Prohibition Reality Seen by Justice Borst in NYC
Albany reports Justice Henry V. Borst of Amsterdam returned from New York City with blunt observations on enforcement and public sentiment about Prohibition. He says New Yorkers want a drink, fines work better than prison, and there should be an excise tax on soft drink dispensers to curb inflated profits. He notes many arrests were unjustified and that saloon keepers pivot to soft drink venues while liquor production persists. He cites a high conviction rate in cases viewed.
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Warren Wheaton
International News Service
Albany
N. Y
Supreme Court
Henry V. Borst
Amsterdam
New York City
Miller
Justice Borst
New York
Borst
Control of Churches Tightened by Soviet Leaders
Riga reports Soviet officials order stricter church control in Russia. Sermons to be allowed only if strictly religious while churches may host Communist lectures to attract crowds. Independent word from South Russia notes peasant villages split by religious conflict between older women and younger indoctrinated generations, with casualties reported.
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Riga
Russia
Moscow
Isvesigi
Bon-Opto eye remedy advert misprint
An OCR distorted advertisement touts Bon-Opto for improved vision. It claims stronger eye sight and clearer vision after using drops or tablets, advising four daily doses and to tell friends about the product.
Parisian Sage Promises Scalp Relief and Beauty
An advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a cure for dandruff and itching. It claims immediate odor elimination and a cool head within five minutes, praising its perfumed, non greasy feel. A New York woman testimonial supports hair beauty and thickness after two weeks. Available at Hindle's drug stores and other counters.
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New York
Dandror
Hindle
World's Most Powerful Farmers' Co operative Formed By Cotton Growers
The Oklahoma Texas Mississippi and other states form the American Cotton Growers Exchange as a national selling agency to market cotton through co operative associations. Leaders cite improved farming living standards, elimination of waste, and broader use of cotton while stressing the plan is non political and aims to better business conditions across the South.
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J. F. Langner
International News Service
Cotton Plant
Ark
Oklahoma
Texas
Arizona
Mississippi
Farmers’ Co-operative Marketing Association
Union
South
United States
New York Cotton Exchange
Aaron Sapire
California
Oklahoma City
Carl Williams
Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman
Aaron Sapiro
Williams
Browerk
Crowers
Oklahoma Cotton Growers
American Cotton Growers’ Exchange
Saptro
Dales
Prevent
Exchange
National Exchange
Hays
Amert- Exchange
South i
America
Rendops
Man Really Has Seven Senses Revealed by Doctor Moore
Cleveland Aug 1 Dr Glenn B Moore of Chicago announced at the national osteopathic convention that beyond sight hearing taste smell and touch two new senses exist muscle and joint sense and a kinetic static sense tied to equilibrium A wartime testing method for air service aviators was described showing vertigo and past pointing from stimulation of the semicircular canals the findings emphasize seven distinct senses and coordinated body control
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Cleveland
Ohio
Glenn
Board of Examiners
Air-Service
Bride of a Night Finds Day Is Cold
In New York and Melbourne a desolate main street mirrors Mrs. W. F. Horne the bride of a night. She returns to Memphis after a marriage to W. F. Horne in Memphis described by him as part of a periodical spree. The union was in good faith and she faces uncertainty with her daughter while Bray loses alimony.
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New York
Main Street
W. F. Horne
Gopher Prairie
Carel Kennicott
Domesticity care for divorce debate in Swiss Parliament
Geneva reports a Swiss bill requiring a one year course in housework and cooking. Advocates claim those trained in domestic science marry sooner and avoid divorce, citing statistics to support the measure.
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Geneva
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