Twentieth Amendment and Congress timing debate
An analysis of the proposed Twentieth Amendment focusing on its aim to reduce the gap between election and congressional seating, the impact on legislative responsiveness, and the debate over changing inauguration and session dates. It reviews past congress schedule variations, Senate votes, and questions whether a new amendment is required to shift inauguration timing.
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United States of America
Congress
Uncle Sam
Congress Jaw
Benjamin J. J.airchild
United States
Senate
Yeas
House
A&r
House of Representatives
Hours of Representatives
Ft. Anyting
George Washington
New York
Coolidge
Congressional Library
William H. Taft
Hoar
Massachusetts
Weather Bureau
Dean
Doan
Illinois
W. Harris
Maonly Stare
Syoin
Saya
Foater Milburn Co
Mig. Chem
Buffalo
N.Y
Brynlov Said Art Grows From A Wee Bit
The passage cites Brynlov’s remark that art begins where the wee bit touches. A pupil recalls how a small correction transformed the work, illustrating the core idea that small changes can redefine art. The quote reflects Brynton’s point on art’s distinctive nature across the arts.
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Brynlov
Robina Stand on Rights and Robins Near Humans
A brief observation notes that the robin has long lived with people and is commonly found near human dwellings. In urban suburbs a pair may occupy several gardens and regard them as their own.
Stray Robin Encounters Sparks Over Territory
A stray robin challenges a resident rival as it enters another’s territory. The confrontation ends quickly with the stranger usually retreating, but on rare occasions the newcomer wins and the two birds then search for new grounds.
Czar Origin Traced Through Germania Language
The term czar or tsar derives from Caesar and, per Miktosich, reached Slavic usage via a Germania language that gave the word an emperor like meaning.
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Czar
Tsar
Caesar
Miktosich
Emperor
Girard College Vast Endowment Widens Wealth Gap
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes Girard College earned $3.8 million in coal royalties last year while coal consumers paid about $1 billion. The estate reinvests royalties, growing capital to over ten times its original $7.6 million. today the school educates and outfits about 1500 fatherless boys free of charge, remaining the world's wealthiest educational institution.
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Girard College
Girard
Philadelphia Inquirer
Girard Estate
Board of City Trusts
Wallter O. Geld
Ft Tng
Harvard
Columbia
Yale
Stephen Girard
America
Girard ‘College
Favorite Recipes From A Friendly Household Column
A compilation of simple dishes including Bon-Ton Omelat, Quick Tea Cakes, Prune and Date Jam, Prune Cake, Oyster Soup Supreme, Rice Muffins, Asparagus Cream Salad, Stuffed Egg Salad, Pimento Butter Sandwiches, Popular Salad, and related serving ideas with step by step notes for each, framed as a home kitchen feature.
Uncanny Experiment Spurs Professorship at Cambridge
The article recalls Professor Luttroft's famed lung disease experiment. He stayed a week in a glass chamber with only a tiny air supply to sustain life. Students watched the chamber day and night as a motor forced air in and out, risking death if it stopped. The piece notes Barcroft’s later Cambridge appointment.
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Joseph Barcroft
Cambrade University
England
Luttroft
Barcroft
Pattfindec Magazine
Iron-Willed Man Sees Strength in Resisting Morning Calisthenics
A Detroit News excerpt features a stubborn man who brazenly rejects morning exercises and praises strength ofwill. He mocks the sleepy announcer and the disciplined exercisers while reveling in resisting the ritual and savoring the day ahead.
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Detroit News
England's Egg Imports and the Foreign Yolk Policy
Capper's Weekly notes that England, once a strong farming nation, now relies on imports for breakfast eggs. Last year England imported 3,170,080 dollars worth of eggs from Denmark, Ireland, and the United States among others, while a century ago Johnny Butt abandoned farming to back manufacturers.
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England
Denmrk
Ireland
United States
Poland
France
Italy
Lithuania
Czechoslovakia
Egypt
China
Canada
South America
Johnny Butt
Clinic Helps Boys Become Good In Philadelphia
A Philadelphia clinic aims to reform wayward boys by identifying causes of misconduct and correcting them through healthy mental attitudes and, if needed, physical treatment. Children stay at home unless absolutely necessary.
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Philadelphia
Public Interest Stirs Over Unmarried Women's Figures
Observers remark on a new publication listing statistics about never married women. The tone notes astonishment at the numbers and hints the explanations may reflect boredom or societal expectations.
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Balton
Brynton
wasle—Tolstoy
Naval, Western 2 Newspaper Union
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Hg Ures
Mny
Peterson
Pacu
Lisae Ete Koenig Medicine CO
Wells ST
Chicago
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