News Review of Current Events by Edward W Pickard
Edward W Pickard reviews US politics with Cummins pessimism on GOP unity and possible Coolidge candidacy after 1928. He notes Coolidge’s Adirondack vacation, emphasis on agriculture, and uncertain stance on 1928 run. Also covers Lake Denmark explosion losses, Smyrna hangings, Paris parade, Elks convention, Georgia bank closures, San Francisco philanthropy plan, and war-era mood on courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
Congress
Toolidge
Coolidge
White House
Repub
Senate
Adirondacks
Heed Thy Dream Life Itself in a Moral Vein
A fragmentary admonition voice urges inner guidance and self restraint. It speaks of dream states, privacy, and social scrutiny, warning against external demand and urging quiet retreat to endure a personal trial. The writing judges fear, doubt, and resilience as the mind pursues a constructive inner path.
Old Age Myth Debunked by Famous Works After Fifty
The piece argues age fifty is not a deadline for achievement. It cites Cervantes publishing Don Quixote at fifty eight, Buffon finishing much of Natural History later, and Buffon writing Epodes of Nature at seventy, noting age as superstition and that animals do not perceive it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cervantes
Buffon
Effects of Emotions in Voice Across Species
The voice reveals parallel changes in quality under emotional variation for both humans and animals. Vocal expression reflects internal shifts, as sound vocalizes inward movement. Only animals lacking vocal cords are truly dumb friends, while some sects lose voice yet convey emotion through body-generated vibrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Animal Kingdom
Time’s Changes Shown in Methods of Travel
The article notes how communication methods shift rapidly, contrasting historical travel to Bogota with modern air travel. It cites William Henry Harrison’s 44 day Magdalena journey and contrasts it with contemporary flights covering the same distance in under 18 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Wwe
Bogota
William Henry Harrison
Tippecanoe
Magdalena
Tecumseh
White House
Stephen Bonsal
Christian Science Monitor
Whig Party
Poliical
Bros
Ahadow Magdalena
Sunlight as a cause of fires cited by experts
A Chicago Fire Underwriters' Laboratories agent notes that sunlit glass can start fires by focusing rays like a prism. He cites a Mimola city jewelry store display window incident where a round glass ball held a picture ignited tissue paper streamers. Static electricity is another noted natural fire trigger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Fire Underwriters' Laboratories
Popular Science Monthly
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NEWS
Cummins
Denver
Edward W. Pickard
Naval Arsenal
Lake Denmark
N. J
Army
Picatinny
Navy
Nava
Wo Man's Land
France
America
M. Calllaux
London
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Germany
Hirthen
Smyrna
Kemal Pasha
Paris
Moulay Youssef
Morocco
Primo de Rivera
Spain
de Rivera
Weyler
Aguilera
Hicago
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Elke
Order
Charles H. Grakelow
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
CXTV
Georgia
Bankers' Trust Company
Bank of Umatilla, Fla
Umatilla
AN Francisco
C. W Merrill
W. H. Crocker
Mortimer Flelsbhacker
Paul Shoup
Clay Miller
Ohn W. Whees
Harding
Lancaster
N. B
Lincoln J. Carter
American Bar Association
Chester L Long
Wichita
Kan
Daver
Chicago
Senite
Lawa
National Crime Commission
Herbert 8. Hadley
St. Loui
Bar Association
Earth
Linton Wella
Evans
Pulitzer
New York
Paul Smith
Marine Corps Reserve
Quantico
Chevrolet
Saz
Batiuk
Fiat
Dilek
Cooper & Marshall
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