Davies Slated for Trade Commission Chair
Joseph B. Davis of Wisconsin, commissioner of corporations, is slated to chair the intended Trade Commission. The new agency will tackle monopoly breakup and business control as part of President Wilson's anti trust program. Davis has pleased the president with steady work and no new investigations aimed at headlines.
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Joseph Bi. Davis
Wisconsin
Inceratate
Han
Prestwe Wiiinon
Wilson
Davies
Industrial system debate: monopolies vs competition
Mr. Davies argues the key issue is cost of production in choosing between monopolistic large units and competitive systems. The Interstate Commerce Commission seeks facts to resolve which system best serves general welfare and efficiency.
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Davie
Lety
Bureau of Corporatom
Nis Wifee Henhouse in a Tree
R A Galliher reviews Poultry winter egg production and cites a humorous anecdote from Farm and Fire odora about a wife speaker and her husband answering a question on henhouses. The tale suggests even good feeding and strains are not enough without proper housing.
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R.A. Galliher
Goiliher
Permasion
Baldwin
Fragmentary note on child development and parenting mood
The text reflects anxious parenting and the idea that early childhood shapes a person. It contrasts confident guidance with nervous behavior and hints at a book or study titled the psychology of childhood as a guide for parents to avoid letting anxiety undermine the child’s growth.
Wiley Curran and the Cajun Set for a Campaign
In a small town Wiley Curran faces old friends and a risky political comeback. Maurice Ladeau drops in with Rube Van Hart Arne Vance and T P Purcell stirring memories of a past tied to Adrienne and a former life. Curran wrestles with fear hope and love as he contemplates a public bid that could redeem him and reveal buried truths about Janet and his ambitions.
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Harlan
Sean
Rube van Hart
Rube
Autumn
Arne Vance
T. P. Purcell
Memphis
Wiley
Ladeau
Curran
Maurice
Mr. Purcell
Arne
Yaas
Ol Wiley
Ron
Ascencion
Plaquemine
Adrienne
Hue
Butte
Harper
Hey
Tom
Almon
Wiley Currizz
Purcell
New Orleans
Cuba
Anne
Old Boy
Janet
Aros
Purrell
Vince
Gulnet
Yajua
Merci
Lintran
la Chentere
Methodiet
St. Joe
Madame Artois
Mawlyns
Arizona
Madame Ashe
Ike
Nevada
New Mexico
California
Alaska
Urelle
Mitch
Ogee
Aurelie
Marlan
Orde
A Little Silver Crucifix and a Bootlegpeddler Scene
Bert Hemminger observes a deserted work site near an unfinished bridge with cement barrels and grading machines scattered. Uncle Mick sits illicitly peddling whisky, while Foreman Perkins reports workers laid off and the sheriff tolerating bootleggers until reelection.
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Bert Hemminger
Bottoms
Sinsinawa Creek
Indatrom
Hemminger
Uncle Mick
John
Michigan
Perkins
Law
Mick
Goethals Honored for Panama Canal Achievement
The Panama Canal builder Colonel Goethals receives medals from the Civic Forum of New York and a congressional gold medal of thanks. Rumor says he may govern Panama or head a canal region railroad, with the nation debating how to best reward such a singular achievement.
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Goethals
United States
Panama Canal
Clvic Forum
New York
Congreea
Godhale
Panama
Return to New York After Absence Fades Cityscape Changes
In Harper's Magazine W D Howells notes the thrill of returning to New York after six months away. The city appears altered yet familiar: Broadway and Fifth Avenue endure while much else has been reshaped by economic forces, leaving recognizable landmarks only as faint lines in a transformed urban panorama.
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W. D. Howells
Harper's Magazine
New York
Europe
Barisen
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Wes
Hariem
Tory
Food and diet myths from the press on hunger and health
The Los Angeles Tribune critiques common beliefs about diet and illness. It argues most stomach ailments arise from meat desires and economic hardship, urging readers to rethink food myths and seek healthier cooking without sensational claims.
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Los Angeles Tribune
Woods
Jehdnaon
Yaleal
Welle Dove Witter Health
Uric Acid Poisoning Warns of Kidney Failure
An antique health piece warns that uric acid buildup causes Bright's disease and kidney weakness leading to severe pain. It promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a proven remedy with a patient testimonial from Mrs. Bievech of Lexington Missouri describing relief after use.
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Dean
Lesingston
Cave
Ffecard
Dnan
Two Jests on Cost of Living and Syllables of Venison
A humorous piece contrasts two couples trying to economize. One survives on odd meals from ox-tail soup to head cheese while another moves to the woods living on garden produce and venison. The tale ends with a pun on spelling Saskaschiquala and Taft’s quip about a public question.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
End of Chatillon Congress Ends Napoleonic Peace Talks
Century ago the Chatillon congress failed to reach terms with France and its allies. Napoleon agreed to surrender Westphalia Holland and Spain restore the pope to Rome and Ferdinand VII to Madrid and Malta to England while demanding France's natural frontiers. Plenipotentiaries declared negotiations over and allied armies moved toward Paris.
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Chatillon
France
Napoleon
Westphalia
Holland
Spain
Pope
Rome
Ferdinand VII
Madrid
Malta
England
Rhine
Alps
Paris
Water for St Petersburg Appropriation Plan
The St Petersburg city council weighs a 25 million dollar measure to obtain pure water from Lake Ladoga forty miles away. Water will go to the Ladoga pumping station then into reservoirs and pipes to the capital, with works ready in 1920 for a population of 4.5 million.
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St. Petersburg
Lake Ladoga
Ladoga
Clever Wife Maintains Peace With Postum Beverage
A Washington woman reports heart trouble eased after leaving coffee for Postum made from wheat. She recalls a neighbor whose irritability from coffee vanished after switching, prompting wider family harmony. Postum, by the Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan, offers two forms and instructions for preparation.
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Washington
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Cure of Severe Scalp Disease by Cuticura Products
Mrs Walter Rogers reports a three month battle with a dry scaly head condition in her daughter at 2760 Tamm Ave St Louis Missouri The use of Cuticura Soap every third day and Cuticura Ointment at night led to cure in three weeks After two cakes of Soap and one box of Ointment the sores disappeared and hair regrew The advertisement notes Cuticura sold worldwide with a free sample offer and a Skin Book by mail to Cuticura Dept L Boston
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Tamm Ave
St. Louis
Walter Rogers
Cuticura
Dept. L
Roston
Utter Forged Notes Stymied by Prisoner Stutter
A fragment quotes dialogue about a prisoner unable to utter forged notes due to stuttering. The text also notes Putnam Fadeless Dyes do not stain the kettle and offers a moral line about temptation.
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Putnam
Adv
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