Lost Mail Adds To Post Office Inspection Orders
Postmaster General Hays orders thorough inspection of about 2,000,000 sacks and 400,000 pouches after finding daily losses of roughly 50 parcels and 20 letters in empty sacks sent to the Washington repair shop. Sacks moved to depositories in Boston, New York, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, St. Paul and San Francisco for storage or distribution. Special delivery items show mixed postmarks. mail left after collection may be marked to show delay cause. Postmasters held strictly to inspect each sack and pouch before storage or cast aside. About 7,500,000 sacks and nearly 1,000,000 pouches are in use.
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Washington
Hays
Boston
New York
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
St.Paul
San Francisco
Tough Taxes and the Open Air Conundrum
A Chicago Daily News excerpt features a group of boarders debating import duties on lumber and taxes. They mock Congress, propose Edison quiz questions, and imagine life with no taxes or congress, ending with a note on their collective bleak mood. The dialogue highlights tax anxiety and political cynicism in a compact social vignette.
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Congress
Utility Corporation
Chicago Daily News
Two Die-Provoking Crash Near Alliance Injures Five
A violent head on collision six miles east of Alliance on the Potash highway left two men seriously hurt and three others narrowly escaped death. Earl Jergson aged 17 was driving a touring car westbound with Pat Welch of Ellsworth when a roadster driven by George Lindley collided at high speed. Jergson was unconscious and may not survive as both vehicles were demolished.
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Earl Jergson
George Lindley
Alliance
Jergson
Pat Welch
Ellsworth
Spur to Invention Prohibition Meets Tough Inventive People
A San Francisco Bulletin line notes the difficulty of enforcing prohibition amid a population bent on invention, framing the era's push and pushback around innovation and legal limits.
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San Francisco Bulletin
One killed by Auto Arthur Jones
A man identified as Arthur Jones, aged 35, was killed in a motor vehicle incident at about 11 30 o clock Saturday night.
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Arthur Jones
Auto Fatality at Alliance Ends Local Driller's Run
In Alliance, a well driller named Jones was struck by an unidentified speeding car while returning home with a load of pipe and timber. He was found dying within five minutes, with an abdominal wound from the impact and the driver escaped. No description of the vehicle was obtained.
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Jones
Berea
Little Boy Dies In Beet Rack Accident Near Scottsbluff
Henry Pauley Jr. aged 11, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Pauley of four miles northeast of the city, was crushed under a heavy beet load last Friday September 30 near noon. He fell behind the horses as the rack moved, breaking both arms, crushing the chest and dislocating the neck in a tragic field accident reported by the Scottsbluff Star-Herald.
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Henry Pauley Jr
Henry Pauley
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Safety First Census Tale on Three Children
A New York census taker visits a local reader known for statistics. He asks about children, and the man replies with firm certainty that he will have three. He cites a globe book claiming every fourth child born in the world is a Chinaman.
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New York
Detective Hints Thief Wore Rubbers Walked Backwards
The detective notes the thief wore rubber boots and walked backward, suggesting a suspect with receding gums as a clue. Authorities urge vigilance for a man matching these odd identifiers as they investigate the case.
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Boston Transcript
Consultation with dressmakers shocks Louisville paper
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal notes an unusual consultation as a doctor orders rest by the sea. The piece links doctors and dressmakers in a curious exchange, reflecting a vivid period tone.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
What He Caught in Love and Law
A man asks an officer for a license not for hunting but to marry the girl he has “caught.” The exchange turns on applying for a marriage license rather than a hunting permit. The line captures a humorous, courtship driven moment.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Adpromotes Blood Purity
Catarrh described as a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is presented as a tonic and blood purifier. Claims cleanse blood and build up the system to restore normal conditions and aid nature. Advertises for all druggists and free circulars from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Nature
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Battery care guidance from Willard A Battery Ad
Batteries are all alike in this they should have water put in every other week. Every make of battery is different in how it is built into Willard side. Only Willard threaded rubber incubation between the plates. If you want less trouble and more miles of uninterrupted service per dollar drop in.
Rochester Woman Praises Tanlac After Ten Year Illness
A Rochester woman describes severe nervous indigestion with poor appetite and 85 pounds weight. After taking Tanlac her weight rose to 100 pounds and she reports renewed appetite, strength, and overall health. She endorses Tanlac sold by Bassett's Pharmacy in Sidney and by druggists nationwide.
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Tanlac
Sidney
Bassett's
Wood seeks retirement as Gates for governor general
Maj. Gen. Leon A. Wood asked retirement from active service effective October 5. The request included recommendations to appoint him governor general of the Philippines on that date. Secretary Weeks presented the matter to President Harding. The army lacks authority for officers to hold civil posts, so Wood would retire then under normal appointment procedures. Wood has served thirty years in the army and would be eligible anyway.
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Phillipines
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Weeks
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