Penalties Outlined for Home Liquor Making After Prohibition
The Internal Revenue Bureau sent a summary of penalties to revenue collectors detailing fines and imprisonment for home liquor production after July 1. Violations include failure to register a still with a 500 dollar penalty, 100 to 1000 dollar fines plus 1 month to 2 years in prison, and up to 1000 dollars or one year for war time prohibitions, with beer and whisky mash offenses carrying 500 to 5000 dollar fines and 6 months to 3 years imprisonment.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Eggs and Vegetables Promote Growth Says University Expert
H L Kempster of the University of Missouri argues that eggs milk and leafy vegetables contain vitamines essential to growth. He notes egg yolk fats provide growth substances not found in vegetable fats or animal fats and urges eggs as a regular diet despite price concerns.
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H. L. Kempster
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Defective Vision in School Children Alarms Parents
Physicians report that one fifth of schoolchildren have defective vision and a larger share of conscription examinees are rejected for the same reason. Mothers are urged to protect eyesight and keep contagious disease cases, especially measles and scarlet fever, in a darkened room until a physician declares recovery.
French Scientist Links Tuberculosis Spread to Perspiration
After a lengthy inquiry a French scientist asserts tuberculosis can be transmitted by the perspiration of an infected person, with germs passing through the pores.
Must Be Brave to Raise Mustache and Shave It Off
A Toledo News-Bee writer notes the ridicule and jokes that greet a man who grows a mustache and later shaves it off. The piece emphasizes the courage needed to start and to end the facial hair trend, ending with the line 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
This excerpt links common military terms to Norman origins, noting ranks such as marshal general colonel major captain and ensign, and actions like siege maneuver trench tactics march invasion assault and encampment, contrasting with predominantly Anglo-Saxon sea terms.
Postboxes and Mail Theft Cited in Postal Law Ruling
Chief Postoffice Inspector James B. Stuart rules reading neighbors’ postcards and replacing them violates postal laws. He notes thousands of such mailings go unreturned and urges better apartment mail boxes with a master key, reserved for owners.
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Postoffice
James B. Stuart
Stuart
Sayings of Wise Men Compilation
A collection titled Sayings of Wise Men features proverbs from Italian French and ancient origins. The unnamed compiler Richardson presents lines about bargains banishment and commerce highlighting cultural wisdom.
Expressed Sympathy and Notions on Law and Crime
A terse dialogue contrasts sympathy with strict legal duty. An implied critic notes ignorance of the law offers no excuse. A West scissors grinder reportedly left a fortune suggesting suspicious methods and sharp practice.
Animals Show Notable Self Treatment When Ill or Hurt
A Christian Herald writer notes animals exhibit self care when sick or injured. Wild animals often heal without human aid, while domestic species seek grass, plants, or shade. Ants cover wounds with a clear secretion. chimpanzees apply leaves, and a terrier licked its paw to tend a wounded eye.
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Christian Herald
Ancient Ice Ages Shaped Earth Across Deep Time
A geologist argues the term ice age understates Earth's history. Evidence shows multiple glacial periods across the continents, with latest deposits near Ridgway Colorado atop San Juan lavas and Cretaceous beds, likely formed in early Eocene times.
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W. W. Atwood
United States Geological Survey
Ridgway
Colorado
San Juan Mountains
Susie Is No Telephone Operator Says The Proof
A humorous line panel notes Susie proclaims she has everyone’s number but clarifies she does not work as a telephone operator. The quip plays on a pun about expertise and profession.
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Susie
The Long Lane and The Narrow Path Referred
A terse exchange contrasts a long lane with no turns to a straight and narrow path, highlighting a moral or spiritual choice. The lines invoke choices of life direction and virtue as common themes in moral reflection.
Use for everything in this world
A dialogue about money and usefulness ends with a quip on jealous wives and stenographers. The speaker argues poetry profits, while another claims there is a use for jealous wives to explain stenographers getting work. The exchange mixes satire with a jab at gender roles.
Man jokes on husband’s interest rivaled by golf talk
A humorous dialogue hints at domestic life where the husband favors golf chatter over talk of the league of nations. The remark contrasts personal interest with broader world affairs, reflecting light social banter.
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League of Nations
Allies Concede as Wilson Prohibition Stand Sparks Storm
A patchwork of notes from Brockdorff-Rantzau and displeased experts prompts resignations while Wilson maintains wartime prohibition policy. The political climate heats as debate shifts through Congress, signaling a pivotal moment in wartime governance.
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Brockdorff-Rantzau
Wilson
Congress
Germans seek delay in peace terms and press for Versailles train
German delegates extended the May 29 deadline for reply to the treaty and sought a special train to bring printing presses to Versailles. They stress Alsace Lorri ne labor and reparations issues while opposing the draft as framed.
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Brockdorff-Rantzau
Versailles
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
East
Scheidemann
Paris
Berlin
Washington
Ebert
Allies reject German stance on reparations and responsibility
The council of four rebukes Germany for not admitting responsibility and insists reparations arise from Germany’s aggression. Allies defend losses from submarine warfare and deny relief by shifting blame. Germany’s request to share the responsibility report is refused.
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Germany
Council of Four
Hun
Lansing
Commission On Responsibility
Berlin delegates frame war blame against German people
The text notes Berlin delegates argue America fights the military autocracy, not the German people, but Wilson later acknowledged German public backing of their government during wartime success and urged continued exertion.
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Turkey
Council of Four
Wilson
America
Asia Minor
Constantinople
United States
Armenia
Berlin
Poles and Ukrainians clash as allies debate policy
Continued fighting in Galicia strains delegates as Ukrainians blame Allied policy supporting Poles. Paderewski struggles to quell hostilities while the four nations ponder extending aid to noncompliant groups. Global Jewry protests deadly pogroms fueling mass meetings in major American cities.
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Galicia
Paderewski
Council of Four
Senate Likely votes for Constitutional Suffrage Amendment
The house approved a suffrage amendment 304 to 88 with most opposition from Southern Democrats. Supporters expect the senate to act similarly as pledges from enough votes are in place.
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House
Senate
Spectacular air voyage yields mixed results over Atlantic
Three American navy seaplanes flew from Newfoundland toward the Azores, with one reaching port safely while another was lost near the islands and the crew rescued. A third plane, after water landing, logged 205 miles to its port. Pilot Hawker and Navigator Grieve vanished on a Newfoundland to Ireland flight, fate likely a enduring mystery.
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Newfoundland
Azores
Portugal
England
Hawker
Grieve
Ireland
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