Lineman Rheus Jordan Killed by 2300 Volt Line
Rheus C Jordan a Warren Light and Power Co lineman aged 26 died Saturday afternoon after contact with a 2300 volt live wire while changing a transformer at the rear of the C H Smith Co store. His partner Rick Myers lowered him to ground. life could not be saved. He left parents and a large family of siblings. Funeral held in Garland after transportation by train.
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Warren Light and Power Company
Rick Myers
C. H. Smith Co
Jordan
Myers
M. Jordan
Garland
Warren Light and Power Co
Harold
Warren
Seward
Howard
Emery
C. M. James
Erie
R. S. Middleton
George Tuttle
Dora Jordan
Lackawanna
N. Y
Bernice Jordan
Arthur name origins and the Tory connection
The New Life explains Arthur as Ar Taw r with a composite pronunciation and links the name to a tetragrammaton signifying the head of Thor. It traces Tharns or Tharsus to Tauris and claims ancient mendicants led Celts, later shaping politics as the Tory label meaning the party of divine intelligence.
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New Life
London
Arthur
Artau
Arthor
Thor
Tor
East
Ireland
Scotland
Portugal’s climate praised as Europe's sunniest region
A writer extols Portugal’s climate noting Lisbon’s unusually warm, mild weather with year round sunshine. He mentions Mont Estoril near Lisbon where an English visitor bathed in February and contrasts coastal resorts with the mistral in the Riviera.
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Portugal
Europe
Riviera
Lisbon
Mont ‘Estoril
Paris May Get Power From Rhone Hydro Plant
Paris could receive electricity from a hydro electric plant on the Rhone River about 250 miles away with the current transmitted at 126000 volts.
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Paris
Rhone
How That Turkey Lasts
A humorous verse from the Philadelphia North American outlines a week of turkey leftovers from Thursday through Tuesday. It jokes about roasting, cold meals, hash, croquettes, stew, soup, and ending with a future Thanksgiving joke.
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Philadelphia
North American
Old Mother Hubbard Cupboard Tale Preserved In Rhyme
A playful verse recounts Old Mother Hubbard visiting the cupboard to feed the poor dog, finding it bare because the turkey parts were eaten. The cook planned to reuse leftovers for hash and soup.
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Old Mother Hubbard
Ani
Noted Scientific Facts and Innovations Across Global Sectors
A sweeping digest of early 20th century scientific and technological notions. It covers ink absorbing powders, vast kerosene use, auto mobile jackets, paper chimneys, high call volumes, rail electrification, camera glasses, removable jaws, bleach methods, giant tree trunks, hose protection, park plans, detective tools, and diverse industrial advances worldwide.
Thanksgiving In The Country Fixin's Song
A Baltimore Herald poem exuberantly describes a hearty Thanksgiving feast with generous portions of turkey dressing pies and puddings. The speaker invites family to gather loosen collars and settle in as the turkey is carved and gratitude abounds.
Thanksgiving Box Drives Kindness Across the Year
A thrifty woman with a steady faith keeps a thank offering box. Throughout the year she deposits small sums for every escape from danger or moment of joy, sharing the money with others at Thanksgiving. The box funds travel home for homesick students, music tickets, and even medical bills, spreading cheer beyond her own circle.
Thanksgivings Marked by National Sorrow Across History
A historical survey notes several Thanksgivings linked to national grief. It cites 1875 mourning Vice President Henry Wilson whose remains lay in state in Washington, 1875 also recalls the Pomerania disaster near Folkestone with fifty lives lost, 1881 Garfield’s death, 1882 Ocean Grove wreck off Cape Canso, and 1885 Vice President Thomas Hendricks’s death in Indianapolis.
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Iszs
Pomerania
New York
Folkestone
England
Garfield
Ocean Grove
Cape Canso
Thomas Hendricks
Indianapolis
Thanksgiving Monologue of Family Dinner Grumbles
Charles C. Jones captures a rowdy Thanksgiving kitchen scene with requests for drumstick stuffing jam pickles and slaw. The speaker chides family members over portions as gravy and pie temptations provoke cheerful defiance and comic appetite.
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Jim
Marie
Charles C, Jones
Puck
Thanksgiving prices expected to fall
In a brief exchange, the Baltimore Americano notes a confident prediction that Thanksgiving turkeys will go down in price, with one speaker affirming a decline rather than a sharp drop.
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Baltimore
A Dinner Jingle Reflects Thanksgiving Spirit
A playful regional jingle from the Atlanta Constitution touts Thanksgiving scenes with mentions of turkey and possum dishes, rabbits, and hearty living as residents celebrate the holiday season. The verse blends rural humor with seasonal gratitude and local flavor.
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Atlanta Constitution
Parcel Post Hits Prices In Direct Vegetables Shipments Plan
George L. Nies of Lincoln Nebraska seeks to ship vegetables directly to consumers by parcel post. Third Assistant Postmaster General Dockery sees no reason the venture, properly run, cannot succeed and would cut costs by bypassing intermediaries.
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Federal Post Office Department
George L. Nies
Lincoln
Neb
Nies
General Dockery
Binghamton Faces Legal Tax Levy Deadlock
Binghamton struggles with no legal tax levy as a $700,000 budget risks default due to a common council deadlock over tax rate cuts and failure to adopt the budget by November 20. If the budget is attempted, any taxpayer may sue claiming the levy illegal.
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Binghamton
Common Council
Fatal Grade Crossing Crash Kills Whitmire Near Butler Pa
Robert Whitmire 65 died instantly when a Bessemer and Lake Erie train struck his vehicle at a grade crossing near Oneida five miles north of Butler Pennsylvania Sunday night. Mr and Mrs Shoup and their ten month old child were seriously hurt in the collision.
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Robert Whitmire
Fred Shoup
Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad
Oneida
Butler
Record price for a grade milch cow in North Dakota
A grade milch cow sold at the Moorers-Scharf farm near Devil's Lake last week for 103 dollars, the highest price ever paid for such a cow in the state. Earlier Benson county auction saw two grade milch cows fetch 95 dollars each.
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Moorers-Scharf
Devil's Lake
N. D
Benson County
That excessive talking is a danger ous disease
A Russian scientist theorizes that excessive talking is a dangerous disease, presenting it as a claimed medical theory.
Onion farmer yields 280 bushels from small plot
Frank Stratton of Franklin harvested 280 bushels from three quarters of an acre in the Crawford onion belt and sold them at one dollar per bushel. He plans to plant four acres next year. A new shirt with an adjustable collar band has been invented.
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Frank Stratton
Franklin
Crawford Onion Belt
Printing Co Offers All Grades of Book and Commercial Printing
If You Want Good Printing Give Us a Trial Remember The Mail Printing Co. can execute all grades of Book Job and Commercial Printing in the neat est and most up-to-date manner.
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Mail Printing Co
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