Boulder Dam Bill Urged by White House Officials
President Coolidge urges Congress to pass the Swing Johnson bill expanding Colorado River projects. The plan would build a 550 foot Boulder Dam to store floodwaters for Imperial Valley irrigation, generate vast power, and deliver water across Southern California while ensuring self funding through power contracts. Prominent backs include Hoover Work McNary Smith and a January vote is anticipated.
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Colorado River
Mississippi
Colorado
Coolidge
Congress
Boulder Canyon
Grand Canyon
Imperial Valley
Mexico
Boulder Dam
Los Angeles
California
Sierras
California Desert
San Bernardo Mountains
Niagara
Work
McNary
Senate Irrigation Committee
Addison T. Smith
House Irrigation Committee
Senate
Knowing a Trade Prevents Prisoner Misconduct Says Editor
The text argues that many imprisoned youths list trades like mason or carpenter but lack real skills. It asserts that knowing a trade keeps men out of trouble and adds value to society. It calls for reform: divert youths to trade training institutions to gain self respect and reduce recidivism.
Christmas Shopping Reminder From Charles Dana Gibson
Humorous Gibson cartoons highlight a truth about Christmas shopping and worker strain. Readers are urged to shop early, with consideration for store staff, read ads first, and buy quickly, cheerfully, and courteously to ease the nervous burden on salespeople and managers.
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Charles Dana Gibson
Ways to Woo Unbroken Sleep
A 1928 feature by Royal 5 Copeland M D outlines bladder irritation causes and remedies. It covers how kidney and bladder disturbances threaten sleep, including prostate issues, constipation, nervousness, and urine acidity, with dietary tweaks and environmental tips to ease symptoms.
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Royal 5
Copeland
United States
New York
New York City
Oy Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Childhood Reverie Through Memory and Magic
A nostalgic meditation on childhood’s vivid imagery and sensory wonder. The narrator recalls landscapes, sounds, and scenes from early years, from lilies in a cottage garden to moonlit train stations, evoking glamour, mystery, and eternal beginnings. Copyright 1926, Famous Peas. By Ina.
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Famows Peas
Byn
Ina
Your Boy's Gang By Dr Frank Crane
A columnist argues that boys bond strongly with peers once they discover friendship and loyalty within a gang. He contends parents cannot suppress this instinct and should guide it toward positive groups like Boy Scouts, since companionship shapes character more than schooling.
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Your Boy’s Gang
Frank Crane
McClur Newspark
BRNR
Boy’s Answer Stuns Sunday School Teacher in Gallia County
In Gallipolis Ohio the Sunday school lesson turns surprising when Willie, asked who was born in Bethlehem, answers with the name Chaday M. Schwab. The unexpected reply halts the class and spreads as a local anecdote.
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Willie
Bethlehem
Chaday M. Schwab
Gallipolis
Tribune
Their First Jobs and John Reber of Pottsville
A Pennsylvania hosiery magnate and former congressman John Reber rose from a business college, to bookkeeping, then deputy county treasurer before starting his own firm. He later entered Congress for two terms, returning to business life in Pottsville.
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Business College
Pennsylvania
John Reber
Pottsville
King Features Syn, Inc
Philandering Defined In Speech From 1926 Rights Note
The passage explains philander ing as courting without declaring love and notes its figurative use in politics. It cites a line about Germans avoiding “philandering” in foreign policy and recounts a tale from Orlando Furioso where Philander’s actions drive a lethal plot.
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Paris
Orlando Forioso
Anasto
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