Homeless Boys Plead For A Merry Christmas
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home near Omaha requests public donations to fund Christmas joy and year round care for over two hundred boys from thirty one states. The home relies entirely on private gifts and welcomes visitors to Overlook Farm as it marks twelve years of service with a record of no alumni in jail.
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Father Flanagan
Omaha
Neb
Lincoln Highway
Nebraska
Iowa
Overlook Farm
E. J. Flanagan
Congress adjournment sparks strong reform hope in senate
In a special session the senate exposed Grundy influence and anti public interest maneuvers tied to tariffs and manufacturing campaigns. The piece credits the senate with reviving government by the people, contrasting with the house and urging continued vigilance against privilege. It cites Reed, Smoot, and others, plus a Wall Street Journal critique, and notes the shift in public trust from house to senate. The piece closes with memorial details for Myron Tagner and his family, praising character and faith.
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Milwaukee Journal
Congress
Senate
House
Grundys
Grundy
Bingham
Moses
Reed
Fess
Binghams
Wall Street Journal
Dig
Republican Party
Smoot
Simmons
White House
Birth and death notice for Archie E Tanner in Missouri
Archie E Tanner born December 23 1876 in De Kalb county Missouri, son of James and Martha Tanner, died November 30 1929 at Taylor hospital aged 52 years 11 months 23 days. He grew to manhood in Missouri.
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Avice Boyles
Iva May Babcock
Dalton
Tagner
Jewell County
Kan
Sidney
Uptegrove Implement Company
Mary Livingston
Myron Tanner
Union Star
Merril Eloise Babcock
Missouri
Odd Fellows Lodge
Baptist Church of Missouri
Hal F. Schenck
Archie E. Tanner
James
Martha Tanner
de Kalb County
Taylor Hospital
First combination hotels and service stations open
The first of a chain of hotel and service station complexes 125 miles apart on two US highways opens in the Midwest by a major oil firm. A 40 room hotel rear includes an auto access to 2nd floor rooms with parking. dining, soda shop, rest rooms. emergency hospital staffed by a nurse and ambulance. auto services and gas station available. The tourist business grows as an organized industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Automobile Association
United States
Middlewest
Corn Husking Containers Reconsidered In Midwest Folklore
An exchange quotes the New York Times on paying by bushels and recalls from Jay E. House that corn belt baskets measure output poorly. The piece notes Western farmers rarely use bushel baskets, cites a Kansas trip during prohibition, and ends with a visiting English observer asking how producers harvest the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Tribune
New York Times
Jay E. House
Philadelphia Public Ledger
House
Farm
Mr. House
Corn
Kansas
Sioux City
Grundy and Us A Nation Student Versus Uncle Joe Grundy
As a student of constitutions the article cites Uncle Joe Grundy from Pennsylvania in a critical look at constitutional rights and the role of common sense in american governance. The piece examines legislative tensions and civic responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Nation
Constitutions
Uncle Joe Grundy
Pennsylvania High
In This New Era Sees Vast Auto Network at Work
Capper's Magazine outlines an enormous national car system with 24,496,000 vehicles supported by 94,767 service stations and repair shops costing seven billion dollars annually. The piece highlights the scale of automotive infrastructure and its role in modern life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capper
Uncle Sam's Land
Protectionist assault on tariff policy and senate reform
The piece critiques protectionist influence in the senate lobbying probe and mocks backwoods state rhetoric. It argues for proportional representation by "chips" and denounces paid campaigning, fraud in Pennsylvania primaries, and Mellon's role, urging public vigilance to preserve democracy.
Senate Denies William S. Vare Seat By Wide Vote
The United States Senate adopted the Norris resolution denying William S Vare of Pennsylvania the right to sit in the Senate by a vote near three to one. The measure was supported by the entire Democratic bloc.
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Senate
Ware
Pennsylvania
Pepper
Gifford Pinchot
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Smith
Illinois
William B. Wilson
Mellon
Vare
United States Senate
William S Vare
O. P. Skaggs System Promises Fresh Foods Weekly
The Skaggs system emphasizes large turnover to ensure high quality and freshness of all foods. Weekly replenishment means fresh raisins and other perishables, with lower prices due to constant restocking and reduced stock obsolescence.
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Boys’ Home
Santa Claus
McComb
Fur House
Walnut Grove, Minn
Caribbean Cruises
Florida
Cuba
Texas
Gulf Coast
M. A. Shipman
Madison
Joe
Walsh
Borah
Blaine
Norris
North Dakota
Idaho
Arizona
Arkansas
Uncle Joe
Mr. Grundy
Red Cross
Hoover
Joe Grundy
Senator Pepper
Mellons
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Andrew Mellon
the Treasury
Hamilton
Republic
Omaha World Herald
O. P
Skaggs System
Tom
O. P. Skaggs Way
O.P. Skaggs
West Court
Denver
Bath
M. Gordon
Etue
Cheyenne County Abstract Co
H. T. Doran
Loans and
Bards Real Estate and Insurance
Sidney, Nebr
Maytag Company
Newton
Northwestern
Maytag
Washington, Avenue, North
Minneapolis
Minnesota
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