Citizens unite to curb billboards on Kansas City boulevards
The Kansas City chamber of commerce planning committee adopted a resolution opposing billboards and filling stations on boulevards and near homes. It supports a local option allowing neighborhoods to decide billboard or station placement, favoring tasteful, well lit structures only away from residences.
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Kansas City
Couimerris
City Planning and Public Buildings Committee
Chamber of Commerce
War on Industrial unrest to begin in Illinois
Community Service, Incorporated, recently formed under Maj. A. Sprague, aims to improve living and leisure conditions to reduce industrial unrest. The program, tested in Bethlehem and Chester, Pa, plans surveys of social life and recreation to create a self-sustaining leisure system in communities.
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Ilinois
Maj
A. Sprague
Tiihois
Diineis
Bethlehem
Chester
House Painting Color Advice For Motion Picture Areas
A Hollywood location director urges residents near the film industry to avoid white houses and use neutral or dark shades because they photograph better and blend with landscapes. The note also offers gardening tips about inexpensive beauty with perennials and wild plants, plus a quirky anecdote about Willie Hopkins aged ten who brushes his hair and washes his ears without prompting.
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Cal“Sformans
Hollywood
Cal
Willie
Willie Hopkins
Modern Menace in China
A narrator recalls a Shanghai household with two large downstairs rooms and a roof garden. The kitchen blends Western gas appliances with traditional Chinese work, staffed by three servants Ah Ching Ah Ling and Ah Poh. Ah Poh endears herself through care and adaptability while Ah Ling’s oblique eyes and curled hair fascinate the narrator.
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Atmal
M.Z. F
Asia Magazine
Ah Ching
Ah Ling
Ah Poh
Shanghai
Boy
Amah
Coolie
Tomes
Bridget
An Ching
Boy’s Questions Stump Health Chief After Homework Visit
Tom Johsson, chief clerk of the city board of health, finished a course at Benjamin Harrison Law School with high honors. His children Vivian and Jerry, aged nine and six, grilled him with questions testing even Edison exam standards.
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Tom Johsson
City Board of Health
Benjamin Harrison Law School
Vivian
Jerry
Johnson
Thomas A. Edison
God
Mars
Indianapolis News
Chilling Triggers Growth in USDA Hybrid Berries
In USDA greenhouse trials large hybrid blueberries grown from wild bineberries show accelerated growth after a period of artificial chilling. Plants were chilled two to three months in glass frames then moved to greenhouses, yielding ripe fruit in February to April, while non chilled plants remained dormant. The Times notes this unexpected benefit of cold exposure.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Chiling
Engineer claims transmuting metals by new method
Dr Charles Benson Davis of New York City reports a paper to the Engineering Foundation claiming he can transmute common elements into gold silver platinum and copper. He says he has produced samples and asks the Foundation to investigate his methods and results.
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Charles Benson Davis
New York City
Engineering Foundation
Scientific American
Pride of Position Invite for Football Coach
A notice states an invitation was extended to a football coach to join the faculty. The dean and board plan to appoint the coach to a listed position and anticipate restoration or improvement of programs.
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The
Said
All day fall frock enters with practical style appeal
A new one piece dress in straight line cut appeals to busy American women for fall. It shares suit cloths, features a narrow strap belt, bell sleeves, inverted skirt panels, and braid borders. The frock can be paired with detachable satin collars or lace options and aims for durable, all weather wear in dark colors.
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Bret
Jace
Sport Suits for College Wear Captivate Students
A period piece notes immense popularity of sport suits among college girls. It describes two color crossbar skirts with matching jersey coats, pocket detailing, and versatile outfits in brown, navy, black, green, or gray. Emphasizes practical yet stylish attire for fall.
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Pettet
Collyes
Record of Pleasant Hours and the Book of Night Life
A column discusses a growing trend among young couples to keep a shared keepsake called the Book of Night Life. It records each night's amusement program, tickets, and spouses’ opinions, with witty remarks and observations. The piece notes the book’s appeal and compares it to stamp collecting.
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Bres J
Might Life
Chicago
Tourmal
POSSIBLY HER LAST CHANCE
A mangled fragment shows a young man’s tentative note of affection and ownership as he contemplates providing for a loved one. The text hints at romantic intention and gratitude, with garbled phrases suggesting a moment of emotional realization and promise.
Baby's First Thought in Hobsen Wobbles at Night
Benson asks when a child begins to think and walk. Hobsen replies it starts at nine, as a week of worry and floor pacing begins. The exchange captures early parental concerns and unsettled routines.
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Baby
Benson
Wen Halsy
Nine
Street Car Debate Sparks Daily Defense
A conversation on the street car company surfaces in which the labor respondent declares support, stating they stand up for the firm every day, while the interviewer probes public opinion on services and management.
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