A Midway Beach Matrimonial Campaign Ends in Founding Couples
Mrs. Pemberton Jones leads a summer social season at Midway Beach to marry off her daughters Geraldine and Margie. The sisters befriend two penniless fishermen then meet potential husbands, Harry and George, sons of wealth. A double wedding follows in a Mid-West city, with Jerry and Margie becoming New York spouses and mothers, while Mrs. Doctor Thompson thrives as a social power.
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Pemberton Jones
Midway Beach
Geraldine
Jerry
Margaret
Margie
Wall Street
Bay Shore
Young'wen
Cupid
Jory
Doctor Thompson
Mid-West
Mrs. Pemberton Jones
Harry
Calthorpe
George
John Stimson
New York
Floating Islands of Africa Create Hazards on Lualaba River
An explorer reports the Lualaba River floods forming vast floating islands of papyrus grass. The matted vegetation bears heavy weights and can strand wildlife and natives, posing navigation dangers when huge swaths drift downstream during high water.
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Lualaba
Congo
Ike
Central Africa
Fall of the Mighty
A man visits a physician claiming to need immediate attention but the doctor delays. After a long wait the visitor says he only came to warn that Farmer Stork's three cows have escaped into the doctor’s garden and are grazing there.
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Tam
Morrison and the Marysons origin tale
The excerpt explains the Morrison surname's origin. During a clan pursuit they fled a river flood and chose to enter God’s hands over man’s. The chief vowed to build a Virgin Mary monument if they crossed, and the clan were dubbed Mary’s sons, later corrupted to Morrison.
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Morrison
Honeymoon on a Farm Teaches Useful Lessons
A reader reflects on a newlywed couple's farm honeymoon and suggests they will learn practical truths. The note hints at how gossip harms, urging quiet observation and patience as a key lesson from farm life.
American Bar Association names Davis president at San Francisco
John W. Davis of West Virginia former U S ambassador to Great Britain was elected president of the American Bar Association at the San Francisco convention without opposition. W Thomas Kemp and Frederick E Wadhams were re elected secretary and treasurer. The ABA opposed Congress plans to revive unconstitutional statute laws and failed to back state enforcement acts for the eighteenth amendment. The report urged absolute prohibition of pistols and ammunition and called for tougher immigration laws stricter law enforcement faster trials and stronger anti lynching measures.
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John W. Davis
West Virginia
United States
Great Britain
American Bar Association
San Francisco
Davis
W. Thomas Kemp
Baltimore
Frederick E. Wadhams
Albany
N. Y
Congress
Supreme Court
Union
Law-Enforcement Committee
Grandma Crawford Returns to College at Seventy-One
Mrs. A. P. Crawford widow of a Methodist minister, mother of five, begins courses in philosophy literature and moral trends at Columbia. She quotes not growing old as a motive and notes flappers as a changing view. Her family includes five sons, three teachers, and a grandson who graduated UNC. L. W. Crawford, Columbia summer session assistant director, is her son.
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A. P. Crawford
Columbia
Purebred Bulls Gain Ground in Rural America
USDA reports show a growing shift from scrub and grade sires to purebreds under the Better Lives Better Stock movement. Rockbridge county Virginia agent M G Lewis notes rapid adoption since January 1 with 16 farmers switching to registered bulls and 50 holding out against the trend. Agricultural surveys indicate purebreds boost earnings by over 40 percent overall and 47.8 percent for dairy cattle, while some stock shows as high as 86.8 percent gains.
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United States Department of Agriculture
G. Lewis
Rockbridge County
Lewis
Department of Agriculture
United States
Egypt’s King Fuad I to Visit United States This Year
The article notes King Fuad I plans to travel to the United States and Europe to study world movements and better govern Egypt. Governments of Spain France Germany Italy and Persia inform Egypt they have raised diplomatic legations. Rumors say Egypt’s new constitution commission favors a two chamber assembly with a popular elected chamber of deputies and a senate limited to royal family members ex premiers ministers high officials and leading notables.
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Fuad I
Egypt
United States
Europe
Spain
France
Germany
Italy
Persia
Cairo
National Assembly
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Balloon race chaos in Hungary over James Gordon Bennett cup
The Swiss balloon race final saw Maj. Oscar Westover and Belgian pilot Ernest de Muyter amid controversy. De Muyter allegedly misplayed the rules. peasants halted the balloon at Csoroet nek and again as it rose. Westover later cut the balloon to end the flight amid gas loss and crowd intervention.
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Switzerland
Oscar Westover
Ernest de Muyter
H. B. Honeywell
de Muyter
Westover
Csoroetnek
Hungary
Major Westover
Fly Repellent Mix Promises Better Milk Yield
An old veterinary tip explains that fly irritation reduces milk and disrupts milking. It recommends a spray made from coal tar dip, fish oil, whale oil, oil of tar, oil of pennyroyal and soap dissolved in water to make 30 gallons, enough for 40 cows twice daily for 10 days.
Reliable Dairy Profits Outshine Beef Cattle
The dairy cow offers steadier profit than the beef steer as milk and cream checks arrive regularly. With rising demand for dairy products and for grade and purebred cattle, dairy farming presents a continuous revenue stream.
Most Profitable Cow
One good cow yields more profit than several poor cows. The message emphasizes selecting cattle with high productivity over breeding multiple underperformers.
Proper Sterilization of Dairy Utensils Described
The article advises sterilizing dairy utensils using abundant steam or hot water. Immersion in boiling water for two minutes or placing items in a tight closet and sterilizing with steam for thirty minutes is recommended.
Ways to Improve Dairy Through Better Cattle
A dairy improvement association aids communities by replacing low producing cows with better stock and later transitioning to pure breds as part of a broader dairy improvement program.
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Dairy Improvement Association
Tanlac Claims Broad Health Benefits for Frail
Thousands of nervous people and convalescents testify Tanlac restores health strength and working efficiency. Mrs George G. Owen of Salem Oregon reports regained energy and twelve pound weight gain as Tanlac restored her appetite and vitality. The ad claims Tanlac aids digestion purifies the system and rebuilds blood bone and muscle. Get a bottle today at any good druggist.
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Tanlac
George G. Owen
Salem
Oregon
Child’s church affiliation joke from Indianapolis News
Dr Samuel McGaughey recalls his five year old daughter Mary Jane playing at churches near Acton. When asked which church she belongs to she replies I am half Presbyterian half Baptist and half Catholic reflecting a child’s humorous view of religion.
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Acton
Mary Jane
Indianeapolis News
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