Review of current events in Washington and Britain
The House approves the French war debt settlement with Berenger and Burr ton bill, sending it to the Senate as factions split 236 to 112. Senate actions include army air service expansion, pay act, and Prohibition stance while Borah and Beveridge rail against enforcement and centralized power. Egyptian politics grow tense after an assize court acquits suspects in the Stack murder, drawing British concern and warship dispatch to Alexandria.
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House of Representatives
United States
Foreign Debt Commission
Berenger
Burton
House
Wars and Means Committee
Senate
Treasury
Italy
Great Britain
Army Air Service
Air Corps
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Borah
Idaho
Baltimore
Coolidge
White House
Lbent J. Beveridge
Indiana
Geveridge
Historical Society of
Pennsylvania
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Sargent
Lee Stack
Zagloul
Stack
Tord Lloyd
Congress Expenditures Protest Amid Liquor League Probe
Representative Tinkham accuses the Anti Saloon League of concealing its campaign spending while demanding a probe into its payrolls. Wayne Wheeler denies league ties, urging investigations of wet groups instead. In Iowa Republican primary reportage, Brookhart and Cummins clash over campaign finance, with claims of hundreds of thousands in support and counter accusations of frame ups. Egypt’s independence faces revocation as Zagloul Pasha’s party wins, signaling a possible British protectorate shift.
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Tinkham
Massachusetts
House
League
Wayne B. Wheeler
Towa
Reed
Pennsylvania
Senate
Brookhart
Iowa
Daugherty Gang
Major Lund
Senator Reed
Missouri
Cummins
Cumming
Poland chaos as Pilsudski declines presidency
Polish politics grow more dangerous as Marshal Pilsudski refuses the presidency, citing lack of confidence in electors. Ig nat Moscicki is chosen instead, while the nation fractures amid orders and a looming coup. Internationally, suffrage debates in Paris favor the League of Women Voters, and American golfers claim a historic victory at Muirfield and St Andrews.
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Pilsudski
Poland
National Assembly
Prof
Ignats Moscicki
Lemburg College
Warsaw
The
Chicago Tribune
Marshal Pilsudski
International Suffrage Alliance
Paris
National Woman’s Party of America
League of Women Voters of America
Woman's Party
Congress
Belmont
Alliancee
Portugal bloodless coup ousts cabinet and president
Military leaders seize control in Portugal after resignations by President Machado and the cabinet. Commander Cabecados General Gomez da Costa and Senator Carmona now govern, signaling a transition of power without violence.
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Portugal
Machado
Cabecados
Gomez da Costa
Carmona
American balloon Goodyear 01 wins Gordon Bennett trophy
In challenging conditions the Goodyear 01 balloon from the United States wins the Gordon Bennett trophy race that began in Belgium. A second American entry finishes in second place.
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Belgium
Washing blankets and storing them in summer
USDA guidance on washing and storing wool blankets to deter moths. Wash on breezy days, brush nap for warmth, and store in cedar chests or wrapped with moth repellents. Use lukewarm neutral soap suds, borax or ammonia, avoid rubbing soap directly, and dry with good air flow for even drying.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Perfect Angel Food Cake Recipe From Old Times
A historical recipe explains angel food cake uses egg whites and flour with sugar salt and flavoring. It details sifting dry ingredients, beating whites with salt until frothy, adding cream of tartar, then folding dry mix in to retain air for leavening.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Angel
Distinguish Hard Wheat From Soft by Practice
The housekeeper can distinguish hard wheat from soft wheat flour with practice. Soft wheat flour feels velvety like cornstarch, while hard wheat flour is grittier. Experts test by rubbing flour between the thumb and finger and by squeezing to observe mold impressions. A quart of hard wheat flour weighs about 16 or 17 ounces when sifted and leveled, while soft wheat flour weighs about 14 or 15 ounces.
Milk Chocolate Consumption Rises in United States
American people are eating more milk chocolate as Department of Agriculture figures show a rise in usage of whole milk in its production. Last year over 290 million pounds were used, up from 40 million pounds in 1921, with 194 million pounds in 1924. Peak wartime demand sent hundreds of millions abroad to soldiers, but postwar decline gave way to renewed growth by 1925.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Rice Cooked in Milk For Richer Textures
Rice absorbs three to four cups of milk per cup when cooked in a double boiler. Wash the rice until surface starch is removed to keep grains separate. Add hot milk and salt, simmer half an hour, then uncover and cook longer until the grains dry slightly. Finish by turning into a pap, covering with a lid, and baking briefly to dry.
New Waitresses Spark Gossipy Buzz at Local Diner
Heloise, the head waitress, hails the new girl as the slickest thing on the pike. Yvonne responds in kind calling her clever, while remarks about a spilled cup of java this morning float through the rapid-fire restaurant.
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Heloise
Rapid Fire
Yvonne
Kansas City Star
McTavish Leaves Village to Move Near London
In a succinct village exchange, McTavish confirms plans to relocate toward London due to a crystal set lacking sufficient loudness. The brief dialogue hints at a practical motive driving departure from the locale.
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McTavish
London
Cuticara Toilet Trio Advertises Cleansing Ointment
The advertisement promotes Cuticara Toilet Trio for skin care with a soap to cleanse and purify an ointment to soothe and heal and a talcum to powder and perfume, claiming the trio keeps the skin clear and toilet table complete.
Cure for Gumboil Pain Relief Method
A historic remedy prescribes curing a gumboil by taking a thin strip of fig, dipping in milk, toasting, then applying the hot strip to the swollen gum to ease pain.
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Resence
Presiden Coolds
Sweden
Vistula
Arlingto National Apt
Egypt
Edward W. Pickard
Zagloul Pasha
Britiab
Jess Sweetser
Muirfield
Scotland
Sweetser
St. Andrews
Yankees
Cedar Chest
U.S
Angel Food
Toledo
Ohio
Atwater
Kent
Ford
America
Atwater Kent Mfg. CO
A. Atwater Kent, President
Wissahickon Ave
Philadelphia, Pa
Atwater Kent
Bellans
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