The Call of the Stage Draws Women Back Again
A New York Sunday World piece surveys actresses from Goldie Mohr to Minnie Seligman and May Irwin who return to vaudeville or stage life after retirement. Voices from Henry Miller to Channing Pollock discuss vanity applause and the lure of the footlights amid wealth and fame.
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New York
James H. Delaney
Goldie Mohr
Alan W. Wood
Pittsburg
May Irwin
Minnie Seligman
Wall Street
Hope Booth
Rennold Wolf
Maude Adams
Adirondack
Ethel Barrymore
Horsephoe
Metropolitan Opera ‘House
London
Cupid
Sunday World
William Harcourt
Brooklyn
Henry Miller
Rose Stahl
Patricia O’brien
Dan Mallory
Channing Pollock
Missionary Grenfell Honored by King Edward
Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell the medical missionary who founded the Labrador Deep Sea mission has been named a companion of the Order of St Michael and St George by King Edward in recognition of his work.
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Wilfred T. Grenfell
Labrador Deep Sea Mission
Order of St. Michael and St George
King Edward
Farmers' Co-Operative Union Urges Road Building Hope
The Farmers' Co-Operative Union of America urges members to improve roads and breed better stock during Christmas cheer. It argues good roads matter more than court houses, noting farmers haul goods through mud while children travel to distant schools. The speech calls for collective effort ahead of government mail service.
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Texas
Time to plant trees and renew the orchard
The message urges planting more trees now and calls for removing poor specimens in the orchard to replace them with vigorous, healthy ones as the season progresses.
Farmers' Interests Cross Lines of Business in Public Affairs
The text argues that farmers share common interests and that those outside farming should not oversee farm affairs, warning that other business lines oppose farmers and threaten their aims. The call is for farmer-led leadership to direct agricultural policy and related matters.
Cotton Oil Producers Unite Over Tax Fight
The article notes oil mill men are well organized and asks if cotton oil producers are in the same shape. It discusses a French tax campaign against American cotton oil aimed at protecting the olive oil industry, showing shared interests among producers and manufacturers.
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France
When Opposing Interests Undermine Farmer Trust
The passage argues that a farmer cannot rely on business partners whose interests compete with his own. It notes that competitors will not harm themselves for the farmer’s benefit, highlighting inherent conflict in opposed interests.
Cotton Speculators Slump as Prices Drop
The price decline hits cotton speculators hard while warehouse stored cotton remains steady at eleven cents, sparking bids and market chatter about future demand.
Texas Lacks Big Tanneries Despite Plenty of Hides
The author argues Texas has room for about a dozen large tanneries as it produces and uses more hides than any state. He notes Texas, like other Southern states, awaits an Eastern entrepreneur to establish factories. Farms and factories are co workers and must align for common interests.
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Joe Weber
Bis
Texas
Calvin
Farmers’ Union
South
Discontinuance of Rural Routes Hits Hunt County Texas
The government orders ending six rural delivery routes in Hunt County due to poor public roads. The move threatens daily mail service once relied on for market news and local updates, prompting calls for farmer action and road improvements to restore service and county progress.
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Gvernment
Hunt County
Texas
Daily Mail
Farmers’ Union
Argu
Warning Against Overplanting Cotton For Profit
The speaker warns not to plant excessive cotton just for high prices as it will enslave the family for a year. Avoid pursuing wealth at the cost of freedom and future hardship.
National banks bill advances housing loan of real estate
The national house of representatives passed a bill to let national banks loan on real estate by 111 to 51. Critics say it will push land from the poor into the hands of the rich and speed up dispossession.
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Farmers’ Journal
National House of Representatives
Pacific Coast
Jaror Promises Quick Pain Relief with Hunt's Lightning O11
A scrambled ad style note touts Jaror claiming instant relief from finger injuries sprains and aches using Hunt's Lightning O11. It contrasts actions with other promises and describes the product as the greatest instantaneous performer in life’s circus.
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Hunt
Circus of Life
Quigg’s Idea Echoed by New York Grand Jury
A New York grand jury recommends reforming the police commissioner's tenure and removal rules. The jurors urge a fixed term of years and removal upon proven charges, aligning with Lemuel Ely Quigg’s old view of an intelligent despot.
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Lemuel Ely Quigg
New York City
Quigg
Grand Jury
New York County
Allcock's Plaster Promises Quick Local Pain Relief
A Great Outside Remedy claims to cure common pains from back aches to rheumatic twinges with outside applications. The advertisement touts Allcock's Plaster as a universal remedy, clean and cheap, with sixty years of use building a strong reputation and allowing continued work during healing.
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Allcock
Return to Childhood in Animal Shells
A Washington scientist notes shells of cephalopods brachiopods and some bivalves show retrogressive changes with age. He says the animal returns to a second childhood as mind and body, and the shell in old age resembles its younger form though more ornate.
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Washington
Cornell considers ending private school admission by certificate
The latest figures show 42 percent of Cornell students trained in private schools and 58 percent from public schools. Among private pupils 153 dropped after term one and 111 from public schools, with public graduates posting lower failure rates. The Cornell faculty thus favors ending certificate admissions from private schools.
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Cornell
Real Home of the Peanut Centered in Africa or Brazil Debate
Botanists debate the peanut origin with Africa and Brazil as possible native homes. Louisiana favors the Spanish variety suited to its climate. Georgia and South Carolina growers prize the Tennessee peanut and show rising cultivation each year.
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Africa
Brazil
Louisiana
Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
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Case of
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Agia
Imeraen
Farmers’ Co-Operative Union : of America
Dun
Dodds
Carters
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Cantina
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Ottawa
Canada
J. S. Crawford
Ninth Street
Kenses City
Missouri
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