Russia to Overhaul Industry and Agriculture
Soviet Russia faces winter with mixed grain results and a weakened industrial sector. The Ukraine crop failed, 850,000 Ukrainians require aid, and 25 million dollars funds public relief. Rail and river transport hinder distribution while coal and pig iron underproduce, delaying industrialization and hurting peasants. Unemployment nears 1.4 million with higher wages and persistent living costs.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Russia
Siberia
Kazakstan
Volga Valley
Ukraine
Central, Statistical Bureau
Supreme Council of Public Economy
Valerien Kouibychev
Kouibychev
Leningrad
G B Shaw on Peace and War in 1930s Context
G B S assesses pacifism and capitalism arguing wars arise from socialism and private competition. He cites Kellogg pact doubts, US bellicosity in 1917, and Italy's armament prep for 1958 while predicting ongoing war. A vivid portrait follows of a bearded Uncle Sam figure with Boston Irish accent.
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Russia
M. Briand
Geneva
United States
Shaw
Italy
Mussolini
Primo de Rivera
Idie
Sam
Shaw on Disarmament and War From Shaw Interview
George Bernard Shaw argues disarmament is unreliable and nations can still fight with table knives and rabbit guns. He says socialism moves toward peace but is not pacifism and notes women’s influence could deter future wars if pacifist.
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Shaw
United Press
London
George Bernard Shaw
Whitehall Court
War Office
United States
America
Kellogg
Germany
Austria
Russia
France
England
Kaiser
Dont count on Carrie Midol promise
A nostalgic sales pitch touts Midol as a fast acting non narcotic remedy for menstrual pain. It claims relief in five to seven minutes and promotes accessibility in drugstores with an aluminum pocket case priced at fifty cents.
Roumania Weighs Fishery As Key Natural Resource
The report states that outside agriculture and forestry, fishery is the most important natural resource for Roumania. It highlights economic role and potential in regional development.
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Roumania
War Memorial Denounces War in Grim Stone Relief
In Ettlingen Paden Ettl ingen a war memorial rises as a stark antiwar statement. The wall shows death on a black horse with a bloodied scythe trampling soldiers while another relief depicts two men in a deadly struggle entwined by a serpent of paradise. A soldier statue faces granite slabs bearing the names of the fallen under the epitaph Our faithful brothers.
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Irons
Ettlingen
Paden
McCoy's Puts Weight On Weak Skinny Men
A promotional notice touts McCoy's Tablets as a weight gain and health booster. It cites a New Jersey reader who gained 28 pounds in two months and promises a full refund if a user does not gain at least 5 pounds after completing the stated course. The ad lists Fox Randal and Post Office Drug Stores as vendors and notes distribution by McCoy's Laboratories Inc with cod liver oil products.
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Atlantic City
McCoy
Fox, Randal and
Post Office Drug Stores
McCoy's Laboratories, Inc
Symbol of eternity on vaulted ceiling echoes old German coin motto
In a dim chamber a dark vaulted ceiling bears a center emblem of eternity, a snake biting its tail. Nearby appears the century old maxim from silver coins of southern German cities, Dominie conserva nos in pace, framing a quiet, somber scene.
Communistic Idea Is Tried in Florida
Tampa begins a novel social experiment by the Family Service Association. Six unrented small houses in a sparsely settled neighborhood are offered to broken families, widows, and deserted mothers with children. Miss Eleanor Porter explains the plan to provide homes and a playground for the families.
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Tampa
Fla
Tampa i
Family Service Association
Russia
Eleanor Porter
Transformation of barren exteriors with vines and flowers
Youngsters and adults contest in a program to transform barren exteriors while community buying expands the group. Several families live in farm houses under a superintendent with prison officials noting exemplary conduct. A raid on prison products occurs. no escapes have been attempted.
Convicts Work Farm Without Guards Near Rhinelander
More than forty convicts are serving prison terms on a 400 acre farm north of Rhinelander without guards watching over them. The item notes the unusual security arrangement and the location near Rhinelander.
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Associated Press
Rhinelander
Win
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