The Call of the Witch era inspires a travel boom
A 1920s travel column notes a national shift toward nature and vacation planning. It highlights increased auto camping, highway improvements, and booming tourist spend in Maine, Colorado, and the West. It forecasts record park attendance, expanded auto camps, and the rise of gypsy motorists in pursuit of cooler, rural getaways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dickinson Sherman
Pauline
Tribe of the Automobile
Scenic West
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
Portland
Denver
Maine
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Tse
Chicago
American Automobile Association
Union Station
Information Service
Department of Customs
United States
Colorado
National Parks and Monuments
National Parks
Interior Department
Advertising past and present ethics contrasted
A historical reflection contrasts old and new advertising methods, praising truth and accuracy in modern campaigns. It notes how realistic ads aid busy shoppers and preserve energy, while a parable about a frugal millionaire's wife shows thrift can backfire on a host.
Women Seek 50-50 Voice in Republican Council
Senate ally Mrs McCormick and other prominent Republican women press for equal representation in the party’s leadership body. Senator Pepper proposes a special session to consider an 8 women 8 men executive committee, aiming to match Democratic parity. Officials note the committees lack direct power but can push for action at the national convention. The move seeks prior action before summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee
Democratic Party
San Francisco
McCormick
Adams
Pepper
Arthur Livermore
Harriet Taylor Upton
Charles D. Hilles
Republican Organization
Save the Wild Flowers Day Suggested by Calif. Naturalist
Albert F E Stillman proposes May 20 as a national Wild Flower Day to promote protection in schools. The plan cites harm from picking, urges restraint, and notes laws in California Vermont and other states protecting rare blooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wild Flower Preservation Society of Amnerica
California
Vermont
Albert FE. Stillman
John Burroughs
Smithsonian Field Work 1922 Explorations Overview
Smithsonian Institution’s 1922 annual pamphlet summarizes 22 field expeditions across the United States Canada Chile the North Pacific Australia China Jamaica and more. Secretary Walcott details Canadian Rockies geology solar observations at Mount Montezuma Chile and notes on Glacier B C sea recession and Cordilleran life parallels. Archaeology at Mesa Verde Colorado reveals Pipe Shrine House and ceremonial pipe offerings with skeletons pottery and stone artifacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An Just
Smithsonian Institution
Insttution
United States
Canadian Rockies
Chile
North Pacific
Australia
China
Tortugas
Jamaica
Dominican Republic
Amazon Basin
Salvador
Guatemala
Colombia
Brazil
Walcott
Bow Valley
Alberta
New Bann-Winder- Mere
Glacier
B. C
Doctor Walcott
Arctic Ocean
Nevada
Mount Robson
British Columbia
Smithsonian
Montezuma
Arizona
United States Naval Observatory
Bering Island
J. Walter Fewhkes
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
Edgeworth Pipe Advert Tone in Bee Buzzing How-To
A dramatic vignette follows a steeplejack painting a flagpole 487 feet high while two bees buzz nearby. The piece promotes Edgeworth tobacco from Larus and Brother Company, praising its calming effects and inviting readers to request free samples and dealer referrals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgeworth
Larus & Brother Company
South 21St Street
Richmond
Virginia
Tabacco
Higeworth
Batch of Babies Delights Town Resident Who Heard News
A town resident Jane exclaimed with delight upon learning a batch of triplets had arrived at a family nearby. She relayed the news to a companion, saying a batch of babies had come to a house in the next block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Piarmate
Madge
Partnership definition according to American Mutual Magazine
An economic professor explains partnership as a firm comprising at least three parties: a senior partner, a junior partner, and the government. The student notes this unconventional framing and reflects on how partnerships can involve public sector roles alongside private partners.
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Glacier
Mount Rainier
Rocky Mountain
Teltowstone
National Park System
Grand Canyon
Mount Mckinley
Rockysountain
Yellowstone
Yosemite
Tioga Road
Mather
National Park Service
Julius Rosenwald
Sierras
Alaska
Xosemite
Sequoia
Earth
Crater
Alesa -Verde
Zion
Mount Reinier
America
Partners
Stdent
American Mutual Magazine
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Ret
Asole Feo
Gureche
All of
Caper Enim
Floyd W. Parsons
G.O. P
Voice In Council
Save the Wild Flowers Day
Dr. Scholl
Sizar
Emras
Cale Tourer
Bunivas
Pour Druggist’s
Shoedealer
Schall
Zinc-pads Jr. Co
Dr. Schall
Arck Suppests
Dr. Thompson
Uist River
Troy
Ford
Impany
Dallas
South Dakota
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