The Aztec Mine and the EliteMatch of Joretta’s Heart
Joretta Dowling daughter of a wealthy merchant is engaged to Norman wa Hams a shipbuilder but loves Jim Norton chief engineer on her father’s yacht. Jim boasts a carburetor invention while Dowling seeks a southern gold mine. A familyConflict erupts as Joretta reveals love against her mother’s plans.
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Joretta Dowling
Norman Wa. Hams
Joretta
Jim Norton
Jim
Norman
Dowing
Joreita
Jetty
Noselder Dowlings
Norton
Dowling
Williams
Mr. Dowling
Bri. Dowling
Young Williams
Lke Williams
Jam
Ben
Charley
Joretta’s wedding on the Montezuma ends in shadow
Dowling orders Norton to disappear for Jetty's sake while Jim refuses to quit. Norton leaves his job and Dowling arranges Jetty's marriage to Williams amid coercion. Jetty endures, masked by cheerful party prep and a looming, unnamed tragedy as the wedding cruise nears.
City finally tops cemetery in long population race
Bloomington Indiana, home to Indiana University, has overtaken Rosehill Cemetery in a century long population race. Rosehill, founded in 1808, grew slowly as land and water constrained the city. Five years ago Rosehill led with about 2,000 residents, but Bloomington’s population rose to around 20,000 after new stone resources and municipal reservoirs eased shortages, while Rosehill’s growth stalled as newer cemeteries emerged.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Rosehill
Rosehbill
Undefined phrase ends race statement
A fragment notes that someone has been definitively removed from the population race, signaling exclusion from ongoing competition or selection. The brief implies a conclusion to participation or eligibility without detailing the subject or context.
Bernsville Farmer Sets Planting Record Seeding 14000 Trees
Charles Bender of Bernsville planted 14 000 tree seedlings on his farm in 46 hours. The trees were set six feet apart in evenly spaced rows, highlighting a remarkable agricultural feat.
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Reading
Charles Bender
Bernsville
Carp Glassed as Nuisance Called for Removal
Johnstown Pa carp are to be removed from streams in Western Pennsylvania. The Johnstown Sportsmen's Association recommended action at a recent meeting to curb fish nuisance in local waterways.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Johnstown Sportsmen’s Association
Tea kettle song and birds color study from 1927 Daily News
A vivid, poetic description of coloring a Long Sparrow and landscape tones, detailing sky hues, shrubs, brook shadows, and the bird's plumage with brown eyes and gray breast. It links to the tea kettle song motif and a lyric refrain about peace. The piece is credited to The Daily News Feature Syndicate, 1927.
Ports compete for Gulf trade in major expansion drive
New Orleans, Houston, Mobile, and Corpus Christi push port improvement plans backed by federal funds. New Orleans launches a 2.5 million dollar dock project with a 1 million annual refinancing budget for a decade, while Houston seeks 954 thousand for the ship channel and 450 million for widening and deepening the Gulf approach. Mobile asks Congress for funds to extend to Pensacola and deepen its channel, with Corpus Christi advertising four berths and a growing dock and ore facility as it nears four years of operation.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Houston
Mobile
Corpus Christi
Congress
Penascola
Fla
Song Sparrows A Friendly Harbinger Of Spring In America
A reader explains the song sparrow as the prominent member of the sparrow family. It notes nesting habits ground hugging nests, brown streaked plumage, distinctive streaked sides, and a sweet, cheerful song. It details feeding, habitat, and year round presence, urging planting shrubs and bird baths to attract them. It links to literature quotes about the bird and highlights its springtime associations.
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Henry van Dyke
Thoreau
Mexicans Take Up U. S. Model in California Camps
Kingsburg California report on welfare work among Mexican harvest camps shows growing Americanization. Miss Mary Mellander notes improved camp housing hygiene and family life as nurses visit five seasonal camps. Most workers travel in dilapidated autos and live in tents while harvesting fruit and field crops.
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Kingsburg
Cal
California
Mary Mellander
Ministerial Union
Vernon Magill Captures 1930 Mammoth Corn Ear Record
At Audubon Iowa Vernon Magill wins the 1930 Mammoth corn ear contest with a 24 row ear carrying 57 to 59 kernels per row for a total of 1 392 kernels. The ear remains unmatched in competition among Iowa farmers.
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Audubon
Vernon Magill
Iowa
Farmers Earn Trust Across Seasons In Vicinity Work
In every vicinity they visit and or dinarily work for the same farmers year after year.
Live Owl Found in Box Washes Ashore at Winthrop Beach
Vincent Sansone, 13, spotted a wooden box drifting near Winthrop Beach. Inside lay a living owl with a three feet wing span. The bird was taken to the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston for care.
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Winthrop Beach
Vincent Sansone
Franklin Park Zoo
Boston
Three Negroes Held For Singing In Public In Jacksonville
In Jacksonville Florida three Black men were charged with drunkenness after being accused of singing on a street corner. Judge M B Craig asked what they were singing and received Sweet Adeline as the reply. The judge fined ten dollars for each defendant.
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Jacksonville
Fla
M B. Craig
Adeline
Smith Brothers Syrup Healed My Cough Fast
A Chicago cashier tells how a cold and cough struck her near a drafty door. After her boss bought Smith Brothers' Syrup, she took it and her cough vanished that afternoon, with no loss of work time. She credits the syrup for saving money.
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Smith Brothers
Anna Briscoe
North
Clark Street
Chicago
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