Floods Can Be Controlled Floods Can Be Controlled
In a forceful rebuke a U S newspaper editorial argues that floods in the Ohio Valley stem from inaction not impossibility It cites Senator Copeland and army engineers noting a 310 million plan to build 14 reservoirs diversions and dikes would end flood danger if funded The piece urges action now over decades of talk and criticizes both Hoover and Roosevelt administrations for delaying decisive measures
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Ohio Valley
Roosevelt
Copeland
Congress
Army Engineers
Budget Bureau
Ohio River
New Deal
Brazil
Pds
Chinese justice and narcotics death penalty at Peiping
A Chinese narcotics trafficker, seized with sixty ounces of drugs, was executed at Peiping, the first to die in the North China narcotics campaign. The piece argues capital punishment for dope peddlers may deter crime, compares Peiping shooting to the electric chair, and praises Chinese civilization.
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Peiping
North China
Explorer and magician anecdotes from a New York club
The piece recounts explorer William LaVare and others discussing use of stage magic by adventurers in tropical regions. It cites portable tricks and comic stunts as tools for interaction with jungle peoples, noting mixed receptions by chiefs in the Amazon and tales of faux mystique as travel aids.
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Glover Hocus-Pocus
New York
Cyril von Baummaing
Tropics
Indo-China
Africa
Dire @s
William LaVare
LaVa
The Taruma Taruma Taroka Tale In Taruma Visit
An observer recalls a wandering event in Taruma with odd objects and costumes. The narrator notes sun bleached shells and moments of civilization amid a performance of The Whistler and His Dog. Names like Ta and Kaitan appear in a fragmented voyage through Taruma and Wal Wal regions.
Explorer’s note on flute magic and home town jobs
Edwy C. Hill writes of a flute player as guide and explorer. He recalls starting exploration 18 years ago and finding benefit in a paper goose head. He praises Mr. Lagarra’s plan to engage kids with flutes and jungle tying, urging youths to explore their own hometown for work.
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Equator
Ike Bhite
Oppasiia Us
Mr. Lagarra
King Fas
Ina
Ruskin warns against machines and urges hands on work
The philosopher Ruskin deplores machinery replacing hand work. He argues machines ruin personal pride, spiritual health, and connection to the earth, warning: do not let machines run your life. He urges people to keep use of their hands daily, especially women, for serenity and power.
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Ruskin
Power and Machines Warned by Writings of Ruskin
In a 1997 King Feature Syndicate column, Elsie Robinson argues against machine dominance. She recalls Ruskin’s warnings about shrinkage of meaningful work and urges women to keep hands busy with sewing cooking gardening and home arts to preserve vitality and purpose.
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Ruskin
King Fean Synd
Zoe
What Do You Know Muted Correctly Quiz Snippet
A fragmented 1927 King Features Syndicate quiz item asks multiple choice on topics from asthma difficulty to plant chlorophyll, with odd spellings and misprints. It references chiorophyll, nitroglycerin, and etymology, ending with a prompt to turn to a comics page for answers.
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King
Syndtexte, Inc
Comis
New York gossip and social seen in winter headlines
A large swath of New York society headlines the winter pages as apartments awaken to scandalous visits and residents face property value damage. The piece catalogs social figures, a Connecticut farmer spree, and a host of cultural names, with quirky asides on public figures and entertainers.
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O. O. McIntyre
New’ York
Uncle Enoch Sprigg Hollow
A humorous satirical letter from Winston Norman of New Haven England comments on Anglo American reactions to economic hard times. It claims England profited by doing little, while the United States spent 25 billion to gain prosperity, and notes plans about communism and future depressions with mock dialect and social satire.
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Winston Norman
New Haven
England
Uncle Snoth
Congress
Extoch
Mavel
Comunion
France
Early Breast Mastitis Advice From King Fess
This 1997 column urges immediate medical attention for breast lumps or swelling to rule out cancer. It warns against self treatment and unprescribed ointments, notes mastitis common in nursing mothers, and stresses hygiene and physician guidance for timely care and recovery.
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Ypeland
M. D
Anetor
King Fess
Syed
10 and 20 Years Ago in San Antonio
A 101 year old pioneer Amasa Clark dies near Bandera. Fort Sam Houston halves official gasoline budget to 65 gallons daily per division. The Chicago Auto Show special from San Antonio carries local dealers. Lone Star Honey brand plan to market Texas honey raises 17900 dollars.
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Fort Sam Houston
Wiliam D. Cannor
Amasa Clark
Bandera
San Antonio
Texas
Chicago
Southern Pacific
Honey Producers of
Lone Star Honey
Texas Hoty Producers’ Association
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T. E. Powers
Conyrent
Ae York
Ollie
Peaceful Valley
Wty
Tarumas
Kaitan
Wal Wal
Taruma
By Edwin C. Hill
Wai Wai
Elsie Robinson
Gene Savazen
Gentleman Farmer
Connecticut
Barazen
Jack
Connecticut Colony
Math Brush
West Forty-Sixth Street
Ninth and
Tenth Avenues
Arleen Beom
Ramona
Ashland
Ramona Myers
Davies
Kentucky
Ramone
Edward
Jimmy Walker
Will Rogers
LaGuardia Iker
Thingumbobs
Willa
Gather
Flaubert
Gus Hill
George Gershwin
Tra
Jack Whiting
Landon
George Jean Nathan
Dean Cornwell
Walter Raleigh
Warwick Hotel
Somerset Mraugh~am
Bugs Baer
Robert Ripley
Percy Crosby
Vphalder
Meaiight Synd., Inc
Enoch Sprigg Hollow
Enoch
Mabel
Uncle Enoch
O. K
Renzo
Goyt
King Beas. Synd., Inc
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