Review of World Affairs and U S Politics Digest
European rulers withdrew troops and 2,500,000 people returned to German sovereignty as occupancy shifts. President Coolidge defends his administration against critics while urging restraint and warning against League entanglements. Germany seeks League of Nations membership with a cautious path, and U S tax and military funding debates unfold in Congress. Canadian border smuggling probe ordered. Kentucky guards quell mob threats aiding a murder case. Florida death ends life of William M Wood amid woolen industry plans.
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Episcopal Temperance Leader Urges Volstead Act Modification
Rev Dr James Empringham national secretary of the Church Temperance Society reports a 20000 member poll preferring modification of the Volstead act. He cites end of scientific temperance teaching the rise of distilled liquor demand and increased youth drinking as key concerns.
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James Empringham
Church Temperance Society of
The
Episcopal Church
Empringham
Episcopal
New York
Mont. Woman Claimants Argue Over Former Senator Clark Estate
Three women in Butte Montana claim they are heirs to the Montana former senator Clark estate valued at about 50 million dollars. Attorneys for the estate say they know nothing of the women or of any 1869 Missouri marriage.
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Clark
Montana
Butte
Mont
Missouri
Romanian Royal Family in Turmoil Prompts Resignations
Reports from Bucharest describe a palace scandal involving Queen Marie and Prince Babu Stirbey with accusations of political meddling and a royal retreat. Deputy Gregoire Philipescu details posters lampooning the prince and alleges Babu fled the capital with the queen reportedly following.
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Carol of
Romania
Bucharest
Marie
Babu Stirbey
Gregoiie Philipescu
Babu
Philipescu
French Finance Minister Welcomes American Offers on Key Monopolies
Finance Minister Doumer said France would consider bids from American syndicates to operate the telegraph and telephone system and tobacco and match monopolies. An American group backed by American Tobacco offered about 1 billion dollars for a 99 year monopoly on matches and tobacco. A syndicate has long debated taking over telephones and telegraphs.
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Doumer
France
American Tobacco Company
Alfalfa profits and rural life notes from Texas farm reports
Alfalfa on A K Post farm near Bermuda yielded six and a half tons per acre for a fifteen acre patch, with four to eighteen pounds per acre and rotation advice. Mrs H J Emkauf of Inez reports 1925 poultry income of 51 75 while facing access issues, and a farm couple’s loan and car-driving lesson led to community club involvement. Texas lumber output rose through 1907 then fell, with present annual harvest around 1.5 billion board feet and a shift to timber imports. extension services offer help to timber on farms. Additional home and farm tips cover hinge screws, garbage can levers, canned tomatoes, child discipline, and mattress care.
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Bermuda
Post
Dimmit
Ford
H. J. Emkauf
Inez
Emkauf
Henry
Women’s Club
Texas
United States
East Texas
Extension Service
Texas Forestry Department
United States Department of Agriculture
Honesty and Confidence Urged in Election Year
The piece urges Texans to demand honesty from candidates and to vote for individuals of unquestioned integrity. It laments public distrust, calls for courageous educators to lead democracy, critiques libel laws curbing press freedom, highlights Texas growth in irrigation oil and crops, and honors Ferd Lehmann, longtime editor and Texas Press Association treasurer.
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Texas
Povener
Ferd Lehmann
Hallettsville Herald
Texas Press Association
Tanlac Promises Strong Bodies and Purified Blood
A testimonial touts Tanlac as a cure for weakness and weight loss. It claims the tonic rebuilds strength, restores weight, and purifies blood, with benefits to stomach and liver, urging readers to buy at their drugstore and start improving quickly.
Sun Spots Hit Japan Fertilizer Trade
Sun spot fears in Japan cause a slump in artificial fertilizer sales. Dealers expected a boom, but superstition among farmers leads to reduced purchases, with fears of famine making fertilizer seem wasteful. An investigation linked the downturn to beliefs about sun spots and impending famine.
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Japan
Safeguard Digestion with Wright's Indian Vegetable Pi a Ad
An old advertisement urges good health through digestion, promoting Wright's Indian Vegetable Pill as a remedy and featuring a contact address at 872 Pearl Street.
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Wright
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