South America Trade Shaped by American Goods and European Competition
In Washington on February 1, Rodney Dutcher notes South America’s trade drift toward Europe, detailing Brazil as a focus. The United States leads in autos, oil, machinery, and electrical goods but faces cheaper European exports, with Britain and Germany gaining share and several U.S. plants operating in Brazil.
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Washington
South America
Europe
Brazil
Britain
Germany
France
United States
Frarfte
England
Switzerland
Phillips
Holland
General Electric
America
Braz
Italy
Rio
Sao Paulo
General Motors
Ford
American Corn Products
Victor Talking Machine
U. S
Otis Elevators
General Electric Lamp and Globe
Armco
California
Great Britain
A Thought for Today Verse Reflections
A brief devotional note contrasts biblical and literary lines. It cites Jeremiah 2 32 about a people forgetting their ornaments and a Shakespeare quip on forgetfulness, suggesting a reflective mood on memory and identity.
Keeping Pace with Change in Modern Life and Fashion
The piece notes rapid shifts in economy and society driven by new retail methods, technology, and trends. It cites hairpins, corsets, stockings, and lighter fabrics as examples while highlighting motor cars, transport shifts, and changing social habits. It advocates preparation, neighborliness, and courtesy as stabilizing forces.
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United States
Recipe for Good Health from Athan Straus
Athan Straus, a New York merchant and philanthropist aged over eighty, promotes a daily good turn for others as a core health principle. He compares this to Boy Scouts taught to help others, noting many adults ignore this habit amid urban self interest.
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Athan Straus
New York
Grange Pushes Co op Marketing For Farm Relief
National Grange advocates cooperative marketing and stabilizing agencies as the best basis for farm relief. It opposes McNary Haughen style plans and subsidies, urging local and wider co ops to cut costs, reduce distribution waste, and boost direct producer consumer dealings under a strong Federal Farm Board.
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ONG
National Grange
Washington, D. C
Federal Farm Board
Ring-the-bell Joe a Forties Character in New York Bars
A nostalgic portrait of a midtown bar habitué in the Forties, a dapper actor type who stays in character between sips and meals. The piece mingles Broadway reminiscence with New York street scenes, back hall rooms, and transient city life.
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New York
Southahn
Sah
James Lane Allen
Ignity
Con
Broadway
Henry
Manhattan
Revolution fears and big business profits in 1928 politics
Arthur Brisbane discusses fear of revolution affecting finance, noting Spain's exchange drop while declaring Spain strong. He highlights General Motors profits of 279 million in 1928 and Metro Life dividends of 77 million, framing big business as effective when well run. He also notes oil stock fights, railroad wage gains, and imperial cruiser debates.
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Spain
General Atterbay
Pennsylvania Railroad
Japan
Health and Diet Advice by Dr Fane McCoy
Health guidance argues most diseases are body responses to toxins rather than specific cures. Remedies that relieve pain may hide the underlying cause, and self cure often relies on proper support rather than pills. Questions address lumps from strains greens access mono diet and general diet tips.
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Fane McCoy
McCoy
William Osler
L. F
Radio offers schools a path to learning and aid for miners
A columnist urges universal radio in public schools and praise for the Radio Corporation of America. He notes World events and calls for public support to acquire radio sets, especially for country schools, to boost education and welfare.
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Radio Corporation of America
Walter Damrosch
History Highlights from 1775 to 1901 in Brief
Timeline items include the February 1 1775 meeting of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in Cambridge. 1813: the US privateer Hazzard captured the British ship Albion. 1861: Texas seceded from the Union. 1901: William H Taft became secretary of war.
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Congress
Massachusetts
Cambridge
Hazzard
Albion
Texas
William H. Taft
Athens Brick Co replaces gas engine with 400 horsepower Corliss unit
A 400 horsepower Corliss engine was bought and installed at the Athens Brick Company to replace a wrecked gas engine. A meeting in the Athens Opera House discussed plans for a traction line linking Athens, Nelsonville, and Glouster. Clay M. Sanders named Hollister postmaster. Winter football practice begins at Ohio State University.
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Athens Brick Company
The
Athens Opera H
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Clay M. Sanders
Hollister
Athens County
Ohio State University
Clarifying 1920s Inflammable Language and Protyle Terms
Excerpt discusses distinctions between flammable and inflammable, noting gasoline as highly flammable. It cites Sir William Crookes on protyle and describes the Phyllis Wheatley Association building in Cleveland with nine stories, 135 bedrooms, 6 ward rooms, 4 girls’ parlors, cafeteria, beauty parlor, and gymnasium, plus 1,200 placements in 1927.
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D. H.C
William Crookes
British Association
Phyllis Wheatley Association
Ohio Board Grants Certificates to 27 Pharmacists
The Ohio State Board of Pharmacy approved certificates and passed 27 of 63 applicants who sat the latest pharmacists' examination on January 31 in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio State Board of Pharmacy
Margaret Brown Dies Battle With Illness In Perry
Margaret Brown, seven year old of Perry Kansas, survived twelve days of oxygen and blood transfusions but appeared to win her battle for life, according to reports from the Perry hospital today.
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Perry
Kans
Margaret Brown
Cross Word Clue Festooned With Jumbled Text
Puzzle reads scattered hints and partial words across horizontal and vertical clues. Entries mix foreign phrases with misaligned letters, leaving fragments like Skillet, To repeal, and feminine pronouns amid garbled lines.
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J. G. Worstell
Alex Nelson
Woman's Home Missionary Society
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Raymond Connett
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