Small town leads drive for Near East relief
Under Rev. F. M. Cain at Congregational church Duvall King county’s tiny town has surpassed its Near East relief goal with 985 contributed to aid Armenian orphans. Samuel B. Newman notes Duvall's 400 residents provided enough to feed 77 orphans for a month, about 156 over the expected share, helping King county reach 90,900.
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F. m. Cain
Congregational Church
Duvall
King County
Near Haat
Samuel B. Newman
Burke Building
Near East Relief Committee
Armenia
Newman
Widows and Widowers Form Social Club in Ohio
In Columbus on February 3, widows and widowers of Cuyahoga County filed articles of incorporation for a social club described as educational for its members. Members admit the true aim is to unite lonely widows and widowers for matrimony.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
Ite
Germans Crack Down on American Films
Berlin Feb 3 reports German film producers pressed ministers of finance and economics to curb American pictures. Police authorities were directed to prevent further exhibitions of American films amid the wartime crackdown.
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Berlin
Berlin Prices Drop Up to Fifty Percent
Prices fall in Berlin with reductions up to 50 percent mainly in wearing apparel and women’s dress goods. Since the cuts, stores report tremendous business.
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Berlin
Ted Lewis Jazz Event Heads to Greenwich Village Follice
Shoulder training intensifies as Ted Lewis and four accomplices prepare for a jazz arrival at the Greenwich Village Follice on Sunday February 14. The public learns about seat sales opening Thursday as the Maharaja of Jazz brings his brand of whimsy to town.
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Maharaja of
Jase
Ted Lewis
Ted
Wil
Greenwich Village
Greenland
Drunk Animals Battle On Farm. Moonshine Raid Follows
In Omama near George Fred’s farm a Gronken dog and an intoxicated dog fought three drunken goats in a gory brawl. The deputy sheriff intervened and found six stiles in operation and confiscated 690 gallons of corn whisky along with substantial mash.
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Omama
George Fred
Overseer Glenn Voliva condemns powder puffs in Zion Tabernacle
In Zion the Overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva declares worldly powder puffs a violation of sanctity. Women dab at their puffs in the tabernacle and he warns the gathering to come unpowdered or face scolding. A gasoline streetcar test in St Louis is noted.
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Columbia
van of
of Ah Py Puff
Pane City
Zion
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Man Refuses Half Million Dollar Will Reward
Milwaukee reports John Wagner of Rock Island Illinois rejects a will's half million bequest claiming uncertainty about being the rescued person. He recalls a 61 year old memory of saving Mrs Burlingame from the Mississippi near Rock Island though he says he never resided there and doubts his memory possibly due to sun stroke.
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Wis
John Wagner
Wagner
John @tein
Otto Burlin
Rock
Germany
Stein
Mock Island
John Stein
Burlingame
Buffalo
N.Y
Pulling of Teeth Is Fatal to Waiter
London report says a Pimlico waiter died from a prolonged hemorrhage after a tooth extraction. A blood transfusion failed to save him and he succumbed after days of bleeding.
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London
Pimlico
Seattle Man Gains 14 Pounds Taking Tanlac
A Seattle man, M. Budinich, reports recovering from long term indigestion, headaches, insomnia, and weakness after using Tanlac. He says he now eats three meals daily, sleeps well, and has gained fourteen pounds. Tanlac is sold by Bartell Drug Stores.
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Seattle
Tanlac
Taniac
M. Budinich
West Barrett
Tantac
Bartell Drug Stores
Boy of Five Kills Self in Detroit Kitchen
Five year old Joseph Eroevich, son of Daniel Eroe vic h, shot himself with a revolver after his father punished him for getting his feet wet. Highland Park police and the Prosecutor's office were notified. the father was released by Judge Rankin after a statement was taken.
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Detroit
Byearold
Joseph Eroevich
Daniel Eroevich
Highland Park
Rankin
Eroevich
Ercevich
Too Much Histo for French Boys
Paris reports a proposal to cut down the French secondary school curriculum. Currently boys aged 13 and 14 study the histories of Egypt Chaldeans Jews Etruscans Romans Greeks and Gaul. The plan would reduce the scope to ease study load.
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Paris
Egypt
Gaul
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