Smith-Towner Bill Explained to the Editor
A Citizens' committee defends the Smith Towner educational bill against opponents claiming federal overreach and unequal state impact. It argues federal aid is necessary, cites Claxton testimony on illiteracy, and urges national standards to raise literacy and public health, contending Massachusetts would benefit Alabama and all states through coordinated education efforts.
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Congress
Citizens’ Committee
House Committee On Education
Claxton
North Carolina
Union
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Theodora Roosevelt
Federal Department of Education debated in Congress
The text outlines why a Secretary of Education and a federal department are proposed, stressing national leadership in research, illiteracy removal, Americanization, physical and teacher training, and equalizing opportunities. It cites safeguards against federal control, preserves state authority over curricula, and notes that funds go to states with conditions but administration rests with state treasuries.
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Department of Education
Bureau of Education
Board For Education
Secretary of Education
Congress
House Committee On Education
Lane
Bureau of Mines
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Massachusetts
South
North
Department
Reorganization Commission
Federal Department
Massachusetts Regiments Reunion and School Funding Standards
The text outlines a proposal for the 43rd Massachusetts Regiment reunion and details state education standards for public and private schools. It explains that states must meet three standards to qualify for allotments, with allowances if their constitutions restrict action, and requires states to appropriate at least as much money as they expect to receive for each purpose, counting local subdivisions' spending. The note ends discussing national committee involvement and state appropriations.
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Northwest Territory
Union Congress
Morrill
Land Grant Colleges
Smith-Hughes
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Congress
Secretary of Education
Memorial return favors Hancock site for war heroes memorial
Members of the 42d Massachusetts Regiment at their 46th annual reunion in Kingsley Hall went on record favoring the Hancock building site on Beacon street for a state war heroes memorial. Dr Henry Marcy opposed multiple sites and urged endorsement of the Hancock site.
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42D
Massachusetts Regiment
Kingsley Hall
Hancock Building
Beacon Street
Henry ©. Marcy
United States Army
Kidney Salt Advertisement claimed to flush kidneys
An advertisement promotes taking salts from grapes and lemon to flush clogged kidneys and improve function. It warns meat eaters are prone to kidney issues, claiming this remedy neutralizes urine acids, relieves back pain, and prevents bladder disorders with a tangy effervescent drink.
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Dny
Hyomet Inhaler Promises Quick Catarrh Cure
A hard rubber pocket Hyomet inhaler contains antiseptic gauze and Hyomei solution. By inhaling the vapors the germ infested membranes are treated to end catarrh bronchitis sore throat and coughs. Made from Australian eucalyptus and antiseptics the device is sold by druggists with money back guarantee.
Bill shows broad labor and civic support for education
A bill backed by the American Federation of Labor, General Federation of Women’s Clubs, National Council of Jewish Women, National League of Women Voters and many groups nationwide gains backing. Lincoln Filene, chairman of the National Committee for a Department of Education, urges recognizing support beyond teachers. February 21.
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National Committee For A Department of Education
Memorial Masses Honoring Deceased Knights In Boston
Knights of Columbus councils held requiem masses for deceased members across Greater Boston yesterday. James J. Chittick Council led about several hundred at the 8 am Mass at Church of the Most Precious Blood Hyde Park with Rev Father O Connor presiding.
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Knights of Columbus
Greater
Boston
James J. Chittick
Church of the Most Precious Blood
Hyde Park
Father O'Connor
Supply Vessels Frozen in Port
Vessels laden with food for Bell Island mines and northern Newfoundland settlements were left frozen in port at St Johns as a blizzard swept the colony. Outposts at the end of the branch railways have been isolated and fears of distress spread through the community tonight.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Bell Island
Bays
Newfoundland
Fruit-a-tives Liver Tablets advertised cure claim
An Ogdensburg New York reader testimonials four year battle with nervous sick headache and dyspepsia. The ad asserts Fruit-a-tives liver tablets cured her and prompts others to try the product. It lists prices 50c a box six for 2.50 and a 25c trial size.
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Caroline Ave
Ogdensburg
N. Y
C. E. Beswick
Fruit-A
Army appropriation boosts next year's force to 176000
Washington Feb 22 The Senate sub committee on military affairs approved army appropriations for the next fiscal year providing an average force of 176,000, higher than the House estimate of 150,000. The bill raises aviation funding to 7.8 million from 4 million, with 3 million of the increase for new planes and equipment.
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Washington
Senate
House
Lowell Post Office Official Dead in His Bed
Edward Welch a 45 year old assistant superintendent of mails at the Lowell Post Office was found dead in bed this morning at his 445 High street home by his daughter. Medical Examiner Smith deemed the cause heart trouble. Welch served twenty years with the post office and was active in the Post Office Clerks Association. He leaves a daughter and four brothers.
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Lowell
Edward Welch
High Street
Smith
Welch
Post Office Clerks Association
Gudes Pepto Mangan Ad Promotes Vigour Through Blood
After illness the blood can become weak and watery, dampening strength and spirit. Gude's Pepto Mangan is advertised to enrich the blood, raise red cells, and restore vigor and color, with physicians endorsing it. Sold in liquid and tablet forms by all druggists.
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Gude
Gude’s
Deafness Reversed by Osmo-Chemic Treatment at Eye and Ear
Thos R Smiddy of City Mills Massachusetts describes five years of deafness with a roaring head noise. After partial nose septum removal failed to help, he sought Osmo-Chemic physicians. He credits their treatment and X ray methods with restoring his hearing and calming the noises, claiming broad success in many conditions.
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Thos
R. Smiddy
City Mills
Mass
Bays
Eye and Ear
Archbishop attacks Sinn Fein policy in Ireland debates
In the Lords, the Archbishop of Canterbury denounced the Sinn Fein campaign of murder and the crown forces reprisals in Ireland. He urged fuller information on incidents, saying ethics and public rightness, not politics, guide policy. Sir Hamar Greenwood was criticized for glossing over the auxiliaries. The lord chamberlain promised full facts.
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London
Canterbury
House of Lords
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Hamar Greenwood
House of Commons
Royal Irish Constabulary
Lord Buckmaster
Earl of
Two Shots Fired at Albany Trolley Cars
Disorder flared citywide on the second day of the United Traction Company strike as pickets urged riders to shun street cars. Two shots hit separate cars, one through a window and the other through the side, but no injuries were reported.
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Albany
N. Y
United Traction Company
Conferees Agree on Immigration Limit
Washington Feb 22 Senate and House conferees agreed on a plan to limit immigration for the next 15 months starting April 1 to three per cent of the number in the United States at the 1910 census. Chairman Colt of the Senate immigration committee said the conference report would likely be adopted in the Senate tomorrow. Chairman Johnson of the House committee will present the report to the House for acceptance.
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Washington
Senate
House
United States
Colt
Senate Immigration Committee
Johnson
A Story With Pep in The Wings of Youth
Elizabeth Jordan’s The Wings of Youth launches in Boston Sunday Post Magazine with notable pep. The tale promises a lively, bright narrative tone and a jaunty style that characterizes the piece.
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Elizabeth Jordan
Boston Sunday Post
Socialist Party Denounces Wilson Over Debs Prisons Privileges
Chicago Feb 22 Socialist party headquarters issued a statement denouncing the department of justice and President Wilson over alleged denial of writing and visiting privileges to Eugene V Debs in Atlanta federal prison. The note claims the order extends to his weekly letter to his wife and seems issued at the President's instance.
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Chicago
Department of Justice
Wilson
Eugene V. Debs
Atlanta
Socialist Party
Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy Recovers From Stomach Ailments
A testimonial describes severe stomach distress from gas and colic being cured by Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy. The writer claims it removes catarrhal mucus and inflammation causing many digestive ailments, including appendicitis, and offers a one dose money back guarantee through Houghton & Dutton and Epstein Drug Co.
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Mayr
Houghton & Dutton’s
Drug Dept
Epstein Drug Co
An Aid to Wearing This Season's Fashions
Advert says a simple paste of delatone and water removes hair on skin in about two minutes with no trace left. It warns to use delatone in original packaging to avoid disappointment and claims the method is harmless.
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Alabama
Public Health Service
Department of Agriculture
Rowan County
Kentucky
Moonlight
Reunion
National Committee For A
Ralph J. Sabin
484
Executive
A. Lincoln Filene
William H. Bixby
William C. Redfield
Henry Bruere
Joseph Swan
Stephen Birch
Edward Bok
Franklin N. Brewer
Asa G. Candler
Edwin T. Coman
Frank Crane
Alvin E. Dodd
Cleveland H. Dodge
John Dolph
Guy C. Earl
Thomas A. Edison
Franklin S. Edmonds
William FE. Hall
Mary Garrett Hay
John R. Haynes
W. 8S
Jennings
Henry R. King
Sam Lewisohn
W. Everit Macy
Earl E. Milliken
Maud Wood Park
Walter Parker
Percy Pennybacker
George Wharton Pepper
Gifford Pinchot
John Poole
Charles Sabin
John D. Sherman
Michael H. Sullivan
Frank Vanderlip
Harris Weinstock
Edward Franklin White
Thomas G. Winter
Stephen S. Wise
Matthew Woll
Luther W. Bixley
43D
Milona
Eckman’s
Liggett
Riker-Jaynes
Honest Seeds
Gregory
J. JH. Gregory & Son
Marblehead
Oxford St
Lynn
Lowell Post Office
D. J. Walsh
M. D
Boylston
Thura
Leonard
Greater Boston
Leonard Ear Oil
Woodward Drug Co
Tremont St
Berkeley Drug Co
Berkeley St
Morse-Winslow Drug Co
Tremont
Morse-Sturnick, Inc
Huntington
Walker Rintels
Park Square
Walker-Rintels
Summer St
Clarendon Drug Co
Dudley, Cor. Warren
George
Ketchum
Jamaica Plain
Frank F. Ernst
Chelsea
Jos
Cantor
Wash. Ave
C. W. Freeman
Lester C. Morris
Newton
B. M. Burke
West Newton
W. Arthur Haslam
Medford
A. O. Leonard, Inc
70Th Ave
Free Priest Drug CO
Bangor
Dr. Caldwell
W.B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Ill
Greve
BROMC
Eugene M. Pullen
Carpenter
Marcellus Avenue
Manasquan
N. J
Galean
Ontl.a Laboratories
Dept. X
Maiden
Ios Oe
Kur-A-Boi
Kur-A-Boi CO
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