Women in Turkey Long for Old Life of Leisure
A fragmented reminiscence notes Turkish women resist factory work after independence. The piece reflects that many prefer the comforts of traditional life in a harem era, citing nostalgia for errands, gossip, and chocolate creams over modern labor. It references a Los Angeles Times view on the shift and Unclear names or dates.
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Musts
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Odor senses in insects and fungus feeding beetles
The text explains how ants respond to odors differently, how gravedigger beetles locate dead animals by scent, and how a fungus feeding beetle tunnels to food. It notes that odor receptors are in the antennae and palpi, often paired with taste, and that males have more odor organs than females.
Marguerite Nielka Seeks House of Commons By Song
Marguerite Nielka niece of Lord Cowdray, a British oil magnate, says she will sing her way into Parliament. She argues voters trust emotion over logic and asserts songs may rival ordinary political speeches. The Pittsburg Dispatch notes her pleasant singing may reveal what she can do.
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Marguerite Nielka
Lord Cowdray
House of Commons
Pittsburg Dispatch
The Value of Play and Proper Health Habits
The author argues people neglect their bodies while maintaining watches and stresses balanced living. Exercise gains from playing games, boosts enthusiasm, and clears mental cobwebs more effectively than routine workouts. Emphasis on pure water air and balanced food, exercise, work, thinking, and rest for a brighter world.
Education Spending and Income Gaps Across Twenty States
The text compares per capita school spending and average income in two groups of twenty states. Group A spends $5.19 per year per person on education with a $57.21 annual income per person, while Group B spends $10.18 per person and $206.28 per person in income. Group B’s citizens net nearly four times the average family income, and higher education spending is argued to boost earning capacity in Group A.
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American Union
Doubt Sweeps Paris Over Discoveries and Conflicts
The Temps in Paris questions whether America’s discovery was worthwhile and weighs Africa’s troubles after the Dempsey Carpentier fight and the Sikh incident.
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Paris
America
Africa
Granddaughter writes a book on eBoys and knees
The remark notes a grandmother who would faint at kissing her sweetheart before engagement now has a granddaughter who could write a book about eBoys she has kissed or knees she has perched on, and she is not engaged.
English Tax Jibe Sparks Light Comparisons
An Englishman quips that our income tax is lighter than the English rate, likening the point to a hungry boy told to consider poor little beggar boys. The remark uses sharp social contrast to argue about taxation.
She Wants To Know Telegraph Office Window Card
A Broadway window sign invites readers to send a wire and learn. A man’s off trip left his partner anxious awaiting telegrams to friends in New York. When he returns with gifts, the tension of worry lingers until a human note in advertising helps bridge the gap.
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Broadway
New York
Rail traffic scale and schedules show vast U S movement
The passage outlines immense rail capacity with 35 freight cars per seven miles and 200 side tracks New York to Philadelphia. It cites 1920 figures: 36 million passengers at Pennsylvania Station and 2 million railroad employees, plus a note on social events and local notices including a marriage license and family gatherings.
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United States
New York
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Station
New York City
France
Ave
Closing the Mind Leads to Intellectual Decline
The Ohio State Journal argues that a person who closes his mind stalls growth and achieves only stagnation. Like an athlete who binds his muscle, he loses power and flexibility as retrogression begins, marking intellectual decline through willful closure.
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The
Ohio State Journal
Beauty contests judged by a few cannot define taste
The Boston Transcript argues beauty pageants measure only a small jury’s view. It notes that national opinion often disagrees with local judges and warns beauty is subjective and should not be treated as competition among ideals.
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Boston Transcript
Ice Industry Growth Through American History
Americans use a billion dollars worth of ice every three years. The first artificial ice appeared near the Civil War end. In 1880 only 87 ice factories existed in the nation. Today thousands operate and handle about 30 million tons of ice annually. Modern conveniences come with new discomforts.
Foot shaped shoes stir debate on war lessons
Opinion notes that wartime fashion of foot shaped shoes appeared as a curiosity during conflict and faded after, arguing the public may have forgotten the lesson and asking whether another war is needed for similar awareness.
What is the good of saying an gratin with cheese
The speaker, Jake Miller an honorary life member of the American Caterers association, questions the value of using the French term gratin when meaning with cheese. He suggests that such phrasing may mislead those who know more about French than catering.
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Jake Miller
The
American Caterers’ Association
Garden seeds offered by congressman for distribution
The Department of Agriculture has placed a limited supply of garden seeds to Everett Sanders, member of Congress, for distribution. Seeds are prepackaged by the department and varieties cannot be chosen. Interested persons should write to Everett Sanders at 369 House Office Building, Washington, D. C.
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Everett Sanders
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House
Washington, D. C
A Good Thing Dont Miss It Trial Package Offer
Send your name and address with 5 cents to Chamberlain Medicine Co Des Moines Iowa and receive a trial package with Chamberlains Cough Remedy Stomach and Liver Tablets Salve for five cents. Includes cures for coughs colds croup bronchial tickling throat indigestion gas pains and skin issues. Offer advertised as a valued family remedy.
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Chamberlain Medicine Co
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Chamberlain
Notice to Hunters on Private Lands
Landowners and tenants warn trespassers from hunting or trapping on their lands will face full legal prosecution. Signatories include Grant Knight Wim Dean John Weaver Harry Wolfe H B VanSickle Ira E Frazier A G Heber John H Myers Emery Mathas George Featherston Luke Nichols H L Davis.
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Grant Knight
Wim
Dean
John Weaver
Harry Wolfe
H. B. VanSickle
Ira E. Frazier
Emery Mathas
George Featherston Luke Nichols
H. L. Davis
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