Problem of Bad Old Man Always With Us
Professor Wingate Todd of Western Reserve University told a Philadelphia convention that the modern long life changes social dynamics. He notes death age shifted from about 42 to 72 in civilized societies, creating a large population of oldsters influencing politics psychology and sociology.
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T. Wingate Todd
Western Reserve University
Philadelphia
Alexander
Charlemagne
Philadelphia Publi¢g Ledger
Husbands Advised to Kiss Hands of Wives
Charles J. Vopicka, once minister to Romania, urges husbands to kiss their wives hands as a daily courtesy. He suggests either hand kissing or hand shaking as proper, proposing a thirty day trial to boost family harmony and goodwill at home.
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Charles J. Vopicka
Romania
Ile
Why He Was Tardy at Beech Grove School
A Beech Grove school offers football to the class with the fewest tardies to curb lateness. Jack explains he was late because his mother needed to patch his pants, a reason he whispered at noon dismissal.
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Beech Grove
Ittle Jack
Jack
Indianapolis News
Rapid Photo Transmission by Hermod Peterson
Norwegian radio engineer Hermod Peterson announces a device combining a crystal set and an oscillograph that transmits photographs across the Atlantic. He claims the apparatus operates at 3000 points per second with short wave, sending prints from Europe to America in minutes.
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Hermod Peterson
Europe
America
Orphaned Baby Born in Ravenna Poorhouse in 1840
On a stormy winter night a woman sought shelter at Ravenna Ohio poorhouse and was admitted. She gave birth to a girl named Delia that night and left, never returning. Delia remained in the poorhouse her entire life, never knowing another home until her death at eighty six.
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Ravenna
Ohio
Delia
Cardus
South Carolina
Letha Cabaniss
Chesnee
8. C
Cardui
Needed Map Turned Up at Opportune Moment
A Cambridge graduate received a bundle of maps from a street tramp. One North American Labrador boundary map, dating to the mid eighteenth century, may affect the Labrador boundary case now before the Privy Council in London. The find could alter the legal issue and is described as a remarkable coincidence.
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Privy Council
London
Cambridge
London House
North America
Labrador
Royal Scion Embraces Humble Vienna Life and Work
Leopold Wolfling once Archduke Leopold Salvator and brother of Crown Princess Louise of Saxony now toils in Vienna as an insurance solicitor and grocery clerk. He renounced his titles to marry a Bavarian actress, later divorced, served in the Swiss army, and now works a cafe waiter and helps in a family grocery with his daughter and son-in-law.
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Vienna
Tie
Leopold Wolfling
Archduke Leopold Salvator
Louise of
Saxony
Archduke John
John Orth
Leopold
Kansas City Star
Inventor Allan Prescott Unveils Allincello Instrument
A Skowhegan Maine man Allan Prescott created a new instrument the Allincello with a single string on a five foot bamboo pole. A small box runs along the string to produce violin tones while a larger box yields a cello tone.
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Skowhegan
Maine
Allen Prescott
Film Service for Farmers Helps Remote Districts
The French ministry of agriculture offers an educational film service with a library of 23 000 titles on farming economy stock raising hygiene and child welfare. Films are shipped free to qualified users who can demonstrate proper use.
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French Ministry of Agriculture
Co operative Statistics on Farmers Groups
The Burley Tobacco Growers Association is the largest with 108000 members. The California Fruit Growers Exchange leads in business volume with 1925 sales of oranges and lemons near 70000000 dollars.
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Farmers’ Co-Operative
Burley Tobacco Growers’ Association
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
Insurance in Force Across United States
An estimated 54 million people in the United States carry insurance. The amount of life insurance in force is about 75 billion dollars.
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United States
Would-Be Highbrows as Others See Them
Denver poet Oliver Burton Canby mocked New York literary clique critics and writers. He lampooned their pretension as juvenile and insular while contrasting Homer Shakespeare and Goethe with their self importance, describing reviews and plays as seen by cultivated minds.
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Oliver Burton Canby
Denver
New York
Quoque Browning Society
Homer
Shakespeare
Wadsworth
Tennyson
Goethe
Mr. Canby
English Soldier's Malta Marriage Becomes Court Binding
An Englishman in Malta married a Maltese girl after a priest asked health questions in Maltese. The interpreter translated and the man answered yes. When charged with failing to support his Maltese wife, the court ruled the marriage binding.
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Malta
Pathfinder Magazine
Mutilation Customs in Africa Reported to French Academy
EH Capitan reports from the Congo on Sara-Djinge women whose lips are pierced and dilated over years. Pictures show holes growing to seven inches in diameter and wooden disks worn as adornment. The practice arose to deter kidnapping for slavery by making women unattractive.
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Africa
Eh, Capitan
Congo
French Academy of Medicine
Sara-Djinge
Yale Doctor Links Health Decline To Business Recessions
Dr Huntington of Yale argues that widespread ill health triggers panic and higher death rates, which in turn depress the public and trigger financial crises. He claims health decline is the real cause behind economic downturns.
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Huntington
Yale
New Steel Lighter Yet Strong for Skyscrapers
A new German steel alloy, about 50 percent lighter than current skeleton steel, is non galvanic, rust resistant and non stressed. Architects say it could enable future skyscrapers to rise twice as high as present structures.
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Germany
Rae Ey
East Indians Waging War on Wild Animals
A London Times report summarizes colonial office figures for India showing humans killed by wild animals and the number of animals killed for rewards in 1925 and 1926. Tigers and leopards caused many fatalities while elephants rose as a notable exception.
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Asia
India
Colonial Office
London Times
Not Hard to Please Shucks at Interpretive Dances
Two readers joke about interpretive dance as they admit limited understanding yet express enjoyment. The brief quip contrasts confusion with appreciation and reflects light community humor.
Cashmere Shawls and Victorian Adoration
Cashmere shawls originated from Tibetan goat wool and were introduced to England in 1666. They were imitated in Bradford and Huddersfield, with Queen Victoria gifting them as wedding presents from India. Victorian writers reference these shawls, with examples in Vanity Fair and Pelham highlighting their desirability and social value.
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England
Bradford
Huddersfield
Victoria
India
Amelia Sedley
Vanity Fair
Locksmith Chief Vanishes From Hall to Police Cell
A search of Wilmington city hall found Fire Chief Intz locked in an unused police cell. He had entered seeking storage space for supplies when the door closed and locked, his calls unheard in the deserted area.
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Intz
Wilmington
Del
Scare Turns Man Blue in Paris Medical Study
A nervous man in Paris turned blue after a shock and is under study by dermatologists and psychologists. Doctors report little hope of restoring his normal skin color.
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Paris
Dentist at Dahlonega Court Week Puts Service in Storefront
Dr T J McDonato will visit Dahlonega April 18 through 28 to perform dental work at Head's Drug Store upstairs. B F Anderson invites patrons to his store next week to view a new stock of mens and ladies clothing and hats for cash, calling his place headquarters during court.
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Dahlonega
Dr. Head
Head’s
T. J. McDonato
Court
B. F
Anperson
Tax sale notice for Lumpkin County lands in 1927
By virtue of a tax fi fa issued by O C Porter Tax Collector the court house door in Dahlonega will host an auction on the 1st Tuesday in May 1927. The sale includes an 11 48 interest in lot 229 and a 3 16 interest in lot 280 in Lumpkin County Georgia totaling about 20 acres. Taxes due cover years 1918 through 1926 plus costs. Jan 3 1926.
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Georgia
Lumpkin County
Stow
D. Lf. Freeman
Cherokee
Cherokee County
C. Porter
Said
Court House
Dahlonega
Purify Health With Calotabs System Cleanse
Doctors favor purification as a foundation of health and recommend Calotabs for a thorough system cleanse. Take a course once or twice weekly for several weeks to improve vitality. Family package with directions costs 35 cents at drugstores.
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Nature
Engineers Design Low Pressure Tank for Air Instrument Tests
A Washington bureau of standards group designed a high altitude chamber to test aeronautic instruments. Any person inside the chamber can experience effects of rising to 30 000 feet without leaving the ground.
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Bureau of Standards
Washington
Water Power Plants Increase US Electricity Output
The capacity of water-power plants in the United States rose 11 percent in the first nine months of last year. About a third of the nation's electricity is produced by water power.
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United States
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