Wives Stir Washington as Cabinet Talk and Dress Edicts Roil
In Washington January 3 many tales swirl about political life and secondhand diplomacy. Mrs Borah hints at a cabinet offer for her husband prompting astonished hosts and a table full of listeners. President Coolidge’s late appearance and wedding of formality stir talk of his health and the end of his presidency. Newspaper wives enforce dress standards for reporters traveling on the Maryland with toppers and tails, and the added costs reach seven dollars per outfit.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Borah
Idaho
Hoover
West
Borahs
Maryland
Latin America
Thought for Today Reflects on Humility and Honor
A reflective note cites James 4 16 urging humility and warns that boasting is evil. It contrasts worldly praise with restraint and includes a quoted line about honor being overpaid when the doer is merely a commentator.
What sort of God rules the universe Mather argues
Geologist Kirtley F. Mather contends the universe operates by impersonal natural laws not a feudal deity. He argues the moral qualities of the world emerge only through life and development and that humanity’s presence suggests the administration of the cosmos is good for mankind.
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Kirtley F. Mather
Mr. Mather
Alcohol Deaths Rising Despite Prohibition Says Norris
New York City medical examiner Charles Norris warns in the North American Review that alcohol related deaths will top 126 000 as prohibition appears to fail. He argues most liquor now on the market carries dangerous additives and that alcoholism deaths are underreported on death certificates.
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Charles Norris
New York City
Doctor Norris
Norris
Synthetic gasoline from coal and alternatives debated at conference
Delegates at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh discuss making fuel from hydrogen and coal, powdered coal engines, powdered rice husks, and peat dust as potential auto fuels. They predict future driving may remain cheap and powerful even without gasoline.
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Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh
Fear of Bond Issues Spreads Across States
The piece notes voters in Missouri Iowa and Kansas approving large bond issues for road construction as a sign Americans no longer fear big debt. It argues better roads unite the nation and boost development with every dollar spent.
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Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Evey
Wives and Skyscrapers by Rebecca West Returns Home
English novelist Rebecca West tours America and reports grim hardships for American women living in skyscrapers with limited family life. She argues the picture is saddening yet she notes that the reality in America differs from her claim.
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Ebecca West
London
America
Small object and a claim about home ownership
A fragment states a thing approaching a skyscraper is negligible and that over half of Americans own homes. It also notes a visiting Britisher can collect abundant misinformation about the United States.
Wall Street Ends Year On High Note With Record Prices
Wall Street closed the year with stocks climbing to new highs and profits for brokers totaling about 30 million from seat sales. Public buying topped 920 million shares with notable gains in steel radio and General Motors, while wages at 60 billion a year leave 20 billion for savings and luxuries.
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Wall Street
General Motors
Henry Ford
America
Stock Exchange
Victor Berger
Ecker
Metropolitan Life Company
King George’s Doctors Consider Blood Transfusion
Doctors assess King George III’s fatigue from streptococcal infection. They discuss transfusion as a non experimental remedy to restore blood vigor and combat infection, noting delays despite its established use. The tone reflects cautious medical judgment for a royal patient.
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George
Life span by diet and discipline from Cornaro to Bacon
The piece argues life expectancy can rise with proper habits and diet. It cites Luigi Cornaro who survived past 100 after restricting to twelve ounces of solid food and wine daily, and notes his wife lived to 100 as well. Francis Bacon and other writers are referenced.
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Luigi Cornaro
Venice
Francis Bacon
Cornaro
End of 1928 Marked by Lynchings in Mississippi
The article notes a Black man was burned alive at Lombardy Mississippi after confessing to murdering the father of a girl he assaulted. It argues Mississippi did not deserve such an ending to 1928 and laments lynching as the year closes with the fewest in years.
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Lombardy
Mississippi
Smithsonian Institute
Institute
West Indian Archipelago
Patagonia
South America
Strait of Magellan
Andes
Rio Negro
Argentina
Palestine
Mary
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Wild Hunt Turns Toward Hoover As Coolidge Gambits
A political scene imagines pressure on Hoover while Coolidge is away, with several wild animals waiting in the wings to pursue the former president.
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Coolidge
Hoover
Rise in Millionaires Reaches Forty Thousand
In the last fourteen years the number of millionaires has grown to 40,000. Many are said to have earned their wealth outside the liquor industry.
Talking marathon in New York hinges on congressional adjournment
A New York promoter hoped for substantial funding if Congress adjourned after the event. The plan depended on legislative timing and potential financial backing, with outcomes tied to political scheduling.
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New York
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy
Dr Frank McCoys health and diet guidance discusses crustaceans nutrition and shellfish safety. It covers lobster anatomy digestion myths and the value of fresh boiled meat with cautions on cheese. It includes reader questions on orange juice mixtures for digestion and metabolism tests for thyroid function with tuberculosis notes.
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Frank McCoy
Broadway jobless actors face hard winter and hope
In New York a wave of 17 000 actors seek work on Broadway as 5 000 vaudeville performers and 2 000 transients struggle amid a harsh season. Many take routine jobs in shops while the Actors Fund is drained, and winter promises more hardship before any recovery.
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N York
Broadway
Actors
Best exercise to strengthen arches of the feet
R F K asks for how to strengthen foot arches. The answer suggests walking pigeon toed about one third of daily steps, shifting weight to the big toe side of the forefoot. M M F asks if tapioca contains starch and is a good food. The reply says tapioca is nearly pure starch and should be cooked well, paired with greens, not with other starches or proteins.
Pritchards and guests visit in Clarksburg
Mr and Mrs Everett Pritchard return to Clarksburg after visiting Mr Pritchard’s parents Mr and Mrs Robert Longstreth of Union Furnace. Union Furnace hosts Mrs R A Jones and Miss Emma C McVay on University Terrace. Dr Mercer spends week in Baltimore for science convocation. In 1916 Athens Hi basketball trips to Parkersburg and Williamstown. losses to Parkersburg 25 to 18 and win 43 to 19 with Conner Banks Wise Jordan and Collins in lineup.
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Mrs. Everett Pritchard
Clarksburg
Mr. Pritchard
Robert Longstreth
Union Furnace
R. A. Jones
Emma C. McVay
University Terrace
Dr. Mercer
Baltimore
American Association For the Advancement of Science and the Allied Societies
Athens Hi
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Athens
Williamstown
Conner
Banks
Wise
Jordan
Collins
Davis
Pattern service added to Messenger columns
A pattern service is now among the valued features for The Messenger readers especially the women who follow these columns. The addition aims to please regular female readers by expanding craft pattern options and guidance.
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the Messenger
Red Cross Drive Reports Near Total Township Participation
In Canaan Township every man joined the Red Cross in the last Christmas drive except one, according to the report received.
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Canaan Township
Red Cross
Q and A on Parliament, whaling, grammar, and bone content
The text presents a Q and A format covering topics from British Parliament duration and expected elections to whale oil yields, plural of pair usage, and bone content in cattle. It includes figures for oil per whale and a note on cow bone percentage.
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U. A
England
Nine Men's Misery Monument and other curiosities
A Q and A style local item explores answers from a trivia page. It mentions the Nine Men's Misery Monument on Cumberland Rhode Island grounds, a King Philip’s War site, Milwaukee’s claim to the largest electric crane, its capacity and heat, and the Caterpillar Club of aviators who survived parachute jumps.
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Cumberland
Rhode Island
Michael Pierce
Milwaukee
W. FP. Ec
Caterpillar Club
Puzzleword fragments raise questions of history and language
A scrambled crossword page lists scattered clues and garbled entries about geography, measurements, animals, history figures, and common verbs. The readable bits mention Montreal, acidity, time, hotel, scorch, and phrases like for instance What animal is used as a beast of burden.
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