Review of Current Events Tidings from Washington and Abroad
Edward W Pickard surveys congressional battles over enforcement of prohibition and state rights, Coolidge policy, and Senate maneuvers. He notes the disarmament talks progress, Hungary’s protest, and political shifts in Oregon. mentions post office construction plans and Haugen farm relief vote, plus Red Cross Pan American conference opening and global affairs updates.
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United States
Europe
Asia
Washington
Coolidge
Red Cross Societies
Poland to rule by dictatorial year amid constitutional reforms
Marshal Pilsudski proposes a one year dictatorship to allow the national assembly time to rewrite the constitution. The election of a new President is postponed briefly and Pilsudski may run. He ordered regiments to withdraw from Warsaw to provincial garrisons to show no military rule is planned. Americans involved in large scandals with the Polish government seek clearer U.S. updates through Minister Stetson and Foreign Minister Valeski.
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Poland
National Assembly
Pisudski
Bre
Warsaw
Stetson
Valeski
America
Howe About by ED HOWE
A reflective piece on social criticism and public discourse. The author questions motives behind protests of wage fairness, gossip in towns and cities, and the honesty of elections and public figures. It contrasts rural steadiness with urban chatter and muses on punishment, thinking, and moral accountability.
Old Mexicans Masters of Horticultural Art
The piece notes Aztec picture writing in botany, plant symbols including maize and beans, and the water sign for cultivated ground. It describes Willow trees in Lake Xochimilco plots used for basketry and soil retention, and references Solamens and floating gardens supplying Mexico City with vegetables, corn, and flowers.
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Wilson Popence
United States
Departent of Agriculture
Popence
Mexico City
Solamens
Xochimilco
Mexico
Used to Dine With Dukes
Victor Tchebotareff once ruled 22 000 acres with 12 to 19 wolfhounds and a vast staff. Once czar in Russia, he led the White Hussars and dined with czar and grand dukes. Fleeing poverty seven years ago, he and his wife now live as ordinary citizens in Detroit where he runs a hunt club.
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Russia
Victor “Tareif
Detroit
Tareif
Freedon
Sam
Capper
Chinese Lottery Payers Agree Monthly Respect to Sun Chosnteng
Shanghai lottery firms have agreed to pay Gen Sun Chosnteng, ruler of Kisngsu, forty thousand dollars monthly to refrain from imposing a sales tax on lottery tickets. Four major companies will contribute eight thousand dollars each monthly, with smaller firms making lesser payments.
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Sun Chosn-teng
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Chinese Flock Protests in Shanghai Area Over River Drying
About six thousand workers from a major tobacco factory at Pootang across the Wrangpoo from Shanghai halted work to join thousands more in a street parade. They carried banners and joss sticks and fired firecrackers urging the gods to keep the Yangtze from running dry. An old legend says a diabolical priest once caused havoc in Shanghai, and locals fear his return if the Yangtze dries up. the protest is planned to recur next year.
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Wrangpoo
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Mirrors Show Wall Charm In Narrow Window Space
Mirrors and pictures vie for wall space in homes as mirrors gain popularity. A notable trend places a frameless venetian panel mirror between the second and third and third and fourth windows in many apartment living rooms. The bare frame enhances perceived light and gleam.
Where Forests Go in Forest Use and Fires
Estimates cited by the Columbus Dispatch show about 23 billion cubic feet of wood used each year in the United States. This equals roughly 250 million trees felled annually, covering about 18 500 square miles—nearly the area of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Jersey—while fires, decay, and insects destroy about 2 billion feet more each year. In 1924 forest fires swept 29,050,920 acres of private and public lands.
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Mistletoe Tales From Two Teens on Love and Rules
Mistletoe Misses Doers and Violet, both sweet seventeen, discuss life and flirting. Dora argues parents are reasonable yet unfair, while Violet recalls her mother's lecture on flirtation. They note society deems certain kissing as improper as girls reach an age for romance.
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Lfe
Dora
Delightfully So Tom Dont you think Betty has a freak mouth
Dialogue excerpt features Tom and Dick debating Betty’s mouth as a notable yet unconventional topic. The exchange centers on perception and personal judgment without external context or broader narrative.
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Betty
Sulphur Water Problem Solved by Ingenious Pumping Idea
A historic note describes a gulf solution to obtaining sulphur from deep underground. The method pumped 4,000,000 gallons daily for processing. Earlier crude sulphur had to be imported from Sicily, Japan and Spain, costing 500,000 pounds in freight.
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Sicily
Japan
Spain
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