The Cruise of the Jolly Pilgrim Episode 2 Boston to Buffalo
The Ruddock family sees Mal and the narrator off in Boston at a grayhound depot. They describe packing to leave college, bon voyage gifts, and a long bus journey through New England to New York State, with a night ride to Albany and a rest stop routine before arriving in Buffalo for a Niagara Falls visit to be continued.
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Buffalo
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Grayhound
Radcliffe College
Chicago
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New England
Berkshire
Hudson River
New York State
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Jack
Albany
Niagara Falls
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Reserve Officers Training
By Thomas 8 Gates notes that experience shows that in times of national need ROTC programs shape military readiness and public service, emphasizing training, discipline, and citizenship among cadets.
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Thomas 8
Gates
Need for Reserve Officers Training Corps in colleges
The author argues that university graduates are the nation’s key asset and that ROTC units in colleges provide essential military training at low cost. He cites WWI losses due to inadequate preparation and urges expanded training to deter costly wars and build disciplined citizens.
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Reserve Officers Training Corps
Assault on the Budget and Congressional Spending
Opinion piece argues Congress has betrayed public trust by approving hundreds of millions for nonproductive public works and deficit financing. It cites President and Senator Moses criticizing Wagner and Garner bond plans, noting $300 million state loans and budget balance threats, urging veto to protect public credit.
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Senate
Congress
Moses
New York Journal of Commerce
Poem by Fannie E Gilbert on Russia’s longing for God
The Baptist Record prints a short poem by Fannie E Gilbert dated June 25. It questions whether bread alone can satisfy Russia’s hunger and asks if Lenin can replace Christ, urging that only God can fill an empty heart and mind.
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Fannie Gilbert
The
Baptist Record
Russia
Fannie E. Gilbert
By The Way Conductor Relinquishes Reins This Summer
The newspaper notes a change in the daily column as the current writer steps aside for the season. The public is invited to share information, and the piece includes jokes about marriage, prices to authors, and light quips on fashion and urban rivalries.
Parable of Pledge and Letters from a Parody
A brief playful exchange unfolds between a newly installed minister and a parishioner about periodicals and a pledge. The conversation shifts to a romance quip about a young man’s love letters. A clerk and messenger add a comic misdirection about a Grove Street to Queen Street address and a gendered mistaken identity.
Peculiar Pets Highlight Washington Neighbors
Washington residents share odd pets and close calls in a community column. Claude Woods mentions a seven inch centipede. ferrets, a tame road of stories, and a bee swarm at the Dowells are noted. An alligator, a monkey, a skunk brood and a missing canary also appear amid humorous anecdotes.
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Washington
Funeral services for John Dunbar of Moscow
An obituary notes the death Sunday of John Dunbar a former Washington county resident and father of Mrs. W M Herman of Genesee with funeral services planned in Moscow Idaho.
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Moscow
Idaho
John Dunbar
W. M. Herman
Genesee
Soviet Short Baseball Tryout in Russia
Dayton Daily News notes that a Soviet style short baseball experiment will be tried in Russia, where experts in enforcing discipline on umpires are said to reside.
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Russia
Dayton Daily News
One Fifth of What He Hears, Says Psychologist
A psychologist notes the average man retains about one fifth of what he hears and suggests we judge by the fifth that he might as well not remember. The Milwaukee Sentinel references this idea as a commentary on memory and listening.
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S. B. Watson, Sr
Milwaukee Sentinel
John Dunbar Longtime Moscow Resident Dies in Local Obituary
John Dunbar, a 40 year Moscow resident who came from Iowa, died after services conducted by the Rev. Mr Purdy of the Methodist church at Short's Chapel and a Yeoman lodge led cemetery ceremony. The service followed his long affiliation with the local church and community.
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Moscow
Mr. Purdy
Methodist Church
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Yeoman Lodge
John Dunbar
Iowa
Doubtful Insurance Call on Le Brun’s First Day
On his first day as president of France, President Le Brun reportedly received calls from many visitors, but an insurance sales man is unlikely to be among them, noted by the Hamilton Spectator.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
St Paul
President le Brun
France
Hamilton Spectator
Words of the Day Evokes Clear Usage Lessons
Daily English notes outline common misuses and mispronunciations. It emphasizes concise rewrites for motion, pronunciation guidance for specific letters, and a focus on vocabulary growth with a sample sentence using evasive to illustrate the term.
Doctor and boy share lesson on manners in Harris visit
Stan Kiesey, Ralph Williams and Bernard McKeone traveled with J. J. McKeone to Harris Missouri for about ten days to work there. The piece contrasts soft and hard words and urges kindness and good manners from a doctor to a small boy who protests.
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Sonny
Stan Kiesey
Ralph Williams
Bernard McKeone
J. J. McKeone
Harris, Mo
Honest John Dunbar Dies at Moscow After 19 Years as Rural Carrier
Danville born and Iowa raised, John Dunbar died aged 78 at Moscow Idaho. Married 57 years to Rachel Durham since 1875, he served as rural mail carrier for 19 years and held Yeoman lodge membership. Survived by widow, daughter Metta Herman, son Claud Dunbar, grandson Alfred Dunbar, and nieces and relatives from Spokane Genesee Greenleaf and beyond. Pallbearers were Moscow post office employees.
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Iowa
Indiana
Rachel Durham
Moscow
Yeoman Lodge
John
W. M. Hermanson
Claude Dunbar
Portland
Alfred Dunbar
Walter Melcher
Spokane
Emma McMahon
Genesee
St. Joseph
Greenleaf
Kans
Lewiston
Walter Keeney
Homer Estes
Sam Hall
Metta Herman
Claud Dunbar
Ore
Walter Mol Eher
Wash
Dunbar
Will Dunbar
Taylor Stout
Kanéas
Geo Hesseltine
Washington
Kansas City
Fremont
Guy
Idaho
John Sudreth
Tom Dowdy
BE. H. Krow
New Flower Named Niff Hdolliphantis Sianthemum
A new Central African flower has been named niff Hdolliphantis sianthemum. Separately Florida adopts bungalette as a term for small bungalows in local speech.
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Central Africa
Florida
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