Automobiles in 1928 A record year for sales and value
The essay notes 1928 saw 4.608 million motor vehicles in the United States, including 172000 trucks, with total new car expenditure around four billion six hundred million dollars. It discusses sources of money, shifts from horse drawn to motor vehicles, and societal spending patterns related to autos and luxuries.
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Rochester
Henry Ford
Royew York
United West
United States
Agsrernating
Teleas
Fiat
Vegatar
United
How did he live and give his God given part
A Kansas City Times obituary fragment ponders not his birth or creed but how he lived and acted for others. It questions whether he befriended those in need and whether his days brought cheer, as the measure of a life beyond words.
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Toba
Kansas City Times
Texas Woman Born in State Population Reaches Three Million
At an International Sunday School Convention the Texas chair claimed the first white woman born in Texas is still living and now part of a three million population. A voice from the gallery cried to send this woman out to Wyoming.
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Texas
Wyoming
Father and mother roles in a cluttered home and community hope
A collage of vignettes from a Chilliwack BC paper and a Sydney bulletin features a father's steadfast, toilful role at home, mothers’ care, and a humorous boarding-house scene. It also covers health education efforts by Dr. Brydon, school readiness exams, and a note on an aviator program for Chicago students.
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Tom
Daily Journal gathering yields jokes and homely wisdom
A fragmentary page recalls a joke about a Scotchman and an alligator on a Floridian golf trip, then riffs on mismanaging husbands and quips about social clubs, peculiar phrases, and a butcher’s quip about poultry show etiquette. The tone is breezy, colloquial, and reminiscent of a local newspaper humor column.
Abe Martin Says Truth In Advertising Includes Society Pages
Abe Martin quips that truth in advertising may not cover society pages. Mrs Joe Kite jokes about getting in bed with a cold while the conversation turns to the quirks of the newspaper.
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Joe Kite
Rin-Tin-Tin Stars In Desert Adventure Rinty of the Desert
The feature Rin-Tin-Tin in Rinty of the Desert debuts a desert dog tale with Pat Casey pursuing justice after a dog aided by Pop Marlowe and his granddaughter Mary is drawn into a tense court case. The tale promises fast action as Rin-Tin-Tin battles a gang and a fierce bull-dog amid a dramatic desert pursuit.
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Wonder Dox
Graham ‘Theatre
Pop Marlowe
Mary
Nason
Bean
Pat Casey
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Stage production features Fergu son cast and supporting stars
Enacted on the stage with Miss Ferguson the production stars Huntley Gordon Louise Fazenda James Fords and Kathryn Carver head the supporting cast in a lively show.
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Miss Ferguson
Huntley Gordon
Louise Fazenda
James Fords
Kathryn Carver
Washington Roundup of Local Farm News and Events
A Washington area summary notes Jan 4 reports of corn hauling from farms near the old Cocklin place west of Washi Mrs. Gear visiting with J J Bends family. W F Salterberg’s family improving. A crowd attended Sunday church due to colds. School resumed Jan 2 after Christmas break. Joe Walter hauling corn northwest of Washington. Fred Wagner sold hogs to Chas Thomas. Albert Manning of Copper broke his car near Wilbur Reen blossom and was towed to town. Fox Theatre show on Thursday by Wellman people featured worm treatment discussion and demonstrations.
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Paul Hell
Cocklin Place
Gear
Choscen
J. J. Bends
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Joe Walter
Fred Wagner
Chas. Thomas
Albert Manning
Coppeer
Wilbur
Record Cold Spelled United States Lowest Temp Miles City
The United States experienced its lowest recorded temperature in Miles City Montana in January 1888. Weather records show an extreme cold snap that year with historically frigid conditions marked by subzero readings across the region.
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United States
Miles City
Mont
Revival Services At Presbyterian Church Begin Sunday Thirteenth
Revival meetings at the Presbyterian Church start Sunday evening the thirteenth led by Rev Edward J Jeambey and his wife a song leader with a strong team They urge community Christian cooperation for edification and soul salvation in a bid to deepen religious tone across the area
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Presbyterian FE
Edward J. Jeambey
Evangelist Jeambey
Evangelist Jeambey Mud Wife
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