Wedding at Methodist Church in Washington
The Methodist church parish in Washington hosted a wedding at seven thirty with Rev. W. W Bowers officiating. Helen Gra bittmer and Le Roy Carter exchanged a single ring ceremony in the presence of the bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dittmer Jr. The bride, a 1923 Washington High School graduate, taught in county schools for three years and has been a photographer’s assistant for two years. Le Roy Carter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carter of New Boston, formerly farmed north of Washington. The couple will reside on the Dittmer farm seven miles north of Washington.
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W. W Bowers
Helen Gra Bittmer
le Roy Carter
Washington
Mer
Henry Dittmer, Jr
Carter
C. H. Guther
Frank Carter
New Boston
le Roy
Royal Neighbors Meet To Discuss Candidates Tuesday
Announcing a Woodm hall gathering for Royal Neighbors on Tuesday evening January 29. All members should attend as palleting on candidates and other important business will be addressed.
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Woodm Hall
Gots
Arm Amputation After Buzz Saw Accident
Local news reports M. J. Orr, who injured his left arm in a buzz saw about a month ago, underwent amputation of the arm last week.
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M. J. Orr
Train Crash Injures Forty at LaSalle Street Station
In Chicago on January 28 a Rock Island suburban train crashed through a terminal bumper at LaSalle Street station injuring about forty people, three seriously. Passengers Cecelia Buckley Margaret Geloris and Margaret Mahon, all from Chicago, were hospitalized. Engineer James Lockie said the brakes failed as the train entered the station, causing flying glass and cuts among passengers.
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Chicago
LaSalle Street
Cecelia Buckley
Margaret Gelorsis
Margaret Mahon
James Lockie
Simpson Students Escape Fire In Fraternity House
Fire at Simpson College in Indianola forced nineteen students to flee in night clothes from the American Commons club on the third floor. Escape routes were blocked at the second floor and students slid down a rope to reach safety as an overheated furnace is believed to have started the blaze.
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Indianola
Simpson College
American Commons Club
Speed of Falling Body and Terminal Velocity
The 2B experiment measured fall rates of a man dummy from a great height. Without air resistance a fall would double every two seconds, but air drag yields a terminal velocity under 200 miles per hour after about 1,600 feet of drop.
Glow Worm Mystery Explained in Grass and Heady Theories
Glow worms, misnamed beetles often found on grass, number about 700 glow producing insects. Scientists seek the secret of their light hoping to unlock heatless illumination, but the purpose of their glow remains unsolved despite several theories.
Tornado Occurrence Patterns Across U S Regions
A fragmented note discusses tornado frequency across states, noting Mississippi has fewer events, while Texas Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri show high counts. It mentions Nebraska, Alabama, the Dakotas, and Minnesota as part of a broader regional pattern with varying activity and uncertainty remains about certain locales.
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United States
Mississip
I Nature Magazine
Tesas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraka
Mississippi
Dakotas
Min
Calleala
Plu Effects More Dangerous Than Plu Itself
An old note warns that influenza toxins upset digestion and lingering colds after flu attacks worsen digestion and appetite. Early treatment is advised to prevent bronchitis, with Vicks VapoRub recommended for external use on the throat and chest at bedtime to avoid digestive upset.
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Vicks VapoRub
Tame Eagle Hunts As Did Old Time Falcon
English photographer Captain Knight trained a tame 20 pound eagle to hunt from his wrist a feat he calls among the most painful. He tamed the bird by dark rooms and candy feeding then gradually hooding and releasing it on a long leash before fully trusting it to fly to his hand.
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Knight
Captain Knight
Bronte Reflections on Happiness and Suffering
A fragment echoes Charlotte Bronte's view that true happiness on earth arises from inner peace and divine order. It imagines a few born to endure little pain, while many face trials, yet the hopeful tone insists on God's will prevailing.
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Charlotte Bronte
Age Pate
Storms That Reverse and Rotating Winds
The article explains that tropical storms like West Indies hurricanes and China sea typhoons reverse winds as they center over a location, producing strong winds opposite to those an hour earlier, a pattern also seen briefly in tornadoes but not in mid latitude storms.
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Hewean Adta
Tropics
West Indies
China Sea
Apr
Immense Tee Trade Faces Ruin for Firms and Trades
The piece argues that curbing golf would ruin many large firms dependent on the sport. It cites a £2,000,000 annual spend and notes golf supports about 109 trades and industries. Britain has around 2,500 golf courses, with clubs averaging 1,100 members and sizable clubhouses.
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Great Britain
Rickmansworth Club
Manson
Nion Dist A
Molasses Cookie Recipe Tale From Aunt’s Lively Cooking
A playful anecdote recounts an Aunt in a crowded kitchen sharing her recipe. A guest asks about misheard measures like gullups, while the tale spins on molasses and flour with humorous asides about how the molasses seems to answer.
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Wisi
Ali
Chemistry’s Triumph and Imitated Perfume Ingredients
The article notes how chemists can closely imitate many natural scents and extracts. It mentions Indigo blue from India via Wilmington Delaware, musk from Tibetan deer replicated in Delaware, tannin from Argentina, quebracho from Rensselaer New Jersey, and balsam of Peru from El Salvador, suggesting a renaming to balsam of Pennsylvania.
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India
Wilmington
Delawanna
N. J
Argentina
Hales
Rensselaer
Peru
Salvador
Pennsylvania
Tate Fair store proprietor sighted by townsfolk
In Tomlinville a local store proprietor reports odd sounds and pantherlike screams heard around town. The strange episode involves a mysterious rambler and unsettled residents, with colorful local chatter describing the events and reactions.
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QSLT
Tate Fair
Tomlinville
Johnson
Lidge
Korg
Private Senate Poll Signals Cruiser Bill Likely Pass
Washington reports a private Senate poll indicates the cruiser bill will pass likely by Wednesday with 15 new cruisers and an aircraft carrier. Debate intensified as Representative Britten pressed Hoover's seat retention stance, while Hoover's office denied any firm position.
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Senate
Washington
Britten
Hoover
Uwrence Richey
Florida
Explosion Kills Fourteen Miners at Kingston Pocahontas Mine
Investigations by state, county and company officials target the Kingston Pocahontas coal mine after a blast at No. 7 mine in Bluefield West Virginia on Saturday cost the lives of 14 miners. Bodies were recovered amid heavy damage throughout the workings.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Kingston Pocahontas Coal Company
Kingston
Osage Fire Destroys Businesses Threatens More Damage
A blaze swept Osage's business district early in the morning causing heavy damage to the Bee Hive Variety Store and adjoining bakery and grocery. Firefighters from Stansger arrived as contents were moved from nearby buildings, with losses estimated between 75 000 and 100 000 dollars as the fire grew rapidly.
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OSAGE
Osage News
Stansger
Seventieth Birthday Celebrated Sunday by Wm. Hohenzollern
Doorn Holland January 2 The former Kaiser Wilhelm II celebrated his seventieth birthday in exile at Doorn House with ninety guests including relatives and retainers. A sermon in his honor was delivered by Dr Vogel who called him emperor of peace. Wilhelm praised wartime leaders and dismissed Germany’s World War II blame. His wife Princess Hermine was ill with chicken pox, and sister Princess Victoria and brother Prince Henry were absent.
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Doorn
Holland
Doorn House
Kaiser Wilhelm I of
Germny
Th United Press
Germany
Potsdam
Noorn
Wilhelm
Vogel
Voogel
Hermine
Victoria
Alexander Zoubkoff
Prince Henry
Adlerika finds relief for stomach gas and bloating
Mrs M Da advertises Adlerika as easing gas and bloating so readers can eat and sleep well. The ad claims the product acts on both upper and lower stomach issues and promises noticeable younger comfort after a spoonful. Sherman Bros druggists in Ainsworth stock the remedy through Sand's Store locations.
The Masks of the Devi opens with John Gilbert in dramatic role
Audiences at the Fox Theatre praise John Gilbert in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's The Masks of the Devi which opened this afternoon. Gilbert portrays a man with no soul yet driven by love and life whose drama leads to tragedy and eventual realization of evil. The film also introduces Eva von Berne and marks Theod Roberts returning to the screen after a two and a half year absence due to illness.
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America
Screem
Fox Theatre
John Gilbert
Metro-Goldwyn-; Mayer
Gilbert
Mig
Eva von Bernerewest
Theod Foberts
Tovies
John
Tropic Madness opening thrills with Leatrice Joy at Graham
Leatrice Joy stars in Tropic Madness at Graham theatre tonight drawing crowds with a sensational climax. The drama centers on passion and ritual as a volcanic setting erupts and a daring sacrifice motif unfolds with Joy delivering a standout stage presence.
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Graham Theatre
Volcante Orisin
Avantia
Leatrie Joy
Beatric Jor Ts Salt
Louisiana Couple To Be Hanged Friday In New Orleans
Ada Bonner Leboent and her alleged lover Dr. Thomas Dreher face execution by hanging in the Franklin jail yard Friday afternoon for the murder of Leboent's husband, James. The state supreme court ruled favorably on a rehearing motion challenging the courtroom procedures used in their case.
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Orleans
Ada Bonner Leboent
Thomas Dreher
Franklin
Leboent
James
State Supreme Court
Hoover Denial On Navy Policy From Elect
In AMI Beach Jan 2 a denial on behalf of resident elect Hoover stated he did not discuss pending naval policy. Lawrence Richey explained Hoover did not discuss cruiser bill or time clause. Representative Pred Britten had suggested Hoover favored a navy second to none in power.
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Ami Beach
Fila
Jan
Hoover
Lone
Pred Britten
House Naval Affairs Committee
Britten
Altary
Lawrence Richey
Washingn
Ien
UN States Navy
Senate
Cookdue
Unit
Pritte Ifairs
Hoo
Ted
Proof operations of liquor importer ring cracks case
Federal agents raid offices and warehouses over the weekend arresting 10 men and seizing $60,000 worth of wines and liquors. Suspects face arraignment as probes indicate ties to public carriers, laborers, and officials, with nine of nineteen detained awaiting court dates.
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Cone
Thay Spen
Feder
Atlantic
Jhett
Hieker-Up
Meristeen
L'N
Library Notes of D J Akley and Friends
Readers note a mixed list of children titles and authors including J Zphy of a Monkey Marion Bullard Travels of Sammy the Turtle H J Crandall Little White Cot ter and other works. The list mentions Fiddle Diddle Dee Topsy Turvy Felicia Lefevre and Milne Pooh Corner plus A Quart of Moonlight and other fairy tales.
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D. J. Akley
J. Z
Marion Bullard
Sammy the Turtle
H. J. Crandall
Little White Cotter
A. C. Darby
Rachel Field
Little Dog
Toby
Polly
K. Base
Elephant
Felicia Lefevre
Diddle Dee
Topsy ‘Turvey
A. A. Milne
Pooh Corner
Phillips
Santa Claus
Browne Perkins
Rebecca Rice
Carolina
J. W. Sherman
Artzyhashelf
the Maker
Bridegroom hunted in Hingman murder of wife during honeymoon
In Hingman Massachusetts a bridegroom Christopher Cullen a Weymouth war veteran is sought for the murder of his wife Mrs Cora E Jacques Cullen at 8 Lovers Lane on the fifth day of their honeymoon. Police say Cullen bought a sedan and weapon hours before and forced her from the car before shooting. Efforts to recover the victim's body continue.
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Hingman
Mass
Lovers Lane
Christopher Cullen
Weymouth
Cora E. Jacques Cullen
Cullen
Frath from the Talmud Wiston Resides in Aging Daylength
Frath from an ancient text notes a figure named Frath living in old age and heightened understanding across a lengthy day. The fragment hints at Talmudic commentary and the character’s extended temporal span within a religious context.
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Frath
Wiston
Married Life Not Worth While
A doctor warns that weak nerves ruin married life and youth. a tonic called Tanlac is advertised as a cure. The ad claims Nervousness drains strength and beauty, promising renewed vitality and happiness after meals. It markets the tonic as a world famous remedy to rebuild worn-out tissues and revitalize the system.
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Mi Han
New York
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Just Us Club
Howard Kerr
Young Society of the United Presbyterian Church
Scott's
Wilson
W. W. Wilson
Wedne Lay
Ireraft
Iine
Avive
Kine
Van
Neta
Wm. Hohenzollern
Ades
Leatrice
Louisiana
Navy
Library Notes
Andeapes
Comal
Ared
H.T Ward & Company
East Side Square
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