Remarkable Expansion of Agriculture in United States
New York December report at the Sixteenth Annual Convention of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents outlines how American farm mortgage loans held by life insurance companies have surged from 1920 figures to over 1.418 billion dollars by November 1922, surpassing city loans for the first time. The talk cites rising farm and city mortgage investments, rising total assets near eight billion, and implications for housing and food production. It also notes shifts away from railroad securities and stresses rail system support as essential to national prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Frees
New York
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
William W McCronch
Mascathnectts Mutual Life Insurence Compan
Springfield
Fiource
McClenel
All American Life Insurance Companies
McClench
McClene
Iue
Reseue
America
United States
Light in the Dark at Fox Theatre with Hampton
Hope Hampton headlines The Light in the Dark at the Fox Theatre with E. K. Lincoln and Lon Chaney in key roles. The romance centers on a goblet believed to be the Holy Grail found in England, brought to America, stolen, and recovered in a dramatic, exotic tale.
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Hope Hampton
Fox Theatre
Miss Hampton
E. K. Lincoln
New York
Lon Chaney
America
Willian Dudley Pelley
Clarence L. Brown
Theresa Maxwell Conover
Dorothy Walters
Charles Mussett
Edgar Norton
Dore Davidson
Bandits Hold Up Mail Clerks at St Joseph Depot
Three masked bandits armed with revolvers and shotguns stopped two mail clerks on the St Joseph Missouri station platform. They escaped in an automobile with a package of registered mail and five first class mail packages from the Chicago Burlington and Quincy train No 23 en route from Kansas City to Omaha. Albert Wollner of Kansas City resisted, was struck down, and the bandits seized the mail before fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Whion
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Kansas City
Omaha
Albert Wollner
From Bradford to Richhney and Boliver Fortune Continues
A historical note traces wealth flowing after a move from Bradford to Richhney and Boliver, where Pasadons Star garners continued fortune. The fragment suggests a rise in fortune and notable names associated with early prosperity.
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Bradford
Richhney and Boliver
Accommodating Auto: Weekend Car Hire Tale
A Princeton Tiger item notes Tlawnang asking if Nie the owner will loan a car for the weekend. Nie replies that the driver is generally fearful, but seven can manage if they are well acquainted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Tiger
Variety of Toys Shown This Year In Des Moines
Des Moines stores showcase a wide range of mechanical and traditional toys for Christmas. From Noah’s ark animals to toy trains and doll furniture, dealers note high durability and a mix of American made items with some German stamps among the 1922 toy displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Santa Claus
Noah's Ark
Constance Talmadge
Paris
America
Chris
Blue Monday
Germany
Increased Educational Facilities For American Indians
Washington reports expanded facilities for Indian education with 3000 more students served than ever before. Burdened by nomadic life in the southwest, Navajo and allied communities lack day schools, while efforts to acquire military posts for schools, boost medical aid, and expand irrigation and farming drive progress across reservations including Osage, Blackfeet, and Five Civilized Tribes.
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Washington, D.C. Dev
Charles A. Burke
Commissioner of
Indian Affairs
Viade Publ
Hervic
Burke
Navajo
Arizona
New Mexico
Red Cross
Blackfeet
Montana
California
Indian Territory
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Quick Relief
Claims to cure catarrh and deafness caused by catarrh with a two part remedy. An ointment relieves inflammation while the tonic medicine acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to restore normal conditions. Sold by druggists for over ten years by F. J. Cheney Co., Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Des Moines Taxi Driver Shot Dead on Sixteenth Street
C W Mitchell, taxi driver, was found murdered in his cab on Sixteenth Street near St Joseph Avenue. He had been shot twice through the right shoulder and had likely been dead for hours. A purse with money was found, suggesting robbery was not the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dec
Sixteenth Street
St. Joseph Enne
C. W. Mitchell
Mitchell
Light Rays Penetrate To Ten Miles In Earth Stratosphere
Report notes rays of powerful light, described as billion candela units, breaking through to an altitude near ten miles above the earth. Observers discuss potential implications for optics and atmospheric studies, with no immediate practical application stated.
Why Wood Fails to Float in Water
The text explains wood sinks when air trapped in cells is released by soaking. Initially wood is buoyant due to air pockets but as water penetrates the structure the air escapes and the wood becomes waterlogged and sinks.
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Wand
Homesteads Entered More Promptly Under Land Office
Washington report shows the General Land Office processed final homestead entries within 30 to 90 days, a marked improvement. About 9.63 million acres patented under homesteads, with stock-raising acts contributing over 2.9 million more acres. cash receipts posted a surplus of 5.85 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, PD
General Land Office
Spry
Treasury
Minnesota
Federal Water Power Act
Congress
Alaska
Detroit Woman Hired Gunman to Kill Husband
Mrs Mey Wlenn Ford conspired with a gunman to murder her wealthy husband Nay J Ford after a year of marriage. She allegedly offered twenty thousand dollars and provided a photo to ensure the hit. Four detectives sworn statements detail the plot and her denial of the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Bee
Mey Wlenn Ford
Nay J. Ford
Ford
Toledo
Woman at Her Best and Age Reflections in Boston
A fragmented note reflects on a woman’s peak years between youth and middle age and a humorous quip about a know-it-all man in Boston. The text blends social observations with dated phrasing and partial phrases.
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Womihi
Mihiy
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Lincoln
Poyeand
Shorhone Reservation
Wyoming
Crow and Slackfeet
Five Civilized Tribes
Mat
Gust Bramer
Des Moine
Felow
Boston
Prrmanently
Washington
Fuller Josh Company
A. McConnaha
TRE
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