Public welfare drive notes continued work of Childrens Bureau
The piece explains Julia C. Lathrop’s leadership of the U S Children's Bureau under the Labor Department and outlines the bureau's mission to study and report on child welfare, maternal care in rural districts, infant mortality, and the expansion of Baby Week campaigns to engage communities in safeguarding children.
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Taft
Children's Bureau
Department of Labor
Bureau
Children’s Bureau
United States
Miss Lathrop
State Boards of Health
Cleimcs
New York
Pittsburgh
Washington
Congress
Uncle San’s Children's Bureau
Burenan
Electromagnet Lift Inventions And Global Wheat Trade
A seven pound electromagnet capable of lifting fifteen times its weight is described for use in machine shops. Babylonia, Syria, and Palestine are noted for high quality cereals. Ireland faces a horse shortage amid rising agricultural work, boosting interest in tractors and motor plows. A French inventor makes durable artificial lace from cellulose. Hawaiian resort demand grows as eastern travelers flood ships to Honolulu. McCunnard Steamer Inc contracts Seattle Construction and Drydock for all steel freighters, over six million dollars.
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Babylonia
Syria
Palestine
Ireland
Hawaiian Islands
Eastern
Tollionaires
Honolulu
Mc Cunard Steamer Inc
Seattle Construction and Drydock Company
The Home Life Debate Echoes City Parlor
A sentimental observer praises a tranquil home while a gruff critic argues a modern home is noisy with doors ringing phones and constant visitors. The exchange captures contrasting views on domestic life and social bustle.
Paris Doctor Advocates Yeast Remedy for Burns
A Paris doctor asserts that yeast diluted with lukewarm boiled water serves as an effective burn cure. A Danish scientist develops a night heat radiation measuring instrument. An inventor patents a two section plug that dissembles without risk of breakage.
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Paris
Food Campaign And Farm Plans In Polk County
Polk County joins governor Harding's drive to boost crop output as Iowa schools may mobilize students for farmland work. Davenport tractor maker offers free plowing of acre or larger plots in Polk. Legislature advances budget and tax measures while debates tax fairness, public works, and education funding.
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State Board of Education
Polk County
Des Moines
Tiowa
Farm Improvement Association
Harding
Iowa
Linn County
Clarke
Cedar
Davis
Cook County
Illinois
Davenport
Senate
House
Iowa House of Representatives
House Committee On Ways and Means
How Are Your Nerves Warners Safe Remedies Ad
A vintage ad urges readers with nervous fatigue to try Warner's Safe Service. It claims immediate relief from sleeplessness irritability and neuralgia, marketing a non narcotic tonic for general nervous prostration. Sold by druggists nationwide with free samples upon request.
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Warner
Warner’s Safe Remedies Co
Rochester, N. Y
A Difference in Prices for Potatoes
A resident notes that potatoes have not increased in intrinsic value but now cost about six times as much as before reflecting sharp price inflation and cost of living changes.
Three D’s in Dodd’s Kidney Pills
Mr. Robert W. Ferguson of Hingham Massachusetts describes years of kidney disorder and backache. He nearly died in Vancouver but was cured by persistent use of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He now uses the remedy occasionally to keep kidneys regulated and praises the product.
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Robert W. Ferguson
Hingham
Mass
Vancouver
Dodd
Mr. Ferguson
Too Slow
Dialogue excerpt features two speakers debating punctuality and reliability. One comments on a new chauffeur named Chugwitz as reliable while preferring occasional fines for speeding over missing trains on short notice. The scene centers on time management and transport punctuality.
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Chugwitz
Cascarets Claim Liver and Bowel Cleansing Benefit
An old advertisement urges Cascarets as a nightly cleanse for liver and bowels, claiming they replace harsher laxatives. It promises a 10 cent box, no griping, and relief from headache and indigestion by morning, noting millions use the product.
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Edward C.clark
Walarg
Lake
Iowa Senate
Towa
Iowa City
General Assembly
State University
Ames
College For the Blind
Vinton
Yowa
Horchem
Findlay
Weaver
Hayner
Gibson
Committee On
State Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate Appropriations Committee
Railroad Commission
Adj
Guy E. Logan
Iowa National Guard
Barry
Chicago
Central Division
War Department
Augusta
S Rex Tessenone
Ry Marine
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