Prohibition Turning Point and War Debts Debated
Washington reports detail Harry F. Sinclair's additional six months for contempt and Burns duties plus a $1000 fine. New York carries a 24-signer anti-violence message backing Hoover, while Prichard touts tariff boosts for North Carolina mica, cattle, and leather. Simmon s bill props farm relief in ten southern states with $12 million, and Germany reaches a war debt agreement of about 27 billion over 59 years. Prohibition statistics show rises in cases but fewer convictions and lower fines in late 1928. Hoyt wins $5000 for temperance plan urging state control of malt beverages. British election results tilt to Labour, Hoover warns against weak Kellogg pact, Arlington Memorial Day address.
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Humorous Exchange Between Mistress and Servant Endures
A witty dialogue presents a warning from a mistress and a servant replying with a playful boast about his habit to toot his auto horn before leaving. The exchange emphasizes humor and character dynamic in a domestic scene.
Kitchen Oculist-Joe Joke About Eyes in Potatoes
Moe asks what a kitchen oculist does. Joe answers he takes the eyes out of potatoes in a playful exchange about a household joke.
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Joe
Moe
Loyalty to a Covenant Perceived In Rechabites Tale
The lesson centers on Jeremiah 35 and the Rechabites who refused wine due to their Jonadab covenant. It argues loyalty to principle over convenience, praising steadfast adherence to ancestral vows as a model for loyalty to God and country. Jeremiah uses their example to urge steadfast fidelity to divine will.
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Judge Biggs Heads State Board of Elections
Judge J Crawford Biggs named chairman of the state board of elections to succeed Charles A Hines. New Democratic members are John C Sikes and George McNeill. New Republican appointee is Fred D Hamrick. A S Mitchell remains as second Republican member.
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J. Crawford Biggs
Gardner
State Board of Elections
Charles A. Hines
Greensboro
John C. Sikes
Monroe
George McNeill
Fayetteville
Fred D. Hamrick
Rutherfordton
A. S. Mitchell
Farmer and wife visit Venus to Milo in London
A farmer and his wife visit London and view art reproductions. They pause at a notably striking piece and learn it represents Venus de Milo. The farmer glances at his wife and quips that the original must have been altered, prompting a humorous remark about his spouse.
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London
Venus
Milo
Sophie
What ee Wife Got Henry Peck
A terse quarrel over finances unfolds as Henry Peck asserts Mrs Peck will receive every cent while demanding she recognizes his tax payments. The exchange hints at tension over money and control within the household.
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Henry Peck
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