Marriage ideals and adventures in American life
In a light editorial voice the piece weighs whether Americans take marriage too lightly or too seriously. It contrasts European courtship with American romance, notes celebrity unions for status, warns that marriage is an adult adventure, and cites wives who influence husbands’ careers while cautioning against overbearing spouses and public missteps.
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America
Joly Fokker
New York
Hollywood
Gary Cooper
Gary
Washington
Cniec
Freak marriage and the intelligent wife in modern unions
A columnist argues that true progress in marriage requires intelligence and responsibility from both partners. The piece critiques traditional roles, praises capable spouses, and envisions an ideal, balanced union where romance and duty coexist and personal sacrifices are shared.
Tax Plans Stirred in Michigan Legislature
Detroit writer John Withgibbon critiques the 1929 Michigan session as lawmakers push multiple tax schemes to fund a 23 million building fund. Plans include taxes on chain stores timber billboards municipal bonds and motor vehicles with no cuts proposed, while critics note power dams as an overlooked revenue source.
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John Withgibbon
The
Detroit News
Staida Ag
Michigan
Nuisance Stays Hiphop Nicholson League Chief Refuses Remove
The Anti-Seloon league head in Michigan says he will ignore calls to dismiss Rev. Mr. Molsaple from the league’s medinls in the capital. The bishop defends Rev. Mr. Holsaple as sincere, expecting legislators to follow the league’s orders with subservience, amid fear of judgment.
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Hiphop Nicholson
Michigan
Molsaple
League
Holsaple
Rushton Voices Plain Talk on Michigan Legislature Tactics
In a statehouse storm over the league and Teague, Senator Rushton of Escanaba breaks routine with candid criticism. He labels lawmakers hypocritical for grand pronouncements on prohibition and lifelong penalties while enjoying liquor after sessions, a rare act of honesty amid partisan pressure. Iron Mountain News notes Rushton’s blunt, refreshing stance stands out.
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State of
Michigan
Teague
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League
Rushton
Escanaba
State House
Iron Mountain
News
There Goes the Clock in a Times Office Notice
Fragmentary note notes a curious street clock issue and a DIY fix using a rubber band to muffle bells. It mentions the Times Office as a place to call for job work and references an early morning disturbance.
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Times Office
Unidirectional Radio Beacons for Aircraft Guidance
Bureau of Standards tests a combined vertical antenna and two crossed coils to create unidirectional beacon fields at 290 kilocycles. The aim is reduced inter-beacon interference, higher directional signal strength, and clearer guidance for pilots. British radio advances include motion picture broadcasting devices and film synchronization apparatus. Toulouse broadcasts artist photographs and market data by radio. Navy stations will pause weather and hydrographic transmissions twice hourly to comply with 192- era distress watch regulations.
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Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Navy
Measure of Value in a World of Rusty Bronze Nonsense
A New Orleans Times-Picayune note questions money’s meaning as a 25 century old Aphrodite statuette sells for 20500 at Sotheby’s in London. It laments plutocrats wasting sums on bronze trinkets while a Niagara River preservation pact, signed by the US and Canada, aims to protect the falls and rapids for future spectators.
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Sotheby'a
London
New
Rleans Times-Placyune
Department of State
Ottawa
Canada
Niagara River
Falls
Niagara Falls
Trenton
N. J
Art and spelling notes and science talks in old press
A collage of views: school art decoration urged by Sir Michael Sadler, Florida Swanee spelling change to Suwannee, Oklahokee spelling standardization, Parisian theater mergers, Blackwood's lament on speed and noise, and Sir Arthur Keith on life extension versus ending at forty to fifty.
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Michael Sadler
Manchester Guardian
England
Blackwood's
Ufe
Association For the Advancement of Science
Sir Arthur Keith
Famoua London
Louisville Courier Journal
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R. M. Sherrill
United States
Department of Commerce
British Isles
Toulouss
France
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Bonnet-Brown Corporation
Chicago
United States Geographic Board
Florida
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Savannah Morning News
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