Center of Population Shifts Westward to Indiana Note
Latest census figures place the center of U S population in Stockton township Greene county Indiana near Linton. Over ten years the population core moved 23 miles west and 7.6 miles south as the nation’s growth follows the thirty ninth parallel with shifts driven by cities in the northeast and economic booms in cattle, wheat, oil, real estate, crops and defense.
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Washington
Empire
Bureau of the Census
United States
Stockton ‘Township
Greene County
Indiana
Linton
National Geographic
Young English Baronet Faces Unemployment in Shropshire
Sir Charles Buckworth Herne Soame, 36, who recently inherited the title, signs on for unemployment pay after losing a job restoring Buildwas Abbey. He lives with his wife in Coalbrookdale and hopes to return to work soon, defending his family’s dignity amid gossip.
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Wellington
Shropshire
England
Charles. Buckworth-Herne-Soame
Sheen Cottage
Coalbrookdale
Here
Charles
Sir Charles Buckworth-Herne
Office of Works
Buildwas Abbey
Sonome
Carlsbad Cavern Declared National Monument
Belongs to the Nation Carlsbad cavern becomes a national monument under the National Park Service. The site, created on October 25, 1923, covers 719.22 acres of extraordinary limestone caverns renowned for their remarkable size and beauty.
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Carlsbad
National Park Service
Brockton Man Aids Capture to Help Friend Get Bail
In Brockton Massachusetts John Duszkiewich hoped to post bail for his friend William Gidis. Police already held Gidis on an assault charge and told Duszkiewich he could post bond if he brought the defendant to them. Duszkiewich complied and aided in the arrest.
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Brockton, Mass
John Dyaskiewich
William Gidis
Gidis
Duszkiewich
Center of U S population shifts through history toward the West
The article traces how the center of population moved from near Baltimore in 1790, shifting west and south with events like the Louisiana Purchase and Texas annexation, then north and west toward Indiana and Ohio, noting slow recent movement and a projected final center near Smith County Kansas at latitude 39 50 and longitude 98 35.
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Bepila’tion
Baltimore
Louisiana Purchase
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Georgia
Florida
Moorfield
West Virginia
Virginia
Michigan
Wisconsin
Clarksburg
W. Va
Texas
Indiana
Middle West
Ohio
Chillicothe
Kentucky
California
United States
Smith County
Kansas
Beauregard House Restored as Historic Monument
Beauregard House in New Orleans once home to General Beauregard and birthplace of Paul Murphy, noted chess master, has been restored by Beauregard House, Inc. The building, 120 years old, survived a famous vendetta era in the Vieux Carre and now stands as a historic monument.
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General Beauregard
Paul Murphy
Vieux Carre
New Orleans
Beauregard House, Inc
Bayer Aspirin Ad Teaches Quick Relief For Various Aches
An old Bayer aspirin advertisement urges readers to carry the tablet for nerve pain headaches and toothache. It promises quick relief from neuritis rheumatic pain and various discomforts. The copy promotes one to three tablets for onset pain and emphasizes travel use and Office or home availability.
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Bayer
Bayér
Preservation Plan For Arrowhead Landmark In California
The Arrowhead formation, a 3 500 foot high natural landmark on a California mountain slope in the San Bernardino National Forest, is slated for preservation by the U S Forest Service. It has long been an Indian symbol and a Suldepost to early settlers. Dams were built to slow erosion that has recently bitten into the arrow shape.
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San Bernadine National Forest
California
Forest Service of
United, ‘States
Department of’ Agriculture
California Fig Syrup for Constipation Tamed Denver Child
In a Denver mothers’ testimonial, California Fig Syrup is praised for treating constipation in children. The ad claims over fifty years of medical use, 4 million bottles yearly, and urges readers to seek the California label to avoid imitations.
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California
C.G. Wilcox
Wolff St
Denver
Colorado
Jackie
Chocolate Bon Bons On A Liquid Diet
The lines reveal a humorous domestic moment as a sister questions a sister about boiling many chocolate bon bons while the stout girl explains she is on a liquid diet for a time.
The Man Who Seeks All Bargains Cheats Himself
A maxim warns that the man chasing the best of every bargain sacrifices future chances and opportunities. The saying cautions against overvaluing immediate gains at the expense of long term prospects.
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Chicago & North Western Railroad
Dole
Young Mascot
The
Pensacola
Yehe Danische
U. S. S. Pensacola
Elmer the Goat
Beauregard's
Hee
Denver Boy
Blour
O Street
Lincoln, Neb
West
Cree & Chaffey
Palm Springs
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