Virginia Hunting Gains as States Promote Game Protection
President Coolidge hunted in Virginia over Thanksgiving, noting abundant quail and Virginia’s rising status as a prime spot for hunters. The piece urges stronger protections, game refuges, and limits on overzealous hunting to balance access with conservation and warns New Mexico and others about overharvesting and the need to defend game for residents.
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President Coolidge
Virginia
Arizona
National Forest
Turkey
Addiding
Mistletoe Traditions Stir Gentle Christmas Reflections
A nostalgic meditation on mistletoe as a sentimental Yuletide relic dating to Normandy roots. The piece notes its enduring charm across generations, from flapper era flirtations to a Pickwickian social custom, with a playful nod to a kiss under the holly or mistletoe.
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Thomas Bayly
Normandy
England
East
Mr. Pickwick
Unified effort sought to curb auto thefts nationwide
The movement aims to consolidate data on car thefts from multiple agencies into a single national bureau. Auto theft insurance premiums reach about 45 million dollars annually with about half paid out as losses. Rates vary by car make and location, and unity among agencies could reduce thefts and lower costs to owners.
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Bureau
Women embrace firearms for home protection in Oregon clubs
The Prescott Evening Courier reports on a growing trend of women learning to use small arms for home defense. Portland mothers in the Women’s Revolver Club, led by Edna Christofferson, argue pistols provide safety against criminals who prey on unarmed households.
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Portland
Oregon
Edna Christofferson
Smuggling of Liquor From Canada Surges Across U S Border
The 1928 U S attorney general report notes a growing liquor smuggling problem across the Canadian border, with most traffic on the Great Lakes. Canadian exports of whisky rose from 1925 to 1928, totaling nearly 18.9 million dollars in whisky value and over 24.3 million dollars for all alcoholic beverages, while much of the cross border flow remains unrecorded by Canadian customs.
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NEA
Ashington
The
United States
Sargent
High Seas
Canadian
Canada
International Boundary Line
Great Lakes
Dominion
Department of Trade and Commerce
System of tracing cars to curb automobile thefts
A system of tracing and recovering cars is proposed to stop organized theft and make theft insurance unnecessary. The claim notes the United States has 20 percent more laws than England and suggests trimming some. It also mentions American soldiers enjoying meals for 30 cents a day, implying meals away from restaurants.
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United States
England
In Senate Towns and Oddities In a Fragmentary Dispatch
A scrambled mix of jokes and odd incidents reports a shortage of pretty girls at an livestock show, a Zemphis arrest for attempted kissing, concerns about future work, a dispatch on 292 artificial money, pods said to be full of them, and a Springfield, TJ bullet saving a man by striking a cigarette lighter.
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Zemphis
Chemical Laboratories
Springfield
Photographed sound sent coast to coast in film
Hollywood reported a three word line by actor William Haines broadcast across the nation. A movietone recording captured his voice for insertion at a key moment in Alias Jimmy Valentine. Film strips were mounted on glass and transmitted to New York where they were reassembled to match the scene.
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United Press
Hollywood
United States
William Haines
New York
Haines
Jimmy Valentine
Astor Theater
Metro
Goldy Wyn-Mayer
American ‘Telephone and Telegraph Company
Quality Maid Bread Fat Declares Market Change
Classified ads note Fat Quality Maid Bread signals a market shift. Daily Mail lists results and pricing, with notices from bakers and grocers about new batch sizes and availability. Readers see competing brands, regional outlets, and suggested retail prices across districts.
Anarchists Arrested in Buenos Aires Ahead of Hoover Visit
Buenos Aires reports numerous anarchists were arrested as a precautionary measure before President-elect Herbert Hoover’s visit. Officials denied any plot against Hoover’s life, stating the arrests relate to unrest after last year’s Sacco and Vanzetti executions.
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Unitted
Buenos Aires
Herbert Hoover
Sacco
Vanzetti
Hoover
El Paso Youth Stagg Guilty in Lynn Murder
In District Court at El Paso Texas the jurors found 20 year old Stagg guilty of murder in the death of 72 year old BR Lynn. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison amid sobs from Mrs. Lynn who urged him to pray and be a good boy. Stagg testified he had been drinking in Juarez Mexico before the Aug 18 slaying and could not remember Lynn. Stagg's mother had driven from San Francisco to attend the trial.
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United Treas
EL Paso
Tex
Sell Stagg
F. Lynn
Fark
Stage
Influenza spread and home remedy advice from 1938
Authorities define influenza as a germ disease spread by breathing, stressing bodily resistance. The article advocates Vicks VapoRub inhalation and nasal application as a preventive measure and urges consulting a physician if illness develops.
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Prescott Evening Courier
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Verde Copper News
Coolidge
Europe
Uncle Sam
America
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Nateer
Washington
Chicago
Daily Mail
Williamson Winslow
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