Rockefeller Foundation Targets Global Fight Against Disease
Dr George H Vincent heads a year of results in the Rockefeller Foundation campaign against yellow fever malaria and hookworm He says progress will wipe yellow fever from the globe and the U S south and that a 1021 plan will be the most aggressive yet in the drive to eradicate disease Vaccination and sanitation are key themes as authorities urge public cooperation after recent outbreaks in Mexican ports and Tampico oil fields threaten production
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Vincent
Idyeo Naguchi
Rockefeller Institute
Mexico
United States
Public Health Service
Tuxpam
Vera Cruz
Progreso
Yucatan
Tampico
M. Poincare
Mme. Garnier
M. Bourget
Academy
M. Emile Boutroux
M. Alfred Capus
M. Henri Regnier
Farmers' National Council Pushes GovernmentControl Program
The council asks uninvolved farm groups to back a 1920s era reform platform. Proposals include government packing house control, railroads under public operation, a short term credit system, land bank expansion, and limiting loan rates. Taxations on estates incomes profits land and resources are proposed with a $25 000 exemption. Repeal of the Jones law favors public ownership of ships. George P Hampton urges support to leaders of major farm groups.
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Farmers' National Council
George P. Hampton
Farmers’ National Council
J. R. Howard
American Farm Bureau Federation
S. J. Lowell
National Grange
C. §. Barrett
National Farmers’ Union
Milo D. Campbell
National Milk Producers’ Association
W. L. Drummond
International Farm Congress
O. G. Smith
Farmers National Congress
Mystery Explanation of Cyclops Loss Emerges in Pathfinder
A Pathfinder column purports a reader-supplied account of the 1918 loss of the Navy collier Cyclops with 298 aboard. The tale links a German Waiblingen disguised as an American flag merchantman to the sinking near Barbados, gas shells, and a subsequent disaster at sea.
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Cyclops
Washington
the Pathfinder
Bridgetown
British Barbados
New York
Barbados
United States
Walblingen
State of Maine
Pola
Austria
Atlantic
Waiblingen
Caribbean Sea
Herbert Wichman
Texas
Houston
Tex
Navy
Benefactor Halo for King Charles II and the Hudson Bay Charter
Travelers from western Canada report plans to keep the region wet due to a 1670 Hudson's Bay Company charter giving rights to distill at trading posts. They claim the charter cannot be canceled until 2018, a point disputed by Canada’s 1870 takeover reclassifying HBC as a trading company.
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Ravelers
Western Canada
Dominion
Northwest
Hudson Bay
Vancouver
Hudson's Bay Company
Charles II
Gentlemen Adventurers
England
Ers
Canada
London
British Empire
H. B
Where Some American Pennies Are Going
The Junior Red Cross of America donated 200000 francs for developing children farm colonies in France. War orphans will live on farms, receive shelter, food, clothing, schooling, and training in modern farming. Each colony receives 10000 francs to improve homes, books, and education. Nine farm communities already funded. plan to subsidize 20 agricultural schools.
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Red Cross of America
France
Junior Red Cross
Red Cross
America
Modest Popular Lines Home Design Advocates Practical Style
Feature outlines a 3 bedroom home with sleeping porch and ample ventilation. Describes layout including pantry passage, first floor living dining and kitchen rooms, square 28 by 80 feet design, rough faced block foundation, shingles siding, front porch and dormers. Urges home ownership as solution to housing issues.
Straw Ballot Obsession Across Ages
The piece traces straw ballots from ancient Rome to Mexico and Exodus era, noting their enduring but trivial status. It cites New York Evening Post remarks on straw ballots as a trend and compares them to political stabs and legendarily ambidextrous thumbs in Rome.
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America
Key West
Puget Sound
Maine
California
New York
Post
United States
Rome
Mexico
Webster
Al as So Can We Have You Seen That Marvelous Mental Calculator
Dialogue captures a playful exchange about a person claiming to predict next month's salary balance. A witty exchange contrasts belief in precise budgeting with skepticism about forecasting every expense.
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Detroit Free Press
Bibles by Weight in Russia Reported
The text notes that Russia sells Bibles by weight under a Lenin decree. It characterizes the decree as anti Christ like and mentions the Bible society tracking pounds and ounces. It claims an average of 2,869 Bibles per ton.
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Russia
Lenine
Bible Society
Hint of Sophistication in Child's Auntie Age Remark
A Boston Transcript note observes a youth's witty reply to a question about his aunt's age. He offers no number but adds a humorous image that a cup of tea rests her, implying age through tea as a soothing aid.
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William A. Radford
William. A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Boston Transcript
Biggs
Harper's Magazine
Births Rise in United Kingdom Postwar Slate
Births in England and Wales surge in the latest quarterly return, with deaths lagging. The excess births over deaths runs about three times the 1917 18 19 average, while European cities show varying recovery patterns.
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United Kingdom
England
Wales
Germany
Vienna
Prague
Court Train Returns in Fashion Frocks of 1920s Era
A fashion column notes the return of long court trains to evening dresses after wartime austerity. Designers feature simpler lines with elegant drapery and selective embroidery, including Lanvin gowns with white satin trains and sash train styles that modify or remove the train for versatility. Scarfs at hem or belt edges redefine silhouettes while high necklines replace low décolletage.
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Ufe
Deshrmers
Maadelene Et Madeleine
Brocades for Bags Feature Bright Weaving
Brocades of great briliancy are woven by major fabric houses especially for bags. The article highlights fine textile workmanship and the use of luxury brocades in bag manufacturing.
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Baga
Green Becomes Approved Color for Fall Winter Wardrobe
Fashion notes praise green as a flattering choice with many shades available. Olive georgette frock with gold embroidery, bottle green velvet street dress, and dark green duvetyn suit highlight popular looks. Oriental embroidery appears on blouses and accessories shift toward dark grays and browns. shoes favor straps and varying toe styles.
Ten pom and a tardy request in a stern office exchange
A late evening scene in a firm where a young employee, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, asks for a minor change. The chief, annoyed, questions the request while the worker defends his wish to shorten his work period, not alter the firm chronology.
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Houston Post
In Jail and a Permanent Lease on This Apartment
A fragmented wartime era snippet shows dialogue about imprisonment and a lasting living arrangement. The lines hint at a young person and a parent discussing fate and home, with the mood of confinement and control implied by the phrases In Jail and permanent lease.
Yes and a sentence keep conversation going for an hour
An occasional yes signals engagement and sustains dialogue. even a brief statement can invite further input and prolong interaction. The pattern supports conversational flow by inviting responses and clarifying speaker intent.
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Program of Farmers’ National Council
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Daingra, Hoo
Agtohen
Living
RM Hoke
Train
Bselfmoi
Almerican
Cherutt
Green
Dame Fashion
Aera
Joe
Sienna Anise Sov, Farduenat Sodasand
Saya Ganenes Payor
Castoria
New York City
Cascara
Hill
Bert
Amerton
Mindicat
Goshen
Ind
Cnatehlayan
Hie Eyalness
Amin
B. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Lelford
Jil
Postum Cereal Co.Inc
Battle Creek,Mich
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