Edison Says Happiness Impossible for Man as Now Made
Special to The Globe reports Thomas A. Edison answering R H Platt Jr about happiness and the age of science. Edison says happiness is impossible as man is constituted, and lists views on education, opportunities, and the current era dubbed the Age of Science. The feature also previews The Book of Opportunities listing 3,000 American occupations and odd job titles.
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Globe
New York
Thomas A. Edison
R. H. Platt, Jr
G. P. Putnam’s Lane
United States
Schakitz
Jazzezar
Adventist Girls Protest Flapper Edict at Takoma Park Mission
One hundred Seventh Day Adventist Missionary college students in Takoma Park protest a ministerial association ban on bobbed hair short skirts and flapper styles. The edict targets dashing colors rakish hats earrings provocative footwear and sleeveless outfits while urging avoidance of flapper fashion as a moral pestilence.
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International News Service
Washington
Seventh Day Adventist Missionary College
Takoma Park
Rose Ef, Roose
Riverside
California
Two Homes Made Happy by Vegetable Compound Claims
Mrs Goldie Shoup of St Joseph Illinois and Mrs J Storms of Paterson New Jersey report improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They describe restored strength and renewed energy enabling them to manage housework, with letters highlighting broad testimonial support.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Goldie Shoup
St. Joseph, Ilinois
J. Storms
Lane Street
Patee N. J
Shoup
Bible worker judged by world for wearing articles
A fragment notes the world labels a Bible worker as frivolous for adorning herself with certain articles, implying a moral judgment by observers. The remark suggests social standards and reputational risk tied to outward adornment.
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Acter
London Inventor Unveils New Apparatus To Replace Scenery
A London theatre electrician presents a novel device claimed to render theatrical scenery obsolete while producing all scenic effects. The system promises dramatic cost savings, eliminates most scene shifting, and reduces the need for many scenery workers if adopted widely.
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London
Jazz Brings America Close to German Music
Boston oct 7 American jazz music with its shrieks and blare has helped make this nation second only to Germany in musical development. Serge Koussevitsky, conductor of the Boston Symphony, praised US orchestras and noted fifteen first class ensembles. He returned from a four months European tour with new works including Stravinsky's Italian Oedipus Rex, never yet heard in the United States.
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Boston
Germany
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Serge Koussevitsky
Koussevitsky
Europe
England
France
Mr. Koussev
United States
Beadwell Fights Lions With Field Glasses
Rear Admiral Beadwell recounted on his London return from Africa how, after firing at a large rhinoceros, four lions rose from tall grass within fifty feet. Lacking a gun bearer, he swung his field glasses like a weapon and charged, causing the lions to flee.
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Beadwell
London
Africa
Four Queens in Exile From Europe After Empress Death
The death of Empress Eugenie prompts note that four queens live in exile in Europe Marie of Russia Sophie of Greece Zita of Austria Hungary and Tmesie of Portugal Also at Dorm resides Princess Hermine who demands the title Her Majesty and claims Kaiserin status though German law deems her Frau von Hohenzollern and not a queen in exile.
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Eugenio
Europe
Marie
Russia
Sophie
Greece
Zita
Austria-Hungary
Tmesie
Portugal
Hermine
Kaiserin
Germany
Frau von
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Sandra
Samara
Afgana
Camiel
Kayser
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Gossard
Seib
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Seiberling
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2Nd Street
Roseville Pottery
Coro Jewelry
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