Quincy Rotary plan to curb boy problem through community duty
The article notes a broad civic push in Quincy including land for public aviation, housing and schools, a modern river terminals project, and an owl car service for early trains. It highlights Rotary and related groups creating points of contact between boys and male mentors, with Y M C A leadership stressing that the father figure is central to the boy problem and that communal effort replaces absent paternal guidance.
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Taylor
Rotary Club
Quincy
Potter
Roosevelt
White House
Rotary
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Department For
Bureau
Laban
Jacob
Congress and Railroads Return to Private Ownership Debate
Thomas De Witt Cuyler, head of the Association of Railway Executives, praises Congress for careful handling of railroad return to private owners. He argues the key is restoring investor confidence to fund postwar improvements, with private finance or government ownership as alternatives. He warns against policies that deter private capital or encourage inefficiency and stresses the need to return roads to stockholders to spur better service and management.
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Congress
Thomas de Witt Cuyler
Association of
Railway Executives
Cuyler
Mr. Cuyler
Cuyier
Ife
Curler
Washington Treaties Stalled by Partisan Clash
Daily Washington update notes mild optimistic provisions from resectationists and hopeful Hatchcock Democrats, Underwood Democrats sanguine, Lodge forces benevolent, irreconcilables unmoving, leaving the treaty in limbo with no immediate progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lodge
American Propaganda by Dr Frank Crane Calls for Propaganda Drive
The piece urges Americans to organize, print tracts, and send speakers to promote Americanism. It contrasts anti American ideologies with a call for democratic principles, widespread education, and mass participation. Emphasizing law, opportunity, and a square deal, it ends with a call to propagandize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Crane
Uncle Sam
New England
America
How Colds Are Caught By H Addington Bruce
The article reviews Grant and Mudd western investigators findings on catching colds through surface chilling. It argues chilling slows circulation rather than causes blood pooling, lowering immunity. Regular exercise and reduced worry defend circulation, improving resistance to germs.
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Grant and Mudd
Grant
Mudd
S Jay
Editorial mocks global bans on Shakespeare plays
Harvey's Weekly reports a wave of objections to Shakespeare in schools and theaters worldwide. It notes Newark barred The Merchant of Venice and imagines demands to exclude Macbeth Troilus and Cressida Othello Hamlet and more from various nations. The piece jokes that Bacon authored the plays.
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Harvey’s Weekly
Board of Education of
Newark
N. J
Macbeth
Troilus
Cressida
Timon
Athens
Denmark
France
Wales
Wlyria
Egypt
Anthony
Cleopatra
England
Shakespeare
Bacon
Mr Warwick Bryan Speech at Indianapolis Meeting
The article credits Mr Warwick Bryan as the star of the gathering noting his measured stance. He supported a memorial national highway for soldiers and a national bulletin to provide honest news. He also argued for initiative and referendum as part of his overall program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
Warwick Bryan
Newsapers
Bryan
Vanishing Superstitions in Modern Farming
A Washington dispatch argues rural superstitions linger among farmers and the public, despite science. It cites moon planting lore, almanac weather beliefs, and outdated stock cures, contrasting with Weather Bureau findings on cycles and rational farming methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Weather Bureau
Pliny
Cato
Department of Agriculture
Rats Plan to Kill Billy Mink in Barn Attack
The rats in the big barn plot to overwhelm Billy Mink with a coordinated ambush after agreeing to stand together. The elderly leader warns bragging won’t win battles and sets watch schedules, while Billy Mink dreams of a successful hunt, unaware of the danger.
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Billy Mink
Billy
Fred Haskin's Daily Quiz Q&A sample item
Reader submissions answer questions on topics from Canadian politics to ocean depth and milk hygiene. The piece cites The Whig Information Bureau with instructions for sending questions and stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Haskin
Daily Quiz
Whig Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
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MR. Warwick Bryan
McKee
Watt
Donald McKee
M.S
Bot
Harvard University
United States Postoffice
Post Office Department
Treasury Department
N. M. A. Fairmont Park
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
A. M. Co
United States
Thomas Masaryk
Czecho-Slovak Republic
Goding
Moravia
University of Chicleges
Uni Nen Republic
Canada
Guam
Pacific Ocean
Noer
R. A
Corcoran Art Gallery
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