The Essence of Advertisement in Copeland's Dry Goods
In a San Francisco store a salesman demonstrates The Essence of Advertisement a perfume that makes customers buy heavily by spreading it around counters doors and windows The scheme inflates one day then collapses when the scent is diluted or misused leading to a lesson on overadvertising and the secret product’s mysterious fate
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Copeland's Dry Goods Emporium
E. Dodge
San Francisco
Copeland
California
Indy
Gslesman
E. Wedge
Martin Copeland
Copeland’s
New York City
Dodge
Star of India
Dave
Hemp production rises in United States crops
A Department of Agriculture report notes hemp grown in the United States is increasing, with an estimated 2,600 tons this year. In 1924 about 1,000 tons were produced and 1923 crops neared 500 tons. Wisconsin accounts for about 20 percent of U S hemp, while Opr Industries consumes roughly 10,000 tons annually, much of it imported from Italy.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Opr Industries
Italy
Auto Age Limit Questioned by Median Star
The Median Star questions the idea of any car being older than 26 years, arguing against the notion that age alone dictates value or safety. The piece challenges readers to reassess the relevance of vehicle age in assessing quality.
Federal maternity act aids infants across 26k clinics
The Children's Bureau reports examinations of nearly 600,000 infants and preschoolers at 26 353 child health conferences during 1924 and 1925 under the Federal Maternity and Infancy Act. Forty three states and Hawaii cooperated, with Vermont Louisiana and Rhode Island joining in 1925. Connecticut Illinois Kansas Maine and Massachusetts did not. The program funded prenatal conferences, midwife and mothers classes, and 1,706 child health centers and 245 prenatal centers. Common defects found included refractive errors, adenoids, orthopedic issues, glandular problems, dental caries and malnutrition. The acts also supported home nurse visits, birth registration improvements, and anti-diphtheria campaigns. The act authorizes 1.24 million dollars annually for five years. The infant death rate shows a decline but remains higher than several other nations.
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Washington
Children’s Bureau
United States Department of Labor
States
Hawaii
Vermont
Louisiana
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Iiinois
Kansas
Maine
Massachusetts
Children's Bureau
Grace Abbott
Vital Statistics Division
Bureau of the Census
United States
Australia
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Irish Free State
New Zealand
Noted secession document found in Sandusky Ohio
A rare South Carolina secession ordinance from December 20, 1860, found in the Sandusky area and in the possession of Common Pleas Judge William L. Flesinger. The document, described as a family heirloom, was reportedly sought by the congressional library and museums. It bears about 200 signatures and notes its discovery in Doctor Lamb's house by federal officers in 1865.
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Sandusky
Ohio
South Carolina
Common Pleas
William L. Flesinger
James T. Begg
Washington
Charleston
Columbia
United States of America
Doctor Lamb
Ground Fire Keeps Off Bombers Finds Ground Fire
Washington reports Maj. Gen. F W Coe chief of coast artillery says a year of antiaircraft firing shows this fire is more effective against bombing planes than other artillery. He cites tests at Fort Tilden and Mitchel Field, calls for interior training and new weapons, and urges rapid development of locating devices and regular antiaircraft regiments.
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Washington
F. W. Coe
Coast Artillery
Coe
War Department
Fort Tilden
N. Y
Mitchelfield
National Guard
Fort Sill
Okla
Camp Sparta
Wis
Fort Monroe
Ordnance Department
General Coe
Athens Flood Reveals Tombs and Mummies
Floods in Athens from torrential rain killed more than 100 people. Refugee settlement houses collapsed and inmates were buried. Mount Lykabettes floodwaters uncovered 88 tombs on Anagnostopoulou street with five munmches and gold ornaments and vases unearthed.
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Athens
London
Daily Express
Mount Lykabettes
Anagnostopoulou Street
Carter's Little Liver Pills End Stomach Trouble Says Miss Rich
Brooklyn woman Miss E Rich reports persistent bloating gas and poor appetite before trying Carter's Little Liver Pills. She says relief came quickly and she now uses them at the first sign of stomach trouble. Available from drug stores for 25 cents.
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E. Rich
Brooklyn
N. Y
Carter
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Short Story Pub. Co
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U. S.T
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Eva ‘Bora
Sandusky, Ohio
Joe
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University City
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Hostetter
Gil
Ars
Winslow
Dleord
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