast trip encounters a desert prospector with a six shooter. After haggling and a coin flip, one man buys the gun for fifty five dollars, while a companion gloats over subsequent sales to other buyers and plans to add notches to the gun’s handle.
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Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
New York
Pacific Coast
Norman
Phoenix
Janet
Jerry
Joe
Charlie’s
Immense Timber Wolves Roam Michigan Woods
The state reports a timber wolf pelt captured near Matchwood in Ontonagon county measuring 6 feet 8 1/2 inches, possibly the largest in decades. History notes a 1922 Sidnaw capture at 84 inches, with Michigan's timber wolf now rare and favoring dense swamp and ridge timber over open country.
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Michigan
Albert Stoll, Jr
Bounty Division
State Department of Conservation
Ontonagon County
Matchwood
Upper Peninsula
Sidnaw
Grand Rapids
J. Stokley Ligon
Sparrows Help Sell Papers at Budapest Station Stand
A tame sparrow assists Margit Szep at a West station news stand in Budapest. The bird gives change by picking up coins and placing them in customers' hands. Margit rescued and trained the sparrow which rests in her wool lined apron pocket at night.
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West Station
Budapest
Hungary
Margit Szep
Margit
Ghost Girl Ventri loquist in Tarves Scotland Freed
A nine year old girl in Tarves Scotland was revealed as the ventriloquist behind a long fright spell. Residents heard voices from a house reciting the Lord's Prayer then singing popular songs. The girl confessed to being a natural ventriloquist and the mystery ended.
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Tarves
Scotland
Month of Festivities Commemorates Selkirk 400th Foundation
Selkirk in the Scottish borders marked four centuries since its founding with a month of events headlined by the borders riding ceremony featuring 200 huntsmen and a march of 3000 youths arm in arm singing traditional border songs through the town.
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Selkirk
Scotland
Scottish Borders
Borders
Illinois Brevities Snapshot of Illini deaths and local notices
Rufus Pike 75 retired cashier of St Jacob State Bank dies of heart disease. Isaac Garner dies from bull attack on McLean farm after treatment at St Josephs in Bloomington. Auto wreck near Earlville kills William Freely 19. John Staehli 50 of Strasburg dies near Neoga hit by Illinois Central train. Judge Harry A Lewis of Cook County Superior Court dies at home after cerebral thrombosis. Charles Monroe 30 falls to death at Stateville Prison. Dr Ernest Newton Scott Hinsdale physician dies suddenly. Master Sergeant Adam P Insensbaum retires as Captain from University of Illinois OTC. John Stockley robbed of 800 near Crete. Mrs Eugene Davenport dies in Woodland Michigan. Tuscola lights return after year darkness. Rockford building boom and 32% rise in bank clearings. Fire Prevention Week proclaimed by Governor Horner. Major General Roy Keehn amputates right arm after July crash. Illinois highway police to test brakes statewide. Lieutenant Watters notes 200000 for Great Lakes rehab. Antioch fire destroys barn near St Peters Church.
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Rufus Pike
St. Jacob State Bank
Isaac Garner
McLean
St. Joseph's Hospital
Bloomington
Earlville
William Freely
John Staehli
Strasburg
Shelby County
Neoga
Illinois Central
Harry A. Lewis
War Department
Adam P. Insensbaum
Officers’ Training Corps
University of Ilinois
Champaign
John Stockley
Hammond
Grand Crossing
Lincoln Fields
Crete
Eugene Davenport
College of Agriculture
Woodland
Mich
Rockford
Horner
Henry T. Rainey
Carrollton
P. A
Roy D. Keehn
Illinois National Guard
Passavant Hospital
Chicago
James T. Case
Keehn
Beulah
Wyo
Illinois Highway Police
Larry Taylor
General Assembly
Thomas L. Watters
John Downes
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Washington
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Hillside Avenue
Antioch
Fox Lake
Feed Your Mind to Fuel a Life of Action
A column urges constant intellectual nourishment from others, arguing that mind and body demand sustenance. It stresses study, training, and purpose, comparing self-improvement to preparing for business success and wartime readiness. It advises bold self-promotion and reliable performance once hired, warning against complacency.
Timothy training for service in Pauls mission
Lesson text outlines Timothy's godly ancestry training under his mother and grandmother. It notes his call at Lystra, his character traits including retiring disposition courage and faithfulness, and his ministry as Pauls fellow missionary and Epheus pastor. Pauls farewell counsel urges stirring the gift, enduring hardship, and guarding core gospel truths.
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Timothy
Silas
Paul
Lystra
Derbe
Jerusalem Council
Ephesus
Philippians
V. Timothy
Timothy Ivo
Jesus Christ
Christ
Two Rules for Truth and Silence
A Victorian saying urges doubt of unverified gossip and restraint in spreading it. It emphasizes never believing ill of others without proof and never sharing negative claims unless truly necessary with God as witness.
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van Dyke
Judgment on Merit by Deeds Not Birth
A concise quotation reflecting that true merit is shown by actions, not birthright, attributed to Hale. The line emphasizes judging people by deeds rather than lineage or status. It functions as a moral axiom on character and fairness.
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Hale
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Associated Newspapers
WNY Service
Jove
Hazel
Illinois
Michael Crunny
Stone Avenue
Burlington Railroad
la Grange
William W. Ankenbrand
New York City
REV. P
Caton
V. D. Ventris Field
Coleman Lamp and Stove Co
Wichita, Kans
Los Angeles
Calif
Eternity
Adams
Gray
Kane
Kankadoer
Auesitions
St. Leste
A. G. Brauersorry
Crescent Smelting
Broadway
St. Louis
Dixie Better
Dixie
Mary Bean
Nashua
Towa
Nacor
Nacor Medicine CO
Indianapolis
Ind
C. M. Coe
Pine Street
St. Louis, Mo
Valentine
Louis Valentine
Mehi
Doan
Doans
Edison
Reea
Breedwa
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