Executive order on prohibition prompts senate inquiry
Edward W. Pickard reports a storm over President Coolidge's order to appoint state county and municipal officers to enforce prohibition. Senators Kin and Robinson push for inquiry into legality, citing state rights concerns and possible Volstead Act modification. The measure spurred Republican and Democratic debate amid other federal spending and disarmament developments.
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Old Negro Singing Now Seldom Heard in Modern South
The article notes fading old plantation songs as industrial progress reshapes Negro culture. Tuskegee Institute and other schools strive to preserve spirit songs, with glee clubs and field performances cited as near perfect recreations. Critics praise the improvisational range of rural singings and the unique rhythm and harmony of unrehearsed Negro harmony.
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May Restore Old Theater in Rome Landmark Ruin
The Theater of Marcellus in Rome, begun by Julius Caesar and completed by Augustus, seats about 80,000 and mirrored the Colosseum. Damaged during the empire, it became a fortress in 1088, passed to the Savelia family in 1220, then to the Orsini in 1712, with only arcades remaining as shops. Mussolini plans its restoration as part of reviving Rome’s grandeur.
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Kansas City Star
Shoes and Cars Change Rural Footwear Trends
Shoemakers blame the rise of the automobile for a sharp drop in shoe sales after the war, hitting rural areas hardest. Farmers who once walked longer distances or traveled with loads now use cars, making single purchases of sturdy footwear less common.
Rail passenger flow study shows Melbourne busier than London
The Melbourne Flinders Street terminal handles about 800000 passengers daily, a figure cited by the Sydney Australian Herald. A British Rail Gazette comparison of London's Liverpool Street and Waterloo stations found 244896 passengers at Liverpool Street, the higher total among London sites.
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New York Herald Tribune
Women Architects Enroll At University of Dillnois
Nine women begin a four year architecture program at the University of Dillnois. The course follows the same curricula as men and leads to a bachelor of science degree. Instructors say there is great opportunity for women in architecture, especially in domestic design.
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Club Boys Keep Farm Accounts
An Oregon Tillamook county junior farm account club for senior boys proved a successful effort to sustain interest after years of prior club work. The state and county agents supervised with a banker as lender. members over four men with three years’ experience joined. The program covered farm layout planning, depreciation in farm accounts, profitable dairying practices, and dairy and banking methods.
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Tree Bark Beetles A Menace In Orchard
Fruit tree bark beetles attack trees in weak condition from poor fertility or prior damage. Strengthen with cultivation, fertilization, and spraying for other pests. Prune and burn dead wood. vigorous trees resist infestation. If severe, cut back, then fertilize and cultivate before applying wash three times a year.
Do Not Overstock Early Native Grass Pastures
Do not rush to turn cattle onto native pastures. There is not enough grass on meat farms now to support the herd without causing trampling damage. Overstocking early yields less pasture per season, while small early grazing leads to poor milk supply. A good dairy cow cannot sustain milk flow on early April native pasture without additional feed.
Farm hints on crops, feed and cattle price trends
The excerpt discusses Ferfiliza for spring fruit, copper carbonate seed treatment at half a cent an acre to prevent amut, the need for green seed in poultry feed, proper chick feeding after day one, and cautious grazing with pasture readiness. It notes beef prices rising and advises buying when farmers are discouraged but selling when prices look up.
Weary Round Magazine Taste Sparks Debate
In New York at a reception Charles Han gon Towne remarked that magazines bow to popular taste or rise by appealing to it. A poet and esnugiat noted that magazines accept the worst to avoid rejection, while a talented novelist declared a story the best he has written, rivaling Poe or Ambrose Bierce, as his wife affirmed its quality and curiosity about submission.
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New York
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Yoes
Cuticura Toilet Trio Advertised for Complexion Care
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are promoted for clear skin scalp cleanliness and soft white hands. The trio adds Cuticura Talcum for a complete toilet set. The advertisement touts the trio as essential for daily beauty routines.
Coal Mine in a Street Discovered in Coatbridge
A coal seam found during an aerial survey in Coatbridge Scotland is being excavated at around nine to ten tons daily. The mine shaft reaches a BB feat depth and lies beneath a busy street, with workers continuing the dig.
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Not Patented Rheums Tism Quotations Reflect Daily Break
A brief humor item questions remedies for rheumatism with a quip about taking a day off as the cure. The fragment hints at a light, tongue in cheek stance typical of old newspaper humor pages. Names, dates, or places are not present in the readable text.
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