Childhood Wraith and Nationalistic Goods Debate
The piece contrasts a nostalgic wraith of childhood with anti consumerist notes as it recalls winter streets and gifts while analyzing a Commerce Department finding that the United States leads in production and exports and the United Kingdom buys more in other markets by about 150 million dollars for June to August.
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Emma
William
Brit
Department of Commerce
United States
United Kingdom
Heiress Ellin Mackay Dropped From Social Register
The note says Ellin Mackay, once America's leading heiress before marriage to Irving Berlin, is removed from New York's Social Register. The Berlin family welcomed a blue-eyed daughter born recently, yet neither mother nor child receives a paragraph or period in the society listing, prompting speculation on pedigree versus achievement.
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Ellin Mackay
Irving Berlin
America
New York
Social Register
the Register
Dad Irving
Miss Berlin
Royalty in America Stir as Queen Marie Voyage Probed
A scattered column discusses the arrival of Queen Marie and Princess Alexandra Victoria Zu Schleswig Holstein Glucksburg in the United States. It notes public interest in royalty, the exiled Kaiser's son’s former wife, and hopes a royal visit might bring relief to distressed regions.
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Queen Marie
Alexandra Victoria
Schleswig Holstein Glucksburg
Prince August Wilhelm
United States
Gilead
Buy in Britain appeals across newspapers in wartime UK
The text notes widespread advertisements urging British consumers to buy locally with slogans like Buy in Britain. American goods are marketed as desirable, yet ads rarely push an explicit Buy American message. The contrast shows how merchants frame quality and need to influence British buyers.
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Great Britain
Britain
America
Japan orders twenty five airships in Britain
Arthur Brisbane reports Japan has placed an order with Britain for twenty five passenger airships at fifty thousand dollars each. Each craft carries twenty passengers and is powered by two engines totaling one thousand horsepower. He notes Japan’s friendly stance and dismisses oil trial tensions, arguing non stop flight would keep ships aloft if started.
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Japan
Great Britain
Woolworth issues stock to shareholders in new issue push
Woolworth announces a stock expansion totaling 165 million shares issued to shareholders from a $100 million capital base. Fidelity Phoenix Fire Insurance matches with a 100 percent stock bonus for its shareholders, with other companies also participating in stock distribution.
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Nice
Wall Street
Woolworth Company
Fidelity-Phoenix Fire Insurance Company
Stock Exchange Seat Hits New High At 175000
A seat on the stock exchange sells for a record 175000, seen as a sign of rising confidence in a bullish market. traders note that brokers profit as markets heat up.
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Stock Exchange
Lord Rothermere on Britain missing prosperity from power
Lord Rothermere argues Britain fails to reach prosperity due to lack of electric power development. He asserts the United States owes its economic welfare to 29 million electrical horsepower in factories, equaling 290 million human workers.
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Lord Rothermere
Britain
United States
Senator Bruce attacks Protestant rule of the state
Maryland Senator Bruce says the Methodist dry board overshadows Catholic activity and Protestant influence governs state affairs. Friends of Governor Smith of New York, a Catholic, argue that Methodists have ruled long enough and others should have a chance.
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Bruce
Maryland
Methodist Dry Board
Smith
New York
Paderewski's Early Promise and Musical Path
A fragment notes Paderewski arriving yesterday and the idea that good judges misjudge talent. It recalls a Berlin violin teacher predicting a musician’s future and hints at Paderewski choosing piano over violin and the piano’s supremacy over violin and drums in comparison.
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Paderewski
Berlin
Country wealth cited with large excess income
The piece notes the nation's excess income exceeds four hundred million dollars, with Democrats claiming five hundred million. It contrasts Coolidge with Louis XIV and the Duke of Orleans, suggesting they would spend, while Coolidge aims to save though warns against deep cuts.
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Louis XIV
Duke of Orleans
Coolidge
Swiss Scientist Shows Tuberculosis Immunity By Vaccination
Doctor Spahlinger, a Swiss scientist, has demonstrated that cattle can be immunized against tuberculosis. The article notes that fighting TB without vaccination could succeed in advanced cases, but emphasizes nature’s cures: good food, fresh air, rest, and reasonable exercise.
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Spahlinger
Women on stage in early history show aging curves
The note states that women first appear on stage around 1790, but many are described as older in retrospect. It suggests dating ambiguity and shifting perceptions of age in early theater.
Japan uses official reader for subtitles in cinemas
In Japan an official reader vocalizes movie subtitles aloud during screenings. This practice guides accessibility and language pacing for audiences and reflects a national approach to multilingual media consumption.
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Japan
Liquefying Coal Achieved by German Chemists
Washington report notes Dr Friedrich Bergius and Dr Franz Fischer have developed methods to produce synthetic gasoline from coal. Bergius already commercializes berginized coal with plants capacity 1,000,000 barrels annually, while Fischer profits from similar chemistry but still seeks cost reductions for market viability.
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Washington, D. C
Friedrich Bergius
Franz Fischer
America
Impressions of Schumann Heink at Manhattan Week
Mme Schumann Heink dominates Manhattan week coverage as she marks the 50th anniversary of her opera debut in New York. Reports note her enduring vitality, her 65th performance return, and her bond with Walter Damrosch amid a chorus of praise from Carnegie Hall.
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New York
Manhattan
Mme
Schumann-Heink
Carnegie Hall
Walter Damrosch
America
Gratz
Germany
Prague
Mme. le Claire
Ernestine
Schumann-Heinks
le Claires
Hof Opera
Vienna
Nordica
Lili Lehman
Ann Bishop
Answers and Questions From a Quiz Column
A Q and A column covers topics from air mail lighting coast to coast to weight of objects on Earth. It notes routes lighted from New York to Salt Lake City with Salt Lake City to San Francisco pending, the bushel walnut count around 1500, tuberculosis seals fundraising totals, Basque origins, colonial time usage in Atlantic provinces.
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R. F
New York City
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Pyrenees
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Runaway Hocking Valley Engine Barely Causes Damage
A Hortonville era item reports a loose locomotive on the Hocking Valley line near Nelsonville, running ten miles with minimal fire and stopping itself before harm. Also notes local Eastern Star officers installed, Foraker declining presidential bid, and various social events. ten years ago headlines mention British cabinet shifts, Villa threats, and Ohio University basketball practice versus Antioch.
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Hocking Valley
Nelsonville
Radio Notes roundup of O'CLOCK listings and stations
Radio listings across WBAL WGN WLS WMAQ WABC and other stations feature orchestras ensembles and vocal performances in cities like Chicago Baltimore Detroit New York Los Angeles and Richmond while noting studio and concert formats plus varied programs including organ piano and featured recitals.
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WBAL
Baltimore
Sandman Circle
WGHP
Detroit
Chicago
WGN
Springfield
Kansas City
School of War
Schenectady
N. Y
Sparlmoore
Richmond
Orches
Pittsburgh
Wre
Springfeld
Mass
Michigan
Muwrant
Cleveland
WNID
Ware
Chicago—Orchestra
WCAU
Philadelphia
WMAQ
WIZ
New York
WGY
Los Angeles
Orchestrag Loist Weaf
WRVA
WSM Nashville
KDKA
Pitts
Eneopular
Lad Clevland
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Wish
KFT de
Fort Worth
Srencaire
Orcheswii
WLS
KFI
Kellogg Vigor at Seventy as He Golfes On
Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg, 70, shows vigor on the golf course with an 86 round at Pinehurst. Treasury head Mellon, 72, is cited as better preserved. Rumors of resignations swirl around both men as 1928 ends and tax talks loom. A Lincoln gavels note recalls Dawes and pipe collecting quirks in cabinet circles.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Frank B. Kellogg
Pinehurst
Bobby Jones
Coolidge
Melton
Kellogg
Dawes Vaults Up Vast Gavel and Pipe Collection
Secretaries to Vice President Charles G. Dawes prepare for a yearly display of gavels and pipes. Dawes likely owns the finest set in the capital, with more than a dozen gavels given since he became president of the Senate. The last gavel, made by Henry J. Paustian, an instructor at Junior High, joins the collection.
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Grand Island
Neb
Supreme Court
Lincoln
Paustian
Dawes
Charles G. Dawes
Senate
Henry J. Paustian
Iron Telegraph Posts Bent Double in Aussie Storm
Severe storm winds in Australia knocked iron telegraph posts out of alignment, bending several structures and disrupting line communication across affected regions. Officials assess damage and safety concerns as repairs begin.
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Australia
Dill bill origin and early radio legislation
The Dill bill traces to Senator C. C. Dill of Washington who in 1923 tested a home built radio tube set and found small Northwest stations closing due to copyright royalties. His first bill sought to exempt music reproduced from broadcasting stations from copyright laws, a step that led to broader radio legislation as stations pushed for broadcasting time fees.
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Dill
C. C. Dill
Washington
Northwest
Senate
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