Water storage plan to prevent Mississippi floods urged
The editorial argues government relief should focus on storage reservoirs at river headwaters to prevent floods. It criticizes Congress for inaction and promotes Hoover’s national water plan including Boulder Dam and 13 dams on Cumberland and Tennessee rivers to avert future disasters and provide hydro power.
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Mississippi
Roosevelt
Conservaion Commission
Congress
Mississippi Valley
Boulder Dam
Colorado River
Imperial Valley
Gila
Hoover
Cumberland
Tennessee Riyers
Tennessee
San Antonio Funeral Processions Lights On For Respect
Funeral directors in San Antonio adopt a policy to keep lights on in all funeral processions to clearly distinguish them from ordinary traffic. This measures aims to ease interment for the bereaved and prevent accidental interruption by motorists while adding a symbolic gesture of respect for the dead.
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Congress
San Antonio
Star Diameters and Size Estimates in Orion
A discussion on how to estimate star sizes using visual magnitude absolute magnitude and angular diameter. It notes Rigel Betelgeuse Antares and the challenges of interferometric measurements, with Betelgeuse being variable in brightness and color differences influencing perceived luminosity.
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Hays
Betelguese
Higel
Orion
Rigel
Yackers
Cramiarisor
Bo Waty
Jelguese
Antares
Scorgie
Nigel
International Service, Inc
Itching Skin Remedies From A Rural Doctor Portrait
Royal S Copeland M D notes winter pruritus tied to food heavy undergarments and harsh soaps. He advocates hyposulphite of soda mixed in water as a topical treatment and warns against irritants like strong soap and tight wool. The piece blends patient anecdotes with medical advice for relieving persistent itching.
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Minnesota
Fine Art of Home-making at Pittsburg College
The article argues homemaking deserves school focus as vital life skill. At State Teachers College Pittsburg Kansas a model house teaches girls cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and hosting. Roles rotate among house manager, cook, waitress, housekeeper, laundress, and steward, with shared duties and college oversight.
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State Teachers College
Pittsburg
Kan
Mercy
Doen
Adie
Tdle
Wo On
Anhinga Bird Described as Turkey Like and Snake Coat
The Anning a bird described as turkey like with a long neck and turkey tail, noted for its appearance when swimming with body submerged showing neck and head above water. The text explains its peculiar habits and features in a period style overview.
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Agjtiadie
Melia Benn
Lady Narcissus and the vanity of actors in early cinema
A 1920s-era critique argues vanity harms male stars while praising Rosamond Pinchot. It notes Pinchot, daughter of Amos Pinchot and niece of ex governor Gif ford Pinchot, studied at the University of California after leaving the stage. The piece defends women's focus on beauty as natural and socially essential.
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Narcissus
Rosamond Pinchot
Amos Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
University of California
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