Prohibition foes rally at Philadelphia convention
A two day convention in Philadelphia led by Matthew Woll of the American Federation of Labor urged modification of the Eighteenth Amendment. Woll criticized prohibition supporters as industrialists and church leaders and warned of using lawful force to end Prohibition. The report also notes related political commentary and international visits.
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Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Philadelphia
Woll
Linabor
I. M. Osborn
Machines That Are Almost Human
A feature on devices claimed to project speech directly into a chosen listener’s brain using an electrostatic transmitter. Demonstrations by Sergius P. Grace of Bell Telephone Laboratories show hearing by one subject in a crowded room without others hearing. Additional gadgets include a telephone-based voice broadcast in a room and a radio scrambler that reverses frequencies for secured conversations. The piece notes this remains experimental science with potential wartime and industrial uses.
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Scientiata
Sergius P. Grace
Bell Telephone Laboratories
New York
Chicago
Doctor Grace
Ditnate Manufacturers Association
Apple
Western Nowapawer Union
Carving for Ruler Four Million Wood Pieces
Jean Louis d'Esque, a carpenter aboard the American motor ship West Cusseta, will carve four million wooden pieces into 200 butterflies and related pieces for the ex-maharajs of Indore. He expects two years to finish, using varied woods and displaying hundreds of tones in each butterfly, including a Tanitian butterfly made from 1,200 wood pieces.
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Jean Louis d'Esque
West Cusseta
Maharajs
Indore
India
d’Esque
Tanitian
Royal barge preserved in Greenwich museum display
The English royal barge, built in 1080 for King William II, has been placed in the new National Maritime Museum of Greenwich. It has carried nearly every English sovereign and was last used in the Thames pageant of 1019.
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National Maritime Museum of
Greenwich
William II
England
Show Window Is Latest Feature Show Window Is Latest Feature
The United States Department of Agriculture and North Carolina State College unveil a new duplex cotton bag with a see through mesh one side and printed branding for farm produce. The bag saves retailers time by not weighing each order and allows packaging of potatoes onions and other goods for retail customers. It can be reused as a dust cloth and aims to rival paper bags on price and appeal, with plans for broad adoption next year.
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United States Department
Barvien
Iong
Agatnst
United States Department of Agriculture
North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering
USA
Coccidiosis Common Malady of Young Chicks
Purdue University expert Dr Z F Bullard warns coccidiosis is a frequent poultry disease causing heavy losses in chicks aged two to fifteen weeks. He notes the parasite spreads via droppings, and stresses clean brooders, separate runs, and keeping young birds away from adults to control outbreaks.
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Z. F. Bullard
Purdue University
Large Potato Yield on Pennsylvania State Farm
A Pennsylvania state hospital farm at Allentown reported an extraordinary potato crop. One acre yielded 003 bushels, with 28 acres exceeding the national average, using russet seed from northern Michigan and a fall plow of boy beans with seven tons per acre of barnyard fertilizer and 950 pounds of commercial fertilizer per acre. A phosphate and potash rich fertilizer was adopted.
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Pennsylvania
Allentown
Michigan
Allentosyn
Succulent Feeds Rich in Vitamins for Hens
The text notes that while vegetables like apples pumpkins and squash pulp supplement hens feed, they cannot replace green feed. Carrots contain vitamins improving yolk color and hatchability, and leafy greens like alfalfa and head lettuce are also succulent feeds rich in nutrients for poultry.
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Hans
Individual Farrowing Pens For March April Sows
March or April farrowers should be placed in individual pens at least six by eight feet, positioned a day or two before farrowing. Pens require guard rails around the wall to protect the piglets, light bedding of clean straw, and sufficient artificial heat to keep piglets warm while the sow rests and moves.
Bayer Aspirin Ad and Burne Library Closure Note
An aspirin advertisement promotes Bayer aspirin for quick relief, urging real Bayer tablets in boxes or bottles and warnings against imitations. A separate notice reports Burne Library at Dunscore, founded 1700 by Robert Burns, closing due to dwindling rural library support and redistributing books to district recreation rooms.
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Burne Library
Dunscore Parish
Lirary
Robert Burns
Enistand
Scotland
Carnegie
Burne Wok
Are You Hitting On All Six Use Tanlac in 1920s ad style
An old style advertisement extols Tanlac for restoring energy and vigor, claiming liver and stomach health lift performance and promising money back guarantee. It urges readers to visit a druggist for a bottle, noting Tanlac has helped millions. It references a separate incident involving a man tying a rope to a car to avoid garage accidents.
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Treo
Mathema
Winter Cough Remedy Claims Durability and Health Boost
A testimonial from A Wagner of Lincoln Street credits Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with ending severe winter coughs and bronchial irritations. The ad promotes free medical advice from a clinic in Buffalo and notes a claim about gold production trends in the United States a century ago.
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Uedar Trana
Towa
A. Wagner
Lincoln St
de. Merce
Clinlé
Dalfalo
Alvice
Women Learn Uses of Magnesia for Nausea Relief
An old health note advises women suffering from morning sickness to use Phillips Milk of Magnesia in small amounts with cracked ice. Sip slowly for relief from nausea, heartburn, and sour stomach, noting its anti acid properties and mild laxative effect.
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Magnesia
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