Browning acquires Vansickle home on East Washington
E S Browning buys the Vansickle residence on East Washington Street as the Van Sickles plan to move west with their children. Browning heads the local Advertising Service for the Journal, serving over 2500 patrons nationwide and expanding staff and sales force as business grows toward a 50 000 annual target.
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Washington For Home Journal
Antho Vansickle
Washington Street
Mrs. Vansickle
California
Mr. Vansickle
E. 5. Browning
Vansickle
Mr. Browning
Washington
Browning
Washington National Bank
Journal
Adelaide Parrott
Edith Spera
Helen Livingston
No More Mail Order Revolvers Warned by Officials
Uncle Sam and public officials move to end mail order shipments of small arms. The drive by revolver manufacturers to sell by mail faces new restrictions as lawmakers act in the last session to curb gun distribution through catalogs and mail.
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Sam
Mordant Word of the Day in Sharp Language
Daily lesson notes present usage guidance and misused words. The focus word is mordant meaning biting and pungent with sarcastic edge. The segment discusses pronunciation misrules and suggested synonyms for sharp critique.
Gun ads flood mail order mags linking to crime rise
Ernest Atchison found about a dozen ads in magazines like Home and Bedside all from different firms but using the same address. He notes mail order revolvers flood the market and contribute to the murder record. He warns that government and states see unrestricted gun circulation as a public menace and crime encouragement.
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Ernest Atchison
Comic Strip Parents Show Harsh Truths of Home Life
A Chicago minister surveyed 269 youths about what is wrong with home life. Replies accuse broken secrets and courtroom-like meals, reflecting concerns over parental conduct. The piece argues comic strips mirror reality, warn against neglecting child conservation, and urge handling youngsters with care.
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Chicago
Tax Committee Drafts New Tax Reduction Bill
Congress designated joint committee led by William R. Green to draft a tax reduction bill and invite taxpayer suggestions on rates and administration. An advisory board of Yale’s YT. S Adams, A. Hallantine, Thomas W. Page, and George O. May will assist in framing the measure on nonpartisan, sound economic principles.
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Joint Congressional Committee
William R. Green
House
Ways and Means Committee
The Little Owl Who Stopped in Town in My Maple Tree
Florence Boyce Davis recalls a small owl that perched on a fungus shelf in a maple tree beside a busy street. The owl watched the town's busyness all day and then glided away at dusk, leaving the observer longing for its return.
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Florence Boyce Davis
Owl
Moline to Chicago first air service marks aviation advance
A six passenger airplane costing 15000 flies weekly from Moline to Chicago, marking regular service in favorable weather. Piloted by Lieut Dusty Campbell, it promises one hour forty minute trips, with breakfast in Moline and supper back home. The venture seeks paying returns as early air travel grows in the west.
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Moline
Chicago
Dusty Campbell
Cedar Rapids
Summer Signs In Town Amid Park Seats And Band.
Barefoot boys roam as signs of season arrive while park seating returns. Band concerts begin soon and town enjoys early summer vibes. A judge jokes about milk and whiskey while sentencing a driver to thirty days for gasping traffic cops.
Traveling Light and Vaccination Jokes Across Cities
A quirky pair of verses from Youngstown and Houston pokes fun at social mores and vaccination talk. One fragment notes a man asking where to pin a rose on his wife while another mocks medical advice with a doctor and a patient, reflecting light verse humor of the era.
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Don
Youngstown
Ohio
Real estate tale exposes a town rumor mill
A Miller family editor chases a boastful Miami profits myth that grew into a two year misquote about a Florida deal. The fathercorrects the tale noting the amount was 6500 not 65000 and the venture was a loss, while a moral about minding one’s own mistakes is offered.
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Miller
Florida
Miami
St. Petersburg
Revival Sermon Provokes Crowd in Robbinsdale
A Robbinsdale revival last month featured fire and brimstone preaching about end times. A lone Irish attendee at the back cheekily offered to be the goat, prompting the crowd to laugh at the quip.
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Robbinsdale
Live Within Your Income Says Timely Adage
A proverb urges readers to spend within means to avoid future hardship. It stresses steady budgeting and prudent living as a safeguard against poverty or sudden financial loss. The message emphasizes self control and long term security.
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Tims
Sleeping draught ruse ends with self administration
A doctor instructs a wife to take a sleeping draught herself rather than give it to her husband. The remark highlights a sharp, dark humor about domestic quiet. The report then shifts to a Soviet pension rule granting state pension after age fifty two with seven years of work, illustrating state social policy.
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Hiere
Moscow
Soviet Union
Social insurance premiums and pension eligibility outlined
The article explains monthly social insurance premiums starting at sixteen percent of salaries for all employers and workers. It notes an old age pension effective at fifty two, calculated from the prior year’s earnings. It also mentions Mr. Wright performing between acts and Dennis Jones from Iowa Wesleyan as a player attendee.
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Mr. Wright
Dennis Jones
Iowa Wesleyan
Crawfordsville Notes Include Visits and Tonight's Baseball Game
Miss Accie Clapper returns to Keota after a visit with Mrs. Daisy Huber. Miss Carolyn Parker goes home to Monmouth after a week at J. H. Crooks home. Crawfordsville and Wyman high school teams expect a game tonight if weather holds. Edward Wright players of Mt. Pleasant performed a play at the school auditorium after the storm.
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Crawfordsville
Accie Clapper
Keota
Daisy Huber
Carolyn Parker
Monmouth
J. H. Crooks
Wyman
Edward Wright
Mt. Pleasant
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