Spreckels Pushes Sliding Scale Sugar Tariff Plan
Washington July 23 Rue dolph Spreckels sugar magnate promotes a sliding scale tariff to protect domestic beet and cane producers and Cuban Filipino Porto Rican sugar while opposing a flat duty. He claims Hawaiians exploit refining profits and argues for a refiners tax tied to duty-paid sugar margins.
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Washington
Ruedolph Spreckels
Hoover
Spreckels
Spreckels Sugar Corporation
la Follette
California
Congress
Totel
Upo
Tate Finance Committee
Thought for Today and Thackeray Quote
A devotional line quotes John 14 14 about asking in Jesus name. It follows with Thackeray likening a sofa to a trusted friend one can repose with, noting intimate terms matter for both.
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Nolood
Thackeray
Professors Rate Newspapers In Education Survey
Inland Daily Press Association head H Harris reports survey results on newspaper role in education. Percentages show local and metropolitan dailies favored by 65.8 percent, metropolitan only 18.3, and 1 percent neither. Educators' view mirrors general public.
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FE. H. Harris
Inland Daily Press Association
Athens Playground Sees Strong Summer Attendance
More than 1 300 people visited the M Athens City Playgrounds last week to watch or take part in sports. Over 100 were children in supervised play. Attendees at other city playgrounds are reportedly high, with vibrant Twilicht and Industrial League games fueling enthusiasm and sportsmanship. Funding relies on liberal spectator contributions to build a lasting playground foundation. Athens aims to mold the ingredients into a durable community project.
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M Athews
Edward Sharp
Athens
Athens playground program aims to rival state leaders
With a modest financial push, officials intend to expand Athens playgrounds to a level that matches the best programs in the state for towns of similar size. The plan emphasizes growth in facilities and opportunities for youth recreation.
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Athens
Miracle Road Building Oracle Men in South Carolina
South Carolina approved a 65 million highway bond to finish a statewide system in three to four years. Mass production will speed construction as giant paving outfits lay pavement quickly, with 2,000 miles of new or improved roads planned and a higher gas tax funding ongoing maintenance savings.
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Oracle Men
South Carolina
Farmers Drive More In Rain Than Dry, Study Shows
Traffic experts report accidents rise for farmers in rainy weather as workload shifts from fields to town trips. Insurance records show fewer crashes in sunlit days, with a peak in damage claims during a rainy week and a 50 percent drop when rain is minimal.
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Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Farm Bureau Insurance Company
Seeing Things in Los Angeles Roving Reporter Notes
Ramb ling notes describe Los Angeles society and booster culture with flight industry growth scenes in Hollywood. The piece recalls commuting, film world influence, mobile wealth, air travel expansion, and shoppers chasing celebrity style amid a car driven city.
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Los Angeles
New York Police Close Fifteen Speakeasies
An article notes Police Commissioner Whalen closed fifteen speakeasies in New York City, leaving about 31,985 still operating. It warns residents to avoid night clubs controlled by gangs amid ongoing prosperity concerns and calls for vigilance against gang influence.
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New York
Whalen
New York City
United States
Mr. Whalen
Health and Diet Advice by Dr Fr Pi McCoy
Health guidance from Dr Fr Pi McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health. It discusses ice cream as a nutritious food and offers recipes and tips for lighter meals, sugar choices, and home freezing methods. Also includes Q&A on rhubarb effects hair growth warts and dieting.
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FR. Pi
McCoy
Shyness and crime themes cross a 1920s moral pulse
The clipping contrasts gangster spotters and bootleg risks with counsel on shy personality traits and sales as a cure. It cites New York Baumes law for life prison, a Cleveland race track clash with a judge and contempt for two reporters, and questions where criticism ends and contempt begins.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Banks and Prohibition Echo Through Chicago Households
An analysis notes the banking system relies on repeated use of the same dollar and questions enforcement outcomes. A Chicago survey of 22 residents finds most households own liquor, with fear of bootleg goods deterring two, while seven women report husbands patronize bootleggers to avoid social embarrassment.
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Wicksham
Chicago
Walter
Freeder Hiskin Q and A on various topics in Wy
Q and A excerpts cover mesa geography and plateaus, mixing tung oil with linseed oil for paint, Summer School for Secretaries of Chambers of Commerce opening at Northwestern University from August 4 to 17, and the Sullivan Expedition anniversary postage stamp. Also includes questions on speech disorders in the U S and the 1859 Big Frost.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Secretaries of Chambers ‘of Commerce
Northwestern University
EL Ss. Tf
Sullivan
New Y
Loomis Radio College
National
Benesit Late Tnsurance Company
Victory Lite Tnsurance Company
Life
Quiz questions from a 1920s knowledge page
A collection of trivia questions and answers covers topics from the Santa Maria del Tule tree in Mexico to the Washington Monument, a monkey wrench’s naming, and the Sutherland Falls height in New Zealand. It notes forest service facts, historical fundraising milestones, and notable measurements.
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Mexico
United States Forest Service
Santa Maria del Tule
Monckey
Washington Monument
D. Dd A
Washington Monument Society
Congress
Vow
Sutherland
New Zealand
A Daily Study In Correct English From Gordon
A compact lesson on word usage and pronunciation. It corrects common errors such as saying either are/ is likely and mispronounces words like ermnea. It highlights misspellings Calvary and avairy and suggests synonyms for ghostly terms. It ends with a quirky note about making a word yours by using it thrice and encouraging daily vocabulary growth.
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Christ
Chautauqua Ends With Lecture By Captain Buscher
A lively Chautauqua closed with a lecture by Captain Paul Buscher of the British air force. The event followed a day of community notices and school reports including farmers opposing a land tax bill and 1909 mining and educational updates across Athens Ohio.
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Paul Buscher
Air Force
Thea
Ohifo
Fragmented Crossword Clues Open a Vintage Puzzle Page
A collage of cryptic style clues appears with numbered prompts and definitions. The page blends across and down hints for words like TO FIND and TO RUN but the OCR cuts obscure several entries and positions.
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