Threats to a Free Press Seen
Reprinted from the Kansas City Star the piece warns that government attempts to license newspapers threaten press freedom. It argues the first amendment protection remains essential, cautions that licensing could be used to suppress critical reporting, and calls for dropping such proposals to safeguard a free press and public trust.
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Kansas City Star
Department of Labor
Department
NRA
United States
Assistan
Alshama
Alabama
Germany
Roosevelt
Aly
Keller
Mitchell grass could boost wheat kernels in Australia
From Queenstown Australia a note on Mitchell grass promising larger seed kernels. Scientists experiment to grow a hardy perennial sown once with roots reaching four feet deep, reducing dependence on rainfall. Aborigines use the grain for food while it may also improve forage for sheep and cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Australia
Queensland
Fom
Gross Vielda
Newspapermen and Broadway Figures in 1920s Era Chronicle
A vivid collage of editors, publishers, and socialites shapes early weekly papers. Obscure Maryland plant revives as a village record, while figures like Winters, Anderson, Romanoff, Chandler, and DiOrnay populate a portrait of press life, money, and entertainment across cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Country Weekly
B. Winters
Ing
Centreville
Maryland
Land's End
Uin
Sherkead Anderson
Winters
Vire
Russ
Listen World War Glasses of the Aftermath
A dramatic early 20th century feature by Elsie Robinson warns against repeating war horrors. It frames three stark photographs from The Far World War showing a sleeping boy, a starving girl, and a traumatized mother as moral indictment. The piece urges readers to reject future wars and to resist patriotic bumper-sticker motives.
Tricks of Lobbyists By James T Williams Jr
James T Williams Jr denounces lobbyists as sappers at the foundation of free government. He cites the cordage and sugar lobbies and the Hare Hawes Cutting bill, arguing the Roosevelt administration may accept unfair codes that raise costs for farmers and shipowners, undermining public trust in government.
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James T. Williams JR
Moosevelt
Feast Sory
Senator Caraway
Arkansas
Lie Senate
Congress
Philippines
Unis
San Antonio Light Nostalgia Recalls Elders and Dress Rules
From the files of the San Antonio Light, October 1924 notes the death of Margarita Hernandez de Mirena at 103, with a San Antonio residence on El Paso Street, and an Alamo Methodist name-change plea to avoid confusion. It also recalls Maud L. Dunn’s 1913 corset lecture at Washer Brothers and an Army olive drab shirt order for Fort Sam Houston during eld service, guiding public dress standards.
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Margarita Hernandez de Mirena
San Antonio
el Paso Street
Alamo
Maud L. Dunn
Yeaterday
Washer Brothers
Fort Sam Houston
Washington
Etiquette By KAPHMYN OLPEYSTER
Detr Mle de Peyaters examines a social dilemma about a girl her boyfriend and the mother riding public transport. It questions proper seating when two seats are available and who should share a seat with the girl if the mother is present. The piece reflects etiquette norms and potential embarrassment for a well bred boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Mie Bey
Bai
Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland timeless gender contrast
A humorous study contrasts male and female behavior in love and emotion. A psychologist notes that men pursue experiences while women reflect and dream. The piece lampoons romantic fantasies as women hide jealousy and men vent anger in social misadventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Rowland
Whooping Cough Affects Adults and Children Alike
A Royal Society of Medicine report notes whooping cough can strike adults over 70 and is not confined to children. It stresses seriousness, contagiousness, and the need for careful nursing, proper nourishment, and medical treatment, including carbon dioxide inhalations and modern therapies.
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Royal Society of Medicine
England
Khun Fawn
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Broadway
Chandler
Palm Head
Fifth Avenue
Long Island
Paris
Ted Woodyard
Dogm Journal
West Virginia
Spencer
Europe
Meredith Nicholson
AL Jelson
Irving Caesar
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Laurence DiOrany
Rialto
the Lambs
Joan Golden
Inverness
D’orsay
Golden
E. M. Holland
D'Oreay Garumphed
Bob Brinkerhoff
Algonquin
George Delacorte
Brinkerhoff
Delacorte
Brinkerboft
Ala
Jae Asux
Coe Reger Vo Inane
Elsie Robinson
Thal
Gilli
Babe
Eve
America
Vali
Valn
Sony
Bae
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San Antonio Light
Kaphmyn Olpeyster
Troma
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