World Marriage Boom Echoes Across Nations
Across England Fr ance and the United States reports show a record rise in marriages for 1921 with estimates of up to 1.5 million in the United States and about 400,000 in England. Analysts note wartime deaths shrinking male pools, rising divorce filings, and a surge in home building demand as marriages surge globally.
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Washington
United States
England
France
Italy
Germany
Lincoln property record found in Logan County courthouse
County Clerk Mowery uncovered an 1858 tax receipt signed by Abraham Lincoln for $2.40 in the basement of Logan County courthouse. The document confirms Lincoln owned property in Lincoln city beyond the well known Springfield homestead. The property lies on the courthouse south side, owned by D H Hartbala with tax due of $114.15 in Nota Ghost Topeka Kas. Police have struggled to locate the haunted 17 West 100 Avenue address.
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Lincoln
Abraham
Springfield
Logan ‘County
Nota
Topeka, Kas
Avenue
Deer and Elk Domestication Feasible on Puget Island
A prospect proposes fencing seven feet high on Puget Sound island land to create a deer and elk range. Elk are described as hardy and breeding like cattle, with deer producing up to 25 offspring in five years. Fence costs estimated at 200 dollars per mile, with elk 65 per head and deer 35 each.
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Puget Sound
Alfred Hubbard and His Atmospheric Power Generator
Twenty year old inventor Alfred Hubbard displays his atmospheric power generator model in CIMELIGHT. He recently announced a new X ray tube enabling blood vessel photographs, claimed to produce electricity without motion heat or chemicals. Hubbard operates a large Spokane laboratory.
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Alfred
Su Hubbard
Hubbard
Spokane
Wash
Wireless Stops Thieves Planned for Pennsylvania Capitol
Harrisburg major Adams, superintendent of state police, will install a wireless telephone system on the state capitol building linked to police headquarters. Messages will be sent four times daily to headquarters in all cities and towns in Pennsylvania with wireless stations. If successful, the system could deter car thefts.
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Harrisburg
Adams
State ‘Police
State Capitol
Pennsylvania
Bryan urges Christian education reform to save church and civilization
W J Bryan warns against destructive criticism in colleges and urges remedies. He says citizens must think freely, only Christ should teach in Christian schools, and taxpayers must demand religious neutrality. He stresses faith, not head worship, as life’s foundation and urges steadfast devotion to faith.
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W. J. Bryan
Ula
Ate
Christ
Americans Enlisted in Spanish Morocco Campaign Recruits at Ceuta
The State department says Americans need not seek aid from U S consuls or diplomats. About 250 American veterans, many officers, enlisted in Spanish forces in New York and New Orleans, were recruited to fight in Morocco and are at Ceuta awaiting transport. Officials note recruitment reflects unemployment relief and Morocco’s conflict continues.
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Ceuta
Debarkation
Morocco
New York
New Orleans
Africa
Victor P. Vidal
America
State Department
Last Hickory Tree Cut Down In Delaware County
In Middletown Delaware county the last hickory tree planted to honor Andrew Jackson has been cut down due to severe decay. The sapling was set out by Col John Townsend after Jackson’s 1828 election and the rings indicate the tree was about eighty years old.
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Middletown
Andrew. Jackson
Walton
Delaware County
Jackson
John Townsend
Short Night in Scotch Highlands
A London correspondent notes in Elgin Scotland that in early July there is no true night. The sun appears for about six hours daily, with its path from northwest to northeast leaving a crimson glow above the horizon. This creates an unbroken, linked chain of long summer days.
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Scotch Highlands
London
Daily Mall
Elgin
Scotland
the Sun
Mothers Navajo? Vital Advice From Doctor Pierce's Prescription
Mrs W M Statts of Council Bluffs claims Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription aided expectancy and health for eleven children. Ad advises women to obtain tablets or liquid and to write for free medical advice from Dr Pierce in Buffalo New York.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
W.M. Statts
Dre Pi ‘Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
Folumn
Pella Markets Quotation Report From Farmers' Range
Pella Iowa market notes list corn wheat and oats quotations per bushel. Prices show old and new oats, with market movements reported by the Farmers' Range Produce Co. and local exchange.
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Pella
Iowa
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