Fourteenth anniversary of the woman suffrage amendment
Editorial notes the long arc of the fight for women's voting rights from 1869 through 1920. It cites Wyoming Colorado Utah Idaho and western states as early adopters, while eastern holdouts delayed ratification. It recalls the 1919 Senate vote, 1920 Tennessee ratification, and the creation of the League of Women Voters, concluding with congratulations to women.
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United States
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Washington
California
Kansas
Oregon
Arizona
Montana
Nevada
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Congress
Senate
House
Tennessee
Secretary of State
State Department
National American Women Suffrage Association
League of Women Voters
Indiana State Fair Tops Million Attendance Milestone
Reports from wire services say the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis closed on Labor Day night with attendance surpassing one million for the first time in history. The event, celebrated for its livestock, 4-H projects, automobiles, and displays, reinforces Indiana’s growing reputation as a top annual exposition.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
The Moocher Syndrome and Welfare Abroad
The piece questions the vast spending on foreign aid and domestic welfare. It argues such programs foster moochers both at home and internationally, creating enemies, and urges restrained funding so these systems gradually fade away.
Living Trusts For Children Fund Inherited $25,000 Plan
A reader asks about setting up a living trust to benefit children with an inheritance of 25 000. A lawyer drafts the trust agreement, naming a bank or fiduciary as trustee, and the author notes the trust can be very safe and allows self-drawn withdrawals under proper terms. The piece also compares long term Treasury bonds with savings bonds, highlighting yields, liquidity, and tax reporting implications.
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Secura
Treasury
Treasuries
Spear
Gen
Fea. Corp
Men as machines and the rise of the typist era
Paul Harvey argues men should be treated like machines and traces the shift from female friendly early typewriter sales to modern emancipation. He cites Christopher Sholes 1870s chirographer, YMCA approval, and IBM predicting a future with four hour workdays and six weeks vacation.
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Christopher Sholes
Amiera
Sholes
IBM
Brady's Health Service by Dr William Brady
A reader asks about angina and arteriosclerosis in a 70 year old wife. Dr Brady cautions against overdiagnosis, notes arthritis and rheumatic pain as likely, and suggests anxiety may drive perceived heart trouble. He offers further health volumes for purchase and outlines submission instructions for letters.
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Brady's Health Service
William Brady
J. J
O.K
Pocket
Cyclopedia of Health
Pocket Cyclopedia of Health
Ministers Tour Night Spots In Atlanta For Dialogue
A group of Presbyterian ministers took a seminar break in Atlanta to observe nightlife and hear what the world says. They visited night spots and strip clubs incognito and found chatter about a dancer using a minister to unzip her costume. The group then debated if entertainers would mirror ministers conversations and exchange views.
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Eran Oe Presbyterian
Atlanta
Iik
Kokomo Trilune
The Worry Clinic on erosion of the soul in America
Dr. Merlin argues that crass materialism and indifference to death threaten moral values in the United States. The text recounts a Florida funeral scene linked to Dr. Hortin and a niece in New York, urging reflection on the role of funerals, religion, and money in the soul’s well being. It cites Beecher and Dickens, touches on death, and promotes a self-help booklet Solace for the Bereaved with a stamped return envelope.
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Faull R. Hortin
America
Orang
St. Petersburg
Florida
New York City
Alise
Hrosion
Souk Speath
Pelta
Henry Ward Beecher
Crane
Peperl
Will
Jesus
Scrooge
Silas Marser
Folklore and quotes on publicity and learning
The piece compiles quotes from various figures, discussing publicity’s limits on ideas and learning. It cites Roger Talmian on media reach, Rodney Sorrell’s hunting tale, L. Burton on universities, psychiatrists at conventions, and an Associated Press dispatch, reflecting on humanity and knowledge.
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Roger Talmian
United Press International
Idaho Falls
L. Burton
University of Michigan
Associated Press
Soldiers of fortune in Africa war zones draw in mercenaries
The memoirs of Colonel Mika Hoare and a backdrop of white mercenaries shape Africa's conflicts. In Nigeria the secessionist state of Biafra uses foreign fighters while Soviet advisers aid Gowon. Congo's Bukavu defiance by Jean Lethrame’s mercenaries and Katanga gendarmes persists, Mobutu courting Turkish mercenaries to chase rivals. Elizabethville looms as a potential prize amid continued fighting.
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Jason
Medea
Africa
Mika Hoare
Simbas
Congo
Nigeria
Biafra
Jefferson Davis
Gowen
Kamikaze Brown
Reral
Gowon
Johnson
Conrades
Attica
Washington
Jean Lchramme
Katanga
Bukavu
Kivu
Mobutu
Goma
Uvira
Schramme
Lortune Sect
Albertville
Elizabethville
Simbasap
Labumbashi
Kinshasa
Lubambashi
Fea
First primate spaceflight by US Navy in 1939
The United States Navy achieved the first successful launch and recovery of a primate from space in May 1939 with a pound squirrel monkey named Miss Bakey. Trained at the Naval School of Aviation Medicine, the mission showcased early spaceflight experiments and Navy testing of space communications and flight technologies.
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United States Navy
Miss Bakey
Naval School of Avia Gon
Navy
U.S. Navy
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