Proposals for a United Nations style peace and reform
The Hearst Papers advocate a program for world peace among English-speaking nations and domestic reforms. It includes proportional representation for Senate, reapportionment in the House, a unified National Defense Secretary, and federal steps to end illiteracy under a Secretary of Education. It calls for Congressional elections in November and presidential inauguration the following January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Department of the Army
Navy
Air Forces
Secretary of National Defense
United States
Secretary of Education
Congress
Rich leadership in the Mellon era and the rise of wealth
The article argues that public suspicion of wealth has faded as Americans increasingly own bonds, stocks, homes, and cars. It credits wealth to intention, discovery, or organization, with the latter creating opportunity and reducing waste. It notes Andrew Mellon's wealth may not derail a presidential bid and compares wealth origins to English peers, emphasizing organized wealth benefiting society.
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Mr. Mellon
America
Henry Ford
England
Mellon
Andrew Mellon
Chivalry in Russia and the Equal Rights Debate
An American observer reports on Russian social etiquette in daily life. A humorous yet telling incident on a Moscow streetcar highlights gender norms and equal rights, as a man offers a seat to a sick woman and another man proclaims equal rights by seating a woman on his lap. The episode prompts reflection on differing cultural expectations and American views on equality.
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Harriet G. Eddy
Agricultural Extension Division
University of California
Russia
America
Stars of Summer Night seen with keen eye by Serviss
Noted astronomer Garrett P. Serviss describes a vivid summer sky guide focusing on Altair as the brightest mid August beacon in the Eagle. He maps the zodiacal triangle with Deneb Vega and Bet Cygni, notes Arcturus Capella and the Square of Pegasus, and promises amateur viewers a rich, telescopic display through the late night.
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Garrett P. Serviss
and Weiler
Eagle
Job
Ausi
Milky Way
Vega
Sagittarius
Arctinus
Arcturus
Stax
Giltiers
Capella
Chariotees
Auriga
Pegasus
Fotnulhaut
Blood Stream Gives Marvelous Service
An early 20th century health piece explains blood as a life sustaining network. It outlines how blood vessels and the bloodstream transport nutrients and remove wastes, stressing the need for a steady supply of pure blood for health and vitality.
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Blood Stream
Royal 5
Copeland
M.D. Copzright
Kewnpaper
Ventura Esrvice
Total Loss on Lindbergh and a Fun Night Out
A 1947 satirical piece mocks Lindbergh and his supposed social failings. It satirizes a party where a man shuns dancing and drinking, critiquing his fixation on flying and machines over human interaction. The tone playfully ridicules the notion of perfecting life through tech.
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Lindbergh
Duewi
Anis
Tin
Amin
Atlantic Ocean
Joie
Sapyeight
Triplets in Columbus Promise Bright Future for Family
A Columbus mother, Mrs. Josephine Engert, welcomes three newborns as triplets. The article reflects on medical advances increasing survival of triplets and celebrates babies as essential to civilization, noting mothers’ joy and the value of family growth.
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Josephine Engert
Columbus, Ohio
Science Sideshow The Girdle of Aphrodite
Fragmentary notice describes a serpentine ribbon-like aquatic display with a shimmering glow and thread-like tentacles. It hints at a pale glowing riband and mentions a historical classification related to Bea-Goursberries.
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Couyrlent
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Hearst Papers Advocate
Chivalry
Vera
Altair
Rai
Nature
Howe
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