Battleships or Babies in War Over Children’s Bureau
Washington December 1 Congressman A Piatt Andrew of Gloucester targets the Children’s Bureau funding to favor ships over babies as he campaigns against the bureau. Critics note the bureau’s 1927-era appropriation and clarify its role in child welfare research and reporting across the nation.
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Mass
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
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Bureau
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A Thought for Today Faith quotes II Tim 4 7
A devotional line reflects on Paul’s citation I have fought a good fight I have finished my course I have kept the faith Faith is described as easing grief and pain and guarding the heart against hurt through steadfast belief.
Go It Mrs Grundy Appears In Mattituck Scandal
A Mattituck New York school teacher faced suspension after remarks to a female colleague and assisting girls with rides, provoking Mrs. Grundy style gossip about propriety. The letter-writer mocks public chatter and the town’s talk market while lampooning social strictures.
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Mattituck
N. Y
Mary
Where Will They Drive The Coming Auto Boom Sparks Road Need
The piece cites John J. Raskob of General Motors predicting Ford production will push total car output by 1928 well above current levels. It notes cities overwhelmed by traffic during rush hours and holidays, with country roads already crowded. It argues the sole solution is building more roads and highways to handle the surge.
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John J. Raskob
General Motors Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Raskob
Thoughtful civic duty and prudent city stewardship
The writer urges property owners to be constructive in city affairs, noting that an official is a regular citizen who can err like voters. Careless disposal of refuse burdens storm sewers and tax money, while wasting water harms both individual property and the city, linking citizen conduct to tax assessments.
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Mohhattan
Broadway
Dye in Panama Zone gasoline to curb graft
Government enacts gasoline dyeing in the Panama Canal Zone to deter graft and theft. Incoming congressmen are anticipated as a politics note hints at upcoming changes.
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Panama Canal Zone
Capitol Dome
Suttee Ethics and India Devastation Comment
The piece condemns the suttee rite and British India policies, juxtaposing a grieving Hindu woman burned on her husband’s funeral fire with a call to read Mother India and Voltaire’s Zadig. It critiques caste oppression, forced marriage, and famine, while noting India’s rising population under British rule and a separate gas-related double tragedy of Alfred Tucker and his wife.
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India
Voltaire
Zadig
John Bull
Britain
Alfred Tucker
Night of life and geopolitics mix in fragmented report
An aged reflection on aging contrasts with a scattered news slice about Russia warning Poland to let Lithuania be, Lithuania’s vow to defend freedom, and Poland promising noninterference. The piece hints at arms reductions, a Geneva parley, and a Ford car debut by Henry Ford promising speed and four wheel brakes.
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Poland
Britain
Russia
Geneva
Sons of God
Lord
Satan
Europe
Ford
Henry Ford
Measles Care and Diet Advice from Dr. Frank McCoy
Health column discusses measles as a toxin driven fever with a high 104 degree spike and rash. prescribes warm hip baths, skin treatments, and a milk magnesia regimen. Advocates a strict diet, orange juice for faster elimination, and delayed meals until fever and rash subside, plus stepwise reintroduction of proteins.
Broadway pitch men and odd tradesmen in winter New York
In New York City on December 1, Gilbert Swan sketches the bustling Broadway scene as winter brings a roaming cadre of pitchmen selling improbable wares. He notes slick trickery, hypnotic sales, and street crowds, plus a mysterious “mystery man” profiting by posing with performers.
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New York
Manhattan
Answers to Questions By Frederick J. Haskin
A quiz style column answers varied questions on magnets silver coin tender limits statues of liberty elevators, olive cultivation regions, and postwar agricultural prosperity. It cites the strongest magnet in Washington DC, silver coin legal tender up to 10, mentions no elevator in the statue beyond the pedestal, and notes olive cultivation mainly in California and Arizona with limited frost hardy areas.
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Jardine
Philadelphia
D.A.C
United States
California
Arizona
Twins confess murder for fortune in Sofia case
Sonia and Alexia Condouritch, twin sisters in Sofia, confess to killing their mother to gain her inheritance. Police say the sisters admitted the crime and planned the act to claim the fortune.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Sonia
Alexia Condouritch
Minister Imposter Arrested in Whisky Credit Fraud Case
Redditch England reports that R. B. Tomlinson posed as a minister to obtain a large whisky credit line and was arrested on fraud charges.
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Redditch
Eng
R. B. Tomlinson
McCoy's Tablets Promise Weight Gain for Thin People
Ad touts McCoy's Tablets for quick weight gain and improved appearance. It guarantees at least four pounds gain after four 60 cent boxes or two 1 dollar boxes, with druggist refunds if not satisfied. The shortened product name is McCoy's Liver Gil Tablets and requests are to ask for McCoy's Tablets at any U.S. drugstore.
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McCoy
America
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin: 1892 Laxative Landmark
The article traces Dr. Caldwell's 1892 prescription Syrup Pepsin as a mild liquid laxative for women, children, and elderly. It notes its early practice, broad claims of relief from headaches biliousness and indigestion, and its rise to become the world’s best selling liquid laxative.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Mothers Buy Bottled Syrup Pepsin For All Ages
The passage notes that most of the syrup is purchased by mothers for themselves and their children, highlighting its usefulness for elderly people as well. Drug stores stock generous bottles for emergencies.
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