New Philadelphia Court Model Cuts Domestic Disputes
The Philadelphia Municipal Court reports 77.5 percent of domestic relations cases resolved without formal hearings. A probation staff conducts private interviews, aims for reconciliation, and may sign voluntary support agreements later enforced by a judge. When no agreement is reached, cases go to court with fuller evidence from officers and investigators. Similar courts are urged for other cities.
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Philadelphia
Itaalm Fk
Probation Department
Juvenile Court
Social Service Council of Canada
National Council of Women
Phiadelphia Court
Incubator Debate Highlights Hens vs Machines
The Ontario Agricultural College official W R Graham cites hens hatching as economical. Poultry expert F C Elford warns against cheap incubators and outlines key features for a reliable machine in Experimental Farm Ciru lar No 2 on artificial incubation.
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W. R. Graham
Ontario Agricultural College
Graha
F. C. Elford
Denision Poultry
Alvives
Elford
Temple of the Moon Unearthed Along the Lower Euphrates
Scientists uncover Temple of the Moon near the Lower Imphrates River dating to around seven centuries before Tutankhamun. The find supports theories of early Euphrates civilizations and cradle of humanity debates. Professor Musselman at Johns Hopkins notes the math on interest and time.
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Earth
Imphrates
Tut
Euphrates
Safety First Ride Ends With a Spill in Georgia
In Georgia a country minister Reverend Tyler Dliss drove a spirited horse through a village and invited a local physician aboard. Ten minutes later the horse toppled the carriage spilling both men. The doctor demanded why ride behind an animal. The minister replied it was lucky no bones were broken and he likes to have a doctor present when driving that horse. Elmer Glyn notes British women grow taller and predicts six feet, while American women average five feet three.
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Georgia
Tyler Dliss
W Ho
American Legion Weekly
Ontario Farmers Face Higher Costs for Livestock
Prof A Leitch of Ontario Agricultural College told a select committee costs of livestock production were higher in 1920 across 17 mixed farms in Dufferin County. He noted an abnormal year with negative farm balances, though expenses fell in 1921. Dairy farms showed similar trends with longer work hours but profits near $897 from year end sales. Prof Barton of MacDonald College added beef cattle faced decline in Quebec with surplus dairy stock reaching Montreal markets.
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A. Lettch
Ontario Agricultural College
Select Committee
Dufferin County
Ontario
Leitch
Barton
MacDonald College
Quebec
Montreal
Believe We Live In An Endless Night
Dr. F A Golder of the Hoover Foundation reports a mountain village belief held by the Imghestan people. They imagine Americans live on the world’s bottom and plow while walking upside down with candlehorned oxen, claiming the world is table shaped and eternal night rules.
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Imghestan
F. A. Golder
Hoover Foundation
Golder
Moscow
Limits on Highnesses for royal family members
The decision to call Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Her Royal Highness after marriage fits George VI’s policy to limit Highnesses. Children of the king’s younger sons gain the title, while grandsons of those sons and sons of a king’s daughter do not, keeping counts within bounds.
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George
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Canadian Fisheries Boost in 1922 Landed Value Across Coasts
The Federal Department of Fisheries reports an eight percent rise in the value of fish landed on both Canadian coasts in 1922. Landed value reached 20,963,254 dollars, up from 19,440,547 the previous year, while marketed values for 1921 and 1922 suggest a similar percentage increase.
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Canada
Federal Department of Fisheries
Rookie complains about dirt in food during service
A rookie grumbles about dirt in his meal asserting he is there to serve his country, not to eat it. The sergeant rebukes him and stresses he is there to serve, not be served.
Aunt Dee Tells Young Readers About Queen Wasps
Aunt Dee narrates how queen wasps survive winter, awaken in spring, and build a paper like nest. The tale follows the queen’s solitary work gathering wood pulp to form the nest walls and ceiling before the first workers hatch. Next week she will continue with the wasps that emerge from the queen’s eggs.
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Willy
Aunt Dee
Tom
Happy
A Better Name Father
A dialogue comparing names as status symbols. Young Saltor favors Montgomery as an improvement over Biggs, while a father asks what can be offered to his daughter to match or surpass her current name. The exchange appears in a Scotsmian Edinburgh context.
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Saltor
Montgomery
Biggs
Edinburgh
Alphabet Avenue at Oxon Heath Trees Form A to Z
A public footpath at Oxon Heath Tonbridge England lets visitors study a row of trees planted in ABC order. The ranking includes species such as Aspen Beech Chestnut Elun and Maple, with many archaic names like Dimorphanthus Gleditchia and Quince noted among the curiosities.
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Oxon Heath
Tonbridge
England
William Geary
Not the Same Girl in Class Seating Mixup
A school teacher asks for country locations during class. He spots a dreamy boy and accuses him of knowing Nancy’s whereabouts, but the student stammers that Billy Smith knows her, revealing a mixup about Nancy being with Billy.
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William
Nancy
U S Naval Ships Allowed in Smyrna Harbor Briefly
Orders by the Turkish Nationalist Government restricting foreign naval craft in Smyrna harbor were modified to permit two United States naval ships to be present simultaneously for only a few hours each.
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U.S
Smyrna
United States
Boy Scouts Aid Youth Across Nations and Canada
A Canadian newspaper piece extols the Boy Scout movement as a global force for good. It credits Baden-Powell, notes Lord Byng as honorary chief, and highlights General Sir Arthur Currie praising scouts and guides as a path to good citizenship and moral development for boys and girls alike.
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Boy Scouts Organization
United States
France
Boy Scout Movement
Manitoba
Do Scouts
England
Sir Robert Baden Powe
Canada
Republic
Lord Byng
Sir Arthur Currie
McGill University
Sir Arthur
Quebec
Boy Scouts Association
Took No Chances A Southern Farmer Plays It Safe
A motorist stops at a dilapidated house and chats with a barefoot man who explains he did not plant cotton corn or sweet potatoes. He avoided crops because of fears the boll weevil and pests would ruin them, choosing safety over farming. The anecdote reflects cautious, pessimistic rural risk aversion from a Youth's Companion piece.
Senator’s Quip About Reward From a Humble Worker
A US senator recalls an old town Black man who refused a reward. Asked to choose between coal or whisky, the man replied he simply chops wood, highlighting simple dignity over material gain. The anecdote reflects historical attitudes and vernacular speech.
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Massa
Racial Exclusion Policy Sparks Controversy
The article notes a controversial stance that a Chinese person who travels to a place loses caste and that the person and his descendants are deprived of citizenship for four generations, highlighting ethnic discrimination and evolving social rights in the era.
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John Rogers Musselman
Johnns Hopkins University
Elmer Glyn
Dickens
Idea of America
Tribe
Russia
Dr. Gulder
Canadian Fisheries
Wasp
Billy Smith
Boy Scout
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