World News Briefs From Early 20th Century Dispatches
A Washington report covers navy strength caps at 80 000 with 6000 apprentices and other defense debates. Major items include crop stocks in 15 states 046000000 bushels. German Rhine occupation costs. army cuts to 115000. Liberty bonds recovered. shipping board vessel sales halted. anti Japan discussions. New York steamship auction. Nevada divorce residence rule. and Chicago bailiwick legal actions.
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Denby
Edward Walton Dies in Edinburgh Artist and Society Leader
Personal Edward Arthur Walton, a widely known artist, died in Edinburgh. He served as president of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Water Colors.
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Edward Arthur Walton
Edinburgh
Royal Scottish Society of Painters In Water Colors
Foreign Censorship in Foland Aims to Curb Crime Wave
War saw dispatch reports censorship of motion pictures in Foland to reduce crime. Indian dissident Mokandee K. Ghandi, arrested for sedition, sentenced to six years in Ahmedabd. Viscount Peel named secretary of state for India. Bulgarian legation denies overthrow of Stamboul government. Fire at St Nazaire damages 11 million francs. Portuguese authorities detain syndicalists in Lisbon. German metal workers strike expands. US entry for Gen Semenoff denied. Immigration dangers for refugees warned by Dr Schlesinger of the German Red Cross.
Bonus Bill Passes House Amid Tax Fight on Bonus Plan
Washington March 25 The House under gag rule approves the certificate bonus bill by 238 to 70 four voting present, a $4 billion program extending 20 years tied to a sales tax. Leaders defend tactic while critics say it shifts burden to taxpayers and displeases President Harding who would veto in most forms.
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Parcel Post System Cited for Dept Losses
Washington March 25. The postal commission attributes most deficits in the Post Office Department to the parcel post system based on data collected by the commission. The report stresses financial strain from parcel handling and related costs within the department.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Parcel Post
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Navy navy may expand after Florida coast tests
Dry Navy attempts 12 mile limit tests off Florida coast as prohibition forces plan first operations. If successful, commanders of ships may push operations beyond the 12 mile limit into open sea.
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Washington
Florida
Hawkeye State News Highlights From Des Moines to Ames
State news item summary with notes on Granger water plant work starting soon costing 16000 dollars and a 40000 gallon water tower, land sale for drainage and tiling at Salem, death of Emma J. Peterson aged 75 near Des Moines, Har yey power dam plans, wage cuts for carpenters, Ames college construction, a fatal car crash near Ames, and various local incidents and public notices across Iowa.
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California Fig Syrup Ad Promises Quick Bowels Relief
A vintage advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a fast helper for constipated children. It claims a teaspoon clears bowels within hours, promises a playful recovery, and urges mothers to ask their druggist for genuine syrup with proper directions on the bottle.
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California
Zebra stars and the ark tale in a rainbow voyage
A whimsical reflection from the Boston Transcript describes a young question about God and zebra stripes. The imagined scene features a girl authoring a description of the Ark, with a rainbow overhead and the ark riding the waters as smoke billows from its smokestack and a United States flag flies at the bow.
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United States
Boston Transcript
Bayer Aspirin Ad Highlighting Genuine Bayer Tablets
An advertisement urges readers to request Bayer Tablets of Aspirin for authentic product quality. It notes the Bayer Cross stamp on each tablet and on every package to guard against imitation, selling the medicine as the true aspirin prescribed by physicians for decades.
Pickpockets In Transit: A Cryptic Social Worker Note
A social worker notes New York pickpockets shifting methods from stealing watches to lighter thefts. The observation hints at subtle deceptions and warns against abrupt departures after a host’s quiet yawn, leaving the reader with a cautious, cryptic impression.
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Tland
New York
Health Revival After Pierce’s Golden Discovery Tablets
Mrs. Anna Kelm of 416 South St Tit Start recounts recovering from long illness after using Dr. Pierce’s Golden Discovery. She urges others to try the medicine and obtain the tablets or elixir from their druggist, writing to Pierce’s Invalids Hotel in Buffalo, NY for free medical advice.
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Tree Medical Airvica
Hard Luck and a Gloomy Day in the Leatherneck
A fragmented diary-like exchange shows a company clerk, called Slim, grumbling about bad luck and a gloomy mood. The sergeant questions him while the narrator notes Slim’s chronic grouch and a morning incident where the commander muttered about hard luck.
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Buddy
Slim
Fragmentary Channel Notes Point to Riviera Rumors
Crumbled OCR hints at a gossip column snippet mentioning an artist and their spouse, a line about Anatole and someone knocking, and a cue to ignore the call as onlookers presume a Riviera setting. The readable text suggests a playful chatter item rather than a solid event.
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