Rail reforms cut freight damage as railroads grow
A report from the American Railway Association in Quebec shows U S and Canada freight reforms reduced damage payments from about 100 million dollars annually six years earlier to 28.19 million in 1926, while freight volume rose. In 1926 53 million cars carried revenue freight, up 2 million from 1925, with freight revenue matching gains.
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American Railway Association
Quebec
United States
Canada
Fragmentary notice from a local paper on voting
The readable text hints at a Toledo Blade style report about Montana, with uncertainty over male supporters and funding, mentioning venturing ahead and pay rally. The passage is garbled and incomplete, but implies civic discourse and public gathering related to political support or funding.
Copper consumption growth in building industry rises
Copper use surged from 1922 to 1926 with an estimated 275 million pounds consumed in construction last year, 111 million more than 1922, a 68 percent rise over five years. The sector spent heavily on advertising and education to spur demand, aiding broader market expansion. The passage notes rapid industry progress and questions future maturity.
The Professors Are Heard Frog
A fragmented discussion on professors' pay and autonomy contrasts past suppression by trustees with a modern shift toward free expression in universities. The piece critiques boards of trustees and the squeeze of leadership on faculty while noting a growing allowance for professors to speak freely.
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Jase
Sonsor
Opinionated Professors Swell Roster Of Public Voices
A column mocks scholars and politicians who voice opinions on war debts prohibition and international affairs. It notes the Carnegie Foundation report showing faculty payrolls doubling since 1913 while living costs rise 76 percent, arguing televised and radio comments amid a healthful flood of ideas.
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Erning Clres
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia
Butler
Princeton
Mellon
Fisher
Yale
Ripley
Harvard
Frank
Wisconsin
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement
Is Agriculture Declining or Urbanizing in Census Views
Reading from Washington reports and bureau chiefs the story says agriculture is declining as farmers move to cities. J C Forkner of California disputes this, arguing rural villages counted as urban by the Census Bureau remain rural in production. He cites about a thousand villages reclassified in the last census and notes farmers’ prosperity has lagged but population may not be dropping.
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Washington
J.C. Forkner
California
California Real Estate Association
Farm Lands Division Department
Census Bureau
Ma. Forster
Austria
Wilsthal
Detroit River
Dawes on the primary and political reform debate
The Minneapotie Journal anchors an editorial on the direct primary and its failures. It cites Charles G Dawes and a March American Review discussion arguing the system has not cured evils, instead feeding corruption and weakening representation. The piece critiques legislators and voters and warns of disenfranchisement as money drives contests under direct primaries.
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Dawes
Charles & Dawes Ansers
Narch American Review
Tanian Jay
Tyson
Item
Alent
A Useful Life Prefers Steady Paths Over Thrills
A useful life is preferred to thrills, never complacent, and finds a ready market in friendships. It seeks better religion than long prayers and invites both compliments and enemies, yet remains the surest way to win God’s favor.
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Rms
Chestnut Blight Wipes Out Forests Across the East
Frederic K Haske reports that the chestnut blight has decimated eastern forests from New York to Georgia. The disease spreads via wind and lumber, resisted chemicals, and has forced a shift to replacement species like oaks, red and white ashes, hickory, and pines. The Agriculture Department now studies suitable replacements for timber, tannins, and poles while preserving landscape beauty and forest health.
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Washington, D. G
United States
Department of Agaculture
Derans Park
New York City
Sijer
Gruteg
Hallsile
France
Department of Agriculture
Wea
Ku Klux Klan chivalry questioned over flogging women
A columnist attacks the Ku Klux Klan for advocating ladies’ protection while detailing a recent incident where a masked assailant flogged a woman with a leather strap. The piece questions the Klan’s touted chivalry and condemns the hypocrisy of flogging in the name of virtue.
Health and Diet Advice by Dr McCoy to readers
Health and Diet Advice from Dr Frank McCoy outlines guidance for readers. The message invites letters to the paper for personalized tips and replies, with a postal address provided for response requests and consent.
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Frank McCoy
Exercises to slim the chin and neck wrinkles
Readers seeking to remove chin and neck wrinkles after weight loss are advised to perform specific neck exercises. Methods include jaw protrusion and front-throat tension, head thrusts, and mirror guidance to feel muscle engagement. Additional routines involve pressing the forehead into a pillow to strengthen neck muscles and lift the neck contour.
Question and Answer Quiz: Mixed Historical Inquiries
A collage of Q and A items on botany, cleaning methods, Civil War artillery, surnames in Jews, Detroit River width, and Liberty cap symbolism, plus wind and sailing physics, Kazan era flags, Russian army strength, Rhodesian remains, Taft Unitarianism, and a call to send questions to Frederic J. Haskin.
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Tomigniad
Stanardy
Russia
Red Army
Rhodes
Turkey
South
Afriga
Gerl A
Ales Vedlicka
Suithwanan Tustitaten
Rhodesia
South Africa
William Howard Taft
John Adams
John Quincy Adanm
Alitard Fillmore
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Montana
Otinmmesquite
Hughway
Atélea
Mostana
Heather
New York
Cigit
Helens
Thals State Fai Halciseries Lider Brught
Frente Fist
The
Minneapotie Journal
Hev
Roy
le Smith
Haskin
Frederick Haske
Howeves
South America
Makingirvoya Ae
New England
Georga
England
K. K. K. Chivalry
Taccag
Syoman
Lusitania
Ke Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan
McCoy
Alvers
Dr. McCoy
Taccoa
Georgia
Sue Klan
Ku Klux
Wien
Chicago
Far West
Frederic J. Haskin
Frederic J. Hackit
Helena
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