Prohibition Enforcement Sees Mixed Community Response
Residents face challenges as prohibitory law enforcement increases. A New York barkeeper jailed this week for Jiguer sale marks the first New York sentence under the new law. Calls arise to curb profiteering while Missouri activists push for a referendum. Britain plans central oversight to curb profiteering, recalling the wartime U S Food Administration framework.
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New York
Newark
Great Britain
Central Commission
United States
Food Administration
German sentiment rises in New York melting pot
Report notes growing German sentiment in New York's diverse community with restaurants serving songs and phrases like Hoch der Kaiser. The fragment hints at social attitudes and local eateries reflecting ethnic pride amid urban multiculturalism.
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Meltine Pot
New York
Dance trends and gossip stir German image efforts
A column notes shifting German cultural appeal from shimie dances to waltz influenced by propaganda aims to restore respectability. It cites EU gun effectiveness as a factor shaping expectations for next winter in Lawrence, and criticizes a Topeka Capital reporter for hearsay based jail claims, lacking on-site facts.
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New York
E. U
Lawrence
The Next Move On The FTC Report On Hides And Profiteering
The federal trade commission report to Congress on the shoe trade finds packers raising hide prices and retailers, manufacturers, and tanners earning unusual profits. The piece argues this broad indictment may signal similar findings in other industries and questions potential remedies as profiteering remains widespread.
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Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Ehnest
Ner
Are Books Going Out In The Atlantic Era
A writer notes the decline of booksellers to half their number from fifty years ago while printing presses and readers still buy many books. He cites big newspapers weeklies magazines and films as new rivals for readers attention, shifting the cultural landscape away from traditional books.
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Atlantic
Booksellers and culture in a changing age
The passage argues that readers with magazine or movie habits read fewer books, affecting booksellers. It notes the long honored profession of bookselling and a sense of obligation around it, while suggesting other media have risen to fulfill responsibilities, hinting at improvements in magazines and cinema as reading declines grow.
Labor vs Consumers and the European Strike Mindset
A press commentary argues that America has shifted from a consumer driven middle class aim to labor seeking control for higher wages, likening it to European labor politics and Soviet wage aims. It notes strikes for political purposes and forecasts upheaval if the trend continues, with a digression on Bastille Day celebrations and holiday customs abroad.
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America
England
France
Italy
Europe
Rus
Hungary
Izhor
Emiparia Gazette
Notable Morgan Quote in Hutchinson News
W. Morgan notes in Hutchinson News that human nature and methods seem the same across nations and places. He compares a Bastille like scene to a lively Kansas State Fair and Sunday school picnic, observing universal traits.
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Kansas State
Tom
America
France
Turkey
Oklahoma
W. ¥. Morgan
Hutchinson News
Remarkable Tanlae testimonial from Chicago man in Galesburg
Ora E. Petree of Chicago describes dramatic recovery after twelve years of nervous indigestion and loss of appetite. He credits Tanlae for restoring health, energy, and strength, noting improved digestion and weight, and cites relief for his wife and friends.
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Tanlac
Ora E. Petree
Henman Avenue
Chicago
Guster
Galesburg
Petree
Swift & Company
Jas
Alvarin
Tanlae
Kottle
Medicing
Dror Co
City Drug Store
H. A. White
A. E. Wilson
Dam construction talk at court house fifty years ago
A fifty year old record recalls a meeting at the courthouse with Governor Robinson presiding over discussions on building a dam across the Kansas River. Colonel Medbury of Columbus sent a letter about costs, plans, and his willingness to design if chosen to build, while the gas company’s capital stock was fully subscribed. Local life notes mention a solar eclipse obscured by clouds, lamping of stores by 5 p.m., and Mr. Winters’ fall on a broken sidewalk. An agricultural note praises early peaches and nursery stock at Coal Creek.
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Kansas River
Court House
Robinson
G. Haskell
Medbury
Columbus
Ohio
Lawrence
Winters
Massachusetts Street
Coal Creek
Premier Allen dies in Ontario as political notes emerge
A terse obituary from ara Ontario reports the death of Allen Pier Premier on February 1. The item also notes political developments in the United States with Wisconsin Republicans naming Robert M. La Follette for governor and British Parliament discussing recognition of allies. In Europe the report mentions German bombardment of Libau and Austro-Hungarian activity in Galicia and the Trotus Valley near Romania, reflecting wartime events.
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Allen Pier
Ara
Ont
Cleveland
Wisconsin
Nomel
Robert Mo la Follette
Germany
Italy
Austria
William
Libau
Baltic
Rman
Hoare
Austomat
Galicia
Lewistown
Trotus Valley
Birth anniversaries of notable figures listed in 19th century notice
A terse diary style entry marks today as the birthdays of General Nelson A. Miles, former Maryland governor and Baltimore financier, and University of Southern California president George F. Royard, with ages indicated as 75 and 63 respectively. The note mentions other figures tied to institutions like the New York Anti-Saloon League and Lawrence Optical Company, dated circa 1027 Maxs.
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Nelson A. Miles
Westminster
Fae HO
Anderson
New York
I Heown
Baltimore
Maryland
Carroll County
Mad
George F. Royard
University of Southern Califo
Ila
Ty.rfeney F. Osborn
Fairfield
Conn
War Front Offensives Immerse Allied Forces One Year On
British and French forces launched a major assault on a broad front from Anions to Montridéer. Allied troops in the north drove south from Archangel against Bolshevik columns aided by German reinforcements.
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Anions
Montridéer
Russia
Archangel
Tobacco’s harm to arteries and life dangers warned
An article quotes Dr Conner urging against tobacco use, detailing health harms from smoking and chewing. It describes effects on heart, nerves, digestion, and sight, and promotes Nicotol as a stop smoking remedy with druggist endorsements. It notes refunds for unhappy customers and local availability.
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New York
Conner
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dria
Baby Clinic Aims to Cut Lawrence Infant Deaths
Lawrence Public Health Nursing Association reports infant mortality higher in Lawrence than Kansas overall and in many Kansas towns. Doctors and mothers urged to cooperate. Policy of referring children to their own physician clarified. clinic for well children, not those already under care.
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Hy. Clarke
Journal-World
Lawrence
Kansas
Lawrence Public Health Nursing Association
Sputterings on fund raising and summer blessings
A brief column notes how communities nationwide focus on raising funds. It contrasts fundraising with crops, joking that pennies cannot be watered to grow. It comments on a summer time blessing for modern women and ends with a fragment about the facet that highlights social themes of the era.
Catholic Total Abstinence Union closes Hartford convention
The annual convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America, held in Hartford this week, is set to conclude today with closing sessions.
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Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
Hartford
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W. C. Simons
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Business Department
Massachusetts
Lawrence Ohene Swere
A. R. Keator
George HM
Alcorn
West 31St. Street
New York City
Associated Press
Ember— Audit Bureau of Circulations
Journal- World
Missouri
Topeka
Everett True
Ture
Akron
Lawrence Optical Company
Dr. Conner
THE
People's
Wamba
Castoria
BAYER
C. W. Sallth
Farmers State and Savings Bank
Russell Tire Service
Liberty Tube & Tire
Masonic Temple
Douglas County
Lawrence, Kansas
Nansas
Electric
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