Census Shows Decline in Illiteracy Across Southern States
A federal survey cited by Sam L Dorin for the Bureau of Education reports substantial drops in illiteracy among those ten years old and older in Alabama Arkansas Delaware and the District of Columbia. Alabama fell from 22.9 to 16.1 percent Arkansas from 12.6 to 4.0 percent Delaware from 9.1 to 5.0 percent and DC from 4.9 to 28 percent. The study notes progress behind total population gains and highlights persistent gaps between negro and white literacy levels across southern states.
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Washington
Cen Gas Office
Sam L. Dorin
Bureau of Education
United States
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
District of Columbia
United States Commissioner of Education
Arkonsok Brs
Ciites
The Mountain Goes to Mahomet
Marion Kentucky Sunday school teachers faced dismay as the Marion high school track team and rooters were late for an official Go to Sunday School day The service moved to Blackford half way and was attended by all by the Marion Sunday schools achieving 100 percent attendance
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Mahomet
Marion
Marion High School
Blackford
Why
Blind Weaving Prodigy Leads Lighthouse Craft Campaign
Agnes Stafford, blind since four months old, selects colors for tapestry at New York Lighthouse for the Blind. President Harding serves as honorary chairman and Miss Winifred Molt directs the lighthouse committee promoting similar work. Daily weaving, sewing, and handicraft sustain the effort.
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Agnes Stafford
New York
Harding
Misa Winifred Molt
Committee For Lighthouses For the
Ighthouse
Babylonian rent woes traced to 4000 B C bulletin
Washington based National Geographic bulletin notes ancient housing troubles span eras and continents. Clay tablets from Babylon and Nippur reveal that rental contracts and evictions were common 3,000 to 4,000 years ago, showing long standing housing pressures.
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Babylon
B. C
Bulletin
Washington
D. C
National Geographic Society
Japan
Persia
England
Aml Nippur
Bolshevik double talk aims to win peasants and workers
Helsingfors reports Bolshevik speeches and press signals a two faced policy to appease peasants and workers. Lenin warned railway workers the peasants risk a return of the white generals if they do not back the soviet. Derevenskal Pravda urges peasants to press for their needs and assess loyalty, while a shift toward tax reform and free commerce is noted.
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Helsingfors
Russia
Nikolai Lenin
Moscow
Derevenskalg Kommun
Derevenskala Pravda
Village Truth
Ent
Sense of Smell Least Intellectual of Senses
New York report from Columbia University notes a test during a dinner where Maeterlinck identified only one odor out of ten. Nicholas Murray Butler quips that the sense of smell is the least intelligent of the senses, as bay rum was the only scent recognized.
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New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Engineering Society of Columbia University
Marshall
Maeter Luter
Greatest Profiteers in the Country, Meat Prices Debate
Everett Brown of Chicago testifies before the House Agriculture Committee opposing Meeker legislation. He brands retail meat dealers the greatest profiteers in the nation, cites Chicago price surveys showing 10 to 18 cent per pound retail premiums over wholesalers, and urges regulation of packers while targeting retail dealers and their meatbars associations.
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Washington
Malionalive Stock Exchange
Everett ©. Brown
Chicago
House Agriculture Committee
Brown
Mr. Grown
Congress
America
Haiti Delegates Demand U S Withdrawal Over Marines Hurts
Three Haitian Patriotic Union delegates present to President Harding, State Department, and Congress a report alleging US Marines and Haitian gendarmes committed uninvestigated atrocities during the 1915 1920 occupation. They demand immediate abolition of martial law, reorganization of police and military, and withdrawal. seek reparations and a constituent assembly. The report cites killings of prisoners, torture, and numerous crimes, supplementing prior resolutions for congressional inquiry.
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13- Land
Patriotic Union of
Mitli
Tarding
State Department
Congress
Daniels’ Court of Inquiry
Amerlean
Pauleus Landon
United States
Stenio Vencent
Taltian Senate
Percera Phohy
Washington
Hatthuy
Constituent Assembly
Java
Hiri Pohlson
California
Thon
One Per Cent Tax on Net Worth Proposed in Congress
Representative Bacharach of New Jersey argues for a one per cent tax on individual net worth as a possible substitute for sales taxes. He estimates it could raise at least 1,000,000,000 dollars annually with an exemption of 10,000 per person and asserts simpler collection and revenue benefits. Supporters at the Senate Finance Committee hearing cite a 1.5 to 2.0 billion potential from turnover taxes and related measures, with prices and income effects noted.
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Bacharach
New Jersey
House
Ward and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Antestix
Ralshus
Bacharael
Ith
Senate
Fnance Committee
Charles FH
New York
Ife
William Gilpin Suggested for National Statuary Hall Seat
Senator Nicholson advocates William Gilpin as a worthy candidate for Colorado’s National Statuary Hall. He cites Gilpin’s role as first territorial governor, his military service, and influence in naming Colorado, arguing he deserves a place in the hall as a historic figure. Colorado’s legislature must decide which statues to place in the hall, with Gilpin among leading candidates.
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Calomile
Aga Territory
Nicholson
Willian Gilpin
Territorial
Mike Bln
Hall of Fame
Unmion Ia
Stituary Hall
Legivliaiire
Exehainta
Nicholgod
Gin
West
Colorado
Forced to Fight for Breath Relief
A Nashville couple credits Tanlag with restoring health after years of indigestion gas and heartburn. Montamar, a resident of 1128 Bird Ave, Nashville, reports his wife suffered severely until trying the product. Both men and wife improved, with the couple affirming Tanlag as highly effective in aiding digestion and energy.
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Montamar
Bird Ave
North
Nashville
Gytack Company
Montimar
Lowe
Wayne
Naolne
Ady
Bayer Aspirin Safety Notice and Misleading Labels
An archival notice warns to seek Bayer on genuine aspirin packaging and tablets to ensure authenticity for medical uses from colds to rheumatism. It mentions small twelve tablet boxes, larger packages, and cites Bayer Manufacture details amid garbled advertising text and misprinted claims.
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Bayer
Rapkin
Sulleyieveld
Women Urged to Use Kilmer's Swamp Root Remedy
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder troubles often misattributed to other causes. The ad claims kidney health affects overall well being, promising Urine-tend Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root as the needed remedy. It invites readers to request a simple pamphlet by writing to Kilmer & Co in Nyordhamton, N.Y.
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Kilmer
Kilmer & Co
Nhyrhamton, N.Y
Snliuisee Message From Jowa Privat Confuses Readers
A short, garbled note reads I’m sorry, all aia. bee ui lee hax fa MML and is attributed to Jowa Privat, leaving readers puzzled about its meaning or intent.
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Jowa Privat
Cuticura Soap Ad Promises Clear Complexion
An old advertisement extols Cuticura Soap for a clear complexion, scalp, and soft hands. It references Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Lotion as part of a toilet trio and includes a literary aside about Maud Muller to evoke charm.
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Farmer
Wand
Mr. Harding
National Baptist Memorial
Rch i
Roger Wilams
Re Aberty
Grith Jolson, Jr
Emmanuel Baptiat Church
Haiti
Wm. Gilpin
National Statuary Hall
Abraham, Lincoln
Glin
Coloado
Jelterkon
Colarnda Na
Wigen
Lagl
Ile
Ayer
Maud
Maud Muller
Conraatt
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