The Good Old Days Recalled By George Ade
The article contrasts 1880s costs with modern prices, noting dormitory rent at fifty cents weekly, board at two fifty, club meals under two dollars, and Valparaiso Normal School meals at 1.65 weekly. A night at the playhouse cost twenty five cents with a fifteen cent supper and a five cent cigar, totaling 45 cents for a full evening of food and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J Ade
Cosmopolitan
Mr. Ade
Sam
Purdue
Valparaiso Normal School
Ritz
Playhouse
Globe Chop House
Roads Mean National Unity
A Liberty writer argues roads bind states and nations, not counties. He notes early division by rivers and mud roads, warns state bond politics hinder national arterial systems, and urges the federal construction of national roads to prevent alienism and ensure free travel across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gould
Liberty
United States
Potomac
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Kentucky
Georgia
My Wife Has Ideas About Investments
A distressed narrator complains that his wife pushes incessant investment tips claiming each is 100 percent better than the last. She cites friends, Canadian gold mining stock, and land at Submarine Heights, accusing him of not taking her seriously as they worry about past losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnesca
Submarne Heights
Demilitarization Effort Reported in Washington
Fragmentary dispatch notes an October development in Washington related to demilitarization. Details are incomplete but indicate a formal move by authorities to scale back armed forces or equipment.
Buried Text Fragments Highlight Washington State Place
Fragmentary OCR mentions a Washington state location and a place name. details are unclear but reference ties to a specific site or building.
Shade to quit welterweights
Dave Shade of California said he is prepared to give up his three year quest of the welterweight title now held by Mickey Walker. He blamed excessive weight and lack of severe training after the New York boxing commission returned to his management a $10 000 forfeit posted to bind a championship contest. Shade said he would chase a middleweight title shot against Harry Greb, while Walker and Shade had a recent 15 round decision in which Walker prevailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dave Shade
California
Mickey Alker
el Oe Shade
Harry Greb
Ting Walker
Shade
Walker
Southern Pacific seeks 61 mile extension to Alturas
The Central Pacific company applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to build 61 miles of new track from Cornell to Alturas California. The line would connect its California main system with Oregon expansion linking Klamath Falls to San Francisco and Ogden Utah. No cost estimates were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southern Pacific Railroad
Central Pacific Company
Interstate Commercce Commission
Cornell
Alturas
California
Central Pacific
Oregon
Klamath Falls
San Francisco
Ogden
Utah
Killed at Oakland in Trojan Powder incident
A report from Oakland California states that Jared Bois mixer was killed and Sotellae injured in a collision linked to the Trojan Powder incident. Authorities, including local responders, are investigating the circumstances surrounding the event and its causal connection to the powder exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
Bion
Jared Bois
Sotellae
Good Night Story: Meeting a Long-Tailed Shrew
Dee and Donald spot movement under a leaf and meet a tiny Daddy Long-tailed Shrew. He explains his small eyes rely on a keen nose and prefers moonlit nights, escaping daytime meadow dangers with a scent that warns enemies. He warns he must hurry home before someone steps on the leaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald
Dee
Daddy
Jimmy Mousie
Mr. Long-tailed Shrew
Phrew
Old Night Hawk
Mr. Wise Owl
Dec
Donsard
End of an Era Health Talk on Baby Welfare and Public Health
Mary Blake discusses planetary influence and prudent life choices while focusing on infant mortality and pregnancy care. She traces improvements in infant survival, prenatal care, hospital care, and public health education, urging sustained effort to keep babies healthy and safe.
The Care of a Child Protecting the Baby Drop
The article argues that infant care is a skilled occupation, not instinct, noting historically high infant mortality. It calls for systematic study with statistics and the creation of child health stations to reduce deaths, citing 1920s concerns about summer emaciation and overall infant losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Childealth Association
Philip van Ingen
Columbia University
New York
Children’s Service
Fedevne Hospital
N. Y
American Child Health Association
Village teachers ordered to stay weekends in Shabbona
Shabbona Illinois teachers must spend at least three weekends each month within the village limits. J B Stout superintendent says about half the teachers have been leaving town on weekends and missing local community events.
Today’s Events and Anniversaries Through History
Notable dates include 1777 Gates defeats Burgoyne at Saratoga, 1792 George Mazon dies, 1805 Lewis and Clark reach final Pacific phase, 1826 William Bate born, 1852 Louis Napoleon proclaimed emperor, 1894 Holmes dies, 1896 Alexander III bridge laid, 1923 Lloyd George welcomed in Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gates
Burgoyne
Saratoga
George Mazon
Gunston Hall
Fairfax County
Virginia
Pacific Coast
William B. Bate
Tennessee
United States
Castilian Springs
Tenn
Louis
Czar
Russia
Paris
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Montreal
SUB ROSA By MOM WEEKLY LETTER Berlin gaiety after Ilamburg visit
The writer recalls a lively Berlin four day stay with friends and noisy amusements. A Dutch-like ride, a vaudeville show of fat women singing, and water chutes amid a German amusement park set a chaotic atmosphere. A quarrel between a young American couple ends with a dramatic fall into water and a defiant exit by the wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilamburg
Berlin
Coney Island
Miss America
Liv
Birthdays of notable U S figures marked today
Admiral Clarence 8 Williams born in Springfield Ohio 62 years ago today. Senator Joseph E Ransdell born in Alexandria Louisiana 67 years ago today. Senator George P McLean born in Simsbury Connecticut 68 years ago today. Welker Cochran a professional billiard player born in Manson Iowa 29 years ago today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence 8. Williams
Chfe
Asiatic Fleet
Sprinfield
Joseph E. Ransdell
United Stat
Louisianaea
Alexandria
George P. McLean
Connecticut
Simsbury
Conn
Toha Welker Cochran
Manson
Iowa
Truth and Poetry Compare In Montague Era Observations
The piece parodies 19th century tastes with Keats and Grecian urns driving demand in London shops while poets gain no financial reward. It follows the satire of monetizing art and ends with a dismissive MOTIVE note about doctors praising walking for health.
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Pocatello Tribune
Associated Press
American Newspaper Publishers’ Assn
Idabs State Editorial Association
West Center Street
Pocatello
Daily Tribune
Paone
Tribune
Idaho
the Tribune Co., Ltd
William Wallin
G. Nicholas Ifft
Chas, G. Bumner
PAVOR
Inan
Wnion
Ington
Real Sport
By Briggs
Jiminy Goosh
Des
Mary Blake
Libra
Horace White
Eleanor Kirk Ames
Bronson Howard
Kate J. Bateman
Henry Rutgers
William 8. Johnson
Columbia
China
States
District of Columbia
New York City
By Mom
James J. Montague
London
Keats
Merry
England
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