Memorial Day services and church plans at Federated Community Church
Attendance on Mother's Day remained strong as Federated Community Church prepares for Memorial Day. A school service at 10 o clock precedes a life of Lincoln illustrated talk at the Methodist church with patriotic songs and over forty pictures. Trustees from the Presbyterian and Christian churches plan annual canvass. treasurer will report year end bills.
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Methodist Church
Lincoln
Presbyterian
Christian Church
Annual School Meeting for District 70 Diller Nebraska
Notice to qualified voters of School District No 70 Diller Jefferson County Nebraska that the annual school meeting will be held in the district schoolhouse on June 9 at 8 pm. The meeting will seek authorization to raise 12000 by taxation to cover expenses for the coming school year as required by law Sec 6801 Revised Statutes of Nebraska amended by chapter 121 session laws of 1917.
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Diller
Jefferson County
Nebraska
Nebr
Straw Gas From Farm Straw Promised by Agriculture Department
The Agriculture Department proposes converting straw into gas for lighting and cooking, yielding about 10 000 cubic feet of gas and by products such as tar and carbon. The method is not yet practical for farm use, but hints that future farmers may become laboratory chemists.
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Department of Agriculture
Lichens Descend from Ancient Growth in Ice Age Period
The article notes lichens as prehistoric growths formed by a fungus entwined with algae. Lichens on rocks and walls resemble those tens of thousands of years old, with glac ial abrasions in their crusts indicating long survival since the Ice Age. Some scientists say the Glacial Age ended long ago.
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London
Memorial sermon for soldier dead at Methodist church
Rev. W. F. Clark preaches a memorial service honoring soldiers, under American Legion auspices, with music from town church choirs. No evening service. The pastor attends Sprague Nebraska to preach the Central High School baccalaureate.
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W. F. Clark
American Legion
Sprague
Nebr
Central High School
Electricity to Find 200 Million Gold in Alaska
Anchorage reports plans to use electricity generated from coal in the Healy fields to uncover an estimated 200 million dollars in placer gold in the Tanana valley. Prof. Charles Bunnell leads the investigation, arguing cheap electricity could overcome capital and fuel costs and make mining more viable.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Healy
Tanana Valley
Charles EB. Bunnell
Fairbanks Agricultural College and School of Mines
Tanana
Fairbanks
Deaf Barber Quarrelover Cuts Silence for Johnson
A man named Johnson, late for a train, demands a silent haircut and refuses talk of boxing or sports. In a barber shop he asserts he is deaf and dumb, insisting the barber write notes on a slate to convey any message. The scene unfolds with a chatty patron prompting silent communication.
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Johnson
Barber's
Philadelphia Inquirer
Reflection on Love and Marriage by Helen Rowland
A witty meditation on gender roles and romance. The text critiques double standards in love and marriage, noting men's impatience with aging and women's scrutiny of appearances, while lampooning societal expectations.
Beauty Experts Seek Jobs on Leviathan Line
More than 800 applicants including manicurists hair dressers pedicurists and exterior decorators seek positions aboard the Leviathan after it went into dry dock at South Boston. United States Lines manager James F. Prentis says rumors that only millionaires travel the Leviathan drive interest and notes the ship carries four official manicurists three hair dressers and has no billets for wrinkle ironers or foot specialists.
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Leviathan
South Boston
James FE. Prentis
United States Lines
Vesse
Poland Retrenching Government Abolishes Public Works
The Polish government in Warsaw continues retrenchment by abolishing the public works ministry and distributing its functions to other departments following the latest suppression of posts and health ministries.
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Warsaw
Kipling Vampire Word Origins and Real Bats
A discussion on the Kipling vampire image and the verb vamp as a change in meaning. It contrasts literary vampires with true bats that suck blood, noting the harmless vampire bat in South America and predicting how long the vampire craze will last.
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Rudyard Kipling
Burne-Jones
Moving Picture Screen
Bram Stoker
Kipling
South America
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
How Chief Got His Name Rain-in-the-Face
The account recalls Rain in the Face earning his name after a childhood fight with a Cheyenne boy. He is said to have won the fight, receiving multiple blows to the face which left blood staining his painted skin.
Origin of Schools in Scotland
The piece traces school origins from the 1872 Elementary Education Act establishing state elementary schools in Scotland to earlier regulation by the Scottish Parliament. It notes a 1696 act setting up parish schools connected with the kirk to maintain education prior to 1872.
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Scotland
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