Letter from a drug fiend urges humane cure over jail
A letter from HYPO SLIM argues jails do not cure addiction and instead fuel crime. He advocates scientific treatment, doctor prescribed dosing, and government control of the dope trade to enable gradual, supervised withdrawal. The writer criticizes police pandering and urges real cures over punishment.
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Lear
Star
Seattle
Ins
Chinatown
Ponce
New York
San Francisco
Sancisco
Eusa Ce
Hypo Slim
Read This to Yours Have Children Warning Against Street Dangers
A warning message stresses child safety in urban streets by police official Raymond W. Pullman. It urges kids to check for vehicles before crossing, avoid diagonal crossings, stay off tracks, never grab moving parts, wait for streetcars to stop, and beware of trains and wires. It ends with a reminder of the Golden Rule.
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Raymond W. Pullman
Visiion
D. C
Green Lake odds and ends in local notes and jokes
A collage of stray items from Eldora and beyond includes odd remarks about Green Lake air and mosquitoes, humorous quips about baseball profits, a staged inquiry into meeting King Albert, and light political jabs. It closes with a tease of an upcoming election and a short obituary-style item.
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Green Lake
1. V
Green Lake District
Poem Reflects on D Annunzio and a Rambunctious Ego
The verse admires a daring poet while criticizing his provocative acts. It likens him to Robin Hood and Tracy, noting bold ego and defiant style. The speaker forecasts mixed reactions from the public and references a controversial character.
The Habit of Happiness by Dr Frank Crane
Dr Crane argues happiness is a deliberate habit not a gift or fate. It arises from daily practice to focus on the bright side, control oneself, and reframe difficulties as solvable with cheerful effort. He compares happiness to an art learned by doing and urges routines to cultivate joy.
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Professor Todd
Amherst
Marc
Star
Julius Meyer
P. S
Abe Lincoln
Georgia
Notable October 9 events span colleges to battles
The note recalls Yale College's founding near Saybrook and move to New Haven with Elihu Yale's patronage, the 1779 Savannah assault led by Lincoln and d Estaing resulting in French-American casualties, the 1871 Chicago fire with massive destruction and homelessness, births of Harriet Hoemer and Winfield Scott Schley, and Alaska’s 1867 transfer to the United States, plus a cryptic shop window sign about microscopic supplies.
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Harvard
Connecticut
General Assembly
Saybrook
Connecticut River
Jacob Hemmingway
New Haven
Cotton Milner
Elihu Yale
Yale College
Lincoln
d’Estaing
Savannah
Prevost
Seige
Chicago
Harriet Hoemer
Central Park
New York
Winfield Scott Schley
Santiago
Alaska
United States
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Editorial
Reform Society
Sam
Everett True
Nant Everett
Public Service Commission
Ite
Eldora
Beeman & Aylesworth
G. W. Parks
Washington
Albert
A. IL
State Department
Mme. Groutteh
Cafe
St. Marks
League of Nations
N—r
St. Louis
D’annunzio
Edmund Vance Cooke
Viper
Hellcat
Robin Hood
Tracy
Casey
Uncle Ichabod
N. BE. A
Editor’s Mail
Tokyo
California
Columbia Reco Cords
Union Street
Columbia Records
Second Avenue
Phonograph Department
Frank Crane
Olen
J. Brown Brown
Eac Madisca
Col Theodore
Searle
Puget Sound Savings & Loan Association
Pike Street
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