War department plans to lease Muscle Shoals power
The War department outlined two sale plans for Muscle Shoals hydroelectric power after Congress failed to pass disposal legislation. It recommends selling all power to a single bidder, with timing tied to plant readiness, as Wilson dam units come online toward a projected 100000 horsepower. Former Rep John C Melenzie chairs the Muscle Shoals commission appointed by President Coolidge to study the issue.
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Blusele Shoals
War Department
Wilson Dam
Hie
Muscle Shoals Commission
John C. Melenzie
Illinois
Coolidge
Treasury Officials Weigh Fewer Paper Money Denominations
Assistant Secretary Dewey leads a study on simplifying U S currency by reducing denominations of silver certificates and eliminating some notes. Proposals include keeping five and one dollar bills and consolidating others to lower production costs and public confusion.
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Treasury
Dewey
Bureau of and
United States
Federal Reserve
Octagon House to Get Distinctive Marker
The Octagon House at the corner of New York Avenue and Eighteenth Street, linked to early national capital history, will receive an artistic marker designed by leading artists under the American Institute of Architects. The winning design will be chosen at the upcoming New York convention.
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Uiagon
Coner
New York Avenue
Eighteenth Street
National Capital
American Institute of Architects
National Convention of Architects
New York
City
William Thornton
United States
Capitol
University of Virginia
Philadelphia
Career Diplomats Rise in U S Foreign Service
The article discusses a shift toward professional career men in the State Department as the United States moves from dollar diplomacy to an Old World style of professional ambassadors and ministers. Warren Delano Robbins is named counselor in Rome and Kellogg's career-orientated move signals a new era.
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Washington
United States
Department of State
Warren Delano Robbins
New York
Berlin
Rome
Robbins
Kellogg
B. Kellogg
State Department
Mr. Kellogg
Department
Mr. Coolidge
Occupational diseases across trades warned by Adams
Georg Matthew Adams notes diseases tied to work in 1713 and later. The piece lists miners, tanners, bakers, and many others as prone to lung, skin, and nerve ailments from dust, chemicals, noise, and poor air. He stresses prevention and health laws for workers.
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Ramazzini
Warners
India
Georgs Matthew Adams
Last Names Black Blake and White Look Back in History
The article traces surname origins from color terms like black and white. It notes variants Black Blake and White often derive from pale or color references, sometimes from clothing or hair. It cites notable Blakes such as Francis Blake the inventor and Clarence J Blake the Boston physician, plus naval and military figures.
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Blake
John Black
John Blake
John
John White
Francis Blake
Clarence John Blake
Boston
George Smith
Homer Crane Blake
Robert Blake
England
McClure News
Bishop Hosts Chicken Supper for Preachers
Irving S. Cobb recounts a North Carolina AME bishop entertaining many preachers at a supper after conference. A diminutive presiding elder, Brother Jones, is overlooked until the bishop calls him to take more chicken, prompting a puzzled reply about having ever had any.
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African Methodist Episcopal Church
North Carolina
Gaxy
Brother Jones
The
Central Press Association
The Four Kinds of Folks Who Know
A verse-like piece classifies four types of knowers. The first confess ignorance and move on. The second hide certainty behind vague hints. The third claim broad knowledge yet err. The fourth rely on study to voice cautious beliefs. The poem favors the first and last as most truthful.
Old Man Seeks Life Policy at Ninety Seven
In a London Telegraph note, Uncle Eben Jones visits a life insurance office and urges the president to check statistics, declaring that few men die after age ninety seven. He asserts his own age as ninety seven and challenges the insurer to verify mortality data.
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Eben Jones
London Telegraph
Hash inspired musing sparks doorway interruption
A new boarder declares passion for arcane studies and dark mysteries. The landlady interrupts with a practical offer to share hash.
Fragmentary Verse Lines From Unknown Source
A brief fragment presents archaic style dialogue about love and loss, referencing Paris and a mistrustful tone. The unreadable OCR limits any clear names or events, leaving a lone lament about devotion and marriage.
Mother's Cook Book Advice On Food And Nutrition
A warm editorial discusses value of quality meals and attentive cooking in education. It critiques a college for women that does not prepare daughters to solve home problems and act with heartiness. It offers kitchen tips on jello, fruit juice pairings, and simple hot sandwiches for tea.
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Frank Gursaulus
Hints and Things for Fresh Sandwiches and Puddings
Provides old fashioned kitchen tips for keeping sandwiches fresh for days. Includes methods for moistening bread, making layered cakes, bread pudding, pineapple sandwiches with tea, and gelatin puddings using fruit juice as a base.
Young Lady Urges Moral Support for Europe
The young lady across the way advocates backing Europe while recalling Lincoln's Gettysburg words on entangling alliances. McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
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Europe
Lincoln
Gettysburg
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Ironic Matrimony Ends Constant Visits
A humorous exchange reveals a woman choosing to marry Dick to end his frequent nightly appearances. The quote captures a lighthearted, domestic resolution as a punchline.
Smell of Orange Blossoms Defies Love Blindness
A poetic line asserts orange blossoms prove love’s scent can endure despite blindness or deafness as emotions persist.
Dawn of the Idea in a Morning Problem
The speaker recalls toiling on a problem until five this morning and finally understanding as the idea began to dawn. The exchange shows persistence and a late awakening of insight.
Subtle Invitation in a Wind Render Scene
Dialogue between George and Nellie hints at a wind render metaphor while they sit apart on a davenoport, with Nellie questioning why George remains distant. The exchange suggests a tension in an intimate domestic moment.
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George
Nellie
Davenoport
Bright Dog and the Piano Barking Exchange
A humorous exchange centers on a dog praised for intelligence and his habit of barking whenever the wife approaches the piano, prompting lighthearted remarks about the pet’s alertness.
Actress Shifts Image From Jest to Wit in Repartee
The article notes a former joke of an actress now turning to sharp repartee. It highlights a career pivot from light stock gags to poised verbal play, signaling a revived public persona.
Fragments of a Conversational Skit From Local Panel
A dialogue scene features characters Mr. Meeks Mrs. Gossip Mrs. Gill and comic artist debating control, storytelling and truth with lines on running things at home retarding influences and a self mocking editor remark. Entertaining exchanges reveal attitudes toward truth, humor and social roles in a small community setting.
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Mr. Meeks
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