Tecumseh and the Thames Battle 1813
The Thames engagement on October 5 1813 in Canada pitted American forces under General Harrison against British and Indian allies led by Tecumseh and Proctor. Tecumseh fell in the fight and his burial site remains a historic mystery, influencing later politics and memory of the war.
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Elmo Scott
Col
Richard M. Johnson
Harrison
Battle of the Thames
Tecumseh
Republican National Committee
Washington
Detroit
Canada
Springfield
Ohio
Tikambi
Tecumta
Point Pleasant
W. Va
St. Claire
Fallen Timbers
Anthony Wayne
Ohio Valley
Greenville
White River
Indiana
Ohio River
King Philip
Pontiac
Little Turtle
Miami
Tenskwatawa
Tippecanoe
Brock
Queenstown
Proctor
D Brock
Perry
Lake Erie
the Thames
Thames River
P. W. A. Fitzsimmons
Thames
Chatham
Ontario
Kentucky
Johnson
Blackhawk
Sacs
California divorce trends in 1928 figures
California saw 46,045 couples marry in 1928 while 14,405 sought divorce through courts or attorneys. The era's marriage durability outlook suggested about two out of three marriages would endure, with many choosing separation rather than lifelong partnership.
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California
Family Trends Rise in Los Angeles Divorces
The city saw divorces jump by over 300 while marriages declined by about a thousand compared with 1927, reflecting shifting family patterns in Los Angeles during the period.
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Los Angeles
Hush Hush Mary Warns Father at Church
A fragment notes a father and mother taking young Mary to church as the family joins in singing. Mary whispers to her father to sing more softly lest someone hear him, illustrating a quiet moment during worship.
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Father
Little Mary
Brightens the World a Man of Vision and Faith
The piece extols a man who radiates cheer and optimism, sees hope in every seed and cloud, and envisions a beautiful tomorrow. It praises his vision and faith as a source of happiness and inspiration.
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Osgood Grover
Causes of Ruin
Quote attributed to Burke on ruin and natural property marks, reflecting on moral decline.
Plane Dream Ruins Marriage Suit
Alfred L. Barnes promised his wife an air plane to secure marriage. Six days after the wedding she learned he had no job and no aircraft. She seeks annulment or divorce in Superior Court, arguing the marriage was built on a hoax.
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Los Angeles
Alfred L. Barnes
Child sews thumb to sewing machine in Winchester
Six year old William Miller, son of a Winchester letter carrier, sewn to a sewing machine while his mother was away. He remained trapped for about an hour before help arrived. Doctors judged his condition precarious but likely recovery. Neighbor Howard Taylor freed him and he received anti tetanus serum. His cousin James Bott, six, was injured nearby in a bicycle collision with a car.
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Winchester
William Miller
Joseph Miller
Howard Taylor
Winchester Post Office
Miller
James Bott
Dials Replace Snippy French Telephone Girls
Paris moves to automatic telephones to replace the temperamental central. The change aims to add American efficiency, reducing Parisian daily life quirks. Operators will control calls and may rebuke rude customers, ending the era of volatile exchanges and public booths planned citywide.
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Paris
Burglars Vanity Lands Him in County Jail
Redwood City California resident John Perez age nineteen confessed to breaking into the Montgomery Ward store and stealing shoes. He returned twice to swap pairs for a more expensive pair but was confronted by Officer Harold Fitzgerald and arrested.
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Redwood City
Calif
John Perez
Montgomery Ward
Perez
Harold Fitzgerald
Secret Tests of New Diving Apparatus Off Loch Long
Secret tests of a new diving apparatus are being conducted from the ship Tidworth off Loch Long Scotland. The device is said to let divers reach greater depths than before, with iron built suits replacing rubber. Access to the ship is restricted and several new suit designs with arm and knee joints and electric signaling bells are reported.
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Loch Long
Scotland
Tidworth
Faithful Collie Dies Guarding War Veteran In France
Bufalo Lady, a collie, dies after refusing to abandon her war veteran owner Mike Convey in France. While crossing a drawbridge as it rose for a ship, the dog leapt toward Convey but fell behind the span and drowned attempting the gap between rising sections.
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Bufalo
France
Mike Convey
Vor
Convey
Auto Drops 20 Feet in Embankment No Injuries Reported
Burnsville North Carolina an automobile plunged over a 20 foot embankment recently. driver W L Brogar of Asheville and passenger P A Barr of Greensboro escaped unharmed with only a broken window.
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Burnsville
N. C
W. L Brogar
Asheville
P. A. Barr
Greensboro
Atwater Kent Screen-Grid Radio Sets Highlight Features
An Atwater Kent radio advertisement touts Screen-Grid Electro-Dynamic Tech and 32 acre factory origins. It claims deep rich tone matching house-current sets and promotion of ON THE AIR program on WEAF and Mid-Week show on WJZ networks.
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A. C
Atwater Kent Radio
Atwater Kent
WEAF
N. B.C
WJZ
Atwater Kent Battery Ads and Rockefeller Advice
In a period piece scene Rockefeller counsels patience over temper while the Atwater Kent battery debuts, marketed as compact and cabinet designs with mid price. Yale critic Dr William Lyon Phelps mocks a list of best sellers and the idea an eight year old authored one.
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Atwater Kent
William Lyon Whelps
Yale
Penal reform proposal seeks day work jail model
A New York sociologist proposes a system for minor offenders to serve jail nights while holding day jobs. Wages would be turned over to authorities, reducing public support needs for inmates and their families.
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New York
New Electrical Plow Promises Crop Revolution
A new electrical plow is claimed to greatly boost harvests by destroying weeds and pests while enriching soil through fixing nitrogen. Officials predict it could replace chemical fertilizer and transform farming practices.
Be Patient broadcasting stage quip
Statement satirizes early broadcasting by contrasting patience with rapid growth. It frames the field as an infant nearing maturity and hints at public skepticism about media progress. The remark uses a neighborly metaphor to reflect on communication advances.
And That's That Need of the times
Editorial from the Cincinnati Enquirer calls for more firesides and fewer roadsides, urging community focus on home life and local issues over excessive travel and roadside distractions.
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Need of the Times
Cincinnati Enquirer
Envy and Circumstances Shape Human Feelings
A reflective note argues that envy targets not people but the situations surrounding them. It suggests envy arises from perceived luck or advantage rather than from the individuals themselves.
Not Counting One's Change Raises No Body
A concise aphorism notes that ignoring personal gains does not alter how others value a person or their worth. The line emphasizes humility and integrity over self-interest.
Sir Arthur Keith on sun baths derides fashion
The columnist notes Sir Arthur Keith mocking the sun bath craze and its clothing shortage. He claims humans resemble monkeys, sheep, and oxen fed by the nose, while even cats and dogs sun themselves without science.
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Sir Arthur Keith
The Ins and Outs of It in Capper's Weekly
A humorous dialogue where Mrs Brown questions a husband selling their new car and Mrs Smith notes upkeep costs exceed his income. The exchange highlights financial strain and marital tensions over vehicle ownership.
Spurious Words Spark Crossword Puzzle Debate
A Portland Oregonian note argues that unfamiliar crossword terms may seem spurious, reflecting growing skepticism about word validity in puzzle clues and the challenge of matching language with public familiarity.
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Spuerious
Portland Oregonian
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Wissahickon Ave
Philadelphia
Doctor Phelps
Nox.tox Company
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Malden
Mass
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