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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1922
Page
7
A fragmentary item reflects Paris residents opposing a government move to ban flamboyant signage in residence areas. The piece cites public protests and mentions the world’s capital in a critical, satirical tone.
A miscellany of snippets notes Maryland’s first 16 inch gun battleship feature, Peru’s beauty ideals, a Minnesota inventor’s crossrail switch, Paris housing woes lowering divorces, Watt’s headaches, Queen Mary colors, a breach of promise defense over football, Russian drinking customs, feudal knight duties, a match box cover to curb odors, churches using electric signs and floodlights, Mrs. Charlotte Lampunius’s Civil War lineage, Colorado’s Grand Canyon depth, gold thread in India for smoking race, and British Columbia and Victoria population counts from the 1921 census with noted increases.
The American Federation of Labor executive council begins pushing to modify the Volstead Act in the upcoming congressional fight. It denounces enforcement as a moral failure and urges restoration of lawful beer and light wines under proper legislative interpretation, citing unemployment, crime, and tax losses.
London reports Arthur Henderson of the British Labour party calling for independence for Egypt and genuine self government for India. He backs a new international policy based on justice and cooperation, a League of Nations, arms reduction, and an end to private weapon exports. He denounces local unemployment relief as indefensible.
George Whee of the Intransigeant lauds Ampeienw and his praise for New York skyscrapers. He argues the old towers show diverse styles, harmonious lines, and sober taste, deeming them masterpieces amid rapid commerce. He laments French lack of modern decoration.
A dialogue among raccoons and human scenes covers meals and eating habits, nightly foraging, and childhood growth. Robbie and Ralph discuss curiosity, food preferences from clams to green corn, and the idea of being grown up. They reminisce on upbringing, manners, and the appeal of night work. A separate vignette shows James learning spelling and a Boston Transcript clipping about grafters.
In Chicago a mother and sewing worker shares how Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aided her serious health issue. She credits the remedy with restoring strength, enabling her to work part time and support her children, and she recommends the medicine to others.
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