Appeal for a United World Peace and Federal Reform
The Advocate outlines ideas for English-speaking nations to maintain world peace, plus U S constitutional reforms. It calls for proportional Senate representation with at least two Senators per state, prompt reapportionment in the House, and a united national defense department under a Secretary of National Defense. It proposes federal action to end illiteracy under a Secretary of Education, with Congress elections in November and inaugurations on January 1 following.
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United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Department of the Army
Navy
Air Forces
Secretary of National Defense
Secretary of Education
Congress
Fight Insects With Insects
An essay narrates humanity's long history of conflict and extension of warlike methods to pest control. It describes using insects to combat other insects, highlighting the proposal of a non biting mosquito Culex pipiens cultivated by M. Legendre to curb disease vectors and the risk it might bite humans. It ends with a cautionary note about unpredictable outcomes in nature.
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California
TI. Legendre
French Academy of Sciences
Brittany
M. Legendre
Culex Pipiens
Australia
Nature
Gene Tunney Fight Broadcast Hailed Worldwide Reach
Reporters describe the Turney Heeney fight as a massive radio event heard from New York to Canada, the British Isles, New Zealand and Australia. The piece notes the lengthy broadcast and the audience’s response, highlighting Tunney’s measured postfight remarks and the influence of the broadcast on public perception.
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United States
Canada
British Isles
New Zealand
Australia
New York
Mr. Tunney
Ramon Paul
Fish
Veter
Gene Tunney
Hig Necklie
Oxford youths seek gunman in American sights
Sixteen visiting youths from Oxford travel to America hoping to see a famed gunman in action, inspired by sensational tales. They find no gunman, leaving them disappointed as they explore urban mysteries and meet detectives at work.
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America
Oxford
Ian
One Great Scourge by Royal S Copeland M D
A historical account of leprosy, its global prevalence, and Mrs Wade's remarks on cures and efforts. The piece covers symptoms, transmission, forms of the disease, effects on voice and function, and calls for further research and funding for the cholmogra oil cure, noting cautious optimism about cure rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal S. Copeland, M.D
Queer People by Dr Frank Crane unsettling excerpt
An essay fragment by Dr. Frank Crane discusses personal conformity and individuality in social life and intellect, noting tension between radical ideas and public acceptance. The piece references opera and social norms while urging readers to assert selfhood in certain contexts.
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Frank Crane
Soulless Education and the Pulse of Modern Teaching
Garrett P. Serviss argues against early specialization in American education urging broader culture and "life preparation" over narrow tech training. He critiques overreliance on literature translation and the danger of reducing students to single pathways, citing figures like Cooper and Lincoln to illustrate diverse intellectual development.
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Iruh
William 5. Theses
Erican: Medical Association
Thaser
Ouly Mesons
Deon
Cooper
Acans
Coopers Alers
Modern Pepys on the Lower East Side and Beyond
A vivid travelogue stroll through Manhattan’s ghettos and streets from Delancey to Broadway. The author meets performers Janet Gaynor, Emil Fochtus, and others, notes Jewish life, kosher cafes, Turkish cigarettes, and bustling markets under the Dalny street bridge. The piece paints daily life, street scenes, and oddities with a dated 1920s lens, ending with a copyright notice.
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Tory
Pepys
Warwick
Wted Crak
California
Mansife
Los Angeles
Guy Camafiber
Fia
Dobt's Ferry
Tudeon Valley
Sleepy Hollow
Emil Fochtus Fio Yeith
Janet Gaynor
Alen
Manhinttan
Delancey
Broadway
Brecyboly
Park
Violin, Finest Instrument and a Promising Young Artist
An American notice extols Erna Rubenstein, a Hungarian-born violin prodigy, praising her talent and dress while urging American families to hear her. The piece lauds the violin as the supreme instrument, capable of mirroring human emotion and notes Paganini as a paragroup of violin greatness, and advises acquiring a quality instrument for talented children.
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Erna Rubenstein
United States
Pease
Paganini
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