World News Digest From Washington Highlights
Secretary Wallace seeks full access to Swift & Co and Cudahy records. Supreme Court hears West Virginia gas case involving 650 towns in multiple states. Eleven women's groups oppose the proposed twentieth amendment. Plans rise for an international Parliament of Women next year. Dickinson and Smoot debate income tax cuts and debt invitations. White arsenic on free list urged to fight boll weevil. General Hines seeks 10,000 more vocational graduates jobs via the American Legion. Coolidge backs tax reduction despite GOP opposition. Dr. S Josephine Baker named maternity and child hygiene director. More than 11 million medicinal prescriptions issued last year. U S backs European war alliance restraint. Government collects more than double annual automobile tax than road spending. Railroad rate cuts save $481 million in eight months.
Illinois holds farmers institutes in most counties this year
Officials say 96 of 102 Illinois counties host Farmers Institute events in Springfield. Other items note a fatal train crash near Lake City Minnesota, a major airfield fire in Kokomo Indiana, and a West Point cavalry barn fire killing 29 horses.
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Notable Deaths and Weekend Football Results Highlight Late News
Mil lionaire Frank W Foulds head of his macaroni company died in Waukegan Illinois. Anthony Caminetti former federal immigration commissioner died at his Jackson California home. George C Taylor president of American Express and American Railway Express died in Pelham New York. Football scores list Chicago over Ohio State 17 3 and others including Michigan 6 Wisconsin 83 Minnesota 20. Zev defeated Papyrus in a Latonia Churchill Downs match race by a nose in 2 06 3 5 for the mile and a quarter.
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Waukegan, Il
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Riots and clashes plague Ruhr as 188 die in Europe turmoil
Dispatches report food riots in the Ruhr with 188 dead and 24 killed in Rhineland battles. Premier Poincare yields on demands about Frederick William and allied control, signaling entente unity. Tokyo debates a sweeping suffrage bill for Japanese voters over thirty. Other reports include German railway collision deaths, Bavarian separatist gains with French aid, hunger strikes in Dublin, and Canada US trade figures.
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Colfax Completes $160000 Paving Project
Iowa state news reports Colfax finishes a forty six block paving project worth 160000 dollars. Other items note October labor conditions, 1924 auto license tags, rising fish and game fines for November, corn husking in Carroll county, and various Iowa infrastructure and agricultural updates.
Dandelion Butter Color Across Retail Markets
A lighthearted item noting a harmless vegetable butter color sold for 85 cents in drug and general stores for decades. The missives include quips about social habits and color jokes, with a jab at color values and a joke about Jim being color blind in a workplace context.
Bayer Aspirin Authenticity Warning Ad
An advertisement urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packages or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin, claimed safe by millions and prescribed for 28 years. It cautions that imitators may be dangerous and instructs to say Bayer when purchasing.
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Ady
First Protestant Bible Donated to Cambridge Public Library
The only known Latin edition of the first Protestant Bible was given to the Cambridge Public Library in Cambridge Massachusetts by an anonymous donor. The gift highlights a rare historical artifact in the library’s collection and marks a notable event for local history.
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Mass
Slip of the Pen Ends In Comic Refrain
A poet collapses from laughter at a misprint in his poem about his son. The friend reads aloud the altered opening line “My son, my pig, my counterpart” turning a tender line into a humorous error.
Cole’s Carbolisalve Heals Cuts and Burns Fast
Pain relief from a cut or burn with Cole's Carbolisalve promises instant easing and quick healing without a scar. Available at druggists in 30c and 60c. J. W. Cole Co. Rockford Illinois advertisement.
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J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, Ill
A Long Hike
Briggins says he came from a good family. To bet he's footsore. Some people make themselves at home wherever they may be except at home.
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Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Testimony From Mrs Englemann
A Brooklyn women shares a testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the Change of Life. She notes calmer nerves better sleep and appetite and says she would recommend it to friends and relatives. The letter highlights decades of reported service and urges a fair trial.
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N. Y
Lydia E.pinkham
Mrs. Englemann
Palmetto St
Ridgewood
N.yfor
Lydia E. Pinkham
Contemplating Loan Leads to Brief Money Talk in London
Bob asks about funds while Pat replies he has enough for the night. London exchange shows a terse, practical mood with casual thanks.
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Pat
London
Irrepressibly Flip Business Man and Stenog Exchange
A quick office scene shows a businessman testing a stenographer with spelling. The stenographer answers confidently, joking that she wishes all words were as easy as that one.
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Castoria Brand Teething Remedy Endorsed by Physicians
A long standing child remedy, Fletcher's Castoria, touted as a pleasant substitute for Castor Oil and other teething medicines. It claims no narcotics and emphasizes proven directions on each package, with broad physician endorsement.
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