Blue sky blamed for high living costs by FTC chair
Editorial quotes Chairman W. B. Colver of the Federal Trade Commission who attacks inflated prices tied to so called legitimate business. He cites a New York example where securities moved from issuer to underwriters to brokers, inflating the price from 100 to 122, with most of the investor’s money not reaching productive capital. He argues such schemes will not lower living costs and only hurt ordinary investors.
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W. B. Colver
Federal Trade Commission
Colver
New York
Blue Sky Securities
Se Securities
Euire
Knowing Your Own Gland and the Ape in Man
An editorial critiques Dr. Serge Voronoff’s gland transplant ideas and mocks the premise of monkey glands boosting energy and vitality. It warns of social ease with experiments and hints at a sensational estate dispute involving liquor riches among heirs of Lewis Weiss of New York.
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Serge Voronoff
Dempsey
Lewis Weiss
New York
Waldorf Astor Dies as Wealthy Observer of British Honors
The text notes the death of Waldorf Astor and recalls his wealth and rise in British peerage. It mentions his arrival in England with no funds, his baron etc in 1916 and 1917, and reflects on views of monarchy and patriotism.
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Waldorf Astor
America
Astor
England
George
Looking the bituminous field over Mr Wilson weighs war views
The excerpt notes Mr Wilson’s stance on war and peace as time shifts interpretations from Sunday to Monday. It comments on free expression for foreigners so long as it avoids violence, in a casual, observational tone.
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Mr. Wilson
Bond
Dyspepsia causes and medical guidance in health Q and A
Dyspepsia is a symptom with multiple possible causes including nervousness emotional distress and diseases of the heart liver intestines kidneys or brain. The advice stresses seeking competent medical help to diagnose the underlying cause and mentions venereal disease resources and free treatment options through health officials and the U S Public Health Service.
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United States Public Health Service
Bills By Edmund Vance Cooke
A playful verse lampoons the never ending stream of bills from many kinds including taxes beef light and fire bills and more. The poem humorously notes how people fret over expenses yet admits they do worry about every new charge.
Hardboiled Smith’s Wife Granted Divorce
Mrs. Margaret Smith wife of Lieutenant Hardboiled Smith was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty. The court allowed her to resume her maiden name, Margaret Michel, Smith was accused of brutality in A. E. F. prison camps.
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San Francisco
Margaret Smith
Smith
Margaret Michel
Trains Collide In Sera Killing Ten, Injuring Twenty
Ten people died and twenty were injured when the Simplon tunnel and Geneva Express trains collided at Sera about sixty miles southeast of Paris yesterday. The wreck disrupted service on the Paris route and authorities investigated the cause of the collision.
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Paris
Geneva
Sera
November 6 historical events timeline and notices
Entries recount Omar I’s reign and destruction linked to early Islam, plus 1622 James edict against New England trade, and 1792 Orders in Council blocking French commerce. Also reference 1869 Admiral Stewart and Boldt’s French pastry aside, with addresses at Uptown 1414 3d Ave and Downtown 915 2d Ave.
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Omar I
Mahomet
Omar
Nile
Red Sea
James
New England
France
Stewart
Boldt
Uptown
3D Ave
2D Ave
The Great Gland Mystery Ends in Murder and Mayhem
A bungled tale of revived Chief Kyehiball, gland transplants, and a race to perfect a basement beverage ends with murder and a shelved case. Shamrock, the detective, watches from the sidelines as the plot spirals toward violence, hidden trials, and a muffled finish.
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Bynopala
Gerald B. Fite
Cecil Tella
Kyehiball Haa
Hub Brooker
Shamrock
Kyehlball
Shamlock
Ta’. Hatterson
Allence
Ryehiball
Brooker
Styehlball
Ryehlball
Stooker
Srooker
Stim 10
Charleson
Watt G. Frankerhouse
Joah G. Keene
Hub Stooker
November 6 events across history
On November 6 1812 Admiral Stewart who died was grandfather to Charles Parnell. John Philip Sousa born November 6 1854. Panama recognized as independent by the United States November 6 1903. New York voters backed woman suffrage November 6 1917 by 646000 to 555000.
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Stewart
Charles Parnell
John Philip Sousa
Republic of Panama
United States
New York
The Folly of Force in Labor Struggles
A laborer rejects forceful tactics and warns that using power against the public harms workers. He cites Longshoremen port closures, rail stoppages, and looming coal strikes as dangers, arguing liberty requires law and justice, not violent means. He recalls Kaiser era history and urges democracy as the enduring path for workers.
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Atlantic
Kaiser
Czar
Bitro-Phosphate Promoted For Nervous Thinness Boost
An advertorial extols Bitro-Phosphate as a remedy for thin, nervous individuals. Claims include weight gain of 23 and 27 pounds in two patients at St Catherine's hospital, improved nerve energy, and general health, with endorsements from Frederick Kolle and Joseph Harrigan. Cautions note avoid fat-producing foods and stress it is not a cure-all.
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St. Catherine’s Hospital
Frederick Kolle
Mbd
New York
Who's Who
Joseph D. Harrigan
North Eastern Dispensatory
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Papa
London
Great Britain
National Bakers’ Association
Chicago
Wade
Puget Sound Savings and Loan Association
Bivery
Flannen
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