Wet Grow in Power Says Prohibition Foe Group
Rodney Dutcher reports on the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, the leading wet group with 700000 members, seeking enforcement of the Volstead Act. The group cites business leaders’ discontent and hopes for referenda in 1928 to shift sentiment, while acknowledging limited legislative gains in Congress.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Association
G. C. Hinckley
Anti-Saloon League
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania
Lambot
Pierre 8. du Pont
Marshall Field
August Heckscher
EB. R. Johnson
Victor Talking Machine Co
George T. Marye
Charles 8. Sabin
Guaranty Trust Co
Henry B. Stetson
Hinckley
United States
Iie
Massachusetts
Vanity and the Great American Home Decline
A commentary on shifting American households from single family homes to apartments. It blames both women and men for modern neglect of domestic duties, noting falling home ownership, smaller kitchens, and disappearing yards, with nostalgia for the past.
The Right View of Education
The article argues most teachers view the job as dreary, but a few see fair pay and short hours with dedication. It notes summer schools help teachers refresh and stresses teaching beyond textbooks, focusing on character and handling success and failure as essential life skills. Judge Kavanaugh urges broader lessons beyond math and science.
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Kavanaugh
Chicago
Labrador government protects eider ducks for future down supply
Efforts in Labrador aim to prevent eider duck extinction and secure a future supply of down. The piece blames historical overhunting by Yankee traders for the species decline and notes past ecological costs and cautious steps toward restoration.
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Labrador
New Foundland
Ind
Cradle of Liberty
New York Man Holds Over 1000 Patents Despite Screen Door Flaw
A New York man owns more than 1000 patents yet the house still battles flies entering through a screen door. The quip highlights a mismatch between innovation output and simple domestic practicality.
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New York
All Ends Well Ford's Air Test
All's well that ends well as Commander Byrd and four associates flew about 3 812 miles in fog with compass out of order. Meanwhile Henry Ford conducts an aviation test with fourteen airplanes carrying sixty passengers. thirteen stay together and meet 100 mile apart stops on schedule, signaling progress for commercial flying.
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Byrd
Europe
Henry Ford
Radium Purchase in New York For Cancer Cure
New York City bought two grams of radium for 140000 dollars. A gram equals about fifteen troy grams, and 5760 make an ounce, a high price per pound. The radium will be used to treat cancer in a public hospital, reflecting a larger moral argument about science and progress.
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New York City
New York
Risky landing speeds in fog and rain discussed by explorers
Commander Byrd warned of the dangers of forced landings in fog and rain, noting that a plane striking the ground at fifty miles an hour can be safe on clear fields but deadly amid trees or wires. Colonel Lindbergh said his slowest landing with his craft was forty miles an hour.
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Byrd
Lindbergh
Park
Scotland
Pudbiichers
Aerial braking ideas and historical tales in one column
The column threads diverse notes from Drake to Lindbergh, three aviation notions and political quips. It mentions Drake using wine skins to slow a prize ship, compares to airplane brakes, notes Kemal’s long address, Coolidge and Lindbergh, college sports as study, and a Wisconsin girl killing a bear with a rolling pin.
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Drake
Elizabeth
Cheap but wholesome meals from a Norwegian cookbook
Dr. Frank McCoy reviews a Norwegian cook book claiming a family of four can eat well on about twenty five dollars a month. He notes four physicians backed the claim and urges careful, economical food planning alongside wage discussions.
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Norway
Maiden Lane Opulence and Danger Rules New York
Gilbert Swan surveys Maiden Lane in New York once a rural path now the jewelry capital of the city. He notes guards detectives and nightly robberies as insiders seek rare gems amid glitter and luxury.
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Maiden Lane
Great City
Gilbert Swan
New York
United States
Manhattan
Battery
Wall Street
Nassau, John and Williams Streets
Answers to Questions by Frederick J. Haskin
A Q and A column reveals Norman Kerry’s origins born Norman Kaiser on Hampstead Long Island. during the war he changed his name to Kerry. It covers hair growth, Leviathan bridge height about 84 feet, common two letter words, and average yearly egg consumption per person.
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Norman Kerry
Hampstead
Long Island
Norman Kaiser
Kerry
T. G
Notable World War I Ace and Auction Bridge Query
The text cites Captain Von Richthofen as the top World War I ace with 80 downed planes, followed by English officers Collishaw Bishop and MannockR with 77 72 and 71. It also explains Auction Bridge scoring when a doubled contract yields 125 for game with a 50 point bonus for making a doubled contract.
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United States
F. D. McA. A
von Richthofen
Raymond Collishaw
Bishop
E. Mannockr
Bere
Public Forum Notes Coal Firm Sand Run in Jacksonville Pact
The editor notes that Green & Schultz Coal Co at Sand Run signed the Jacksonville agreement and is actively working under its terms. The record emphasizes community reaction to the settlement and potential impacts on local employment and production.
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Messenger
Green & Schultz Coal Company
Sand Run
Jacksonville
Roach Ant Bed Bug Killer Ad Claims Instant Death
An OCR fragment touts a chemical product that allegedly provides instant death to roaches ants and bed bugs. It promotes a two package form delivering a quarture deadly dose and a double strength ready to use option. The text includes garbled names and unclear references to suppliers.
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D. D . Bock
Miners ready to work 1917 scale in Hocking Valley
Two thirds of the miners in the Hocking valley are prepared to accept the November 1917 scale based on five dollars a day and are waiting for operators to reopen their mines. Dues are being paid under union rules.
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Hocking Valley
Emmett Sorrell
Women Can Now Do More Healthier Choices for Work
Fifty years ago women faced limited jobs such as teaching housework or nursing. Now women work in factories and hold roles as architects lawyers dentists executives and legislators. Elizabeth Chamberlain of Monmouth St Trenton NJ reports positive health results from Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and endorses it to factory colleagues.
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Elizabeth Chamberlain
Unionall
Lydia E. Pinkham
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