Proposal to Amend Constitution to Limit Child Labor
A 1920s analysis outlines Senate resolutions proposing a constitutional amendment giving Congress concurrent power with states to limit or prohibit labor by persons under eighteen. It reviews prior Supreme Court rulings, the rationale for a broad federal role, and the form and objections considered, noting a forthcoming progressive governors’ conference to discuss child labor restrictions.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Shortridge
California
Committee On the Judiciary
Senate
House of Representatives of
United States of America
United States
Colt
Rhode Island
Walsh
Montana
Johnson
Townsend
Michigan
McCormick
Uunols
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Justice Day
Supreme Court of the United States
Hammer v. Dagenhart and Bailey
Drexel Furniture Co
Tanlac praised by Irving Rogers for stomach trouble relief
Irving Rogers of Pottstown says Tanlac cured eight years of stomach trouble indigestion and nervousness with gas headaches and restless sleep gone after taking Tanlac. He urges others to buy from druggists as over 87 million bottles sold. Tanlac Pills advertised as nature’s constipation remedy.
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Tanlac
Irving Rodgers
Pottstown
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin Ad Promises Plain Directions
An advertisement promotes Bayer Aspirin products with unbroken packets and preprinted directions. Handy twelve tablet boxes cost a few cents while druggists offer bottles of 24 and 100. The copy notes aspirin as Bayer's monacetic acid ester of salicylic acid. In a separate school remark, a student misdefines “man of letters” as a person who attended college and earned many letters.
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Bayer
Billy
Petrarch
Indianapolis
Where Hen to Unique and Its Dividend Sitters
A quirky note describes a hen as the sole living creature capable of steady stillness and producing dividends in a curious, playful line of thought.
Theological Question Asked by a Child Sleepless in Faith
A child asks if dying from a bear attack would still mean entering heaven. The mother reassures, affirming that heaven awaits after death, and the child probes the implications of a violent death for admission.
Cuticura Advertises Pimples and Oily Skin Care
Advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for pimples and blackheads with five minute wash using Cuticura Soap. Recommends daily use to maintain clear skin and includes Cuticura Talcum. Includes a humor line about business and an oculist in a short joke.
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Pica Cild Labor
Senator Ware
Rodgers
Nature
Gale
Jinks
Blinks
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Bellins
Lathrop
Holland
Brokerage Specialty Company
Brokerage Ecialty CO
de Soto Stato Memphis
Tern
Nujol
Chicago
Ey-Nn
Northwestern Yeast Co
North Ashland Ave
Chicago, Il
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