Stock seat Price Surges Amid Auto Boom Predictions
A New York Stock Exchange seat sells for about 300000 dollars as prices rise, while expert Virgil Jordan from the National Industrial Conference Board foresees a major industrial boom by 1928 and beyond. The piece notes social shifts, women's roles, and a grim tale of poverty, ending with a nod to Britain's stance on birth control and public morals.
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New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Virgil Jordan
National Industrial Conference Board
The
Railway Business Association
Federal Reserve System
Britain
National Council of Public Morals
Prohibition Stance Emphasized By Women’s Committee
Mrs. Peabody leads a women’s committee backing enforcement of prohibition. She notes ten million women actively support keeping prohibition in the constitution and pushing for its enforcement, urging continued work and prayer to ensure it endures.
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Magian
Manchester
Local Offering Aids Baptist Orphanage In Thomasville
Zionville residents report L A Wilson ill with slow recovery. An offering at Pleasant Grove raised about 50 dollars for the Baptist Orphanage in Thomasville. Rev G W Sebastain conducted his regular Pleasant appointment.
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Zionville
L. A. Wilson
Pleasant Grove
Thomasville
G. W. Sebastain
Pleasant
Water light and heat raise living standards in NC homes
Raleigh report quotes Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon on the impact of running water electric light and heating in farm homes. Only about one third of North Carolina farm houses have kitchen water and under one fifth have piping. Most rural homes rely on wood fires though furnaces are rare. furnaces reduce labor and sickness.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
North Caro
Lina
Jane S. McKimmon
State College
McKimmon
Mean Roomie Delivers a Toast Before Tomorrow's Wedding
A roommate praises the groom in a playful exchange. The groom corrects the timing, noting he is not marrying until tomorrow while the roommate insists today is one of the happiest days. The banter captures pre wedding excitement.
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Roomie
Mate
Take 'Em or Leave Em He Bitterly Opposes Marriage
A humorous exchange frames a man declaring men are fools to marry while a woman retorts with a witty question about what else there is to marry. The brief dialogue highlights gendered views on marriage.
Marriage Proposal and Tax Joke Exchange
A couple shares a playful exchange about marriage and exemptions. He asks to marry for a tax rebate and she agrees, joking about many exemptions and a future together.
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Arthur Brisbane
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
Hans Lagenseth
Gabriel
Hildegar Wycias
America
Speed Jansmis
F. C. B. Detroit
Graham Brothers
Graham Brothers Trucks
Dodge Brothers
Santa Claus
W.R. Winkler & Company
Boone, North Carolina
Napoleon
Carlyle
Caruso
Ollie Smith
Jane Wilson
Richard Wilson
Lynchburg, Va
Coats
Spainhours’, Inc
Modern Department Store
Boone, N. C
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