The Wets Press For Change On Prohibition Amendments
The article argues that opponents of the Eighteenth Amendment should seek changes through constitutional amendments rather than ignore facts. It notes Congress cannot exceed constitutional limits and points to the 36 states required for change versus 18 to block it. It also discusses housing trends and the value of a single family home with a yard and fireplace for family unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theylvania
Congress
Flats and Houses Move Toward Multifamily Living
A 1922 and 1928 survey shows over one third of the national population and just over half of city populations live in quarters other than single family dwellings. In cities over 25 000 population the shift is already evident.
Labor Invests in Employee Stock Ownership at Bethlehem Steel
The Bethlehem Steel Company offers a second stock allotment to employees under a savings and stock ownership plan. About 22,400 workers, a third of the workforce, purchase nearly 50,000 shares of 7 percent preferred stock at $100 each. Similar moves spread to the Steel Trust and major railroads, signaling rising worker ownership and closer capital labor ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem Steel Company
Great “Steel Trust
Pity Poor Charles Garland socialist funds liberal causes
A young socialist inherited 1 million dollars and, after giving 200000 to his wife, turned the remainder to Liberal trustees. The principal has grown to 1200000 while much was spent on defending radicals and promoting radical movements. The piece notes capitalism aiding liberalism and radicalism nudging society to conservatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Garland
Public Health Nurses in Washington Target 245 Staff
The United States Public Health Service estimates Washington should have 245 public health nurses for 2,000 residents, but the city employs 165 including visiting, school, and child hygiene nurses. The Instructive Visiting Nurse Society, founded 25 years ago by Dr. Anne S. Wilson, Miss Emily Tuckerman, and Mrs. Mary W. Bayard, staffs most nurses and funds care through fees, donations, and endowments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
United States Public Health Service P
Anne SA. Wilson
Emily Tuckerman
Mary W. C. Bayard
Sweetstereo
Ociety
Aember
Board of Managers
Peope
Kiwanis Club of
Miss Tuckerman
Army Nurse School
Walter Reed Hospital
Wth
United States Public Health Service
House approves Brown gasoline tax bill in conference report
Columbus reports the Ohio House adopted the conference report on the Brown gasoline tax by 102 to 1. The bill now goes to Governor Donahey for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
House
Donahey
Questions and Answers from a 1920s Q and A column
A compilation of brief Q and A entries on diverse topics including calendar science, biography of Secretary Jardine, Jewish feast dates, tiny flags, Philadelphia mint marks, water freezing, naval treaty interpretations, Monroe electoral outcome, laughing gas in dentistry, and a Shakespeare quotation. The piece presents multiple named individuals and organizations across various domains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jardine
William Jardine
Oneida County
Idaho
Agricultural College of Utah
Kiffie Nebeker
Utah
Montana
Agronomy
Kansas State Agricultural College and Experiment Station
Shapiro
Library of Congress
Royal commission names leaders to govern in king's absence
The King appoints a commission including Prince Henry, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Viscount Cave, Premier Baldwin, and a commoner to govern the realm. They may not dissolve parliament or grant titles, with Baldwin serving as the real king behind the scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings
Prince Henry
Archbishop of Canterbury
Viscount Cave
Baldwin
Church
Death of George Curzon at sixty eight father of public service
An obituary tribute notes George Curzon dying at 68, a British statesman devoted to service. The piece highlights his public life and contrasts with the commercial world, referencing American and British connections and mentioning Churchill and Jerome. The text ends with a reflective line about service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Curzon
Commissariat Department
Chicago
Iester
Curzon
Churchill
Jerome
New York
Silly Women Reject Short Hair Amidbed Hair Neuralgia Rumor
A fragment notes mockery of women who keep long hair despite a supposed bed hair neuralgia trend. The line suggests social pressure and scorn for those refusing a short cut. No clear event or attribution.
Harsh Customs Highlighted in Vicious Domestic Tales
The piece describes brutal acts from jealousy and control, detailing a sailor wife burned with a hot iron, and a Pontian bridegroom striking his wife on her wedding day. It cites Eli Reclus and notes such conduct once persisted in distant regions while warning readers about dangers of possessive behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores Winfree
Eli Reclus
Wives Painted Teeth Black to Signal Ownership
The passage notes that certain savages force their wives to blacken their teeth as a warning to others that they belong to a husband, a practice tying beauty to control and social signaling.
Chicago Murder Case Ties Ward to Guardian Shepherd
A Chicago murder case features doctor Faiman and Shepherd accused as chief criminal. Faiman testifies that Shepherd killed his ward McClintock to claim the fortune willed to Shepherd by the guardian. Trust companies may face ads but deny murder of heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Faiman
Shepherd
Ward McClintock
Doctor Admits Involvement In McClintock Murder Case
The physician confesses complicity in the McClintock murder detailing how he taught Shepherd to inoculate typhoid germs into a boy who allegedly willed a million dollars to his killers. He states poisons like prussic acid and morphine were added to ensure death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClintock
Shepherd
If your friends has a bad cold be polite smile bow
A brief etiquette note advises showing politeness to friends with a bad cold through a smile and a bow and offers a cautious social courtesy.
Doctor Luna warns against handshakes during flu outbreak
Dr Luna of Michigan University cautions that influenza spreads via hand contact and handkerchief transfer. He advises avoiding handshakes to reduce infection risk, emphasizing germs pass from friends' hands to theirs and then to their nose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luna
Wall of Michigan University
Infa
Enza
Handshake Etiquette Through Time and Cultures
An observation on evolving greetings from rubbing noses to modern handshakes. The text notes a primitive man showing his empty hand to reassure a stranger and muses that handshaking may be foolish in contemporary times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Rand
Puritan Roots of Bootlegging At Ladies Club Meeting
Henry G. Lawrence, history professor, told a ladies club the first bootleggers were Puritans and that some Puritan women were frivolous and fast, suggesting scarlet letters were in short supply and demand low for public shaming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Lawrence
Voltaire’s Anecdote on Cromwell and the Corkscrew
Voltaire claimed Cromwell, while deeply religious, was momentarily occupied with a corkscrew under the table and not with prayer. The passage suggests iconoclastic historians see the illusion of pious intent as vanishing when such anecdotes are examined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voltaire
Lawrence
Cromwell
Phonograph records probe animal voices in London
Phonograph tests in London reveal animal sounds differ from Mother Goose. Dogs bark wow wow not bow wow, and pigeons say hoo rather than coo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Boston hot dog seller arrested over lunchroom stand
A Boston vendor angered by a police arrest for operating a stand before a lunchroom bought the building housing his business. He used savings accumulated over five years totaling $12,000 to acquire the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Gloria Swan son sails for United States after recovery
Gloria Swan son and the Marquis De La Falaise departed Paris on the steamer Paris to the United States today after her full recovery from illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria
Paris
Marquess de la Falaise
Gloria Swanson
United States
Evening Radio Schedule Across Cities and Orchestras
A dense listing details hourly radio programs across stations from WHAF to CHYC including Waldorf Orchestra, Studio Concerts, Vanderbuilt Orchestra, and Mayflower Orchestra. Notable names include Vincent Lopez, Knecht, and Mabelle Cowan with varied talks, recitals, and lectures.
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WHAF
New York
Waldorf Orchestra
Or Club of
Radolph Kowits
Vincent Lopez
Wdz
Rich'e
Wosdick
Knecht
WNYC
Wooding
Chateau
WGLS
Uncle Geebee
Veecey
the Commanders
Rappaport
Hel Hea
Iro
Atlantic City
Ambassador Orchestra
Traymore
Priladelphia
Firae Dance Orchestra
Davis Orchestra
Wip
Philadelphia
Seamen's Orchestra
Bristol
M. B. Cheir
Lanin
Kari Bonawits
Seeee
Girle
Gerald Repredeeds
Penn Central
KDKA
K. Pittsburgrh
Boernatein
Mayflower Orchestra
Otto Beck
Wer Plana Agen
Romano
Waz
New England
Retaman
Kime
Chase-backtone
Edna Pierce
Yphonist
May Gorman
Toreador Club
Providence
WTAM
Cleveland
Statler Orchestra
Ev Jones’ Orchestra
WHK
Ae Se Oer
Karnival Klub Cfca
Toronto
Jogg
Ottawa
Stedt
Central Standard Time Radio Listings Summary
Cincinnati schedules show chimes concerts and quartet segues from morning to late evening, featuring Veale Quartet Sextette and Lange's Orchestra. Chicago listings include Ford and Glenn on WLS at 7 PM and Senate Studio Review at 11 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSAI
Cincinnati
Veale
Eekly News Review
Moee
Lange
St Paul Orchestra
Wis
Chicago
Ford
Glenn
WLS Revue
Senate
Revua
Sunday Radio and Church Services Listings Across Cities
A dense schedule lists radio broadcast times and church services for multiple cities including New York Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago Davenport Dallas Fort Worth and Los Angeles. Entries note programs such as Radio Bible, church services, concerts and orchestras with varied times from morning to late evening and multiple stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Radio Bible
Waldorf Greheckn
Wip
Peper
Holy City
Sena Wcae
Pitts
Also Mentioned on This Page
BIA
Charles IX
By Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
United States Navy
Great Britain
Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Horace Wells
Hartford
Connecticut
W. C
Shakespeare
Fmnall
Sam
Robders
Away Ree . and
Cash Curt Lee
Swan
Fido
Balaban
Bestor's Orchestra Kyw
Incomnia Club
WBHAS
Louisville
Ray Stark
WOC
Davenport
Joo FM
Bible
Conner
Aes Central Thastre
Ndaf
Kansas
CITT
School of the Air
Nighthawk
Yone Onara
Nebdan Giles Club
Hedek
Nightingales
Arthur Hay
Biecher'a
Te Devis
W. Hoy Grobest
Ae OA
Denver
Joe Mann
Pacific Coast
Pregren
Angeles
Wston
Los Angeles
Ieee
F. k—Wednert Orenestra Kgw
Portland
Ceiburn
Schenectady
Lodoneen” Orchestra
Waldout Orchestra
WGR
Buffalo
Zevening Services
Springfield
Mt. Yards
WERI
Cadman
WEAP
WERAF
WDBH
Worcester
WEAF
WCX
Detroit
Central M. E
My Cathedral
M—Newe Orchestra
CHYC
Montreal
People's Zoxum
WLW
Kopp
Wocco
MPLS
M. E. Quartet
WGN
Sogn
Wras
Little Symphony Orchestra
University Church
Nebr. Walen
Glee
Hot Springs
New Arlington Orchestra
Baxter
WFAA
Dallas
Central Cong. Church
Baylor Choral Club
Foxtrottere Orchestra
WBAP
Paul
KGO
Qarlard—Ook
Little Nermonons Orchestra
P. M
LOS Ange
Eervices
Jon
Uedeale
Aretan Theatre
Fortland
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