Desert Feud Romance Serial by William MacLeod Raine
A desert feud between the McCann and Stark families erupts as Julia Stark returns from Los Angeles and encounters William McCann. Stark is found dead and McCann is shot, yet Julia nurses him back to health. Love blooms amid danger as the tale unfolds in serial chapters to come.
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McCanns
Starks
Julia Stark
Los Angeles
William McCann
Old Stark
Young McCann
McCann
Julia
Ves ta Club hosts a Tuesday evening program in Williamsburg
Williamsburg events note a Ves ta Club gathering with songs and papers on biblical characters. Guests include Mrs. J B Cover, Mrs. C C Knight, Mrs. Trila Walker, Miss Elizabeth Clark, and Mrs. O Braselton hosting A and I class activities. Family visits from Cincinnati and a funeral service for Mrs Elburn Carter are also listed.
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J. B. Cover
Vesta Club
Geo. Thomas
Cincinnati
Elburn Carter
Presbyterian Sunday School
Adeline Creager
Walter Curry
Lowell Haworth
Raymond McKibben
Bethel
Maple Grove Social Roundup Reflects Sunday Visits
Maple Grove notes list Sunday guests and calls as Mrs Eva Brown and Mrs Nellie Louise visit at Burdsall Chapel. families from Middletown Ohio and Norwood join in meals and funerals. Will Hunter injured in a car crash. O Leroy hospital. Families entertain and attend services as ongoing community ties unfold.
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Eva Brown
Nellie Louise
Billie Hughes
Burdsall Chapel
Taylor Codling
Stella Simpson
City
Joe Steward
Walker
Helen Hasting
Middletown
Lew Steward
Sam Steward
Near Mason
O. Slye
Stockton
Bloom Rose
Orella
Alma Hunter
Greenberry
Wi. Jones
Will Hunter
Lroy
Stanley Sprague
Norwood
John Sprague
Mr. Walker
Miss Rouse
Latonia
Richard
Dick Davidson
Marathon
Reed Pindle
Bill Pindle
Afton
R. Walker
L. Steward
Walter
Russell
Montgomery
Amelia Notes Highlight Local Events And Visits
Amelia community pages report Starlight Reveries on WHBD with Jimm Davis as soloist and a widow of social events. Ruth Hitchcock hosted Amelia Men's Club with refreshments as the town awaits upcoming events.
Seer Beauty of New Fabric Wins Feminine Favor
New York Celanese debutante daughter of fashion is highlighted as the outstanding fabric of 1923. Stylist Benolt notes celanese accounted for 36 percent of lingerie, silk 33 percent, cotton 31 percent, with celanese use up 20 percent since 1927, praised for affordability and versatility in dresses, coats, and home decor.
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New York
Pbenolt
Bethel Woman's Club hosts reciprocity day guests
The Bethel Woman's Club welcomed the Bata via Club for reciprocity day with two papers by Mrs. Lou Ely and Mrs. Laura Althaus, a piano solo by Anna Ellsberry, and a reading by Virginialee Hill. A two course lunch followed. Several local families visited over the weekend, with announcements of travel and family gatherings.
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Batavia Club
Lou Ely
Laura Althaus
Home Club
Anna Ellsberry
Virginialee Hill
Merriott Trees
Bettie
Middletown
Eagar Trosnider
Paul Eagar
Mt. Washington
Harry Anderson
Lobby
Chillicothe
G. C. Anderson
Neil Ulrey
Milford
Lillie Ulrey
A. Blocher
G. GC. Anderson
Amelia
Messrs
Mesdames
B. F. Swing
Joe Reinhard
E. R. Beck
G. A. Maxfield
Chas
F. Davis
Robert Baker
Bessie Slade
Cincinnati
Emma Cover
Bantam
G. M. Shields
A. O. Long
Delaware
Ann Jordan
Social Roundup and Church Notices in Local Hostelry
Mrs Furman visited Mrs J Wesley Lee on Indian Hill for a luncheon last week. Meorris Day hosted a party to mark the garden opening anniversary with an city orchestra and refreshments. About 200 attended and several local families were listed as visitors and summer guests. A missionary tea, Mothers Day program, and church solos at Amelia and Indian Hill are noted along with a quotation on praise and pleasure.
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Frances Nickels
Powell
Harry Kearns
H. B. Poe
Edgar Lewis
M. G. Young
Amelia Rebekah Lodge
Neville, O
Butts
City
Joe Brock
Walter Turner
Idlett
Laurel
Turner
Amelia
Americans Fastest Eaters on Earth
In St. Louis at a Flavoring Extracts Association convention D. T. Gunning of Chicago warned that over a million Americans die daily from dietary indiscretions, fastest eating among nations. He urged slower meals and more use of flavor extracts to encourage leisurely eating habits.
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St. Louis
United States
D. T. Gunning
Chicago
America
Europe
Parisian line in white celanese moire frock gains chic appeal
A Parisian white celanese moire frock showcases an extremely smart line with jutting hip drapes that form an uneven hem. The front hem accentuates the fashion, and the frock’s celanese moire fabric can be washed like a handkerchief, boosting summer chic.
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Paris
Smiles Create Beauty
Mme Helena Rubinstein, a beauty authority, asserts that smiles refresh aging faces more than lifts. She notes that tired facial muscles regain tone through smiling and that all women should practice smiling, with massage, nourishing creams, and toners aiding those with low vitality.
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New York
Mme
Helena Rubinstein
Beauty Authority
Liberia’s Rise From Colony to Free Nation
The West African colony Liberia grew from American Colonization Society efforts starting in 1816. First 88 migrants sailed in 1820, many died in Sierra Leone from malaria. By 1847 Liberia became independent with a US patterned constitution and about 3,000 immigrants and descendants. Current estimates show 20,000 American Liberians in Monrovia and a native population of about 1.5 million, with US aid in finances, customs, and defense.
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Liberia
Free Negro
West Africa
American Colonization Society
Africa
Sierra Leone
United States
America
Monrovia
Republic
Too Many Kind Things Said About Busy Bee
A humorous column mocks a traditional beatified bee and notes US Department of Agriculture tests show the bee’s top speed about 25 mph and typical flight around 15 mph. It contrasts this with a Welsh cow in Camarthenshire that rejects hand milking and accepts a milking machine for higher yields.
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United States Department of Agriculture
America
Camnarthenshire
Wales
Washington Botanic Garden Emerges from Swamp to Nucleus
The Botanic garden in Washington was founded by the Columbian Institute and approved by Congress in 1818. The site received aid in 1820, with Washington connected to early plans, and the Wilkes expedition of 1838 to 1842 marking its botanical beginnings led by W. D. Breckenridge who collected seeds and cuttings forming the core of the collection.
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Botanic Garden
Washington
Columbian Institute For the Promotion of Arts and
Séences
Congress
George Washington
W. D. Breckenridge
South Seas
Origin of man traced to shared Asian North American line
Geologists and biologists push the origin of mankind back to a common population of Asia and North America via a land bridge now lost. Crossing the Behring Strait by canoe is deemed unlikely before Behring discovered Alaska two centuries ago. The idea of broad Pacific canoe crossings from island groups near America is even more unlikely given distances of about 2,000 miles.
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Asia
North America
Behring Straits
Behring
Alaskan
Pacific
America
Old Warships Reused for Metal After Cold War Era
Old warships long past their usable life are salvaged for metal. They are burned and broken down, copper brass and steel separated, and the material recycled into new products by specialized firms. The process mirrors a scientific approach akin to shipbuilding.
Romantic Relics Exhibit Showcases Scottish Antiques
London hosted a London exhibition featuring Scottish relics with baby clothes of Charles I drawing wide interest from women visitors. A crystal locket with a blood clot recalls the royal martyr and the child who wore the garments. Other items include Scotland’s first Bible and Sir Walter Scott’s edition of Waverley.
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London
Charles I
Scotland
Sir Walter Scott
William MacLeod Raine Western Author and Historian
William MacLeod Raine an Englishman by birth born in London came to America as a child and grew up in Arkansas. He studied at Searcy Oberlin and Colorado University taught in Seattle and Denver then wrote western romances beginning in 1902. He wrote A Texas Ranger Ridgway of Montana Crooked Trails and Straight and The Desert's Price among others and served on the Committee on Public Information during World War I.
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William MacLeod Raine
London
Ameria
Arkansas
Searcy (Ark.) College
Oberlin
University of Colorado
Seattle
Wesh
Denver
Ridgway
Montana
Committee On Public Information
America
West
Owensville Social Notes Recount Weekend Visits and Accidents
Owensville community members attend family gatherings and visits across Batavia Xenia and Bethel. An accident near Columbus affected J L Favret and daughters Mary and Trecie but caused no serious injuries. Hospital updates note Mrs. Russell Rubleman’s return after a brief stay at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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C. H. Armstrong
Bellvue
Belle Mar
Batavia
Howard Kellum
Hartwell
Joe Boggs
LaRue
Katherine, Boggs
Henry ‘S¢Esner
Detroit
Russell Rubleman
Good Samaritan Hospital
John Craver
Bethel
Sarah Taylor
Mrs. Stouder
Milford
J. L. Favret
Mary and
Trecie
Ed Gomien
Columbus
Will Maxwell
Joan
Xenia
Lizzie
Fred Famoron
Martin Rapp
Tharmsap
John
Childish Playthings Survey of Children Toy Preferences
A comprehensive survey finds building blocks the favorite toy for children, with drawing and painting materials high in rank. Little girls favor dolls and housekeeping items, while sand and clay remain popular for modeling. Mechanical toys are soon discarded, though adults often enjoy them more than the children who bought them.
Mount Desert Island Desert Name Misleading
Misleading name Mount Desert island off Maine stems from French meaning wild and solitary. The island’s vegetation is exceptionally vigorous and the area is not a true desert.
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Mount Desert Island
Maine
Suggestions On Fertilizers For Clermont County Farmers
County advice notes fertilizer per acre that maximizes profit amid low crop prices in 1932. Recommends soil specific blends such as 2-12-6, 4-10-6 or 0-14-3 in row applications, plus soil type differences for upland, bottom, and tobacco. Highlights cost per unit, with example: 4-24-12 at 52.00 per ton vs 2-12-6 at 28.85 per ton, and stresses fall plowing of manure for tobacco quality.
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Clermont County
Wilson
Ohio State University
Ohio Experimental Farm
Clermont
Brown County
Clermont County Religious Education Convention Ends
The 66th Clermont County Council of Religious Education met at Branch Hill M E Church with the theme Christian Education for Present Day Needs. Speakers included Misa Ethel Smither Cincinnati Rev George Reed Amelia Rev Asa McDaniel Mariemont Rev Roger Turrell Milford and leaders A T Arnold Columbus L L Hill Cozaddale H H Reed Milford Sarah Pollock Milford and R F Whitehurst. The gathering closed with benediction by the host pastor.
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Branch Hill M. E
Clermont ‘County Council of Religious Educattion
Misa Ethel Smither
Cincinnati
George Reed
Amelia
Asa McDaniel
Mariemont
America
Roger Turrell
Milford
Joseph D. Ryan
Morrow
Clarence Stewart
Williamsburg
Howard Perin
Madeira
Lewis Earle Lee
W. G. Loucks
Stanley Matthews
A. T. Arnold
Columbus
Ohio Council of Religious Education
L. L. Hill
Cozaddale
H. H. Reed
Sarah L. Pollock
R. F. Whitehurst
And Go Out Cupid s Matches So Often a Putter
The fragment notes resemble a light verse line about Cupid and matches, with a playful tone. The readable text hints at a sporting or poetic image but provides no clear event, names, or place to anchor a factual summary.
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Cupid
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Henry Wenzel
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