Prohibition Enforcement Seen Working Says Haynes
Dayton reports Federal Prohibition Commissioner R A Haynes tells the Dayton Council of Churches more than 600 bootleggers and moonshiners were arrested last year. He cites state and local efforts, coast guard action, and rising enforcement costs as evidence of prohibition’s effectiveness and economic benefit.
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Savings
Radio Program Listings and Prohibition Commentary
A dense list of radio station calls and schedule items across U.S. cities with concerts lessons and talks. The piece closes with a lengthy prohibition-era statement praising enforcement gains, coast guard support, and reduced alcohol illicit flows.
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Iquor
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Rights and attribution note from the Associated Press
The Associated Press holds exclusive use of all news dispatches credited in this paper and the local news published herein. All rights of special dispatch publications are reserved.
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Associated Press
Bible Thought for Today Eye Hath Not Seen
A daily verse echoes 1 Corinthians 2 9 reminding readers that God has prepared unseen things for those who love him emphasizing faith and contemplation.
Twenty Years Behind in Health Knowledge They Warn
A speaker at the American Child Health Association convention in Kansas City notes that health care lags by about twenty years behind current knowledge. He asks why individuals and society do not adopt latest health advances to improve life expectancy, wealth, and happiness, calling health a national resource and public liability.
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American Child Health Association
Kansas City
Religion essential in Bishop Bennetts address
In his address last evening Bishop Bennett argued religion is essential to morality. He contends there is no morality without religion and that truly religious people exhibit empathy and charity. He says religion elevates civilization, softens the heart, and promotes mutual understanding among races.
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Bennett
Lfe
ABE MARTIN Spars with Friends Over Bootlegger Jest
Abe Martin pokes fun at a buddy who overstates finances to fund a bootlegger purchase. The cartoonish exchange urges keeping sentiment out of bets and highlights a humorous frontier tone.
Struggles for existence in daily peace and comfort
A fragment reflects on the enduring struggle to secure daily peace and contentment through steady contributions and reassuring assurances. It emphasizes small acts sustaining hope and the value of persistent, quiet effort.
Smile editor out of town Baptist humor column
A light hearted church column presents jokes and quips about plays phone numbers and a Sunday school lesson. The pieces include a rector misplacement joke and a question from a child about angels climbing Jacob's Ladder, framed in a playful community tone.
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Essor
Susie
Salid Yueie
Gambling and court cases headline mixed humor piece
A hotel cafe debate pits pheasant partridge and quail against an American eagle joke. A legal quip riffs on endless state cases against John Dough. A girl warns about spending. jokes compare female and male grooming tastes and permanence.
Encouragement in Everyday Growth and Respectful Resolve
A reflections piece celebrates youth learning trades and workers taking pride in their craft. It notes cases settled out of court and family guidance through mothers and Sundays school, highlighting values of communication and shared faith.
Election Ballad and Scout Joke Row
A dialect rich piece taunts politicians and recalls community buzz after elections. It blends a chorus of mischief about Johnsing and Brown with a joke about a deaf and dumb asylum blaze told by a Scoutmaster and a clever Scout, all in a regional voice.
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Howdy
Mistah Johnsing
Mistah Brown
Poorhouses in U S Drop Over Ten Years
A fragment reflects a statistic that the number of poorhouses in the United States has declined during the past decade. The text includes a humorous exchange about misunderstandings in a barber shop and a joke about a hunting license turning into a marriage license.
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U.S. A
The Chiff Difference Between Antiques and Junk
A child named Dorothy faces a parental scolding after racing around and disobeying rules. The mother denies a candy reward while the father returns to find Dorothy quiet and reveals she has been fined for speeding.
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Dorothy
Youth Sows Wild Oats as Manhood Reaps the Harvest
A provocation on mature consequences contrasts youth decisions with adult responsibility. The piece argues actions today shape future life stages, implying that reckless youth restarts ripple into adulthood and old age.
Pews and a Condition Spark Old Church Tale
The Rev Stephen Il Tyng, a famed New York divine, recalls a wealthy parishioner seeking to rent the most expensive church pew. He would pay, he says, but only if a certain condition is met, a detail preserved in this reminiscence.
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Stephen Il Tyng
New York
Look Before You Leap and Other Rude Jests
A collection of urban anecdotes and quips on social mores. The text includes a joke about a titanotheriid from Asia described as a perissodactyle ungulate and a parson’s barbed exchange about church going. The piece closes with a proverb on blindness to one’s own faults and a jab at unequal justice.
Farewell to ministers ends with a Scotswoman’s teary joke
A minister preparing to leave his parish bids farewell to an old Scotchwoman who laments the turnover of preachers. She quips that they have had five ministers in eight years and each was worse, then wipes tears and hopes the next will be better.
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Gieasly
Partridge
Quail
Anxious Husband Seeks Firm Advice on Marriage
A husband, in a brief plea, asks for guidance after his wife called him perfect. With three and a half years of marriage, he seeks practical, calm steps to strengthen their relationship and address his anxiety. He notes a humorous idea of a want-ad as a light approach.
Made a Hit With Him
Quote from a testimonial praising Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for bowel bloating and stomach ailments. The letter claims rapid relief after four years of digestive trouble and references an operation being advised. It asserts the remedy clears catarrhal mucus and reduces intestinal inflammation, including appendicitis, with a money back guarantee and wide pharmacy availability.
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Mayr
Lemmon
Change of venue granted in Gabe Simons case
Judge W. W. Scott moved the trial of confessed slayer Gabe Simons to Davenport before Judge A. P. Barker starting next Monday. The case follows Ferguson’s death and marks a shift of venue in state court proceedings.
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W. W. Scott
Gabe” Simons
Orton Ferguson
Davenport
A. P. Barker
Clinton
Des Moines
Seventh Day Adventists’ Convention
Cedar Rapids
Dan Fr. Steck
Hanford Post
American Legion
Mason City
Railway Time Tables Corrected to Date Eastbound and Westbound
Public timetable listing for multiple rail lines including Golden State Limited Nos. 4 and 3, No. 12 Express, local and freight services on Washington Branch and connections via RL PR. It shows arrivals and departures, daily operations, and notes on Sundays and specific train numbers and carriers.
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RL & PR
Golden State Limited
Express
Washington
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