Seasonal sectional policy eyed by dry enforcement
Washington reports quote Senator J Boom McWhorter endorsing a seasonal sectional policy for prohibition enforcers. He advocates concentrating agents in wet centers during winter and summer and extending drives in spring and fall to curb bootlegging amid a patriotic but temperate populace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Prohibition Enforcers
J. Boomboom McWhorter
McWhorter
Senator McWhorter
Florida
New York
A Thought for Today From Job and Lady Holland
A short devotional note pairs Job 5 7 with a reflection on trouble. The quote highlights life’s trials as sparks rising, while another line compares troubles to babies that grow with care. The two sayings offer cautious wisdom for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Holland
Clarivaux Prison inmate a traitor to nurse Edith Cavell
The Clairvaux prisoner known as the man who betrayed Edith Cavell faces a two year sentence. The article questions his guilt and calls for a new trial as the world may distrust his claim of innocence while local jailers defend him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clairvaux
France
Edith Cavell
Miss Cavell
Quien
Is a tree worth a dollar in Franconia Notch
A Nature Association campaign urges the public to buy a tree in Franconia Notch New Hampshire to save the forest from logging. The Old Man of the Mountain and the region’s landmarks are cited as reasons to support the conservation effort with a one dollar donation per tree.
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Franconia Notch
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Nathaniel Hawthorne
New England
Profile Lake
Echo Lake
Shoulder Mountain
Lonesome Lake
Society For the Protection of
American Nature Association
Washington, D. C
Majority Correct On Music Taste Says Edison Poll
Fosdick argues majorities are often wrong yet a 4800 person Edison poll shows Beethoven top composer and Wagner overture favored. Thirty five votes asked for more jazz while 135 asked for more jazz. The piece notes a majority occasionally choosing quality.
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R. Henry Emerson Fosdick
America
Doctor Fosdick
Edison Company
Beethoven
Wagner
President Coolidge on Industry and Wives at Suffolk Fair
President Coolidge praises America's industries while noting labor scarcity and thoughtful employers. He contrasts business progress with the imperfect human condition and cites a Suffolk Virginia fair contest awarding wives for calling their husbands with an audible, endearing voice from afar.
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Suffolk
Virginia
Unnamed clergyman’s death and tombstone theft noted
A newspaper item reports a clergyman’s suicide without naming him and highlights a young woman who steals to buy tombstones for her mother and sister. The piece critiques widows and daughters who fund funerals for ungrateful or ineffective husbands and fathers.
Judge Rules Husbands Face Alimony Only In Nevada
In a Pennsylvania decision a judge held husbands cannot evade alimony by divorcing elsewhere on favorable terms, leaving the local judge to determine the wife's support. A federal ruling followed, saying building owners are liable for earthquake or hurricane damage if poor construction caused the collapse, rejecting the acts of God defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Nevada
Apples as a Healthful Food by Dr. Frank McCoy
Dr. Frank McCoy discusses apples as a valu able agricultural product and health food. He notes yields up to ten tons per tree with paper wrapping and boxed packing. warns against poor storage in barrels. He highlights sugars, minerals, and sub acid nature, and gives tips for preparing apples baked or as sauce without sugar to maximize nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McCoy
McCoy
American cultural influx ripples through Paris tourism and commerce
In Paris the influx of American influence reshapes the city as taxi drivers replace grand dukes on tours while English speaking clerks offer native tongue service. American products, entertainment, and fashion surge, changing nightlife and markets as locals adapt to and compete with U S tastes.
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Paris
Chinatown
New York
San Francisco
Montparnasse
Russia
Place de Bastile
Place de Republic
London
Manhattan
Great East Side
Coun
Great Britain
Anemia and starch digestion Q A from Mrs Y
A reader asks about beef blood as anemia treatment and fruit use with starch meals. The columnist rejects beef blood therapy saying anemia stems from systemic toxemia and urges dietary focus. a second query explains starch digestion begins in the mouth with saliva and cautions fruit acids may alter saliva and gastric juice affecting protein digestion.
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Housekeeper
Mra. M. E. Y
Diet for a Sick Boy with Stomach Ulcers
The advice urges immediate medical care by a diet specialist to treat a thirteen year old with stomach ulcers. It warns that without a diet plan the condition may require surgery and stresses prompt professional treatment.
Answers to Questions by Fececderick J Yaskin
A reader Q and A feature covers topics from movie attendance figures to tire wear and front tire safety. It notes a Lincoln Highway Forum warning about front tire wear and a Great Lakes St Lawrence waterway timeline. The space temperature is described as near absolute zero about 274 degrees C.
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Fececderick J
Yaskin
E. T
Lincoln Highway Forum
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Ship Channel
The
Space
Boy born in car between Manitowoc and Two Rivers
A baby boy was born in a car between Manitowoc and Two Rivers Wisconsin on October 18. Mrs. Irving Zarn of Two Rivers gave birth as the vehicle en route to a hospital with Dr. Elmer Gates assisting. The child arrived before arrival at the hospital.
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Otto von Guericke
Madgeburg
Prussia
NEA
Book of Knowledge
Manitowoc
Wis
Irving Zarn
Two Rivers
Here
Zarn
Elmer Gates
McCoy's Tablets Promise Quick Weight Gain
An Atlantic City man reports gaining 28 pounds after using McCoy's Tablets, touted as a safe weight gain and health booster. The advertisement claims fast cheek and chest filling, improved vigor, and an ironclad guarantee: 5 pounds minimum gain or a full refund after 4 sixty cent boxes or 2 one dollar boxes.
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Atlantic City
McCoy
America
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Dailies
United Press Service
Robert F. Fnr
Obituary
Wards Ward, Inc
Fifth Ave
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
F. W. Bush
Publ
Chas. H. Harris
OW Albert
Harry
Rodney Dutcher
Messenger
Lincoln
Yorktown
Fort Sumter
Alamo
the Bastile
Millard Fillmore
Job
Aolate
WORMS
Arthur Brisbane
President Coolidge
Pharoah
Saint James
Gabriel
Sexton
By the Way
von Guericke
Francis Hawksbee
Crolier Society
Bayer
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