Pseudo-military theory challenged by Ocotal battle losses
Rodney Dutcher reports that the Ocotal fighting in Nicaragua gut-tested casualty ratios as 300 dead and unknown wounded out of about 500 Sandino forces, prompting revised views on troop morale and resilience. American officials press to temper resolutions at the Pan American Labor Federation convention.
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A Thought for Today and Quotations
A brief note presents two quotations: John 14 27 advising calm and fear not, and Virgil describing fear as proof of a degenerate mind. The items are cited as moral reflections. The piece reads as a devotional and literary quotation fragment.
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Virgil
Vacations as Necessities in a Changing America
The piece argues that vacations have become a major national business, with travel agencies thriving as every worker gains paid time off. It contrasts modern leisure with a past where people found value in nature’s simple gifts and laments the shift from an agrarian world to an industrial one, urging a breathing spell in which to reconnect with the earth.
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America
Canada
Mob violence amid ear biting case in San Toy County
Ray Wiggins of San Toy County faced a mob of about 200 miners outside the mayor’s office after biting his mother-in-law’s ear. The mayor allowed a whipping at a post unused for generations, delivering 21 lashes as the crowd pressured for public punishment. The incident sparked debate over mob violence vs lawful justice and the mayor’s authority.
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Inlaw
Ray Wiggins
San Toy
Perry County
Wiggins
Apartment size love drives mate selection says science
Sociological gossip claims only apartment-size mates are in demand as builders take the blame. The piece notes men shrink with subway and elevator crowding while women are urged to reduce width to fit modern flats, a trend attributed to Mother Nature's pruning in crowded cities.
Treasury notes count in E cites twenty three $1000 bills
Treasury officials report there are twenty three thousand dollars in heavy currency in E. The statement implies completion once those bills are secured.
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Treasury
Irreverence in School Fad Raises Public Alarm
An editorial critiques the shift of blame to teachers for youth ills, recalling past decades when teachers earned little and were blamed for moral decay. It argues that modern society still holds teachers responsible, despite broader social factors and taxation.
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America
Monte Carlo Estate Gamble Tied to Mellon Purchase
Monte Carlo claims Secretary Mellon plans to buy an extensive Monaco estate to control a large gambling palace. The piece notes Monaco as a tiny Mediterranean principality and warns the deal could be as risky as losing a Texas ranch corner.
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Mellon
Monaco
Mediterranean
Mechanical Age Echoes in Public Life and Tech Advances
The piece muses on Mellon and Coolidge futures, estate talks in Monaco, and confirms the era’s faith in mechanical progress. It notes radio versus recorded music, rising transport tech, long-run library value, and a Leroy New York plow using high voltage to enrich soil.
Plow Inventor Claims High Voltage Cropping Breakthrough
L Roe of Pittsburgh says a tractor powered by 103000 volts of electricity can destroy weeds and bacteria while renewing soil fertility and speeding crop production. The system sends electricity through steel blades into the soil.
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L. Roe
Pittsburgh
Minnesota town hosts lawn mowing contest
A small Minnesota town staged a lawn mowing contest highlighting community humor and a playful tribute to a young brother’s hair grease, inviting local residents to judge creative mowing approaches.
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Minnesota
Hay diet advice from Dr Frank McCoy in Athens Messenger
Health and Diet Advice explores feeding hay to animals as a metaphor for human nutrition, urging daily leafy greens such as spinach and lettuce for bulk and vitamins, and noting seasonal costs. It covers voice strengthening via breathing and diaphragm training, and suggests dates paired with buttermilk for intestinal health.
By the Way in New York How The Pretty Chorus Girls Are Selected
In July on Broadway hundreds audition for chorus parts as producers like White Ziegfeld and Buck screen candidates. Circling stages and reviewing groups, they narrow thousands to a few, while hopeful girls travel from small towns to seek the big chance amid crowding, fear, and swift turnover.
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Manhattan
White
Ziegfeld
Mr. Buck
New York
George White
Gene Buck
Question on proper cure for enlarged tonsils
John M asks for proper treatment for enlarged tonsils and whether removal is advised. The answer states the cure of diseased tonsils remains unspecified.
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John M
Answers to Questions By Frederick J. Haskin
Question by question summary covers photo transmission via Telepix Bartlane and AT&T system using light through film to a photoelectric cell and back via light valve. Additional Q A notes address trade balance exports since 1893 and sailors called gobs with varied origins. Also a note on obtaining unclaimed estates abroad remains incomplete.
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United States
England
States Department
Legal Guide on Descent and Property Rights
The passage notes that establishing descent identity and ownership may require the American Consul's help if data exist. otherwise it urges obtaining legal advice and extensive research to determine rights to property.
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Lhain
Northeastern Ohio Leaders Urged Full Cooperation On Highways
Four hundred representatives from 14 counties in Northeastern Ohio pledged 100 percent cooperation to build a comprehensive and efficient highway system. County commissioners and engineers met in an open forum in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Thousands Have Hepaticene And Don't Know
Warning about hepatic torpidity and gallbladder trouble cloaked as a health ad. Describes symptoms such as dizzy spells headaches shortness of breath coated tongue breath smell and stomach gas. Claims danger of surgery if untreated and promotes a product with a minimal weekly cost.
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Ana Ea
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