New York Newspapers Fall Flat After Brief Shutdown
A three day newspaper absence in New York left six million people unaware of world events and local happenings. Business dropped as much as 50 percent for shops and theatre attendance fell about 20 percent while department store agents faced nearly a million dollars in daily lost wages. Public interest grows as the American Legion pushes for an adjusted World War veterans compensation act before Congress.
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New York
Congress
United States
Rise in American School Enrollment Across Decades
The United States now has 5,975,000 more school children than twenty years ago, with enrollment rising in agricultural and technical colleges. A shift toward higher education is evident as more students complete high school and pursue college courses, underscoring schools' pivotal civic role.
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United States
Agricultural and Technical Colleges
Government Must Be Upheld In Union Behavior And Postal Power
A collection of editorial reflections on government overreach and constitutional rights, praising the postal service's scale and urging citizen engagement. Local notes cover Halloween events, social visits, travel, farming activity, and community updates from Rell and nearby towns.
Watch Yourself Go By Poem by Strickland W. Gillilan
A reflective poem urging self scrutiny by imagining another observer within. It counsels adopting a distant, critical view of one’s own flaws, despising cowardice, and resisting excuses to foster humility, charity, and inner growth. The speaker requests viewing oneself as an external onlooker to strengthen personal virtue.
Van Buren High to Field First Girls Basketball Team in Two Years
Principal Mr. Thomas confirms Van Buren High will send a fast girls basketball team, the first in two years. About thirty girls signed up, many with prior experience, and Miss Hinds will select a strong squad from abundant material to form two top teams.
Community Notices and Social Visits in Farrville
Farrville residents visited Marion on Saturday and Sunday. The Christian Endeavor Society held a Hallowe en party at the Holloway home. Emma Nelson bought the Hawkins property and will move soon. Jaanita Courter visited Mabel Bole Sunday. Howard Byall traveled to Marion Tuesday. A Sunday School masquerade at the Fergusons was postponed due to the illness of Mr Fergusons mother.
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Olive Griffith
Louis Douglas
Hartford City
Wilma Palmer
Quakley Banter
J. A. Palmer
Burr Palmer
Rell
Lillie Schmidt
Fort Wayne
Marion
May
Burt Palmer
W. B. Elys
M. E
Sarah Sala
Van
Delight Ely
Hallowe’en
Edd
Will Futrell
Allen Pence
Margaret
Harry Farr
Roy Bole
Victo
Merea Welsh
Christian Endeavor Society
Orville Holloway
Glen Bole
Della Farr
Emma Nelson
Hawkins
Jaanita Courter
Mabel Bole
Howard Byall
Henry Ferguson
Youth's Companion subscription offer from Boston publisher
Abraham Lincoln quote on family wealth leads to a sales pitch for The Youths Companion. The ad promotes 1924 issues plus 1923 leftovers and a 1924 calendar, with combined offers including McCalls Magazine for $3.00 total, priced to attract new subscribers.
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Abraham Lincoln
United States
Youth’s Companion
Companion
McCall’s Magazine
Commonwealth Ave
St. Paul St
Boston
Mass
News-Eagle
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van Buren
Indiana
E. H. Depoy
New Jersey
Glover
U. S. Postoffice Department
Roll News
Miss Hinds
Farrville
van Buren Township
Church
Fraizer
Depoy
News-Eagle Office
Ned
Ned Conwell
Chiropractic
Cecil E. Garrison
D.C. van Buren
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