Use of Fags Increases Hugely as an Aftermath of the Great World War
Washington report notes a dramatic rise in cigarette use since 1913 with 260 billion in 1924 and projections of 860 billion in 1925. It cites three factors: popularity among women, convenience, and postwar cheapness. The piece also contrasts cigar declines, tobacco production, and global consumption patterns.
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Robert Ss. Thornburgh
United States
Department of Commerce
Japan
Germany
Sweden
Belgium
France
Italy
Great Britain
Dominions
Department
Lecture system fading as rational conversation grows
Sir Henry Miers, vice chancellor of Manchester University, says the lecture system is dying out amid a shift toward rational conversation. He told a Manchester audience that grown ups seeking knowledge no longer demand lectures and prefer direct dialogue.
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London
Henry Miers
Manchester University
Manchester
Plans for enlarging Chesapeake and Potomac WV holdings
Plans for enlarging the company holdings in West Virginia were expected to be discussed today at a meeting of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone company of West Virginia directors in Charleston.
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Charleston
W. Va
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
Uncle Sam as Landlord Hits Tenants in Washington
A government report by Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work shows the US as a lenient landlord. Twenty three small government houses near the Capitol rented for 6010.50 dollars last year. One Washington house rented for 100 dollars annually. The top rent in the group was 300 dollars yearly and a government owned home brought 900 dollars.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Hubert Work
Capitol
Ohio Retail Clothiers Meet Promotes Late Fashion Adoption
Columbus Feb 27 sessions of the annual convention at the Southern Hotel featured talks on plans to induce men to adopt late fashions in wearing apparel.
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Columbus
Ohio Retail Clothiers’ and Furnishers’ Association
Southern Hotel
Tenant Farmers of Japan Demand Emancipation
Tokyo February 27 Tenant farmers in Japan grow restive under landowners and demand emancipation. The Japan Agricultural Union president Motojiro Sugiyama says tenants till the soil while landlords collect rents in crops, creating a system near serfdom. He calls the resulting agricultural issue a first class problem.
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Tokyo
Japan
Motojiro Sugiyama
Japan Agricultural Union
Sugiyama
Tenant Farmers Seek New Terms and Co operatives
Sugiyama argues the old rice cultivation system punishes workers and calls for rent reductions and lower middleman prices. Farmers form cooperatives to buy seed and supplies, hoping universal manhood suffrage will empower them to push favorable reforms in the Diet.
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Sugiyama
Will Speak to Ohio Students
Paul Blanshard field secretary of the League for Industrial Democracy will lecture in Athens on March 3 and 4. He speaks on The Ideals of Labor at the Varsity Inn Tuesday and Labor and the Next War Wednesday, under the Ohio University Round Table Club.
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Paul Blanshard
League For Industrial Democracy
Athens
Varsity Inn
Ohio University Round Table Club
Ohio University Press Club Eyes Green Goat Revival
The Ohio University Press club weighs reviving the Green Goat, the campus humorous magazine that ceased about a year ago. Officials say a careful launch is required to reestablish the publication without mishap.
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Ohio University Press Club
Gray-hooded Pigeon Found Only on One Pacific Island
The gray-hooded pigeon is among the rarest birds, with its habitat restricted to a single island in the Pacific, making its conservation vital. The discovery highlights the species unique status and the importance of protecting its limited range.
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Pacific
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