What the Well Dressed Young Man Is Wearing This Summer
Elmo Scott Watson discusses 52 Citizens' Military Training Camps across the United States, drawing on programs from Plattsburg to 1920s camps. The article argues the camps build citizenship, discipline, fitness, and character, with six weeks abroad, free travel, meals, uniforms, and equipment, under no military obligation. It notes peak enrollment, positive parental approval, and renewed interest from youths to return.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Stirling
Ft. MrKinley
Maine
Ft. George Wright. Ward
Ft. Snelling
Minn
Ft Sam Houston
Texas
Stars and Stripes
Sam
Coolidge
America
Old Plattsburg
Theodore’ Roosevelt
Leonard Wood
United States
Congress
Agncle Sam
Reto
Liberty Theater
Tereille
Taps
Cap Size Confusion in a Local Hat Shop
A well dressed shopwalker assists a petite woman seeking a hat for her husband. The shopper hesitates as she recalls collar sizes sixteen, suggesting the husband might wear a cap in sizes eighteen or twenty. The young assistant guides her through headgear options.
Principle Forgotten in Caps Weekly Motto
A quotation from Capper's Weekly notes that many causes falter when supporters start by fighting for a principle but end by wanting to defeat opponents on the other side. The reflection underscores shifting motives in public battles and the danger of personal hostility eclipsing core aims.
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Capper
We Talk Faster Says Stenographic Expert Observation
A noted stenographic expert notes speech speeds rising by ten words per minute over twenty years as reading grows and education sharpens thinking. Radio’s pace may push reporting further, yet short hand reporters endure. Sports teach temper, grace, and courtesy for body and spirit. Salt water conducts electricity better than fresh water.
The Sporting Spirit and the Discipline of Mind
The piece argues that military discipline shapes character, but the inner discipline of the spirit holds greater value for education. It questions the need for a substitute discipline if one exists in striving and self-control.
Unusual Indian Captain Shigser and Tales of Old Frontier Life
James B. Finley describes an extraordinary Mohawk and Seneca couple among Indians in the Northwest Territory. The man, Captain Shigser, is praised for abstinence from drink and dressed in lavish silver and beadwork. his half white wife is noted for beauty. The account contrasts Shigser with Billy Wyan dott and his squaw Betty, who spiral into debauchery before reform. The piece recalls a vivid, alcohol-soaked frontier scene and Finley’s reflective prose on savage distinctions and endurance.
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James B. Yinley
Northwest Territory
Itah-Wah-Wah
Shigser
Finley
Butler
Trevor
Billy Wyandott
Betty
Billy
Yoy
Bere
Tree
Hiese Rumsellerm
Hetty
Bester
Colby
Hawaiian Birds Rebound After Monarchy Ends
Two Hawaiian birds once near extinction show signs of increase as Hawaii shifts from monarchy to territorial government. Iwi with red feathers and apapane with bright plumage were hunted for feather cloaks worn by royalty. Now cloaks are museum rarities or heirlooms as these species recover in Hawaii National Park on the island of Hawaii.
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Zan
Hawaii National Park
Hawaii
Rocket Sled Test In Bavarian Alps Reaches New Speed
A winter test in the Bavarian Alps saw two new rocket men reach speeds over 0 miles per hour aboard a sled piloted by a woman. Propulsion mirrors that of wheeled vehicles powered by exploding powder harness.
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Bavarian Alps
Tongue Doctor Advice From Cologne Zeitung
A light theatre style exchange shows a doctor telling a patient she simply needs rest as the cure for whatever ails her tongue. The dialogue emphasizes fatigue as the cause and rest as the remedy.
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Cologne
Lustige Kolner Zeitung
Home Cooking Bride and Husband Laugh Through Cookery Book
A light comic exchange highlights errors in a cookery book. The husband admits tasting the dishes, while the bride comments on the many mistakes, capturing a domestic moment of humor.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia relief for sour stomach
Over eating or rich diet can sour the stomach. Phillips Milk of Magnesia alkalinizes and sweetens the system after two spoonfuls. Endorsed by physicians, it relieves distress from over eating, checks acidity, or neutralizes nicotine. remember this for your own comfort.
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Phillips
Weys
Philips
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Americana
Mooner Firaman
Bran
WB Itions
Post
Denmark
MakeslLi
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Keauthefet Sizin
Dept. Bs
Malden
Mass
Utterra
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