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Newspaper
Warren Tribune
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1928
Page
4
The obituary notes the death of General George Washington Goethals, builder of the Panama Canal, who linked the Atlantic and Pacific by a waterway through mountains, made the canal zone disease free with Gorgas, and earned a leading place in engineering history.
A description of television as a practical home entertainment system promises to bring motion pictures and sound to living rooms at affordable prices, a shift expected to lure patrons back to the family fireside despite café rivalries. The piece touches on wartime temperance, aging fashions, and a nostalgia for peg-top trousers while noting clothing trends may not revive.
A reflective poem fragment recalls a distant night when bronze-helmeted warriors guarded a starry wall and a king held a pagan carnival. Silent sentinels and swaying minstrels contrast with quiet pools and porticos where white robed figures drift past cedar trees and distant memories of your arrival.
A retrospective column notes the National Civic League proposals for federal movie censorship, radio prizefight bans, and Sunday blue laws in D C. It weighs federal rules versus state censorship and discusses public sentiment on broadcasting fights and old blue laws. It also recalls past Warren events from 1924 to 1927.
A New York tabloid faced widespread condemnation for publishing Ruth Snyder’s electric chair image after a camera was secretly hidden in a reporter’s trousers. Circulation rose despite critics, while observers warn sensationalism harms decency. Coffee prices rise to a dime in some Warren restaurants as nickel-era habits end.
A reflective poem pondering what endures after life’s drama ends. The speaker asks what remains beyond grand scenes and loud battles, whether one’s role was grand or small. He imagines viewers judging a life by a single line, remembering the spirit shown through the robes we wore.
Peggy meets Mrs Dragonfly by the lake and learns the insect is friendly and a mother of eggs. The dragonfly explains her life cycle and how she spends little time in water before shedding a water cloak for air. Peggy admires the dragonfly's beauty and bids farewell as she flies away.
A six hour Milan to Venice journey shows flat countryside and careful Italian rail service with guards aboard. The writer notes plush seats, fines for foot placement, and the challenge of calling Venice home amid narrow canal streets and damp, dusty rooms.
Washington society squarely debates Berthe Mellett's novel The Ellington Brat claiming it imitates real figures. The tale centers on a rich grandee and his attractive daughter, sparking chatter about fiction versus fact and a possible divorce case referenced in the plot.
The article discusses paralysis agitans or Parkinson's disease, noting its rarity and long course up to 30 years. It describes visible symptoms such as constant shakings and the uncertain cause. The author speculates the disease may be a deficiency-related illness due to diet.
A montage of New York life mentions a tiny Grand Central tea room crowded at noon with seven waiting patrons. It notes an Inns and Outs columnist aligning fade links, encounters an aviator, a dancer, and a judge’s traffic incident. It surveys malaria therapy trials, diathermy, and Turkish baths for weight loss, warning that fat reduction via sweating is limited to muscular activity and noting a pamphlet offer on weight reduction.
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