Money Gifts for Research Spark Debate on Purposes of Science
Commercial Appeal reports a donor pledges fifteen million dollars and ten million more added last week to support scientific research. The piece discusses how gifts must serve practical ends, enabling discoveries like Portland cement production and advances from the Mount Wilson Observatory. It notes the balance between private generosity and public benefit, and argues that funding should advance humanity and enlightenment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drankind
Mount Wilson Observatory
Local Opinion Stirs Over Prohibition And Local Options
A 1931 flash notes Capt Peter Javin’s resignation after a long service, and political chatter links Walter Seed’s gubernatorial run to prohibition. Local option debates loom in Alabama as votes approach, with forecasts on whiskey sales and state policy changes.
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Montgomery
Walter Seed
Capt. Hobaon
Acme
Alabama
Aiate
Two Hundred Years From Now Foretells Social Ties
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer hints at social ties and old world reference. It mentions granddaughters and a distant society while advertising a Singer sewing machine at a Dothan Alabama store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer Store
Main Etreet
Dothan
Ala
Toads and ham sale stir local notes near Headland
Local item reports Mr R Brackfo ot near Headland brought a toad of hawe to town and sold them, then shifted to selling hams after observing a pattern in the market. The piece notes his financial means and suggests a motive tied to moving stock via Dothan's market, with a wife’s response to the purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Brackfoot
Headland
Hawe
Dothan
Incomplete Record of Carnegie Mullions and Peace Efforts
Fragmentary note recalls Andrew Carnegie and his philanthropy amid debates on tainted millions. Mentions site and phrases about his work for peace and the pursuit of charity, with unclear dates or full context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Etinpe
Burkety and Whitehead at the Thrasher Old Stabte
A fragmented notice mentions Burkety and Whitehead and a location described as the Thrasher Old Stabte with unclear context. The readable text suggests a pair or firm involved in a Blacksmith or metalwork setting, but details are cryptic.
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al Cleory
Burkety & Whitehead
Thrasher Old Stabte
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Atlanta
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Cal Sine Conservative Company
Empire Life Insurance Company
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Whatley Live Stock Company
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