Far East Adopts Social Booze Cup Common in West
From Edinburgh life delegates at a World Convention of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union report the Young set in the Orient rapidly adopting Western social drinking habits. Egyptian, Burmese, Indian, Chinese and Japanese delegates describe rising use of cocktails, champagne cups and stronger drinks at social events, with calls for prohibition and temperance work.
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Far. East
West
Associated Press
Edinburgh
Young
Orient
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Egypt
Burma
India
China
Japan
Flora Hanna
Cairo
Miss Mae Butt
Asa Matsuoka
Tokio
University of Pennsyl
Temperance talk notes rising Western drink use among youth
An attendee reported growing Western beverage use by young people in Japan with a counter temperance movement rising. A speaker called law a student an unfinished product and noted Japan’s youth increasingly engage in work. Christine Tinning of the World Woman’s Christian Temperance Union described China’s educated youth wanting Western drinks to prove education.
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Ania
Japan
China
Christine Tinning
World W. Co. T. U
Shell Rock to Have All Day Celebration
Shell Rock Indiana July 24 all day celebration planned with parachute drop 3000 feet baseball game Waverly vs Parkersburg boxing and bakery dance free street attractions in afternoon and evening organized attractions procured for community event
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Shell Rock
Waverly
Parkersburg
Toledo and Tama Agree on Highway to Be Graveled
Tracr la May 24 To lledo and Tama have reached agreement over the road to be gravel between the two cities. The street railroad company has taken up tracks thru the south portion of Toledo and put that street to grade. This week it was mutually agreed to gravel. Toledo to raise about 1200 dollars to pay her share and Tama a similar amount. The contract is let to the Tama Sand and Gravel Co to furnish material and do the hauling for 1.50 per yard.
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Toledo
Tama
Tama Sand & Gravel Co
Carrier Pigeon Loses Way At Dinsdale Elevator
A small carrier pigeon found at the Dinsdale elevator this week is described as steel blue and smaller than its flock. It bears an aluminum leg band marked D.M.P.B. 25-1809, and has quickly befriended local pigeons around the elevator.
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Tracr
Dinsdale
Elvator
Fragmentary Market Sale Listing Notes Prices
A partial OCR fragment shows item prices and quantities including 14c 0.25, 34.99, 28 and 1.06 with cents. The readable bits suggest a small retail or catalog entry but concrete items, dates, or vendors are not identifiable from the fragment.
Pigeon Freed. Turkeys, Elephants Mentioned in Fragment
A fragment describes a pigeon released from captivity with a small rubber band marked T-No. 192-614. The bird strays from its flock. The text oddly mentions African elephants said to carry sleeping silence in a scattered, incomplete passage.
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Ohio
Sunkist
Independent Meat & Grocery Company
Lange’s
Meat Dei
B. Hershey
Veal
Ehank
Quality Grocers
Iowa
SUSA
LUX
Dot
al Ae
Fleur
Mazda Oi
Lemons Steed
MR. Farmer
Wieat Department
Diamond Bros
Fancy Cove
Campbell’s Merit Bread
Burnett’s
Baker’s
Crescent
G. V. Wilson, Mer
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