President selects Hughes to lead U S delegation to arms talks
President Har ding names Secretary of State Hughes to head the U S delegation at the Washington conference on limitation of armament and Pacific and Far Eastern issues. The President will attend November 11 as an adviser and will not push further into the conclave. Proposals to curb new warfare agencies and chemical agents are contemplated.
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Washington
Harding
Hughes
United States
At Last a National Military Policy
War department release prepared by Col. John McA Palmer explains the new defense law creating a small regular army augmented by citizen forces in emergencies. It frames a peacetime force structure under presidential control and defines the military institutions as a joint legislative-executive policy.
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War Department
John McA. Palmer
Harding
National Gerard
National Army Reserve
Congress
United States
Curtis Nelson Act expands farm loan capacity and funding
The Curtis Nelson Act increases federal land bank depository privileges from 6 million to 31 million dollars, enabling ongoing farm loan operations and boosting liquidity. It aims to direct about 200 million dollars yearly into farm borrowings as part of stabilizing credit during liquidation efforts.
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Cartin-Nelson
Federal Farm Loan System
Federal Land Banks
Curtis-Nelson
Treasury
Public Shooting Grounds Bill Aims to Fund Bird Refuges
Lawmakers push WF 4 and H 5828 to require migratory bird licenses at 1 dollar yearly. Funds would create a Migratory Bird Protection Fund with 40 percent for refuges and public grounds, 45 percent for bird care, and 10 percent for other expenses. Supporters say the measure strengthens protection during migration and aids duck habitat and refuges nationwide.
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Harry
Indiana
Dan R. Anthony, Jr
Kansas
Spor
Moist air helps engines with a quart jar humidifier
A quart mason jar mounted under the hood is rigged to supply moist air to an engine. The setup uses a stopcock and copper tubing to feed moisture from water in the jar to the brake manifold, claimed to improve cold morning operation and prevent engine skipping.
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Mason
Moisture saturated air cooling car intake system
An excerpt from Popular Science Monthly describes how air cooled and moistened by water bubbles in a pipe can feed the car’s intake. It explains passing air through water to humidify, with a shellac seal for airtight joints and a dash stopcock to control air escape.
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Popular Science Monthly
Tire care guidance from the era
Keep tires inflated and repair cuts promptly. Prevent blowouts by avoiding severe jolts and maintaining full pressure. Clean and repair mud balls. Insert tubes carefully. Avoid sudden stops, quick starts, and skidding. Align front wheels, use tale in the casing sparingly, avoid ruts and protect sidewalls. Apply chains only when necessary.
Automobile Trends and Growth Across North America
The article notes Canada importing 2265 U.S. cars in 1920 versus 1730 in 1919, with the U.S. hosting 189000 dealers garages and repair shops. It cites $8.17 billion yearly auto expenditures and 22.56 cents per mile, plus labor shifts and a Pershing limousine reportedly used by the American expeditionary forces.
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United States
Salads And Sides From A 1921 Kitchen Column
A 1921 Kitchen column discusses salads and side dishes, noting shifting gender roles in home cooking and valuing frugality through leftovers. It offers recipe ideas like Lettuce With Peanuts with a French dressing and a fruit cream, plus tips on potato preparation, green beans, and fresh corn for better texture and flavor.
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Rome
Praise for Lydia E Pinkham medicine from Millston mother
A Millston Wisconsin resident Mrs H H Janssen writes praise for Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound saying it strengthened her weak condition before pregnancy and helped her deliver a healthy baby girl She credits the medicine with easing her postnatal experience and urges others to use it to improve overall health and fertility.
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Millston, Wis
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
H. H. Janssen
Millston
Wisconsin
Store Detective Intervenes in Department Store Encounter
A bold man speaks with an attractive young woman in a department store. He asks about her plans and whether they could become better acquainted. She agrees only if he behaves, as she identifies herself as the store detective.
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Geo
Cuticura Toilet Tint Ad Promotes Daily Use
An advertisement touts Cuticura Toilet Tint as a complete daily skin care lineup. It highlights Cuticura Soap to cleanse, Ointment to soothe and heal, and Talcum to powder and perfume, claiming no toilet table is complete without them for 25 cents.
Simply Scandalous Roadster Sparks Husbands Tale
A blurred comic vignette describes a husband and wife spotting a new roadster. The husband critiques the car as having a slim fast look with two blue streamers on the hood and a wide muffler opening, while the wife asks if the driver is married.
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Mace
Bride
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Atlanta, Ga
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