Problems Facing Stricken World Why Bolshevism Is Menace
A 1928 Western Newspaper Union essay argues Bolshevism exploits propaganda to sow unrest and condemns allied governments for failing to counter with truth. It accuses press bias, anti Jewish allegations, and false claims like nationalization of women to undermine Soviet states.
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Elsays
Russia
United States
Lenine
Trotzky
America
Ufa
Saratov
Christian Nages
Smith No. 1
Smith
Europe
Unilon
Recruits Mistakenly Invite Desk Dance at English Church
Two Scottish regiment recruits visit an English church for the first time. The organist plays a lively voluntary that astonishes them. A pew owner, a lady, signals passage but one recruit misreads and offers his comrade to dance, saying he dances better.
Movies In New Zealand
About 95 percent of the motion pictures shown in New Zealand are American productions.
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New Zealand
Herrings Popular as Most-Eaten Fish
Herrings are described as the most consumed fish with higher consumption than any other fish type, reflecting widespread preference in the market.
Shepherd Boy of Cevennes Gains World Fame in Paris
Paul Darde, a shepherd turned sculptor from the Cevennes, wins the Prix national at the Paris Salon for 1920 with Fame. Critics hail him as a second Rodin, noting his monumental Faun and Medusa head. He studied briefly at the Ecole des Beaux Arts after a chance discovery by an engraver who admired his work.
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Pauli Darde
France
Rodin
Cevennes
Medusa
Paul Darde
Paris
L'Illustration
Athena
Perseus
Medur
Hell
Paris Gaulois
Darde
Michelangelo
Ecole Des Beaux Arts
Auguste Rodin
Comedie Humaine
London Morning Post
Department of Fine Arts
M. Armand Dayot
Italy
Conseil, Superieur Des Beaux Arts
Water in the Sky Keeps Earth Warm and Rain Briefly
The passage explains how atmospheric water traps heat, preventing a 50 degree drop in temperature. Without moisture the air would be dry, rain would disappear, rivers would run dry, deserts would form, and food would become scarce. Rain also washes dust from the air, supporting life during bad weather.
Mountains furnish wealth in western ranges
The article extols the economic value of western mountains noting snow-clad peaks and their role in cloud formation. It emphasizes natural wealth generated by mountains and hints at their importance beyond mere scenery.
Prospecting Regions Offer Rich Resources in Snowmelt Areas
The text notes storing snows and rain until midsummer then water rushing to irrigate desert valley crops. It highlights cliffs and ledges rich in precious metals, mountain torrents supplying water power, and trees on mountain slopes providing mine props timber firewood and fence posts for farmers.
Freezone Corn Relief and Arizona Rubber News
Freezone promises instant corn relief with a tiny bottle sold by druggists for a few cents and claims corns and calluses lift off with no soreness. Also reports rubber from ecotillo wood in Arizona resembling ordinary rubber and vulcanizing well with a daily crude gum output of about a ton and valuable tar by product.
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Arizona
Bayer Aspirin Advertisement Claims 20 Years Safe
An old Bayer advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and safe for millions, with doctors prescribing for headaches toothache barache neuralgia rheumatism colds and flu. It notes unbroken Bayer packages with directions, handy tins of 12 tablets, and larger druggist packages.
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Bayer
Modern Styles Prompt Seven Year Old Frances
Frances, seven, home sick, views a picture titled Pilgrims Going to Church and asks mother if Pilgrim dresses could have matched modern styles. She reasons pilgrims would need to run from Indians, so current fashion would hinder escape and movement.
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Frances
Diamond Dyes Promise Rich, Fadeless Color for All Fabrics
The ad touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use with directions included, claiming any woman can dye garments, draperies, and coverings in rich, fadeless colors on wool, silk, cotton, or blends. Drugeist offers a Diamond Dyes Color Card with 16 colors.
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Drugeist
Ady
The Chicken's Side of St Shirley Objects to Dinner Chicken
The Chicken's Side of St Shirley stops his mother from killing a chicken for dinner crying and arguing that the chicken should not be killed. He says the chicken does not grow up. The mother explains that God gave chickens for food.
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St. Shirley
Shirley
The Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as daily skin care essentials. It claims the trio cleanses purifies soothes and perfumes the skin and notes a 25 cent price at all shops.
Out of Babes Mouths Says Demagogue Needs Honest Vessels
Senator Hiram Johnson recalls a child’s reply about a demagogue, noting the child’s simple image of a vessel holding beer and Grimks as a witty, unconscious truth. The anecdote underscores how children reveal overlooked meanings in politics.
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Hiram Johnson
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Frank Comerford
Soviet
Ballit
Robins
Steffens
Lamarck
Greece
Posei
Paul Dard
Ferre
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