Drouth Strains Europe As U S Canada Rain Promises Crop Yields
The article notes severe drouth across Europe led by Britain and Russia as rains in the United States and Canada threaten crops elsewhere. England faces heat and water shortages with 19 billion gallons in reservoirs strained, while rural wells dry and peasants fear crop ruin. Overall European drought could curb world food supply.
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United States
Canada
Europe
Drouth
British Isles
Russia
England
Scotland
Wales
London
Campaigns to Destroy Our Faith: Editorial Attacks on Reform
An editorial in the National Republic decries constant campaigns to undermine faith in the American constitution. It compares criticism by demagogues and reformers to pests and argues such rhetoric depresses farming, industry, and public credit, harming the farmer and the nation.
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America
Department of Agriculture
National Republic
Aseo
United Tea Stee
Bea Abek Bo See
Corrective English at Princeton Aims to Reform Freshmen
Dr. Robert Kilburn Root announces a compulsory corrective English course at Princeton to ensure freshmen master grammar before graduation. The program, described as a hospital for the illiterate, requires passing the course by senior year after up to four attempts, with Yale proposing a similar plan.
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Princeton University
Robert Kilburn Root
Yale
Princeton
Root
Critique of Demagogues and Bear Pressure on U.S. Farmers
The piece argues that indifferent farming leaders and anti farming rhetoric have harmed farmers financially through bear pressure and foreclosures. It contends Americans tire of destructive critics while praising the U S system as a successful alternative to other governments.
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United States
United States of America
Fish and Farley poised in New York governor race
Rep Hamilton Fish Jr and Postmaster General Farley emerge as rival options for New York governor this year. If Lehman retires Farley could run, while Fish contends a Farley nomination would spur a dual in party politics and possibly his own path to higher office.
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Hamilton Fish Jr
Farley
New York
Lehman
Mr. Farley
Fish
Representative Fish
Peaceful solitary years end in quiet departure
The poem describes a man living alone after loss and separation. He preserves routines, cares for a cat, and finds solace in the ticking clock as he faces eternity. The scene emphasizes solitude, memory, and the final peace that sleep and time may bring.
Morgenthau silver policy sparks inflation debate
Washington reports on Treasury Secretary Morgenthau's plan to buy silver to back currency up to 26 percent. Analysts doubt large inflation, warn China could suffer from artificial price rises, and note secretive stabilization fund operations. Additional notes mention possible new securities commission members and NRA comparisons.
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Elmer Thomas
Treasury
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Pistol Matches to Be Shot at Bastian Camp
The last in the series of pistol matches will be fired at Bastian Virginia on Sunday at 1 30 PM Local time. Shooters are to be classified Sunday for the regional tournament to be held next month at a date and location to be chosen. The Bastian events are sponsored by the Civilian Conservation.
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Bastian Camp
Bastian
Civilian Conserva
The Once Over by H. L. Phillips
A jovial graduation or farewell oration for gentlemen invoking ambition and duty. It blends comic asides with calls to leadership and personal responsibility, urging graduates to pursue high goals and seize opportunities as they depart cloistered life.
Railway queen contest and royal yacht pace at Newport
A lighthearted column notes Miss Grace Jones and Louis Z Seigler chosen as railway queen by British railroad men and visiting in America. The Rainbow yacht shows the best performance among American sup race candidates off Newport while a theme song may be I’m Always Chasing Rainbows. A joked headline cites Peek showing 22 billion less by the U S and a writer ponders what a good look would reveal.
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Grace Jones
America
Newport
U. S
M. B. Brundage
For sale Chestnut gelding hunt er and jumper
Classified note offers a chestnut gelding described as a hunter and jumper for sale or sacrifice due to death. Original price $2,500 with a stated reduced price of $400. Contact Slocum at 6-3625.
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Slocum
New York Herald Tribune
Throwing The Harpoon The Harpoon
The wife of Leo Klaws of Cleveland reappeared after nine years away then vanished again thinking she was Santa. Roger Babson says Congress blamed by the president signals dictatorship while some congressmen speeches contradict him. A savage night bird is suspected in a Long Island village. New York has little liquor control and Ruth Bryan Owen gains a third share in a Ceylon tea company enabling a large diplomatic post.
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Leo Klaws
Cleveland
Santa
Roger Babson
Long Island
New York
Ruth Bryan Owen
U. S
Denmark
Ceylon
Horoscope for June 23 Birthday and Notable Figures
The piece profiles June 23 birthdays detailing favorable hours, dangers, and advice on love money and domestic life. It notes a Saturday office rush, suggests focusing on details, and predicts happiness in marriage. It lists Irvin Cobb Clarence Eddy Samuel Pasco Andrew Albright Felix Darley and Henry Gray as notable births on June 28.
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Irvin Cobb
Clarence Eddy
Samuel Pasco
Andrew Albright
Felix C. C. Darley
Henry P. Gray
Funeral Services At Coeburn For Dr I E Wolfe
Funeral services will be held today in Coeburn Virginia for Dr I E Wolfe aged 60 a Wise county physician who died Wednesday in a Richmond hospital. The body moved from Bluefield yesterday. Surviving are his widow and one daughter Kathleen Wolfe of Coeburn a sister Mrs J C Kennedy of Coeburn and brothers John Wolfe Joplin Lindsey Wolfe Muskogee and Markey Wolfe Lebanon A son Lieutenant Joseph Wolfe was killed in an airplane crash in January 1930.
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Coeburn
I. EB
Joplin
Lindsey Wolfe
Muskogee
Okla
Markey Wolfe
Lebanon
Joseph Wolfe
Historic January Snow Record in Washington D C
In January 1922 Washington D C recorded 25 inches of snow in 24 hours setting a regional record since the U S Weather Bureau began keeping records surpassing New York Chicago Boston and St Paul as the snow event drew national notice.
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Washington, D. C
New York
Chicago
Boston
St. Paul
U.S. Weather Bureau
Cosmecology: Stetson’s Study Ties Earth to Sun and Moon
Professor Harlan T. Stetson introduces cosmecology in Earth Radio and the Stars. He links Earth’s status and composition to solar and lunar radio effects, based on decades at Perkins Observatory Ohio Wesleyan Harvard. The McGraw Hill volume costs $3.
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Harlan T. Stetson
Earth
Stetson
Perkins Observatory
Ohio Wesleyan University
Harvard University
Dr. Stetson
McGraw- Hill
Freckles and Liver Spots You See In Summer Skin
Freckles appear as pigment deposits on exposed skin and vary with sun exposure. Some people are sun sensitive and freckles may last for life or fade with seasons. Quack cures with mercury caustics are dangerous. liver spots or chloasma relate to gland conditions and need overall health and diet adjustments. The senate has appropriated $10,000 for a committee to study wild life.
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Morris Fishbein
Senate
Broadway
Hollywood
Thirty Years Ago In Bluefield Daily Telegraph Scans
Huff Andrews and Thomas announced a carload of Schnapps tobacco arrival. J W Bedford of Parkersburg ran as prohibition party governor candidate.
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Huff, Andrews and
Thomas
Schnapps Tobacco
J. W. Bedford
Parkersburg
Prohibition
Misa Edith Mae Jenkins
James Ellwood Jones
New York City
R. G. Waterhouse
Los Angeles
Bluefield
B. C. Neel
Graham
Tazewell County
Charles Peery
Austin Peery
North Tazewell
Robinson review shapes voting on veteran allowances and budgets
The article analyzes Senator Joe Robinson's congressional review and suggests Democrats may use veteran allowances as a campaign lever. It notes Robinson's framing in defense of the White House budget and the strategic voting patterns on a silver bill bonus.
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Washington
Seventy-Third Congress
Joe Robinson
Senate
Franks
Arkansas
White House
Robinson
Young Woolworth Heir Crashes Backstage at Musical Meet
New York June 22 James Donahue heir to Woolworth millions made a theater caper backstage at the Music Box during As Thousands Cheer. He dressed as one of the princes, entered the stage, held Marilyn Miller’s hand and kissed her, then faced stern reactions from directors and his mother, Mrs. Jessie Woolworth Donahue. A note mentions Dr Albert Einstein eluding photographers with a double adding to the gossip.
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New York
James Donahue
Woolworth
Prince Austerliebe
Marilyn Miller
Jimmy
Johnny
Miss Miller
Music Box
Hassard Short
Mr. Short
Jack Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy
China
Donahue
Barbara Hutton
Mdivani
Short
Kennedy
Jessie Woolworth Donahue
Europe
Doppelganger Professors Oncken And Einstein At Princeton
The piece compares William Oncken a New Jersey State College for Women professor in modern languages with Albert Einstein. It notes lookalikes on campus, attempts to identify them by hair, and the humorous contrast in dress and demeanor, including filming mishaps by newsreels.
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William Oncken
Modern Languages
New Jersey State College For Women
Princeton
Oncken
Einstein
Lke
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Shanghai
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Landis
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James C. Auchinloss
New York Financial
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Kate
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