Tobacco foes losing ground in anti tobacco drive
The piece reports editor surveys showing strong public opposition to tobacco prohibition beyond Utah where Mormon influence is high. It notes Tennessee Arkansas and Iowa moving to repeal anti cigarette laws while Oklahoma shows unfavorable votes. Overall anti tobacco efforts lack broad support despite peak legislative activity in 1920-21.
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Garret Smith
Tasiinta
Press Service Company
New York City
Utah
Idaho
Tennessee
Arkansas
Arizona
Senate
Iowa
Kansas
Oregon
Oklahoma
House
Friends of Tobacco
Money Wizard of Paris John Law and the France Ponzi Tale
Two centuries ago in Paris John Law rose as a money wizard through a private bank and a vast company of the west. His system of fiat credit and monopoly trade inflated wealth then collapsed as rivals hatched schemes, leaving Law bankrupt and banished after a final years of wandering.
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Paris
Louis XIV
Duke of Orleans
Boston
John Law
Law
West
Louisiana
New Orleans
Europe
France
Woman in Richmond Plans Luxuries With Inheritance
A middle aged Richmond woman, Mandy, who received about 600 in insurance from her husband, says she will spend it on luxuries. She intends to buy a phonygraf, two silk dresses, a diamond ring, and marry Jack Thompson, a man she calls an ornamental loafer.
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Richmond
Mary
Mandy
Jack Thompson
Yassum
Jack
Tuner Believes Piano In Fine Tune Despite Claims
A piano tuner reports the instrument was in good condition after testing in a suburb. Days later the owner, a lady with musical pretensions, sent a note claiming the piano would not stay in tune when she sang. The tuner, after reprimand, retested all notes and found no fault, noting the instrument stayed in tune but sang badly when she sang.
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London
Local Ward Gossip Sparks Mirror Mandate Plan
A stray overheard exchange reveals a plan to place mirrors in all female spaces as part of a reorganization by a ward leader. The discussion questions the practicality and motives behind the move.
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Detroit
Not a Matter of Relief in The Universal Language
A dialogue notes that music speaks a universal language with a shopfront debate about spelling and pronunciation. The exchange features an enthusiast and Mr. Cromox discussing the difficulty of rendering music’s language into words.
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Mr. Comrox
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