Notable Chicago Sign Painter Now Renowned Artist
Seymour M. Stone of Chicago, long known for painted signs on canal street wagons, has returned after 15 years abroad. He finished portraits of the secretary of war and Mrs Newton D Baker and is at work on Bainbridge Colby. His first U.S. exhibition occurred at the Corcoran Art gallery.
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Ashington
Canal Street
Chicago
Europe
Seymour M. Stone
Stone
Newton D. Baker
Bainbridge Colby
Mr. Stone
Corcoran Art Gallery
Mr.Stone
Boston
the Herald
Philadelphia
New York
Paris
Rome
Morence
Venice
Julien’s
le Favre
Munich
Loertz
Angelo Jank
Senator Thomas Urges War on High Costs in Senate Speech
In a Senate address Senator O. S. Thomas of Colorado argues for prewar standards and thrift to curb prices. He cites buying clothes four years old and shoes from 1916, suggesting citizens cut back until goods return to ancient prices and warning of repressive measures only if needed. He claims if Americans economize, costs will fall and labor will improve.
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O. S. Thomas
Colorado
Senate
Washington
We Need More Rubes on the Farms on Senate Floor
Senators Kenyon of Iowa and Sherman of Illinois discuss rural labor and urban excess. They argue farm workers would leave farms for city pay but criticize city life as breeding grounds for vice. They call for more rural workers and note misnaming of rural people as rubes.
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Senate
Kenyon
Iowa
Sherman
Illinois
President
War Time Passport Rejected by House Amid Debate
The House rejected the conference report on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill 96 to 192, preserving wartime passport restrictions. Republicans Mondell and Mann argued against the measure while Sabrth Siegel Connally and Clark opposed the report, noting it would bar entry to those without passports from their own country and require passports for travel abroad.
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Repubican
Mondell
House
Sabrth
Timois
Siegel
New York
Connally
Texas
Champ Clark
United States
Mann
Minois
Atention
Treland
Plan to Learn Careful Driving for Safety
A cautionary lesson urges new car owners to study instruction books, master starting and stopping with care, and adopt strict road ethics. It warns against recklessness, racing, and sudden starts, stressing that careful driving protects lives, tires, and property and preserves the car’s value over time.
Covering Automobile Springs With Boots Leather Also Protects
Practical advice from Motor Life Magazine on protecting car springs. Keep dirt and moisture away by sewing leather or leather substitute boots over springs to maintain lubrication, improve longevity, and reduce force from road shocks. Family sewing help recommended to fit covers.
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Motor Life Magazine
Automobile noise and maintenance tips from 1920s era
The article offers maintenance guidance for early cars noting that valve wear dominates noise, timing adjustments save wear, speedometer issues relate to a loose flexible shaft, and squeaks often originate in springs. It advises lubricating springs, checking vacuum feeds, keeping vents clear, and filing generator brushes to prevent arcing.
Time Makes Little Change Break In Train Schedule
Novelist Booth Tarkington comments on a cowardly attack on a solitary French officer in a Berlin hotel. He says Germans are unspeakable in the beginning and end, and remarks that people cannot change. A separate anecdote recalls Henry Labouchere’s death and a nephew’s accident.
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Booth Tarkington
Adjion
Berlin
Henry Labouchere
Labouchere
The Terrible Future Fears Over Wealth and Time
A man frets about his financial future and worry whether his life will appear rich to his children. He doubts his ordinary earnings will compare with others who accumulate wealth, despite current happiness.
Oscalatory diversions at the party raise rumors
A grandmother jokes about scandal at a late gathering as the younger attendees deny serious misdeeds and joke that Jimmy exaggerated by calling their kissing games.
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Jimmy
Treasury Eyes Color Coded Seals for Banknotes
The Treasury Department in Washington studies a proposal to mark denominations with standardized colored seals to identify notes at a glance. A Philadelphia druggist proposes color codes such as green for one, pink for two, and blue for five, while officials prefer to avoid using different dyes.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Philadelphia
Treasury
John Smith Coined New England Name
Capt John Smith, famed for Pocahontas, explored and mapped the northern coast in 1614 then called North Virginia and renamed it New England. The Mayflower charter adopted the name years earlier, reflecting Smiths influence on colonial nomenclature.
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John Smith
New England
Pocahontas
North
Virginia
Smith
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Senator Thomas
America
Balkans
State Department
Ketow
Kiro
Automobile News
Joseph A. Faurot
James J. Skehan
New York Police Training School
Man
Alger
Manitou
Milwaukee
Detroit
Palatial Steel
S.S
Charlevoix
Petoskey
Bay View
Harbor Springs
Mackinac Island
Abije
S. S
Puritan
Ludington
Maniatee
Onekama
Portage Park
Frankfort
Glen Haven
Grand Traverse Bay
Manistee
Ssouri
S. 5
Missouri
Michigan Transit Co
J. C. Conley
J. Kennedy
West Jackson Boulevard
J. Docks
Municipal Pier
S. W. End
Uresu
R. R
Postum Cereal Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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