Lexington Plans Two Celebrations in Kentucky History Pageant
Lexington plans a twofold celebration of its sesquicentennial and the 100th anniversary of Lafayette’s 1825 visit. Plans include a historic pageant depicting pioneer life and a reception for Lafayette’s memory with potential French ambassador and speakers. Descentents of Boone invited. potential Boone reunion. proposals to bring Warren Coburn and Charles Tower to speak. event set for the first week of June at Maxwell Spring area and possibly the new $200,000 University of Kentucky stadium.
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Old City
Henry Gray
Transylvania College
Allegheny Mountains
Blue Grass
Harrodsburg
Kentucky
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Grass Country
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Derec
Celet
Adelphia
Boone Fama
Warren Coburn
Wass
Charlemagne Tower
New York
Coburn
Massachusetts
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Tower
Lafayette
Wilson
Maxwell Spring
University of Kentucky
Largest and Smallest Lamp Bulbs on View Washington
In Washington the Smithsonian Institution displays what are believed to be the largest and smallest electric light bulbs ever made. The 40,000 watt giant arrived from the Edison Electric Company of New Jersey, with a packing case so large it required an extra train section for transport. A tiny grain of wheat bulb, about that size, was carried wrapped in tissue in a sealed envelope.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Edison Electric Company of New Jersey
Young Akron Bride Divorced at Thirteen
Mrs. Margaret B. Durbin of Akron, reportedly the youngest divorcee, faced divorce from Charles Durbin who aged twenty five on grounds of extreme cruelty and fraudulent contract. He says she lied about being fifteen at marriage. she denies accusations and asserts she did nothing cruel. Her family had been in Bristol, Tennessee.
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Akron
Ohio
Charles Durbin
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Bristol
Tenn
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Sey
Toneka
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Buffalo
Sparrow Menace Ravages Carson Valley Farms
Sparrows, numbering in the millions, swarm Tonopah area birds and menace Carson valley farms eating chicken feed and stripping stubble fields where hogs run. Victims report heavy damage to feed stores and grain remnants across several homesteads and farms.
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Tonopah
Carson Valley
Night Air Service Aims For Regular Night Mail Link
Washington plans sunset to sunrise mail service between New York and Chicago by June 1. The Post Office will sponsor night flights, revive night routes, and use beacons and high intensity lights to guide planes. Officials say faster mail saves substantial interest costs and speeds communications.
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New York
Chicago
Post Office Department
Cheyenne
Wyo
Irc
National Geographic Society
Post Office
San Francisco
Cherente
Air Mail Service
Pigmy Mice Arrive at London Zoo From Africa
The smallest animals at the London zoo are a family of pigmy mice from Gambria in western Africa. They are described as smaller than bumblebees and a pair could fit in an ordinary thatch box. During shipment the pigmies escaped through a hole.
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London
London Zoo
Gambria
Africa
Home ownership urged to aid church support
A Detroit realtor warns that as neighborhoods fill with apartments and rooming houses, churches rely on distant endowments and need a permanent home. He urges listeners to begin the road to home ownership this year to secure stability amid rising prices and shifting communities.
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Detroit
Bright Clean Villages Attract Buyers and Trade
A Kansas City Star excerpt argues every town should have intelligent supervision to make villages orderly and appealing. Shared standards would curb ugliness and foster cooperation, creating leadership in every community, with brighter villages drawing buyers, travelers, and homeseekers alike.
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Kansas City Star
Attracting Industries and Community Growth
A prosperous industry invites other manufacturers and signals long term benefit. Leaders consider location choices by how existing firms succeed, as a thriving enterprise attracts investment more than booster efforts. Dying industries deter investors and harm growth prospects for payroll expansion.
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Birmingham Age- Herald
Have a Home If Possible
A New York Herald Tribune editorial extols home ownership, arguing families feel deeper affection and invest more in property they own, with beautification of the yard and surroundings strengthening family ties and stability.
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New York Herald-Tribune
Local Pride Urges Spending At Home Markets
The fifteent Gazette quotes a proverb about kin of nooster: the one who spends money at home. It argues boosting business by trading locally is wiser than only word of mouth, urging readers to be selfish enough to buy where their money returns.
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Fiften Gazette
Contagious Civic Pride Spreads Through Street
An exchange notes how the spirit of civic pride motivates neighbors to keep yards neat and attractive. As one yard shines others imitate, and soon the entire street presents a coordinated, tidy appearance.
Only One Answer Avcity
A fragmented line hints at a reflective or ironic note about happiness and value, with unclear context. No concrete people or organizations are identifiable in readable text. The piece reads as a casual, possibly philosophical aside without a clear news event or action.
Food and health guidance on mastication and salads
A health column urges better chewing and balanced eating to combat overweight and disease. It stresses gradual dietary changes, roughage, green vegetables, and high fiber meals, with sample salad ideas like cabbage, tomato onion, vegetable, and frozen tomato salads using French dressing and nuts.
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Fietcher
Mercher
Man Challenges Dummy Outside Tailor's Window
In a London police court a policeman said the defendant stood outside a tailor shop window and challenged a dummy to come out and fight. The man claimed the dummy started it. This narration appeared in London Punch.
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London
Grst
Marital Music Dibble Great War written title
Fragmentary lines reference Dibble and Dabbie with unclear context. No cohesive event or names beyond Dibble and Dabbie. Summary constrained by unreadable source text.
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Dibble
Dabbie
Not His Line to Jack in Crosswords Puzzles Opinion
Lordan Opinion decries a crossword puzzle clash that misreads humor and misplaces sentiment. The commentary argues the piece overreaches in judging talent and character, framing the dispute as a clash between wit and sentiment.
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Jack
Lordan
Pulp Shortage Sparks Debate On Forest Use
American forests supply only 49 percent of wood pulp used in paper. It would take 76,000 cords of spruce and 180,000 cords of aspen annually to offset imports. A Science Service note adds a quip on fear and risk, while a water shark comment contrasts water and land predators.
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Science Service
Peterson's Ointment Promises Wide Cure Claims
A fragment from a Rochester advert explains Peterson's Ointment for cuts, burns, itching, eczema, and piles. It touts a money back guarantee and urges readers to buy a large box for 34 cents from druggists, labeling it the best remedy available.
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Peterson
J. Nichol
Wilder
Rochester
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