Red College Life Brings Radical Debate on Education
An opinion piece argues that colleges should study and address social and economic evils in North Carolina industry. It defends educated radicals as valuable, contending true education expands horizons and prompts reform. It also suggests art and cinema thrive when audiences seek quality productions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of North Carolina
Textile Manufacturers’ Association
Thomas Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Cedar Rapids Woman Heralds Mayor Bid With Reform Aims
In Cedar Rapids a local woman declares a mayoral candidacy with a platform favoring clean movies a nine oclock curfew supervision of dance halls and war em petting parties. The piece questions if a candidate could offer a simpler EMS style platform amid world problems.
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Cedar Rapids
In Greece a new skirt length law
Dispatches note Greece bans skirts shorter than seven and a half inches below the knee. If the wearer is married, her husband faces fines or jail. The idea seems impractical in the United States where many husbands would end up jailed for enforcing such rules.
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Greece
Reece
Dispatches
New York Man Claims Violin Tone Quiets Fire
A New York man asserts that tone vibrations from playing a violin can extinguish a fire. He says his music differs from old claims that music halts clocks or curdles milk, presenting this as a novel fire suppressing method.
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New York
Faith in Movie Fans Cited by Lasky on Screen Quality
R Jesse Lasky of Famous Players Lasky Corp. argues that current days are not fit for presentation and that the public has the burden of accepting substandard film. he notes the low ratio of good novels and the difficulty in finding suitable scenarios. He contends the industry should adjust to public expectations rather than overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Jesse Lasky
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Man
Mother
Father
Stepping Out Phrase Leads To Divorce Victory
In San Francisco John Preston Knox sought a divorce after his wife used the phrase stepping out to describe infidelity. She blamed him as too slow and admitted an affair with R. C. Diel, an auto racer, which the court recognized as stepping out. The judge granted the divorce once the infidelity was proven.
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John Preston Knox
San Francisco
R. C. Diel
Lady Cathcart and the Aquitania Cabin Controversy
A habeas corpus stranded Lady Cathcart during the voyage of the Aquitania to Europe. Reports claim a first class private cabin was reserved by Secretary Davis to deport an Englishwoman of title, with the paying party unclear. The incident raises questions about who funded the cabin and the affair’s moral implications.
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Aquitania
Sam
Ellis Island deportations spark debate over morals and policy
The letter questions why many mothers with children are sent from Ellis Island while a woman who eloped is sent home. It criticizes perceived bias in enforcement and cites Secretary Davis and Lady Vera Cathcart, accusing them of using morality for publicity and noting differing treatment in immigration policies.
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Ellis Island
Davis
Vera Cathcart
Sam
Doctor Singer Warns Mosquitoes Kill Millions yearly
Doctor Singer of the Gorgas Memorial Institute says mosquitoes kill three million people each year by spreading malaria. He estimates the economic loss at about one hundred million dollars annually, roughly thirty-three dollars per person, arguing even a malaria sufferer is worth more than that.
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Doctor Singer
Gorgas Memorial Institute
Singer
Nathan Straus and the battle against impure milk
The passage recalls Nathan Straus criticizing the quiet deaths of children from impure milk. It notes his commitment to child life and his success in reducing infant mortality by at least half, contrasting public reaction to dramatic versus mundane tragedies.
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Nathan Straus
Mr. Straus
Prince calls empire action on leprosy and malaria risks
The piece argues that the British Empire acts against leprosy with urgency, noting 300000 lepers, while the United States struggles with malaria. It urges swamp drainage and aerial dusting to kill mosquitoes, claiming such measures would end the malaria plague.
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Prince of Wales
United States
Asia
Africa
America
Death of barbed wire inventor Jacob Haish at 99
Jacob Haish, inventor of barbed wire and its automatic maker, dies at age 99. Cattlemen praise his memory while critics recall the deaths caused by weak wire strands that felled western cattle. The afterlife image suggests his barbed wire led to entanglements and battlefield deaths in war.
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Jacob Haish
Harsh
Advice To Reach A Century From Dr Barker
Dr Charles F E Barker prescribes daily routines for a 100 year lifespan. Drink ten to twelve glasses of water, exercise each morning, eat little meat, take salt in warm water each morning, and bran in water each night. The narrator notes many would avoid living to that age.
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Charles FE. Barker
If You Don’t Get Everything Coming to You Glad
A short reflective line hints at contentment with one’s fortune and the idea that effort or luck yields plentiful returns, urging readers to recognize opportunities and appreciate gains. The phrase suggests a moral about striving and gratitude.
Congress Considers New Education Department Bill
Hearings begin on a bill creating a Department of Education with a Cabinet secretary. It would act as a centralized research clearinghouse, avoiding state interference while sharing findings with public and private schools. the plan faces concerns over federal funding and scope. The bill links to leaders Senator Charles Curtis and Representative Daniel Reed, with broad backing from education officials.
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Washington
Ded. C
Congress
Department of Education
Senate
Charles Curtis
Kansas
House
Daniel A. Reed
New York
Curtis
Reed
Committee of Education
The
Hous
Ite Preident
National Education Association
C Congress
Henry &. C. Bradford
Legislative Commission of the
Department of
Bureau of Education
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Secretary of the Interior
Columbia Institution For the Deaf
Howard University
Secretary of Education
Conference On Education
Ohio Congressman Attacks Civil Service Workers
In Washington on February 23, Congressman Martin L. Davey of Ohio attacks civil service workers calling them loafers and time-killers. He proposes suspending civil service regulations for two years to allow the president to weed out dead wood from government ranks.
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Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Washington
Davey
Baby Garage Boom In New York Apartment Rows
In New York City a novel business idea called the baby garage flourishes as caregivers rent baby carriages. An elderly man toured apartment houses shouting to attract customers, charging $1 a month for regulation carriages and 60 cents for go carts. Within a week his cellar filled, and the trade spread to many dense neighborhoods, though the East Side remained scarce.
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New York
East Side
Parking Space for Baby Car Pots and City Notes
A fragmented column describes a shabby coffee stand near The Tombs offering pennies for cups of coffee amid winter outcasts. It then shifts to politics, noting Gilbert Swan and a Davey half billion economy idea, with mixed civil service reactions and concerns over payroll growth and layoffs.
Radio listings highlight orchestras across stations nationwide
A dense schedule lists numerous stations in cities from Des Moines to Los Angeles featuring orchestras, bands, and vocal acts. Highlights include Vincent Lopez in New York, Eduardo Ferari Fontana tenor in Toronto, and varied programs across time slots from early evening through late night on WABC, WGN, KFI and many others.
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Des Moines
Little Symphony Orchestra
KOA
Denver
Colo
KPO
San Francisco
Calif
CFCA
Toronto
Can
Eduardo Ferari-Fontana
WCAP
Washington, D. C
Congress
U.S. Army Nd
WMBRB
Chicago
WQI
KPRC
Houston
Tex
WOC
Davenport
WORD
Ill
WCCO
St. Paul-Minneapolis
KTHS
Hot Springs
Ark
WDAF
Kansas City
Pacific Time
KGW
Portland
Ore
KGO
KFI
Los Angeles
WHI
KNX
KTBL
The Very Idea by Hal Cochran
Comic verse about late night snacking and domestic life with a chalkboard of quirky lines. The piece riffs on saving time and a child mischief while a father jokes about the perils of late night munching and a tumbling Willie.
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Hal Cochran
Answers to Questions and Answers in Daily News Column
In a Q and A from a historical column, readers ask about NYC commuting patterns, star status on currency, Captain Fried’s WWI service, the meaning of the abbreviation bid for bracketed quotes, and wind impact on thermometers. The responses explain commuter numbers near New York, star bills denote substitutions after defects, Fried served as a Navy lieutenant on Zuiderdyk, bid indicates literal transcription, and wind does not affect thermometer readings once temperature is reached.
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New York
Greater
Q. T
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Fried
Roosevelt
PF. H. A
Weather Bureau
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Promises Quick Indigestion Relief
For indigestion and sour stomach a small amount of Phillips Milk of Magnesia in water is advised. The product claims instant relief by neutralizing stomach acid and reducing gas, with physicians reportedly prescribing it for fifty years. Bottles priced at twenty-five cents.
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Athens Messenger
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Poor. Chas
H. Harris
Ie National
Robert E Wardinc
Fifth Ave
Wabash Avenue
N. P. Willis
Arthur Brisbane
BY Frederic J. Haskin
Charles P. Stewart
Messenger
Riages
St. Anthony's
Park Row
D Gilbert Swan
Coolidge
Eastern Time
WRC
Bank
WEAF
New York City
Vincent Lopez
U. S. Army
WJAR
WOO
WCAE
WSAL
WGR
WTAG
WEE
Ilpana Troubadours
WEEIL
WWJ
WSAIL
KSD
Roxy and His Gang
WEEL
WLIB
Hughie’ Barrett
WREU
Lansing
Mich
WTAM
Cleveland
Blue Room
Detroit
WIP
Philadelphia
WNYC
KDKA
Pittsburgh
WADC
Akron
WRZ
Springfield
Mass
Pittsburg
Clearwater
Fla
Frelic
Hartford
Conn
WCAU
WEAR
WGY
Schenectady
N. Y
Musical
Providence
RTL
WRNY
S—Classical
WJZ
Central Time
WHAS
Louisville
WBBM
S—Orchestra
KFAB
Lincoln
Neb
KYW
Chicago, Ill
WBAP
Fort Worth
WENR
WHIT
WMAQ
Oregon
WSM
Nashville
Tenn
Shriners
WGN
KFNF
Shenandoah
St. Louis
WEBH
T—Orchestra
WLW
Cincinnati, O. T
Lolk
Pop
Su Ree
Wille
Lvpstairs
Willie
Phillips Milk
Magnesia
Vicks VapoRub
Acts
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