Warning by Revenue on Home Liquor Making Penalties
After national prohibition begins on July 1, the Internal Revenue Bureau warns the public of penalties for home liquor production. Violations include a $500 penalty for failing to register a still, fines up to $1,000 and up to two years in jail, $1,000 tax for making liquor where prohibited, and penalties up to $5,000 and several years in prison for whisky mash or beer. Beer making carries the same prohibitions.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Eggs Milk and Vegetables Essential to Growth
H L Kempster of the University of Missouri notes eggs milk and leafy vegetables contain vitamines vital for growth. He calls them protective foods correcting seed and tuber deficiencies and asserts egg yolk provides growth producing fat not present in most vegetable or animal fats. Daily eggs recommended for health and disease resistance.
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H. L. Kempster
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Many School Children Struggle With Defective Vision
Physicians report one fifth of schoolchildren have defective vision and many young men rejected for military service share the same issue. Mothers are urged to protect eyesight and keep contagious cases like measles and scarlet fever in darkened rooms until the physician says it is safe.
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Near East
Lenine
Trotzky
Bela Kun
Roumania
Red Army
Budapest
Arad
Hungary
Franchet d’Hsperey
Admiral Kolchak
Omsk
Russia
Bohemia
Scientist Links Tuberculosis Spread to Perspiration
A French researcher concludes TB can be transmitted via the perspiration of an infected person. germs pass through pores, following a lengthy investigation.
Mustache Raise and Shave Bravery Highlighted in Toledo
A Toledo News-Bee writer muses on the social trial of growing and later shaving a mustache. The piece notes friends’ teasing, family concern, and the humor that follows the quick change, concluding that it takes a mighty brave man to raise a mustache and to shave it off.
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Toledo News-Bee
Trace Military Terms and Designations to Normans
The article notes that most military terms and designations derive from Norman origins. It lists ranks such as marshal general colonel major captain adjutant and sergeant among others and warfare terms like siege maneuver trench tactics march invasion assault encampment column battery fortification battalion and artillery indicating a Norman linguistic influence versus Anglo-Saxon sea terms.
Postcard Reading in Apartment Mailboxes Violates Law
Chief Postal Inspector James B. Stuart rules that reading neighbors' postcards and returning them is a postal violation. He notes thousands of misdelivered mails are not returned and urges a master-key mail system for apartment buildings to prevent theft or misuse.
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Fishington
Post Office
James B. Stuart
Stuart
Sayings of Wise Men and Proverb Fragments
A collection of proverbs including Italian and French sayings on bargains birds and banquet humor. The fragment ends with Commerce loves freedom and attribution to Richardson on a historical note.
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Richardson
Expressed Sympathy and Surprising Wealth Tale
A fragmentary dialogue notes an overbearing lawyer and ignorance of law. A warned culprit promises remorse if trouble comes. A West scissors grinder reportedly left a fortune of several million, with suspicions his earnings came from sharp practice.
Animals Display Great Intelligence When Ill or Hurt
A Christian Herald writer notes animals self-treat illness and injuries, with wild animals often fending for themselves and domestic animals using herbs and behaviors. Examples include fever responses in dogs and cats, ants covering wounds, chimpanzees stopping bleeding, and a terrier self-treating a wounded eye.
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Christian Herald
Ancient Ice Ages Show Multiple Glacial Periods
A science writer argues that Earth has endured several glacial epochs and Ice Age phases, with the latest Pleis tocene epoch subdivided into phases. New finds by Professor W W Atwood near Ridgway Colorado place glacial deposits beneath San Juan volcanic lavas and atop upper Cretaceous beds, dating to early Eocene times.
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W. W. Atwood
United States Geological Survey
Ridgway
Colorado
San Juan Mountains
Susie and the Mystery of the Number
A light urban vignette recreates Susie in a punchy sketch about how she charms others with a number line, while clarifying she is not a telephone operator. The piece plays on mistaken assumptions and witty wordplay.
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Susie
The Exception Says There Is A Shorter Path
A quoted exchange references a long lane with no turn and suggests a newer straight and narrow path are discussed widely, implying debate over routes or choices. The lines hint at moral or practical guidance without naming people or places.
Use for everything in this world
A dialogue reveals a boast about money from poetry, then a wry remark on jealous wives. The exchange argues humorously that jealous wives exist to provide work for stenographers, illustrating a dry, clever humor tone.
Local contraste in playful marriage talk about interests
A light exchange contrasts a husband’s interest in the league of nations with his usual golf chatter. The speaker notes the husband speaks of geopolitics more than golf lately.
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League of Nations
Allies Concede as Wilson Prohibition Stand Sparks Storm
Wartime prohibition policy triggers congressional clash as allies concede in response to notes from Brockdorff-Rantzau. Dissatisfied American experts resign amid political tension, while Storm-Suffrage advocates gain momentum in Congress.
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Brockdorff-Rantzau
Wilson
Congress
German Delegates Seek Delay and Extend Treaty Talks at Versailles
German delegates gained a May 29 deadline extension for replying to the treaty terms and requested a special train to send presses to Versailles. They pressed issues on Alsace Lorraine occupied territories reparations labor laws private property in enemy countries and eastern territorial questions while warning that they may reject the document.
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Brockdorff-Rantzau
Versailles
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
East
Allies reject German note on reparations and responsibility
The council of four rebukes Germany for denying responsibility. Allies recount sufferings from submarine raids and losses of shipping. They insist reparations arise from Germanys aggression and refuse to share the responsibility via the commissions report.
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Germany
Council of Four
Hun
Lansing
Commission On Responsibility
Berlin delegates argue German people backed war as Wilson admits misread
The text notes Berlin delegates claim German citizens resisted responsibility for aggression while Wilson initially argued America fought the military autocracy. It later acknowledges his realization that Germans supported their government while victories continued and that he pressed for sustained exertion.
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Berlin
Wilson
America
Poles and Ukrainians clash as Galician battles persist
Tension rises as Poles and Ukrainians fight in Galicia with delegates troubled by the fighting. Ukrainians blame allied policy for backing the Poles, Paderewski struggles to end hostilities, and the conference weighs further support. Worldwide Jewish protests erupt over pogrom reports and mass demonstrations.
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Galicia
Paderewski
Council of Four
Suffrage Amendment Advances Through House Vote
The House passed a suffrage amendment to the Constitution by 304 to 88 with opposition mainly from Southern Democrats. Senate action appears likely as sufficient votes are pledged to support the measure.
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House
Senate
Aerialnaval flights end in triumph and tragedy
Three U S Navy seaplanes tried a Newfoundland to Azores route. One reached the Azores, another was lost near the islands with crew saved, and the third stayed afloat for 205 miles to port. Pilot Hawker and Navigator Grieve vanished after departing Newfoundland for Ireland, fate likely forever a mystery.
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Newfoundland
Azores
Portugal
England
Hawker
Grieve
Ireland
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