Neglected Water Routes in Ruhr Trade Routinely Overlooked
An Ouiney Whig opinion piece argues rivers near the Ruhr are underutilized for world commerce. It notes ships travel up rivers like the Hudson to Albany, urges canal digging, and says railroads now fail to deter waterway needs as St Louis and Quincy grow, stressing cheaper inland routes for industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uch
Ruhr
Germany
Europe
Hudson River
Albany
Rahr
St. Louis
Quincy
Can the Day Be Restored Memorial Day Use as a Holiday
American Legionaries fight to restore Memorial day as a solemn observance rather than a sports filled holiday. The piece notes Memorial day once honored soldiers dead, yet commercial amusements now dominate with double headers and auto races. It questions whether veteran sentiment can reverse the trend and restore due reverence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legionaries
American Legion
America
Owners Move to Ban Gambling in Major League Parks
Major league club owners station detectives among spectators to arrest bettors, aiming to purge gambling from baseball. The bold move, praised as protecting sportsmanship, mirrors nationwide college and high school battles against betting and underscores the sport as business and tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WNERS
Good Work By Dr Frank Crane Sermon On Craft Behind Writing
Dr Frank Crane argues that writing success requires inner drive and hard craft led by endless practice. He cites Harvey OHiggins and Renaissance master Ghiberti style, praising clear, vigorous English and skilled hands over mere inspiration for lasting quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Crane
Harvey O'Higgins
O'Higgins
Florence
Guy Versecchio
Paderwiski
Lise George Barrere
Belasco
Frank Cobb
Joe the Barber
Think In Words by H Addington Bruce
A 1920 essay urges cultivating verbal thinking through daily silent speech in a quiet space. Practice transforming thoughts into communicable form to improve thinking clarity and speaking ability, with emphasis for professionals like lawyers and salespeople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Addington Bruce
Associated Newspapers
Joe Spuaker
Cours
Spectators urged to ban betting to save baseball
The piece argues that betting threatens all athletics and warns that spectators may be fatal to games. It calls for banning betting, even with drastic measures like those used in Chicago, to rescue baseball, track and other sports from similar fates as horseracing and prize fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pocono Mts
Reddy Fox Tries to Trick Peter Rabbit For Granny
Reddy Fox schemes to obtain tender young carrots for Granny by inviting Peter Rabbit to a bed near Palmer Brown’s garden. Peter outsmarts him by eating the carrots first, leaving Reddy frustrated as the Merry Little Breezes relay Peter’s plans and future meetup at sun-up near the Old Brier Patch.
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Reddy Fox
Peter Rabbit
Granny Fox
Heddy Fox
Granny
Mariner Brown
Billy Mink
Rabbit
Mendy
Peter
Redy Fox
Doratepa
Reddy
Wei Will
Palmer Brown
Teddy Pax
Merry Little Bracges
Reddy Pax
Eddy
Peter Mabbit
Reddy Pox
Meier Rabbit
Krewe
Bastin
Peter Hablits
Peter Rabbiset
Reddy Ox
Mery Little
Ker
Merry Little Breeze
Fashionable Fishing in the Poconos Shows Evolution of Angling
An extended meditation on trout fishing contrasts the old hardline method with a refined modern approach in the Poconos. It argues sport supports wildlife, details expensive gear and meticulous technique, and notes educated trout and evolving rules of the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angier
Comon
Phar
Fred Haskin's Daily Quiz Question from Church Lantern
In this daily quiz item, Robert Newman, church sexton, is credited with lighting a lantern in the bell fry of the church at Bost to signal Pan Reverel G. C. L. A. The response identifies the lantern and notes Hutson seal’s error with a name given to the far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bost
Robert Newman
Z. A
Broadside testimonial for Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Bayonne reader recounts six months of illness and inability to work due to back and leg pain. After using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she recovers, credits the remedy, and encourages friends to try it. The piece touts the product’s forty year success and perceived virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mira
Stsxirf
Sacatansky
East 17Th St
Bayonne
N. J
Peter Rabbit Plans Clover Patch Visit at Sunrise
Teddy grins as he heads home and tells NL they will meet at the clover patch an hour before sunrise. The note hints Peter Rabbit is eager for a morning excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Rabbit
Teddy
Clover Patch
Question and answers about treaties and tobacco usage
A reader asks if the President can annul a treaty without Senate consent. The answer: only if the treaty itself grants that power. Another query notes the Bureau of Internal Revenue says over 4,500,000,000 cigarettes are smoked monthly in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Bureau of Internal Revénue
Here Is One Thing That Is Absolutely Impossible
An old advertisement claims rheumatism is a blood disease and offers S. S. S. as permanent relief by cleansing the blood. It asserts temporary cures from liniments fail and promises free expert medical advice from Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Department
Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
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Grenville Kleiser
Willow Pole
Fred Haskin
Daily Quiz
Peter Thites
D. H. Kathmann GO
Alaska
Quincy Business Firm
Julian M. Scott
Hannibal
Merill
Hampshire Street
Illinois
SHOP
American Open Shop Association
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