Editorial page call for national reform and peace
The editorial advocates unity among English-speaking peoples for global peace, proportional representation in the Senate, prompt reapportionment in the House, and a unified Department of National Defense. It also calls for federal action to abolish illiteracy, a December or January election cycle, and a fresh presidential inauguration schedule following the November vote.
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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
Hearst and English speaking unity for world peace at Oglethorpe
The article praises William Randolph Hearst for guiding English speaking nations toward global peace. It recounts his 1927 New Year message and 1928 Oglethorpe University baccalaureate address praising a universal or common language as a force for harmony. It notes the role of English in trade, finance, and international cooperation and Hoover's view on using financial leverage to curb war.
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William Randolph A Hearst
Oglethorpe University
Atlanta
Wiliam Randolph Hearst
Tower of America
Mr. Hearst
Oglethorpe
Hearst
Europe
America
British Empire
Doctor of Laws Waz
Herbert Hoover
Eoglethorpe
Vision of Television and Human Friction
The article grapples with early ideas of television’s potential to show distant people and scenes in an instant. It wonders whether instant access to global events would educate and entertain while questioning if such convenience would lessen misunderstandings and prejudices among nations. It invokes Hoover’s views to ponder if progress in communication keeps pace with science.
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Ventire
Shanghai
Hoover
Docz
Do Animals Think Aboard The Monkey And The Dog
A historical reflection questions whether animals think or merely feel. It contrasts a Roloway monkey, dubbed the grandpa of the London Zoo, with a police dog and pigeons, noting the gulf between human and animal minds, and pondering science’s claim that monkeys are closer to humans than dogs.
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London Zoo
Evolutionista
The Mind in a Police Dog and Human Thought
A reader ponders whether a police dog trained to hold fluttering pigeons reflects genuine thinking or mere fear of consequences. The note compares animal and human consciousness, suggesting thought may depend on brain quality, and asks if different mental machinery, not just brain, shapes what we call thinking.
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Paderewski
Paganin
Paganini
The
Zoo
Luton
Washington
Giscoverida
Fashion and the Eye The Shifting Taste of 1915
Emily explains that fashion alters taste through habit and mental influence, not just sight. The piece argues changes in color, form, and dress reflect subjective influence, brain response, and social decree, noting the power of habit to enforce style and the role of dressmakers in shaping norms.
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Father Burbank
Rome
Aeutonomers
Mars
Venus
Proper Cooking On The Edge Of The Luton Station
A historical piece discusses early cooking and fire discovery, noting how fire transformed food preparation from raw reliance on nature to frying boiling and stewing. It urges modern study of cooking methods, warns against overboiling vegetables, and advocates using fire to improve health and nourishment.
Citizen Military Training Camps Endorsement by Crane
Dr Frank Crane argues for civilian support of Citizens Army Training Camps as a superior early education. He says camps build democracy, obedience, discipline, and physical fitness, shaping boys to cooperate for the general good. He contends the army offers ideal training for youths and civilizational value without promoting militarism.
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Frank Crane
McGiare Newepaper Byndhaite
Cratning
Fife
Sideshaws of Science The arctin puffin ix a queer fr alxd
A fragmentary science note describes arctic puffins named Sideshaws of Science and several other nomen species found in the North Atlantic and Arctic coasts. It highlights a distinctive bill with blue and yellow plates, grooved edges, and extra appendages. The description notes a slender bill shape, oily body, and historic beliefs about fat, oil, and concealment.
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Shey
Stiparret
Elden
North Atlantic
Arctic
Avena
Pluto and the Realms of the Underworld in Ancient Myth
Ancient myth recounts Pluto ruling the underworld as crowds feared him. He abducted Persephone to be his queen, forcing mortals to tremble at his authority and the gatekeepers of Hades.
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Pluto
Wiha
Proserpine
Persephone
Ceres
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Whoad
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Tate
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N.Y
Hime Kore
Anil
Cynmun
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