Prohibition officers to wear uniforms on highways
An old editorial argues that plainclothes prohibition agents who stop motorists should be uniformed and identified with badges. It notes motorists have rarely shot officers, but recounts tourists fatally shot by patrols for not stopping. The piece asserts uniforms would reduce danger and misidentification on roads.
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National Prohibition
Ciry
Treasury
Prohibition Enforcement
Prohibition
Little
Italy
The Individual in a Mechanized World
The article argues science industry devalue the individual, with mass progress replacing skilled labor and denying great men. It urges abandoning abstract books, embracing natural forces and timeless beauty to rekindle belief in personal immortality and enduring life significance.
Navy Adopts Ban On Word Gob For Sailors
An epauletted admiral in Washington says the Navy frowns on the word gob used for sailors and forbids naval men from using it. The public is asked to refrain, but sailors themselves favor the term and may resist such edicts in defense of their nickname. The word’s long, defiant history suggests a mere directive may not erase it.
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Washington
Navy Department
Dotty la Vere
Ziegfeld
Love and Loss in a Lake Town Romance
A mid October mood piece follows Stephanie and Jerry as they confront separations, new loves, and a looming fate. Letters from Saxon spark jealousy while Marta and Stephanie’s mother navigate duty, memory, and a planned relocation to ease a sick child. A cliffhanger ends with a Parisian public notice about Cannes restoring a noon gun for a town’s timekeeping.
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Stephanie
Jerry
Marta
Call Publishing Co
Liquor Follies Spark Odd Nightlife In New York
New York July 2 Daily life amid intoxication features odd spectacles from bootleg liquor. A sedate man leaves with two women, later crawls on all fours barking. a hotel entrance drama ends with a woman in a revolving door. Park Avenue shouts, a man screams robbers at 3 am. vaudeville figures split up, onions cited in a dancer’s quarrel.
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New York
Daily Chronicle
Madison Avenue
McGuires
Park Avenue
Blade
Fireworks ordinance halts shooting before Fourth of July
City officials announce a ban on fireworks within city limits before the Fourth of July. Police report several boys detained for violations. Chief H. L. Gaither states no firecrackers over two inches long or over a pencil lead in circumference may be sold legally.
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Jeff Bartlett
H. L. Gaither
Whitey the Rabbit Defies Advice and Ventures Abroad
In a woodland tale Whitey the all white rabbit chafes at his mother’s warnings and longs to enter the Great World. Mrs Peter urges caution, noting danger from enemies, but Whitey insists he is grown and capable. The story contrasts learned wisdom by experience with protective shelter in the Briar patch.
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Whitey
Briar Patch
Peter
Mrs. Peter
Whitey Runs Away From Briar Patch
Whitey, a young rabbit, plans to leave the briar patch. While his parents nap, he slips away to Green Meadows and Old Pasture, thinking of sweet clover and escape. He looks back, finds no pursuer, and hops off with a chuckle toward adventure.
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Whitey
Briar-patch
Peter Rabbit
Briar
T. W. Burgess
Alluring Ad Campaign Echoes a Classic Quip
A San Francisco tale of Amos June the blacksmith turned druggist and Howard Kellum who sponsor a bold advertising banner for Jane's Foot Ease proclaiming a corny claim with the line Hell hath no fury like a woman s corn a nod to a classic source from 1927 syndication.
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Amos June
Carson City
California
San Francisco
Cow Hollow
Jane
Howard Kellum
Dry Goods and Nations
Kellum
Drug Emporium
the McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Lasky predicts bold film future in London visit
International News Service reports Jesse L. Lasky, partner of Adolph Zukor, foresees major changes in film. He envisions extended synchronized music, incidental sounds, talking pictures, increased color use, and stereoscopic film. He notes language limits and says Paramount will equip 600 U S theaters with music systems within six months.
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International News Service
London
Jesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
Paramount Famous Players Lasky Corporation of America
Lasky
Paramount
America
Germans study flying 10 aid tourist trade
Berlin reports German shipping firms are testing air line service to speed U S tourist traffic. A Bremerhaven trial sold all seats and connected Berlin arrivals with rail lines to Bremen. Lufthansa plans regular boat flights from Bremen to central hubs. A sea telephone service is being piloted with coast stations for ship to land calls, aiming for a three minute call at about 85. The post office expects full steamer telephone service by year end.
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International News Service
Berlin
High Seas
Bremerhaven
Bremen
Lufthansa
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Desolation
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