Well Designed Farm Home Shows Modern Conveniences
A feature by William A Radford advocates farm homes built like city houses with running water bathrooms electric lights and labor saving devices. The piece describes an example story and a half farm dwelling with a front porch living room dining area kitchen and a two bedroom upper half story. It argues well designed farm homes keep families together and reduce burden on housewives while hinting at social pressures to move to cities.
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William A. Radford
Avenue
Chicago
Til
Cites
Granar
Schobe & Washroom
Leave-Timed Notice From A Chef On The Run
A discussion about whether the cook would give any notice before leaving. Mrs. Benwonhurat-No replies that she hardly denoted any warning to the speaker. The fragment implies surprise at the lack of prior notice.
Poisonous venom present in all snakes says French biologists
French biologists Dr. C Phisalix and Madame Marie Phisalix argue that blood and saliva from all serpents may have toxic effects. Experiments on birds, guinea pigs, rabbits, and lizards show venomous action from parotid secretions of harmless snakes and from non gland blood. In amphibians two venom types exist mucous venom paralyzing and causing stupor when entering veins.
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Madame Marie Phisalix
Unclear text on animal venom and sudden stopping of respiration
Fragmentary report describes deaths of two rabbits by water and a common edible green frog washed in. notes granular venom from larger granular glands as a potent toxin causing terror, hallucination, vomiting and convulsions in some species.
Japanese YWCA Tokyo Sees Surge in Business English Classes
The Tokyo YWCA reports crowded enrollments in courses like Business English and ethics. Many entrants come from industry but lack standard business conventions and experience. Membership spans business girls teachers nurses factory workers students and married women, with the association begun fifteen years ago and four other city groups plus thirty student chapters in Japan.
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Tokyo
Japan
Markets Report From Washington DC Bureau Of Markets
Markets show mixed trends with Pacific coast and in some regions weak while Middle West and Northeast hold firmer. Cotton and feed prices fluctuate as reports note lower cash demand and slight advances at market openings. livestock prices edge higher for fat cattle and lambs, with pork futures unclear and regional price shifts observed in Chicago and New York markets.
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Weniera Neewbajer Union
City
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Memple
Tpolia
Chicago
Pacific
St. Law
Taoule
York
Philadylphia
Shoop
Jan Pricy
Cattie
Fordins
Denver Live Stock Market Snapshot
Denver buyers and outsiders traded at a limited beef carload sale with top fat cattle at 58.45 and feeder quotes around 6.75 to 7.00, while light stock sold unevenly. Lambs and other stock showed moderate demand with midrange prices and light supplies. potatoes onions and cabbage prices noted alongside utility mentions of the Arkansas Valley Railway and Colorado settlement prices.
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Atle
Wasm
Thales
Stork
Denver
Legion post aids disabled World War veterans in Cincinnati
The American Robert H. Bentley Post of the American Legion in Cincinnati leads a model program aiding sick and disabled veterans. Four committees handle hospitalization and compensation, hospital entertainment, sick members and employment. The post works with the Red Cross, visits hospitals, runs an employment bureau, and its Women’s Auxiliary supplies dinners, reading materials, and comforts. The auxiliary also staffs a shop employing disabled veterans and sells items to fund the effort.
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Robert H. Bentley
American Legion
Ciuciawat, C
Hed Cross
Post Committee
All Thes
Post
General Hospital
Cspitals
Rocktill
Auxiliary
Cincinnati
Legion
Legion Leader Calls American Legion Greatest Nationwide
Alaska National Executive Committee member Harold F. Dawes declares the American Legion the greatest organization in the United States. Dawes, a Juneau lawyer and Wrangell newspaper founder, notes the group’s nationwide backing and his own service in World War I. He serves as vice commander of Alaska’s department and as national committeeman.
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Alaska
Harold FE. Dawes
American Legion
United States
Checky
Mr. Dawes
Wisconsin
Wrangell
Valparaiso University Law School
Artillery Park
First Army
France
Juneau
Alford John Bradford
Legion
Department of Alaska
Seattle Veterans Hotel Opens For Ex-Servicemen
Seattle Post No 18 of the American Legion and city leaders sponsor a three story veterans hotel with 230 beds to shelter unemployed ex servicemen. Funded by the Legion and contributions, the project marks the Legion reaching ten thousand posts with rapid growth expected in auxiliary units and new posts rising weekly.
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Seattle
Veterans’ Hotel
Seattle Post No. 18
American Legion
Legion
Legon
Okin
Sas Ee Auxiliars
Fitzpatrick Leads Wisconsin Americanism and Education Efforts
Edward Augustus Fitzpatrick, chair of Wisconsin Americanism and administrator of the Educational Bonus Law, earns wide veteran recognition. A 30s executive with Columbia degrees, he has served in public education roles, wartime draft administration, and state committees, shaping educational policy in Madison and beyond.
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Edward Augustus Fitzpatrick
Americanism Commission
Wisconsin Department of the American Legion
Fitzpatrick
New York City
Columbia University
York
New York Training School For Public Service
Wisconsin Board of Public Affairs
Commission of Practical Training
Society For Promotion of Training
Wisconsin
McAlister Rose to Major with US Army Record
Conway Ark native McAlister rose from second lieutenant to major in the Arkansas National Guard and U S Army. His unit at Camp Dix discharged 1620 men in one day, the highest in the army. An educator and administrator, he taught mathematics and served as acting president of Ouachita College before joining the service and later became director of extension at Arkansas State Normal School.
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Heber
McAlIster
Conway
Ark
Shaieman
Arkansas Department
Camp Dx
Arkansas Nationard
Iy Americn
France
Missssip Pi
Miyalysdpe Pi College
Ouachita College
Arkansas State Normal School
Bergdoll Aid Sought by American Legion in Passport Case
The American Legion seeks the man who reportedly aided Bergdoll in fleeing from Canada to Germany. Lemuel Bolles says Bergdoll obtained a passport in Winnipeg using a Legion button and a discharged papers. If true, the Legion would work to have him captured and tried, and expel him from the organization.
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American Legion
Canada
Germany
Lemuel Bolles
the Legion
Legion
Bergdoll Io
Winnipeg
Bolles
Department of Justice
Kergdoll
Legon
Bergdoll
Rotational tire system to lengthen tire life
Time, labor and money can be saved by a tested rotation method. Move tires so the newest stays at the point of greatest strain and the oldest at the least strained position. Right rear wears fastest, left wheels fare better on smoother road, and periodic exchanges extend tread life while reducing trouble.
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Tom Casuial
Caution on cooling a hot engine before pouring water
Advice warns against pouring cold water into an overheated motor cooling system too rapidly. Rapid cooling can cause the cylinders to crack due to sudden contraction.
Apt to Cause Skidding on Steep Hills
In descending long steep hills when brakes lock and wheels cannot turn the car is apt to skid in a precarious manner.
Notable Study Supports Rotation Method for Car Maintenance
Robert A. Chandler argues in Popular Science Monthly that years of tests prove the rotation method saves labor and money for car owners. The piece emphasizes careful study and a strong, unimpeachable basis for the recommended practice.
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Robert A. Chandler
Popular Science Monthly
Automobile signal device shown for car signaling
The article describes an invention from Oxnard California of an automobile signaling device to be attached to any part of a car. It is operated by the chauffeur and uses semaphores that move from an enclosed casing to a horizontal extended position to indicate intended actions to other drivers.
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Scientific American
Oxnard
Cal
Mans
Automobile News From Early 20th Century Snapshot
A condensed look at early automotive trends and policy notes. It cites rising daily driving costs, widespread use of hyphenated license numbers, the American expeditionary force introducing vehicles, and a shift from ox carts to commercial autos in Britain and beyond. It mentions emergency post trucks in Washington for Christmas, state guards with motor vehicles, and railways adopting motor cars to replace steam locomotives, alongside penalties and safety tips for headlights and valve maintenance.
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