Inquiries Department Answers Reader Questions
A reader Q and answer column covers levees at New Orleans first built in 1717 and early surgical operations by the ancients. The feature explains fringe on flags, the Treaty of Paris, Mrs Harrison’s death, and other curious queries with concise, plain responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
T. C
D.S. A
Q. Keny
New York City
Army
War Department
United States
Congress
Great Britain
Mississippi
Benjamin Harrison
B. E. P. A. Hier
Haarrison
P. D. A. Jd. Slosson
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Grand Bank
Health Crusade Highlights School Health Programs
Superintendent Pearson in Rockford reports extra professional credits for teachers who participated in a recent health crusade. The campaign emphasized good posture, at least ten hours of sleep, and wholesome habits, echoing findings from Greeley Kentucky and Providence Rhode Island investigations.
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Pearson
Rockford
Illinois
Greeley
Kentucky
Glasgow
Providence
Rhode Island
Dress Warmly This Winter For Health And Energy
Expert cautions men beyond youth to dress warmly to prevent illness and preserve energy. Mothers may guide late-night limits and proper winter attire, emphasizing sturdy shoes, gloves, and dry feet as essential prevents against flu and fatigue in cold weather.
Public School Health Crusade Widens Its Reach
National move to improve pupil health includes medical inspections and better home diets. New York City bans tea coffee and pie in lunches. Washington State surveys rural diet reveal undernourishment amid plenty. Colorado’s Greeley Schools adopt sixteen health rules including hand face and teeth washing.
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New York City
O'Shea
Public Health League
State of Washington
League
Greeley
Colorado
Stutsman
Eyesight and driving dangers raise calls for tests
The article warns eye strain from increased driving and air travel. It notes color blindness and poor distance judgment as accident factors and suggests eye testing for teenagers seeking driver permits as a potential reform.
Peace talk and secret pacts shadow Europe’s uneasy balance
The piece notes distrust in Europe despite peace rhetoric. Central European states form a Little Entente with about half a million troops. France plans major defensive fortifications while Italy sits across the Alps. The tension contrasts with Kellogg Pact talk and Hoover-MacDonald dialogues, highlighting ongoing behind the scenes plotting.
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Old World
Europe
France
Alps
Italy
United States
Hoover
Ramsey MacDonald
England
Turbulent Refuge of Debt and Lottery Dreams Across Regions
Warnings on high taxes and war debts collide with odd lottery tale in Linares Spain where a dream ticket sparks a riot and a local man profits with a 4000 share scheme. Meanwhile in the Aegean Sea Turkey and Italy dispute 16 islands and seek World Court input. The piece questions Monroe Doctrine implications and World Court fairness.
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Linares
Spain
Aegean Sea
Turkey
Italy
World Court
League of Nations
Shylock
Health and Tolerance Advice From Dr Frank McCoy
Dr Frank McCoy urges tolerance as a daily habit linking kindness to better digestion and mental well being. He contrasts cultural customs and notes intolerance breeds stress, while constructive living builds happiness and social harmony.
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Frank McCoy
Marines in Haiti and a 13 month year proposal
The piece notes the 1906 treaty authorizing US Marines in Haiti to preserve government and liberty during a presidential race with 100 candidates. It also cites General Wood of Sears Roebuck proposing a 13 month year for business to simplify comparisons, though acknowledging resistance to changing old customs.
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Haiti
United States
General Wood
Sears, Roebuck & Co
A Daily Study In Correct English By W L Gordon
A daily study in proper usage lists common errors and guidance on pronunciation spelling and word choice. It highlights misuses like redundant prepositions mispronunciations and mispellings and offers a vocabulary habit through a daily word exemplified by clemency as mercy and forgiveness.
Pessimism On London Naval Talks Fails To Shake U S Resolve
Washington officials expect a constructive outcome from the London naval conference despite French resistance to submarine limits and Italian parity. The plan envisions possible capital ship reductions and postponed replacements, with a stronger U S Britain rapprochement anticipated to dampen French aims.
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Washington
White House
Department of State
League of Nations
League
Italy
United States
Japan
France
Great Britain
America
England
Puzzlers Pi Horizontal Clues List
A compilation of numbered crossword style clues including Vegetable French river Grazed Surgical Puppy Sesame Southwest ankle and many more terms across various numbers. The list mixes common nouns and phrases such as sun god pistol and beetle with entries like Italian river and Russian grain port for puzzle solving.
Christmas Social Highlights and Local Arrivals
Mrs J J Richeson hosted the Higley Study Club Christmas program at Park Place. Miss Mary Poston returns from Ogontz School to spend the holiday recess. Mr and Mrs A T Lawhead and daughters depart for New York City for a week of Christmas sights. Eva Shields visits relatives in Coolville. Twenty years ago Dr W B Halbert returned from Army surgeon examinations in Washington. Miss Margaret Hawkins of Nelsonville and Miss Muer of Toledo visited Mrs D H Williams. Virgene Henry returns from National Park Seminary for Christmas. B M Covert visits wife and children with Mr and Mrs Edwin Cooks in Middleport.
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J. J. Richeson
Park Place
Higley Study Club
A. T. Lawhead
Mary Frances
Theodora
New York City
Metropolis
W. Db. Halbert
Washington, D. C
United States Army
Margaret Hawkins
Nelsonville
Muer
Toledo
D. H. Williams
High Street
Virgene Henry
National Park Seminary
Mrs. H. D. Henry
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Longzago
Davidson County
Eal
Vanderbilt
Act
Cornelia Weathersford
John Hix
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Ghent
British Foreign Office
London
North Atlantic Ocean
Newfoundland
Zahir Ad-din
Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Texas
Metropolitan Opera
Rosa Ponselle
Golden Voice
Don Giovanni
Met
Leonora Corona
Down
Southwest
Anne Lindbergh
Jed Harris
Broadway
Coquette
The
Royal Family
Manhattan
Lola Ridge
Chief Longlance
Carnegie Hall
Inn Orga Oerett
Donald Brian
Prince Danilo
the Merry Widow
Don Clarke
Louis Beretti
Muldoon
Arthur Hopkins
Cleveland
Theodore Dreiser
Creenwich Village
Jimmy Walker
Gene Tunney
Stephen Vincent Benet
John Keown
Hollywood
D. Ww. Griffith
Lincoln
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Incorporated
Mellon
Wm. B. F
Rockefeller Foundation Fund
Canada
W. L. Gordon
Rodney Dutcher Messenger
MacDonald
Eritein
Renova
Victor
Mary Poston
Rydal
Pennsylvania
Ogontz School
Eva Shields
Coolville
B. M. Covert
Edwin Cooks
Middleport
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