President Coolidge Urges Marketing Reform for Agriculture
In a post election address to the Association of Land Grant Colleges in Washington, President Coolidge pledged government effort to avert agricultural difficulties. He warned farmers to focus on scientific marketing to solve distribution issues and urged land grant colleges to promote efficiency, cooperation, and economic farming.
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Aashington
Coolidge
Association of Land Grant Colleges
Cators
Mr. Coolidge
America
Land Grant College
Christmas at Grandma Burke’s Farm Kitchen
Grandma Burke, planning a quiet Christmas for her family, is surprised when Rose, Jenny, and others bring a bustling celebration into the hall. The day shifts from doughnuts and dancing to a queenly tribute and gifts as the grandchildren reveal their love with music and mistletoe.
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Grandma Burke
Sue
Kate
Tom
Big Sam
Vive
Sam
Nell
Grandma
Jenny
Andy Smith
Rose
Andy
Grandma Rose
Jenny Cady
Queen of Love
May
Bill
War department studies women in all military branches
The War department is studying the use of women in every military branch for future emergencies. A questionnaire to corps area generals seeks data on organizing a Women’s Army corps, while indicating no combat roles. The project compares with Britain’s 250000 female service in WWI and US figures.
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Rose Cady
Rose
Grandma
War Department
Army War College
General Staff
Department
United States Army
Army
Women's Service
Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps
Spain as a Traveler Sees Its Diverse Regions and History
The piece surveys Spain from the Pyrenees to Granada, noting the gauge change for rail travel, Catalan and Castilian divides, Gerona Barcelona and Tarragona, Montserrat, Madrid, Toledo, Cordova, and Granada. It describes Madrid’s art and bullfighting culture, Cordova’s mosque and Moorish legacy, and Granada’s Alhambra setting amid Sierra Nevada, highlighting diverse landscapes, old kingdoms, and cultural contrasts.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D.ay
Spain
Europe
Africa
France
Central
of Saint
Barcelona
Espana
Catalonia
Madrid
Gerona
Nice
Rambla
Tibidabo
Greece
Montserrat
Castile
Tillah
Velasquez
Toledo
Tagus
Aligestery
Castig
Cordova
Mecca
Aix-la- Chapelle
Bagdad
Abderrahman
Alhambra
Granada
Vega
Sierra Nevada
Isabella of Castile
Ferdinand
Ebe
Muscle Shoals Power Bid Faces Government Plan Contests
Uncle Sam seeks Western senator support for a government operation plan to govern Muscle Shoals properties amid possible Wilson dam dispostion before July. Secretary Weeks weighs authority to lease power if Congress stalls, while Hull backs federal sale rights to private firms. Illinois Manufacturers survey aims to influence December congressional action.
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Muscle Shoals
Congress
Weeks
Wilson Dam
Norris
Neb
Ford
Hull
Army
Elon H. Hooker
New York
Hooker
Westward shift urged for cabinet and patronage
The piece argues President Coolidge should draw more major offices from the West, counting on political leaders who favor reshaping patronage to reflect Western strength and potential defections in 1928. It cites the historical tilt toward Eastern influence in White House appointments and notes regional balance needs.
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Harding
West
Republican Party
Agriculture Wallace
Commerce Hoover
California
New York
East
White House
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