Plain words beat double talk in a world of exegesis
Greensboro Daily News laments modern exegesis as a plague of interpreters who cloak messages in ambiguity. It praises simple, direct speech by leaders like Coolidge and warns against cautious diplomacy that hides meaning. The piece contrasts parables with opaque questions of league participation and global policy.
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White House
Red Cross
League of Nations
United States
Hi Johnson
Parabut
Pythoness
Delphi
Greensboro Daily News
League action revived in council on diplomatic lines
Fragmentary text recalls a New York Times style report on League of Nations debates, including Edenic language about disarmament, lawful dispute settlement, and references to figures like Ishii and Cecil. The piece then shifts to agriculture notices urging farmers to cull flocks, prepare land, and plant seed, ending with a gobbledygook passage about Cupid and classical myth.
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The
League of
Senove
Swrithen
Corfu
League
Levue
Corfus
A LEAGUE STONE There is an obsolete use of the word
The snippet discusses the term league and its outdated sense, noting how language shifts render historical uses obsolete. It emphasizes contextual interpretation and cautions against applying modern meanings to old texts.
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League
Farm Notes for Halifax County
Will your hay crop be sufficient to carry you through next summer If not now is the time to get in oats and vetch for hay next June Two bushels oats and 20 pounds hairy vetch seed on fairly good land should make two to three tons hay per acre Vetch and oat hay is very best quality easily made and easily cured.
Rat Snap Ad Promises Easy Rat Control
An old advertisement touts RAT SNAP to kill rats with no lingering smell and no mess. It claims low annual costs, three sizes, and availability from Roanoke Pharmacy Co in Roanoke Rapids NC.
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OneGrephy. Com
Roanoke Pharmacy Co
Roanoke — Rapids
Feather Crops and Breeding Practices Highlighted
The text describes feather crops from ostrich birds yielding valuable plumes every seven months, with some breeders limiting plucking to a single harvest annually to improve quality. It mentions prices in the range of forty to sixty dollars and references Breeders and the value of ostrich feathers in a historical context.
Rats Won't Rest Grain Says Fred Phese
A Roanoke wholesale advertorial claims RAT-SNAP traps rats in a grain store. The reader testifies that after years of rodent problems, RAT-SNAP killed many rats and stopped further feeding, with his grain now untouched. Product sold by Roanoke Rap s.N.C.
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Fred
Roanoke ‘Phary Co
Roanoke Raps
N.C
Copper twist in touraco plumage captivates zoological display
In the New York Zoological Park birds house at the north end a cage of touracos shows African birds with vividly colored plumage. A placard notes the color arises from seven percent copper in the feathers, a fact highlighted by Engineering and Mining Journal.
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Zoological Park
New York
Do They Turn It Off A Girl Visits Niagara Falls
A young girl from Indianapolis with two sisters watched water pour over Niagara Falls and asked if it is turned off at night. She imagined the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors' monument water in Indianapolis being shut off late each night.
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Indianapolia
Niagara Falls
Indiana Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument
Indianapolis
Indianapolis News
Beet Breeding Firm Names Top Person in Charge
In a concise corporate note, Hwit announces aneneny as the lead scientist and key figure driving beet breeding programs. The briefing emphasizes expertise, leadership role, and ongoing research at the company.
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Hwit
Bradley Bros
Bradley Bros. Cor
Ninth & Madison Sis
Hamilton Street
Apply Herald Office
Emporia Fair
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Emporia
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Federal Reserve System
T. Councill
S. F. Patterson
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