Bootlegging as a National Industry in America
The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment argues bootlegging ranks with steel and oil in value, with nationwide reach into communities and a yearly liquor bill of about 2.848 billion dollars. It cites Prohibition flaws, ties to criminal gangs, and cites the Wickersham Commission recognizing rising drinking and accessible whiskey, aligning findings with major industry data of 1929.
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Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
United States
Association Against the Prohibition
United States Census Department
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Chicago
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Memorial Day Remembrance Through a Gold Star Mother's Eyes
A Memorial Day meditation recalls fallen soldiers and the mother who traveled to the American cemetery at Suresnes, France. The piece honors American war heroes and urges remembrance of sacrifices, with a focus on a grieving mother kneeling at her son's grave and the enduring meaning of service.
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Suresnes
France
Army of Gold Star
United States
America
Preparedness Pacifist Protest Prompts Public Commentary
A pacifist air raid protest in New York last week is dismissed as futile propaganda. The piece argues residents should understand peaceful airpower demonstrations rather than fear wartime threats. It asserts the public benefits from seeing their own planes operate in peaceful times.
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New York
Listen World! by Elsie Robinson analysis of dreamers escaping reality
The essay argues many people live in a dream world to avoid hard life. Dreams offer escape from reality though they lead to stunted growth and eventual failure. It warns against self pity and reliance on fate, urging readers to face life instead of retreating into fantasies.
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Marry Go Round By Helen Rowland
In a sharp social parody, Mrs Gracy and Mrs Divot deride modern parenting while lamenting the power shift to youth and mothers. They mock the era's obsession with youth culture, urging accountability for parents who fund lavish childhoods and fuel social rebellion.
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Helen Rowland
Miss Miye Yagihashi Competes in Tokyo Ice Tests
A young entrant named Miye Yagihashi smiles as she competes in swimming events organized by the Imperial Swimming Instruction Society of Tokyo. The Sumida River at Tsukiji serves as the icy course where competitors break ice to swim and test endurance in frigid weather.
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Miye Yagihashi
Imperial Swimming Instruction Society
Tokio
Sumida
Taukiji
Wandering Notes on New York Social Scene Amidst City Heat
A fragmentary column surveys urban life and celebrity sighting in New York. It name drops actors like Lowell Thomas and Victor Moore, references hotels, theaters, magazines, and parrot scores, and hints at a flamboyant social scene with travel anecdotes and flirtations. A distracted narrator muses on authors, reporters, and a lawsuit style hotel lobby encounter.
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Simon Walter
Lepdey
Dorothea A.’ Bryant
Fim
Curwool
Timansines
Beier
Scott Hitzgersld
John Helders
Lowell Thomas
Cripple Creek
Colorado
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Taft
Irene Cordoai
Earl Carroll
Lula Glazer
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Victor Moore
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Diseases in Water By Royal 5 Copeland M D
Water is essential to life and not all water is desirable. Contaminated supplies transmit typhoid paratyphoid cholera and dysentery. Purification testing and careful planning have reduced disease deaths. chlorination can alter taste but ensures safety.
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Homage to Soldiers Urged by Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge urges a solemn national homage to fallen soldiers in a Light newspaper essay. He emphasizes the Memorial Day duty honors those who served, without praise or demotion, and argues the memory of veterans strengthens citizenship and world peace. He notes the observance must not be overshadowed by other events and frames service as sacrifice for the common welfare.
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