Chain store workers form independent operators
The report notes chain store employees, having learned methods internally, now start independent ventures. Previously, running a store required no training. The Farm Bloc, failing to sway Republicans, promotes its Wheat and Flour price plan with Democrats in Houston while completion of Alumni Memorial auditorium nears. Subscriptions lagging five to six years ago gain a money advantage over cash payers, though few appreciate it.
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Houston
Alumni Memorial
Blind Headlight Glare Causes Fatal Crashes Revisited
The column argues glare from car headlights remains deadly and urges motorists to dim lights when another vehicle nears. It notes designers push non glare tech but responsibility rests with drivers to prevent fatalities and avoid lifelong guilt.
Do You Carry a Tow Local Motorist Helps Others
A motorist carries a hemp tow rope for self defense and for helping others. He admits the motive was selfish at first but finds joy in pulling stranded motorists back to the highway. The act gives him a thrill and aligns with the saying that it is more blessed to give.
Bunker Hill Day Festivities See Fewer Drunkenness Arrests
Boston observed Bunker Hill Day on June 18 with parades and speeches in Charlestown. The Boston Post reports only 25 people were arrested for drunkenness, with no arrests for disturbing the peace or disorderly conduct, marking a record low.
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Boston Post
Bunker Hill
Charlestown
Miss Earhart’s Quiet Atlantic Victory Praised
The commentary admires Amelia Earhart as the first woman to cross the Atlantic, noting her modest approach and restraint after the feat. It also praises her crew Stultz and Gordon and highlights the likely continuation of public acclaim for the daring pilot.
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Miss Earheart
Amelia Earhart
Boston
Lindbergh
Lindy
Stultz
Gordon
Miss Earhart
Coolidge Compared to Roman Emperor by French Historian
Jacques Bainville, a French historian, is troubled by President Coolidge’s message to Herbert Hoover after Hoover’s nomination. He says the tone resembles a Roman emperor more than a republic leader, warning the United States appears drunk with wealth and power.
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Coolidge
Jacques Bainville
Herbert Hoover
United States
Heaven
Earth
Real Money in France and Other War Era Updates
The piece notes France stabilizing the franc after wartime losses, returning to gold and silver coins, with ten franc pieces worth forty cents. It praises Poincare and mentions an Italian pilot who saved General Nobile, then faces rescue duty and danger. It also covers Houston orchestra tuning, Governor Smith on prohibition, and Senator Reed opposing the amendment but supporting enforcement.
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France
Europe
Poincare
Thiers
Turgot
Necker
Sully
Einar Lundbergh
Nobile
Houston
Smith
Senator Reed
Missouri
Wilson
Reed
Kahn Forecasts Market Turn Toward Sound Basis
Otto H. Kahn says reckless stock speculation by inexperienced gamblers is past. He claims a useful lesson has been learned and that national values will set on a sound basis with optimistic conclusions grounded in America's progress.
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Otto H. Kahn
Mr. Kahn
America
Kahn warned friends of trouble before the break
The record notes that Mr. Kahn predicted trouble prior to the recent unpleasant break and urged friends to prepare. This apparent foresight contrasts with later events and frames the timeline of concerns before the incident.
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Mr. Kahn
Insurer Covers Mr Bloom’s sportswear hand loss
Mr Bloom, a sportswear specialist, has policy coverage totaling 500000 dollars for both hands and fingers. A loss of the right hand would cost the insurer 375000 dollars.
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Bloom
Question on Renaissance master Michael Angelo’s hand value
The inquiry asks to estimate the value of Michelangelo’s right hand, given his famed prowess as sculptor and architect. It treats a historical figure as an asset, pondering the worth of the hand behind the Sistine Chapel paintings and iconic sculptures.
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Mr. Bloom
Michael Angelo
Sistine Chapel
David and
Moses
Saint Peter's
Women vote shift and flour monopoly in 1930s politics
Senator Moses and Mrs Willebrandt forecast Hoover victory driven by women voters with both parties splitting the female vote. The piece notes a $50 million flour combine by Washburn Crosby and Red Star changing production and marketing. It ends with a quip contrasting Republican and Democrat mischaracterizations of a Texas pig find.
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Moses
Willebrandt
Hoover
Smith
Washburn- Crosey
Red Star
Plucky Word Count and Weathered Wings in Brief
A philologist claims 200000 useless English words exist as a jaunt through a windy tale unfolds. A president's mail plane from Burle Wisconsin lands due to winds, while a humorous aside questions training Brule River mosquitoes to carry routes.
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Burle
Wis
Earhart Flight Team Heads Home After Trail Of Waste
A playful note declares Amelia Earhart and her companions will soon return, joking about discarding everything but toothbrushes on the way, and teasing toothpaste makers awaiting the famous aviator's arrival.
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Amelia Earhart
Amelia
Health and Diet Advice by Dr Frank McCoy
Health and diet guidance from Dr Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health. Vacation health tips urge moderation brisk walking swimming and fresh fruit while avoiding heavy foods and overindulgence. Addresses reader questions on fruit whips and inherited conditions with practical cautions and diet-based explanations.
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Frank McCoy
McCoy
Chronic nosebleeds in a nine year old treated with UV light
A reader asks about a boy who has daily nosebleeds since age three. The advice suggests nasal membrane sensitivity and proposes localized actinic ultraviolet light therapy, instructing to seek a doctor with this equipment or a nose specialist.
Random Notes From a Manhattan Ramble on Broadway Life
By the Way in New York surveys years of backstage chatter from Winter Garden to Sardi's. Joe Ravens, a 17 year doorman, recalls Al Jolson and Stella Mayhew on one bill and Gaby Deslys arriving from Paris. Writers and celebrities mingle with gossip columns proliferating across Manhattan as Leslie Fenton and Countee Cullen are named among new voices and youthful dreamers.
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New York
Manhattan
Joe Ravens
Tttte
Winter Garden
Joe
al Jolson
Kitty Gordon
Stella Mayhew
Gaby Deslys
Paris
George White
George
Annette Kellerman
Sardi's
Harlem River
Broadway
Leslie Fenton
Maryland
Cooper-Fay Wray Film
Countee Cullen
Harlem
Darky
Fenton
Answers to Questions By Frederick J. Haskin
A compilation of readers questions with concise expert answers. Topics include adult learning, Canadian automobile production in 1917, readings of the Lord's Prayer on a needle, lightning fatalities, rayon manufacture, Roman pilgrimages to Tasso's tomb, wedding march tempo and steps, Barrow Alaska as the northern post office, and definitions of business hours.
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KK. T. D
Tasso
Campidogno
America
Barrow
Alaska
Athens Citizens See Division in Nation and County
Ten years ago contingents of the 37th division including Athens soldiers landed in France. The Senate favored an amendment to free intoxicating liquors. Mrs H A Hatch returned from a Columbus visit. An Athens Art and Thimble club meeting was scheduled at Mrs E R Lash's home.
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37Th Division
Athens
France
Senate
United States
H. A. Hatch
Columbus
Athens Art and Thimble Club
E. R. Lash
Athens County
R. D. Williams
The
Athens Gazette
Negro Vote May Decide Election in November
Houston jury on June 27 reports that Black voters, mainly in northern states, could tilt the presidential race. Republicans and Democrats both court the bloc, with Harlem and border states seen as pivotal. Some Black delegates are noted in Kansas City, while the group’s influence remains contested amid party machines and segregation debates.
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Rodney Putcher Houston
Tammany
South
Perry Howard
Mississippi
Howard
New York
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pensylvania
Maryland
Big Bill Thompson
Chicago
Lowden
Smith
Tammany Hall
Hoover
Census Bureau
Washington
Cole Blease
Congress
Harlem
Rob Smith
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Language Puzzles and Definitions from Historical Quiz
A collection of Q and A items covers topics from law day timing to age gaps among writers and place name meanings. It includes Carl Dreiser relations, the meaning of Sault Ste. Marie, the feminine form of Earl, and details about the goddess Vesta and her temple in Rome.
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Sault
Sault Ste. Marie
P. A
Falls of St. Mary
Earl
Vesta
Rome
This Date in American History June 27 highlights
Key events include the Continental Congress ending a 272 day session in 1778 and the 1800 US population estimate of 5,208,483 with the center of population 18 miles west of Baltimore. Also noted is James Smithson’s death in 1829 and the 1884 creation of the Bureau of Labor within the Interior Department.
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Congress
United States
Baltimore
James L. M. Smithson
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Genoa
Italy
Bureau of Labor
Deepartment of the Interior
Crossword Clue Sextet and Weather Test
Fragmented puzzle text lists two word clues Nos 15 and 38, plus garbled entries. It mentions a speed test for warm weather capabilities and scattered definitions such as a fish off New England and an organ producing bile.
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Dailies
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W. Bush
Br. Harris Mansling
Luke
Colton
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Arthur Brisbane
Angel Gabriel
Texas
Bridge
Newstem
Rubert
Work
North American
By the Way
Gilbert Swan Messenger
Atlantic City
Joe Leblang
Mama
Frederick J. Haskin
E. L. Thorndike
California University
Canada
It. B
Charles P. Kircher
Ed Maxon
Coolville
Paul Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dretger
New England
Feicas
Ali
Eyey Ely
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