29 Aug 1924
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Newspaper
Ironwood Times
Location
Ironwood, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1924
Page
1
A suggestion urges creating an epitorial position to sharpen public faculties of appreciation. The proposal argues such a role would enhance cultural awareness and civic engagement by curating thoughtful commentary and guiding readers to finer judgments.
The Times editor rails against religious bigotry and defends freedom of faith. The piece argues the hostility stems from European hatreds and praises brotherly ties between Catholic and Masonic groups, citing Knights of Columbus hospitality to Shriners at a Kansas City convention and praising interfaith goodwill.
Ironwood struggles to satisfy automobile tourists as complaints arise over room rates at the St. James and Curry, with the commercial club weighing action to push rates down. The editorial notes these two leading hotels provide top service and accommodations that justify their charges, based on extensive travel in the northwest.
Ironwood merchants defend hotel charges arguing two top hotels offer fair rates for quality service. They note traveling salesmen and miners frequent St James and Curry, with few complaints from pros who know hotel standards. The piece criticizes noisy tourists and calls for balanced treatment, asserting free park access for locals and visitors alike.
The Detroit News traces perfume origins from a nectar drop at a godly feast to the addition of floral scents to ancient materials. It notes musk, iris, rose, violet, thyme, and marjoram as early favorites, then the Dark Ages, and a Renaissance revival led by Florentine perfumer Real who served Catherine de Medici in France.
A quip about women's paradoxes is quoted from Country Gentleman, noting a sixteen year old becomes a woman and a twenty five year old unmarried remains a girl. The piece ends with a humorous News Note that two weeks later he married one of them.
The World's Work notes annuities predate modern insurance and suggests ancient banking in Assyria and Babylonia may have spurred them. The first definite record is from 40 B C in Rome, implying long use earlier. In the Middle Ages kingdoms and bankers sold annuities for fixed terms, aiding finance during William of Orange era.
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