Think for Yourself Provokes Debate at University of Georgia
A campus flame about free speech and self thought rises as undergrads at the University of Georgia challenge athletic spending and lecture restrictions. Ben F a student editor faces a faculty inquiry over Cheek's Iconoclast article while debates on think for yourself reveal tensions between athletics and academics.
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University of Georgia
Ben F
Cheek
Anialumni
Ance
Army Diet Story Highlights Breadth of Military Meals
A historical piece notes Congress boosted the doughboy allowance and sketches a weekday menu for a West Point detachments dining hall. The menu includes noodle soup oysters chicken a la Maryland potatoes creamed peas dumplings sauce pongua salad hot biscuits bread butter coffee. It contrasts army and navy slogans while invoking Napoleon on marching and feeding an army.
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United States
Congress
West Int
Maryland
Navy
Arise Men Protest New Women Garment Demand
The letter urges men to rise against a proposed fashion change described as a new form of wear for women. It complains women adopt male clothing and accessories and now may adopt pants as well, warning men to defend their rights before it is too late.
China’s Hatreds and Europe in Asia Feature Planes and Policy
Sir Esme Howard warns Russia backs China’s push to eject Europeans from Asia, with Inter‑Asiatic hatreds likely to endure. He notes danger to American travelers and British diplomacy, while warning that a small war could force huge U.S. spending. He contrasts U.S. tax cuts with prudence amid possible Asiatic conflict.
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Esme Howard
Russia
China
Asia
Europe
Lenin
Japan
William Fox Invested in Moving Pictures Forty Years Ago
William Fox showed courage by funding a new idea in film. Twenty four years earlier he invested $1,600 into cinema, leasing a Brooklyn theater with 146 seats and buying a second-hand piano, defying skeptics who doubted the craze would last.
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William Fox
Fox buys control of the Roxy theater in New York
Two days ago Mr. Fox paid 15900000 dollars for control of the Roxy picture theater in New York the biggest in the country. He plans to build several more and others after that. It pays to accept new ideas if you can manage them and to keep a good site for a moving picture house.
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Fox
New York
Each Kiss Shortens Life Warns Psychologists
Psychologists at Western State College in Colorado warn that the heart can endure only so much effort in a lifetime. They claim every kiss shortens life by three minutes by provoking palpitations and extra heartbeats beyond normal.
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Colorado
Western State College
Colorado scientist links kisses to lost life days
A Colorado scientist warns youth that 480 kisses cost a day of life while 3 360 kisses amount to a full week lost, a striking claim about affection and time.
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Colorado
University Women Meet in Washington 1926
Representatives of 26 000 university women will gather in Washington from March 31 to April 2 for the fifth annual convention of the American Association of University Women. The program covers education policy, promotion standards, and international relations with speakers from Radcliffe Bryn Mawr Johns Hopkins and Yale among others.
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Washington
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National Association
American Association of University Women
United States
Chase G. Woodhouse
Ada L. Comstock
Radcliffe College
Emily H. Dutton
Harlean James
Doctor Ella Lonn
Ellen F. Pendleton
Agnes l. Rogers
Cora Helen Coolidge
Pennsylvania State College For Women
Marion Kenworthy
Arthur H. Ruggles
Yale University
Marion K. Park
Bryn Mawr
Esther L. Richards
Johns Hopkins
Frances’ Bernard
Smith College
Eleanor I. Burns
Constantinople
Advertising as Art in America Trends in New York Style
Gilbert Swan notes how Manhattan advertising rivals the era's youth culture in wit and wealth. Ads for a stylish dog, Paris hairdressers, auto body fits, exclusive shops, model theft fears, and a Fifth Avenue cafe evolving into a chain candy store mark the era's bold, fashionable commerce.
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America
Gilbert Swan
New York
Manhattan
Fifth Avenue
Red collars for black dogs and other wardrobe items
The text mocks dog fashion with a satire on collars and accessories for dogs of different sizes. It then wittily warns readers to keep a spare suit for themselves, noting some New Yorkers overlook such practicalities.
Silver ware ad teases family heritage and value
A fragment from a silverware ad recalls Uncle John as a genuine Lowell Silver piece tied to family tradition. The text hints sellers claim enduring quality and kinship value, though the passage ends before completing the point or offer.
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John
Lowell
Aristo Crat of Marmalades and Tea Etiquette Snob Ad
An ad eyeing refined tastes notes marmalade aristocracy and tea perfection. It cheekily admits snobbery and a shared love for the costliest goods, hinting at upper crust taste and social signal.
Width of Salt Lake City streets and comparison to Canal Street
The article discusses the broadest Salt Lake City streets and contrasts them with Canal Street in New Orleans. It notes main avenues in Salt Lake City and questions how their widths compare to Canal Street, aiming to illustrate urban street scale.
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Canal Street
Salt Lake City
New Orleans
L. A
Salt Lake
Sketches by Kroesen Arranged by Gilroy and Be
Dr William Be arranges a set of Kroesen sketches for exhibition with Gilroy credited for curation and the presentation noted as a collaboration between doctors and artist. The items span a period of study and artistic interpretation.
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DR. WM. BE
Gilroy
DR. P
Kroesen
Twenty Years Ago News Briefs Roundup
Changes to the Hocking river at Nelsonville to prevent floods. Baseball rule allows pitchers to wipe the ball on grass for shine, others forbidden. Governor Harris appeals for Arbor Day observance on April 12. Luhrig miners remain on strike. Sub-chasers quickly produced by shipyards on the East Coast. Bryan urges Congress to prevent war with Germany. G F Morgan urges high school gardening for conservation. Ohio University basketball trimmed to seventeen. football players ordered to spring practice.
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William Jennings Bryan
Congress
Germany
Rumors Fly About Kellogg Resigning Post
Washington rumors grow over Secretary Kellogg expected to quit with doubt about successor names such as Morrow Hoover Lenroot Wadsworth Houghton Moore Hill Warren. Observers note dismal prospects in disarmament talks and U S Mexico policy as the era of Kellogg nears its end.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Kellogg
Mr. Kellogg
Dwight Morrow
Herbert Hoover
Irvine L. Lenroot
James W. Wadsworth
Alanson B. Houghton
John Bassett Moore
David Jayne Hill
Charles Beecher Warren
President Coolidge
Two Drivers Charged in Newsboy Death in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati two auto drivers, Robert W. Mauger and George Benner, face reckless driving charges after 15 year old newsboy James Wirach was killed. Police say the boy stood in a street car track where a car had halted and was struck by an automobile.
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Cincinnati
U.P
James Wirach
Newsboy
Robert W. Mauger
George Benner
Dayton
Mauger Struck By Benner’s Auto Crushed Boy
A boy was struck from behind by a car driven by Benner and crushed against the vehicle in an incident described in the report.
Governor Signs Three Bills Reciprocates Insurance Licenses
Governor Donahey signed three measures from the Ohio General Assembly. The Abele bill authorizes reciprocity in granting insurance broker licenses. The Green bill establishes the Ohio agricultural experimental station and a state forest nursery and experimental forests. The Ball bill lets the state forester appoint division and local forest fire wardens.
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U.R
Donahey
General Assembly
Abele
L. J. Abele
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Perry I. Green
Portage County
Ball
Harry Ball
Portamouth
Manx Language Dying Says London Report
A London report says the native Manx language of the Isle of Man is dying and likely to vanish within the present generation.
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London
Isle of Man
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