Hookworm Theory Shapes South’s Postwar Rebuilding Image
A medical and social critique traces how the Rockefeller funded hookworm program reshaped beliefs about the South. It discusses prejudice against southern whites and blacks, claims of laziness, and the theory’s impact on labor, health, and economic progress. It notes ex servicemen’s camp views and a shift in reputation toward moral improvement.
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Rockefeller Foundation
Foundation
Europe
Medical Corps
Hindenburg
Tariff Schism Evident in Republican Ranks
The article cites a split among Republican leaders over tariff policy, contrasting Penrose’s mockery of house protective tariff bills for optical glass with calls to adapt to a mature American economy. It stresses the president’s push to adjust policy to promote exports and avoid industrial stagnation amid wartime-inspired global trade shifts.
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Penrose
Pennsylvania
Senate
Congress
America
Tariff debate glimpsed in Congress as wary voices clash
The piece notes mixed signals on tariff revision with Mondell and Penrose opposing a quick change while Wilson’s message hints at broader trade views. It mentions a Republican led effort to protect American manufacturers and consumers as the tariff question lingers.
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le Iei
Welloess
United States
Eee Eet Ecamas
House
Mondell
Senator Penrose
Wilson
Congress
Johnson
Mr. Mondell
Federal Tariff Commission
Difference Between Wet and Dry America Reflects Quality
The remark notes that America’s wet and dry conditions differ by quality, not quantity, highlighting a nuanced distinction. It frames the contrast as a matter of quality of life or policy rather than mere measures or amounts.
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America
Brecht
Brodit Canidy Co
Cabinet meets on pro blem with 14 percent miners rise and wage tribunal plan
The Wilson administration backs a 14 percent wage rise for coal miners and threatens seizure of noncomplying properties, while warning against mining interference on compliant sites. Webster amendment to railroad bill supports a labor tribunal to resolve disputes, with broad labor benefits and cautions about division of earnings among workers.
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Wilson
Garfield
Fuel Administration
Spokesman-Review
House
Ie Ee Ene
Way Brotherhoods
Gompers
Deste
Congress Behind On Regular Session Delays
A fragment notes Congress lags on domestic issues while awaiting action. The text mentions a Blackfeet supervisor and lists Indian names in an advertisement for sale of certain lands or properties, including Chief Richest Cult Tall and Lucy Tron, reflecting a period of unsettled governance and Indigenous affairs.
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Tall
Lucy Tron
Eater
Pee Gt
Pate Bi
Bremen of Pacific is Nickname Given Big Chinese Port
A Washington Geographic Society bulletin labels Foochow a inland Bremen of the Pacific on the Min river. It notes Foochow exports tea, sits 35 miles from the sea, thrives without railroads, and relies on boats, launches, and emerging motor buses. The piece details legends, river life, walls, and civic reform against opium with historical notes on the port and its lacquer ware industry.
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Bremen
Pacific
Washington
Foochow
Min
Hudson
South China
National Geographic Society
Bulletin
Shinghai
Hongkorng
Pagoda
Foochow Pier
Pagoda Anchorage
Enoch Arden
Fooshow
Piikina
Porelgnere
Tne Foochow
Money Value Offered For Free Folk Remedies Package
An old advertisement urges readers to mail in for a free package of Foley remedies including Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets, promising a wholesome cleansing but urging payment for mailing costs.
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Foley & Go
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Wyoming Squad to Recruit Fifteenth Cavalry Unit
Fort Russell considers forming a Wyoming squadron of the Fifteenth Cavalry. Major James W. Howder notes Wyoming’s high physical fitness rate, with about 87.2 percent eligible for service based on 59,977 registered and 52,500 enlisted prospects. Rhode Island trails with 57.6 percent.
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Fort Russell
Oors
James W. Howder
Wyoming
Union
Nebraska
Rhode Island
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Hemmer
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Fort D. A. Russell
Denver
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