Geisha Entertainment Shrinks Amid Rising Costs in Japan
Tokyo reports geisha numbers shrinking from 1200 to 1033 in a month as labor costs and living expenses rise. Kobe hosts a Central Geisha Guild meeting where veterans seek ways to adapt, while foreign guests face fewer lavish dinners and nostalgia for prewar splendor lingers.
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Purity League at NYU Sets Strict Moral Rules
New York December reports Ralph Walker elected president of a newly formed Purity League at New York University. The group vows reverence for women, bans gambling profanity smoking and alcohol, meets bi monthly, and aims to set a model for morals as lawmakers and reformers watch. Walker’s bachelor status and past kissing incident are noted, with the league promising strict conduct and academic purity.
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Wally Reid
Italy
Jack Weinhimer
Warns Against Depleted Wood Supplies
Portland message quotes Forest Service chief Colonel W B Greeley urging timberland kept in production to grow timber. He warns the US faces timber shortages as vast denuded acres and idle land reduce future output, stressing wood must be grown, protected from fires, and used to sustain industry and infrastructure.
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St Jacobs Back Pain Remedy Ad
Old time front page ad touts St Jacobs Ointment for lumbago backache and pains. Claims quick relief by rubbing on the back with a warm nonburning sensation and promises a one dollar trial bottle from any drug store. Endorsed as a trusted remedy for sixty years.
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Efficient Housekeeping Answers Letters
A reader asks if preserved plums can be rescued after mildew by boiling again. Answer: no, they cannot be reused. better to learn from experience and use proper cold pack methods next time. The column then discusses refinishing new hardwood floors, outlining filling pores with silex paste filler, staining considerations, sanding, and applying varnish, with alternate wax or shellac finishes. Tomorrow’s columns invite further questions to Miss Kirkman and note reply times.
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Ohio Farmers Lose Heavily on Wheat Crop
Columbus reports show 1921 Ohio wheat prices 30 to 40 percent below cost of production. Ohio State University economists, with Green and Medina counties, tracked farm expenses as wheat season opened last year, finding Greene county costs at 1.60 per bushel and Medina at 1.90 while market price averaged 1.05.
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Medina County
Wage Board Faces Long Wait as Grievances Rise Across Railways
Chicago reports the United States Railroad Labor Board will delay addressing the wage question until after the new year amid a heavy docket. More than a thousand grievances and four national agreements must be settled first. Railroads seek further rate cuts to boost profits while shop crafts push for wage gains. The board must also rule on maintenance, clerks, signal men, and stationary firemen contracts affecting hundreds of thousands of workers.
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United States Railroad
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American Federation of Labor
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Soviets Back Relief Workers Remittances Plan
New York December 13 The Soviet delegation in London praises the American relief system for sending food remittances to Russia. A Soviet letter to the American Relief Administration says it will stop sending food directly through the delegation and requests application forms for remittance. The plan allows anyone in America to send aid from $10 to $50, with shipments routed to Russian warehouses and delivered to recipients, including options for institutions and farming areas up to $500.
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Russia
London
American Relief Administration
American Relief Administration Weekly Courier
N. Klishko
New Bond Street
Moorgate Street
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America
Broadway
New York City
Italy Opposes Limited Washington Arms Debate
Rome reports the Italian press agrees Italy will not engage actively at the Washington conference unless war credits are included. Italy prefers broader armament reductions but cites France's aims and seeks financial relief as essential for Europe’s pacification.
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Telephone coin box racket ends with surprising haul
New York reports a clever coin box scam in which a wedge blocks coin drops, yielding nickels when the plug is removed. Detectives caught 18 year old David Levitch as he netted coins from the box, a method inspired by a subway box plug. Washington notes Navy commendations for rescues by Jesse Melton and others, plus a list of recipients.
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New York
David Levitch
Levitch
Payne Makes Pira For Our National Parks
Chicago December 13 John Barton Payne director of the Red Cross presents a new motive for living He says there is more to life than three meals a day and urges preservation of national monuments and parks including Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon from commercial encroachment Two unnamed observers are noted as keeping the foreign minister informed
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