Silk stockings and cheap cigars spark a world issue
In Washington a lighthearted overview links Cuba US trade, parcel post and a bid to cheapen goods. The piece notes Cuba's silk stocking trade via parcel post, limits on tobacco, and a French connection through Argentinian beef fears while sharing a Lamont anecdote about a misheard prayer, highlighting cross border commerce.
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Cuba
United States
Washington
Department of Commerce
Commerce Department
Department of Agriculture
Argentina
Great Britain
Britain
Lamont
Thom
W. Lamont
International Chamber of Commerce
Great Lamont
House of Morgan
Lucy
Goodby
America
Briand’s Quarter Century in French Parliament Noted
The article recalls Briand Ristide Briand’s twenty five year parliamentary career in France. From humble Brittany origins he rose from lawyer and Socialist to prime minister ten times and held sixteen cabinet posts. His leadership in war and peace and his democratic style are praised.
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Briand
Ristide Briand
America
Europe
Brittany
France
Mhan
Germany
Aristide
Natchez Forges Generous Flood Relief Gift
Natchez Mississippi oversubscribed its Red Cross flood relief quota by giving five times the sum asked. In the midst of the flood district and cotton belt with faltering prices the city shows notable generosity. The record stands as a fine example for the nation.
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Natchez
Atchez
Mississippi
Red Cross
Borah denounces force in China speech at Cleveland
Senator William E. Borah argues in Cleveland that force is understood only by aggressors and will not change Chinese beliefs. He says using force shows moral blindness in those who employ it and aligns with broad American opposition to hardline measures in China.
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China
Law makers flood states with thousands of bills
The piece notes that 44 state legislatures have introduced about 40 000 bills this year with around 10 000 already enacted or pending. It argues this excess is a long running problem and praises simplification to ease legal complexity.
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Union
Valuable First Lady Mrs Coolidge Praised Nationwide
A political leader says Mrs Coolidge is worth a million to the Republican cause. Her tact and gracious manner have earned many friends, and the public generally agrees she is about all a first lady could be. Regardless of party, she is widely admired.
Lindbergh's Atlantic Flight Feat Sparks American Pride
Weather fog and head winds make transatlantic flight dangerous yet courage drives pilots. Captain Charles E. Lindbergh, six foot tall air mail flyer from St. Louis, set records by flying from the Pacific coast to New York in two hops in twenty one hours and twenty minutes. He remains the only man to fly that distance alone.
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Atlantic
Charles E. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Pacific
New York
Spirit of St Louis Soars Across Ocean Solo Flight
A pilot will fly 3,600 miles nonstop across the ocean in a slim gray monoplane named The Spirit of St Louis. He sits in a tiny cabin with wing and fuel arrangements blocking forward view and uses a periscope to see ahead while steering by compass.
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Ocean
Boy pilot seeks solo ocean crossing without aid
A young American boy attempts a solo transatlantic flight in a monoplane with forty three feet wingspan and no sextant or companion. If successful, he will be welcomed in France and related places that honor courage.
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Ocean
Lindbergh
France
Judge notes Judd Gray’s optimism in Snyder murder case
Judd Gray, who confesses to helping murder Mrs. Snyder’s husband, remains hopeful. He says Mrs. Snyder pulled him into the crime and he wishes to see her only in heaven.
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Judd Gray
Mrs. Snyder
Chicago Plans Fifty Million Skyscraper With Vast Facilities
The Herald-Examiner reports Chicago will rise a fifty million dollar building featuring a 75 000 seat auditorium a 4300 room hotel a 300 000 square foot convention hall a garage for 1500 cars an athletic field a quarter mile cinder track and other amenities. The structure is described as around forty stories tall with twin towers.
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Chicago
Herald-Examiner
General Motors
Detroit
Lion milk question answered by Berlin zoo keeper
Captain Schneider milked a lioness to test a hypothesis. Professor Zerngross expects lion milk to resemble common milk with similar sugar fat and protein. The passage notes a hunting African chief eats a lion heart for power, while heredity governs strength.
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Schneider
Berlin
Zerngross
GM raises dividend to ten percent for quarter
General Motors president Sloan and Dupont presented stockholders with an extra cash dividend of 17.4 million dollars. The payout increases the GM dividend from eight to ten percent for at least the current quarter.
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Messrs. Sloan
Dupont
General Motors
Curing Lumbago With Orange Juice and Sitz Baths
Article discusses cures for lumbago including four to five days of orange juice fasting, self-administered hot Sitz baths, and daily bowel care. If symptoms persist, seek a specialist in manipulative therapeutics. Includes reader questions on constipation and eye puffiness with advised routines.
By the Way in Harlem Jazz Palaces See Tourist Boom
Gilbert Swan notes Harlem’s jazz venues shift from bohemian hidden clubs to tourist sights. Sightseeing buses visit at night drawing Yale students and others as mixed dancing becomes common. Old venues like Small’s rebrand and expand while Russian and Hungarian spots modernize, drawing Broadway theater crowds.
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New York
Harlem
Black Belt
Kokomo
Yale
Small's
Ihs
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Second Avenue
Causes of phlegm and dietary toxin sources
Joe asks why phlegm always rises to the throat. The answer attributes catarrhal mucus to throat irritation and blood toxins from excessive sugars starches and fats. Mrs M reads the articles in the paper.
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Joe
Inward goitre cure by fasting and diet proposed
The answer claims an absolute cure for inward goitre without surgery through fasting and diet. It states the condition is caused by the wrong diet and can be cured in every case without operation. It asks for name and address to send complete instructions.
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