Exporting Our Prosperity Dispatches on Unemployment
A three dispatches piece argues US industry suffers from unemployment and competing cheap imports. Washington cites 7 to 10 million unemployed in the US while Geneva notes European unemployment shifts. Colon Panama reports Japanese goods reexported as American, and tariff policies blamed for reduced US industrial competitiveness. The piece calls for protection of workers and industry.
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Panama
Geneva
Switzerland
America
International Labor Office
Europe
New York Times
Japan
Hull
England
France
Germany
Asia
Tragic Samoa Clipper Hero Captain Musick Honored
Captain Edwin Musick earns special commendation among the six others who died aboard the Samoan clipper. He shared the Harmon trophy with two other Americans and logged a million miles without a mishap, earning lasting respect from fellow aviators despite the disaster. The tragedy is not expected to halt aviation progress as soon as reservations remained intact for the Philippine clipper after the event.
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Edwin Musick
Pan- American Airways
Musieks
Musick
Ed” Musick
Honolulu
Eyestrain and Headache Causes in Everyday Strain
Eyestrain triggers frequent headaches and eye discomfort. Doctors call the result a ocular headache, linking it to straining the eyes. If you have eye pain, pressure, or sensitivity, get an eye test to rule out strain as the source.
Ocular headache origins and affected groups
A historical note explains that eyestrain headaches typically affect one or both sides of the head after evening eye strain. It highlights that those who use eyes professionally such as schoolchildren secretaries therapists aestheticians merchants and barbers are commonly afflicted and emphasizes that treatment hinges on addressing the underlying ocular strain.
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Ehidret
Eye Care Advice for Headache Sufferers
By Royal S Copeland MD discusses eye trouble and the need for glasses when prescribed. Regularly adjust biases and wear glasses as advised. Once the cause is understood, patients will maintain ongoing attention to their eye health.
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Cory
Kink Foas, Syne, Inc
1928 Sanctuary appeal for rooms for Legion convention
A sanctuary appeal seeks host rooms in private homes to accommodate at least 49 000 delegates to the American Legion national convention in October, with housing director Ralph W. Neelanes noting an expected 100 000 Legionnaires. A public banquet marks Prohibition’s eighth anniversary with a list of attendees and speakers. A new police division of detectives will enforce the city liquor sale ban beyond premises, while veteran Clyde Baisley reflects on America entering World War I and war’s perils.
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W. Neelanes
Police Department
Asher van Riper
H. Clyde Baisley
San Antonio
France
Bergeant Baisley
America
Amosten
Jess Cinner
Grandmother Joan and a Changing American Family
A personal reminiscence traces a mother’s absence and a grandmother’s influence through childhood memories. The narrator recalls Joan as a warm American born Scots matriarch, evenings reading Grimm’s fairy tales, porch stoop conversations, and early family mobility including a Missouri hotel, a horse and carriage, and family outings along river roads.
Reminiscences of Childhood in a Small Town
A narrator recalls early boyhood in a close knit town. Details of family life, neighbors, and makeshift shows in a living room blur with memory as the speaker describes grandma, gum drops, a banker neighbor, and playful summer games. The piece centers on shy social experiments and simple pleasures from youth.
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Mary Henting
Gen. George House
Aoa
Grandmother’s Final Glimpse Shadows a Wanderer’s Grace
McIntyre recalls a troubled path shaped by family lore and distant promises. A prodigal son speaks of Grandma, once sharp and stern, now faded by age and illness, waving from a depot as he departs. The memory lingers as a wrenching, unerasable moment.
The Mollygrudys and the Quiet Slumps of Being
A reflective piece on cyclic moods and alienation, describing spells of low enthusiasm that hint at deeper differences in temperament. The narrator recalls school days, self doubt, and eventual acceptance that such slumps mix with sensitivity and higher inner life, not laziness. The essay questions the pace of civilization and the energy wasted in unsteady bursts of effort.
The Mollygrubs in Civilization by Elsie Robinson
A period piece argues that human temperament is a natural condition of lingering savage tendencies. The essay contends civilized effort is rare and sustaining interest requires a truly civilized soul, resisting fatigue and mollygrubs.
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Kine Peas
Captain Abdullah and the Hindu Holy Man Tale
The piece portrays Captain Abdullah, a renowned adventurer of Afghan noble descent, crafting a religious themed novel in Cape Cod. It recounts his past as an interpreter in expeditionary campaigns, his clashes with a Hindu holy man named Sadhu, and a striking episode where Mehmet Ghula Khan loses use of his arm and wrist after confronting the holy man, with an English doctor dismissing the ailment as malingering.
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Mehmet Ghula Khan
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Mehmet Ghuln Shan
Geyvank
Thyas
Iseless
Mehmet Ghuta Knen
Hin
Captive Lady, Holy Man Entangled in Dark Rituals
In a remote hut Captain Abdullah confronts a captive lady and a holy man. He coerces spiritual figures to a ritual bargain, pressing a cow flesh token to force compliance as the sadu weakly resists while a menacing plan unfolds.
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Hindustan
Feas
What Do You Know ? Lonwales Quiz Answers
A scrambled Lonwales quiz lists artists and works from Gilbert Stuart to Goya with mis-spellings and errors. It instructs turning to the comic page for the answers, noting the 19th century to modern figures and styles in art and sculpture, including chiaroscuro and the Thinker.
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Georgia
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Paris
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Hirth
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Florence
Francesco Goya
Cassove
Auguste Redin
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Stars and Stripes Reflections on Women and Convicts
The piece contrasts historical notions of coming out with modern expectations for girls and prisoners. It muses that antiques survive through time yet cannot be easily purchased or understood. A dated saying about a man’s influence is referenced, with playful or cryptic language about ropes and webs.
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