Reporters and Professions Probe Ten Commandments Knowledge
A Dallas survey of fifty people across professions finds only one in fifty could name all ten commandments with even partial accuracy. Preachers, doctors, students, and others show wide gaps, with an average around 70–80 percent, while none knew them all. The piece notes the era’s worry over moral drift and questions whether such knowledge affects salvation.
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Heaven
Texas
Dallas
Hell
New York
Dallas Evening Journal
Love and the Fireside Home in Ingersoll’s Vision
Robert G. Ingersoll extols enduring love and the fireside as the heart of a married life. He envisions romance across time, the beauty of a lifelong partnership, and the moral values of liberty and family, ending with a husband contentedly asleep at home with his wife.
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Robert G. Ingersoll
Recruit Escapes Prank as Officer Plays Ten Commandments
A new recruit faces repeated jokes in camp until an officer, disguised as Major Moses, tests him at guard duty. The recruit, sensing humor, greets the figure and asks for the ten commandments, revealing the ongoing camp humor.
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Moses
Hayes Healing Honey and Grove Open-Trate Salve Offer
A boxed combination is sold for 35c including Hayes Healing Honey and Grove Open-Trate Salve. The salve is rubbed on the chest and throat of children with colds or croup. The label promises the throat healing plus skin absorption to halt coughing.
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Hayes
Grove
Large farm fire losses cited at 150 million yearly
A brief report item notes annual fire losses on American farms totaling 150 million dollars. It adds a floated idea of an airborne restaurant service between Paris and London and other world statistics for context.
Government taxes from amusements total ten percent
The government collected 100 million in taxes from two billion dollars spent on amusements in the country. This indicates a ten percent tax yield on entertainment spending. The figure highlights the scale of the amusements market and its fiscal impact.
State universities expended 158 million in 1925
More than 158 million dollars was spent for the support of state universities and colleges in the United States during the fiscal year 1925. Salaries of professors and employees accounted for more than half of this total.
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United States
Fish tagged off Port Maitland travels 1200 miles then caught in Quebec
A tagged fish released near Port Maitland Nova Scotia swam about 1200 miles in three months before being caught in the Maisie River Quebec. The event highlights long distance travel by migratory fish and tracking efforts by researchers.
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Port Maitland
Nova Scotia
Maisie River
Quebec
Government Free Use of Funds Due to Unredeemed Securities
The government gains free use of 13.259 million dollars as interest on the securities stopped and the securities have not been turned in for redemption.
Wasteful Circus Routine Attracts Offshore Scrutiny
A large circus spends $12,000 yearly on elephant care including regular washing, sanding, and olive oil rubs. The routine prompts questions about animal welfare and cost efficiency for the franchise.
Red Cross to administer $50 million for Canadian veterans
The American Red Cross has been chosen by the Canadian Government to manage a $50,000,000 allotment for rehabilitating disabled Canadian World War veterans now residing in the United States.
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American Red Cross
Public payrolls rise sixty percent in twelve years
The city county state and national pay rolls have expanded by 60 percent over the past twelve years. This growth reflects broad increases across government employment and related spending.
Latin Contest Draws 1200 Students Across 72 NC High Schools
In North Carolina more than 1,200 boys and girls from 72 high schools competed in a statewide Latin contest. The event showcased student knowledge and school participation across the state.
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North Carolina
The Dog Hill Preacher Draws Crowd Then Incident
A Sunday morning service at Dog Hill attracted a large audience before an incident involving a person named Raz ended the event. Details remain unclear in the readable text.
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Dog Hill
Raz
Indian from Oklahoma crafts giant tom tom from wooden Kansas bath tub
An Oklahoma man, described as Indian, purchased what was believed to be Kansas’ last wooden bath tub and fashioned it into a large tom tom. Over the past year the project drew attention as a curio of regional history and craft.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Promoted as Cure in Ad Copy
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine tablets branded Grove’s as a remedy for colds grip and influenza. It highlights a 30c price and the GROVE’S signature on the box.
Wound care with Borozone products advertised
A druggist J. L. Kirkpatrick promotes liquid Borozone and Borozone Powder for wound disinfection and healing. Liquid prices 30c 60c and $1 20 Powder 30c and 60c. Advertising tone emphasizes avoiding blood poisoning and lockjaw by proper treatment.
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J. L. Kirkpatrick
Barlow’s mule Hitches To Sapling In Restless Minute
A local mule owned by Barlow became unsettled while hitched to a nearby sapling. The incident drew attention as bystanders watched the animal shift its weight and tug at the tether. No injuries were reported.
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Barlow
Hog Ford Preacher Receives Call From Church Near Ticksville
The Hog Ford preacher has received a call from a church near Ticksville and for a time acted ready to accept the position.
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Hog Ford
Ticksville
Raz Barlow Offers Man Cigar In Dissenting Moment
Raz Barlow offered a man a cigar, a social gesture that would have embarrassed both if accepted since it was the only cigar he had left for the coming week.
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Raz Barlow
Raz
Jailer Refuses to Surrender City Keys at Bounding Billows
A prominent politician visited Bounding Billows Monday as leading citizens pressed to hand over city keys, but the jailer refused to relinquish them.
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Bounding Billows
Twins Arrive At Brother's Home Near Thunderation
Tobe Moseley reports viewing the new twins at his brother's home near Thunderation last week. He says the siblings are as much alike as two English sparrows.
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Tobe Moseley
Thunderation
Fiddle Player Turns Gardener for His Wife
A man named Columbus Allsop abandoned constant fiddle playing this morning to pick up a hoe and work in his wife’s garden, signaling a immediate shift from music to domestic labor. The move suggests a personal change in priorities amid everyday life.
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Columbus Allsop
Pumpkin Seed Improvisation After Eye Incident
Sile Kilden injured an eye this morning and, urged by onlookers to use a flax seed, improvised with a pumpkin seed when no flax seed was available. The unusual remedy prompted local bemusement and quick caution from observers.
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Sile Kilden
Sile
Improvement Association Holds Regular Monthly Meeting
The Improvement Association met in regular session last night. Minutes of the last meeting were opened but not read because secretary Fletcher Henstep was absent and no one could read his writing.
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the Improvement Association
Fletcher Henstep
Sap Spradlen Fanned Miss Sims in Calf Ribs Sermon
Sap Spradlen drew a crowd in the Calf Ribs neighborhood last Sunday as he preached. He struggled at first with Miss Peachie Sims and was then overshadowed by Cricket Hicks who appeared and was successful.
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Sap Spradlen
Peachie Sims
Cricket Hicks
Sap
States receiving most immigrants in nine months
Eight states absorbed 75 percent of new arrivals through March 31. Leading states were New York and Michigan, followed by Massachusetts, Texas, Illinois, California, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
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United States
New York
Michigan
Massachusetts
Texas
Illinois
Califonia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Cure a Cold in One Day LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE ad
A medicine ad touts laxative bromo quinine tablets claiming to cure a cold in one day. It promises relief from cough and headache with E W Grove’s signature on each box and a price of 30 cents.
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E.W. Grove
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