National Motor Truck Development Tour Demonstrates Farm Use
A 20 vehicle motor truck caravan tours six Midwest states to show farmers in Iowa Timots North and South Dakota Minnesota and Wisconsin how motorized equipment aids farming. Maj. Gen Leonard Wood started the tour in Chicago, with demonstrations of hauling grain, cattle, and produce and a film record for Pan American campaigns.
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Timots
Iowa
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Leonard Wood
U A
Chicago
Aia
Weaston
Navy
Pan-American Union
South America
National Association of Truck Sales Managers
Whitch
Ny of Sturm
M D Scott
AR Kroh
Department of Agriculture
Pew
Wirrch
America
United States
Europe
United States Department of Agriculture
Union of the Women of Spain pushes for rights and education
A feminist society in Spain named Union of the Women of Spain works to educate women, boost economic status, and secure private civil and political rights. It organized branches, meetings, and courses led by leader Marquesa del Ter, the Suffragist. In Chicago a brawl ends with a complaint over an eye injury, prompting a magistrate's quip about intent.
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Spain
Union of the Women of
Chicago
Death recalls famous duel of O Connell ancestors
The obituary notes the death of Daniel O Connell grandson of the Liberator at Darrynane Abbey Ireland aged eighty four. He was a Kerry magistrate deputy lieutenant and former high sheriff. It recounts his description of the 1815 duel between O Connell and D Esterre detailing the Irish gun duel at Bishop s Court County Kildare and the pistol pair Rigby s Perculars used by O Connell.
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Daniel O’connell
Darrynane Abbey
Waterville
Ireland
County Kerry
Dublin
O’connell
Orange Corporation of Dublin
T’esterre
Edward Stanley
O Connell
Sir Edward
Major MacNamorra
County Chire
Reward Stanles
Bishop's Court
County Kildare
Nous
Diesterre
Connell
D'isterre
D'Iesterre
America
Boston
New York
Liverpool
Parlor Socialism and Municipal Debt Across Cities
A columnist contrasts Philadelphia’s planned underground and Delaware improvements with German cities like Frankfort and Munich where socialist ideas produced municipal debts six times higher per person. The writer recalls Maj Luther Bent’s remark that his board of directors is one he directs, implying political commissions steer directors and leaders.
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Philadelphia
Delaware Front
Frankfort
Munich
Girard
Philadelphia Press
Maj Luther Bent
Pay of British Flyers Raised
The air ministry announced a new pay scale for officers with permanent or short service commissions in the rebuilt British air force. The system covers all branches except some specialist services, ranging from five shillings daily for a cadet to seven pounds for a general. The pay reflects current living costs, with 20 percent of pay and retired pay added, subject to adjustment after five years and then revised every three years based on board of trade food prices.
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Air Force
Air Ministry
Board of Trade
The H. C. L. in Mexico Cost of Living Rise
In nine years living costs in Mexico rose sharply with an average 212 percent increase per department of industry figures reported by AP from Mexico City. Lard up 525 percent, sugar 233 percent, eggs 266 percent. woolen fabrics 471 percent, cotton goods 300 percent, shoes 166 percent. House rents 140 percent, trolley fares 66 percent, railroad fares 20 percent. Natives’ shoes rose from 4.50 to 12 dollars.
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H. C. of L
Mexico
Department of Industry, Labor and Commerce
Associated Press
Mexico City
Beggar's Time Joke Hits Park Exchange
A passerby asks a man for the time in a park. The man gives a dime instead, sparking a quip about feeling like two cents. The speaker clarifies they only wanted the time.
Now asked what an oyster is a boy answers
A teacher asks what an oyster is and Billy volunteers. He claims an oyster is a fish built like a nut, prompting quiet amusement as the class digests the unusual metaphor.
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Little Billy
Lift off Corns with Freezone for instant relief
An advertisement asserts Freezone removes corns and calluses from toes and feet with a few drops. It promises quick painless action, claiming roots lift away without soreness and costs only a few cents at drug stores.
Brudder Clinch Prayer Rally Sees Critique Over Hat Pass
Parson Bagster announces a collective prayer for the ailing Brudder Clinch after a charity hat pass. A gentleman protests claiming illness is not true, accusing him of withholding funds and money power. The exchange captures a humorous, local civic scene reported by the Kansas City Star.
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Bruddren
Parson Bagster
Kansas City Star
Cuticura Toilet Trio Promises Clear Skin Care
Advertisement extols Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum to cleanse soothe and perfume the skin. The trio is marketed as essential for toilet tables and clear skin with a 25 cent price point. Also included a quip about borrowing and solving baby crying.
Ipicit Music Club Dinner Recalled With Dry Time
A club dinner scene recalls a dry spell and a lively night. An orchestra provided Meyer beer while a laundress sings Oh Happy Day as she hangs wash with Red Cross Ball Blue. A strange pair of lines hints at quirky stories.
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D'Esterre
Weriie
U.S.A
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Nebraska
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
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University School of Music
Lincoln
Adrian M. Newens
Steve Polish
Kodak
Robert Dempster Co
Omaha
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Y.M.C.A. Automotive School
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