Graham Brothers Cut Truck Prices Worldwide Demand
P M Nicolett, local Dodge dealer, reports price reductions on Graham Brothers 1 ton and 1½ ton chassis amid a surge in production. 1 ton chassis falls from 1175 to 1095 and 1½ ton from 1375 to 1280 f o b Detroit with other chassis cuts proportional. The dealer cites Graham Brothers leading global output in early 1925 and their Dodge network for broad distribution and service.
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Graham Brothers
F. O. B. Detroit
Dodge Brothers
World's Work Attacks Southern Attitudes on Education
The article denounces Tennessee for banning evolution teaching and claims Southern readers are largely ill informed. It argues the region lags in industry and leadership while noting the South has produced many leaders elsewhere where World's Work is published.
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New York City
South
Tennessee
Marvels of communication progress through history
A historical review traces rapid advances in communication from smoke signals and drums to telegraph and telephone. It highlights milestones such as Boston to Cambridge first long distance call in 1876 and transatlantic conversations by 1922, with notable spreads to major cities and regions through 1924.
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Germany
United States
Boston
Cambridge
Providence
New York
Chicago
Denver
San Francisco
Havana
Cuba
Cataline Island
California
Atlantic Ocean
Coolidge
White House
Canada
Europe
No country for me refuses offer to visit rural life
A boy declines a week in the country saying he dislikes it because they use thrashing machines there. He notes it is bad enough at home when it is done by hand. The stubborn response ends the discussion with the ultimatum.
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Senate
Eda
St. Patrick
Carrying Fifty Tons of Water Twelve Miles
The article calculates that a farm family using 42 gallons daily weighs 336 pounds and, over 300 days, requires 100,800 pounds or over 50 tons of water carried yearly. It details 420 feet of daily carrying for a 15 foot well and 24 miles annually for the housewife, highlighting how electric power plants reduce this effort.
Texas county clerks debate marriage law changes in Fort Worth
The Texas county clerks convention in Fort Worth discussed proposed changes to marriage laws including five day notice before license and restricting after hours licensing. Dallas County issued 5,500 licenses last year with 2,400 divorce suits filed and 1,442 divorces granted. divorces linked to hasty marriages.
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Texas
Fort Worth
John H. Cullom
Dallas County
Britain Runs On Gold Standard Amid Dollar Loan Pact
Britain adopts gold standard and borrows 3,000,000 dollars in the United States to stabilize the transition. The pound is at par with the dollar, 4.85. The New York Federal Reserve Bank verbally agreed with the Bank of England to buy pounds to support the market.
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Great Britain
America
Britain
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Bank of England
Metropolitan Life report on justice outcomes
A Metropolitan Life report shows last year nationwide 146 killings yielded 69 indictments 37 prison sentences and 1 execution. It notes a New York burglary plan gives a 13 to 1 chance to escape all punishment.
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Metropolitan Life
New York
The Brute Cynical Husband Exchange
A humorous exchange shows a husband pressing for words and the wife replying with silence. The husband jokes about the manner of expression, highlighting the gendered banter in a sharp domestic moment.
Texas Supreme Court Keeps Ranger Law Valid
The Texas Supreme Court affirms the constitutionality of the State Ranger force law. The prior Bexar County District Court ruling was reversed, and the appellate court decision was upheld.
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Supreme Court of Texas
Ranger Force
Bexar County
Supreme Court
New Air Express to Link New York and Chicago
Under a new service plan express shipments paying up to two dollars per pound will be received at the Chicago depot until 9 p.m. nightly and delivered in New York at 6 30 the following morning. Aircraft will be built to carry 1 000 pounds.
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New York
Chicago
Harvard seniors abstain from liquor and ministry plans
In a census of Harvard's senior class 42 percent said they never drank alcohol. Two percent of their fathers were clergymen, and only six tenths of 1 percent planned to enter the ministry.
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Harvard
Frustrated Singer Draws Outburst From Local Opry Crowd
A heated scene unfolds as soloists at a local eda radio event trigger strong reactions. A neighbor denounces the soprano tone while fans argue over performances and a fierce soprano solo provokes tensions, ending with a dramatic outburst about a piece titled The Road to Mandalay.
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Mandalay
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Edward McCullough
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Helen Katten
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Buxton Westerman Company
Young
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Texas Motor
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Frank Reedy
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