Vast Dirigible Line Is Planned
Washington reports the formation of General Air Service to operate large rigid airships of the modified Zeppelin type using helium. The first route will run New York to Chicago with two 4,000,000 cubic foot ships carrying 100 passengers and 30 tons of mail, planned for summer 1922 and extended to the Pacific coast.
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New York
Chicago
Washington
Grgantic Corporation
United States Chamber of Commerce
General Air Service
Germany
Benedict Crewell
Maryland
Crowell
Europe
Aero Club of America
Field
American Investigation Corporation
Johann Schuette
Schuette-Lanz Airship Company
Corps of Engineers
Alan
Schuette
America
Zeppelin Company
Pacific Coast
Dr. Schnette
United States
France
England
Italy
General Air Service Company
Court Says Ouija Board Must Pay Amusement Tax
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond ruled the Ouija board is a game subject to the amusement tax. The decision affirms the Baltimore district court ruling in Miles v. Baltimore Talking Board Company. Judge Knapp dissented, questioning if the Ouija board fits the revenue act’s definition of a game.
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Ouija Board
Richmond
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles A. Wood
District Court At
Baltimore
Joshua W. Miles
Internal Revenue
Baltimore Talking Board Company, Inc
Waddill
Martin A. Knapp
Automobile Jokes Prompt More Than 1922 Models
A fragmented note discusses jokes about cars and the 1922 models. It mentions a brass scarfpin worn three months longer than planned, hinting at delays or wear. The text is sparse and reads as a quip rather than a full event.
California Fig Syrup Advertisement Persuades Mothers
A vintage ad urges mothers to give California Fig Syrup to relieve constipation in children. It promises quick bowel relief within hours and claims millions keep the product on hand. The copy warns buyers to request the genuine product with proper directions and to say California to avoid imitations.
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California
Ideal Philosopher on a Fine Day
A man jokes that happiness comes from burning incoming bills and notices. He lists coal gas era bills and rent taxes and a doctor’s bill two years old, concluding forgetting them is the best fix for troubled minds.
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George
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Horses Not to Blame Dialogue
A city resident jokes to an old farmer about horses fearing automobiles. The farmer replies that a horse would find it odd to see clothesless riders and questions how a vehicle seems to a horse, reflecting rural humor.
No Up to Dates Ones. North Has Alice Any Virtues
Dialogue fragment shows North asking if Alice possesses old fashioned virtues. West replies that most of them exist in Alice. The exchange suggests a light character moment in a period piece.
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North
Alice
West
Deg Brought Back Purse from Marion Miss Myrtle White
Marion Indiana reports Myrtle White, daughter of former street commissioner W E White, recovered a lost purse. The incident involved a missing item and a successful return, details unclear due to fragmentary OCR text.
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Deg
Marion
Ind
Myrtle White
W. E. White
A. Sok Gee
Glasgow thief jailed for stealing a herring barrel
A Glasgow man faced charges for stealing a herring barrel. After proof of theft, the accuser recounted the suspect had previously stolen his sign-board, then offered to sell it back in the shop with the owner’s own name on it.
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Glasgow
Bailie
Tanning Materials Listed by Government Experts
Government experts name twelve woods, 102 barks, nine leaves, three roots and seventeen fruits and seeds found in Latin America as yielding tanning materials of industrial value. A concise warning urges prudent use when not adding superfluous detail.
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Latin America
Reformers debate birth control and large families
In a Detroit Free Press excerpt, Dr Hahnemann Morfit, a Chicago eugenist, criticizes reformers for supporting large families in abstract terms. A boss and bookkeeper Bunker share a comical exchange about twins, joking that the real rejoicer is George Evans, the worker’s foe.
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Hahnemann Morfit
Chicago
Birth Control League
Bunker
George Evans
Detroit
Presa
Had to Be Wise Phrase Echoes Solomon Joke
Uncle When declares Solomon a wise man to manage many domestic complications and to avoid a divorce. The remark reflects humor about wisdom and household life in a dated voice.
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Solomon
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Walter Vanderweil
Pride
William Gelan
Poland
Palm Beach
Canada
Australia
European
Department of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of the
Benedict Crowell
America First
Mr. Crowell
Gravesend’s
Carl Leder
Bex
Gaseel
Carl Linder
BB. P. Bo
Perans
Spohn
Spohn Medical Company
Goshen, Indiana
Virginia
Tanners Shoe Mfg. CO
South Street
Boston
Mass
Free Land
Fred W. Bray
Medicine Bow
Wyoming
Michigan
Chas. L. Orr
Laingsburg
Mioel
GC Mace CO
Oakdale Ave
Ill
Indianapolis
Eben
Payi
Bayer
Bookkeeper
Poema Cereal Co
Incl
Battle Crack
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