Coolidge Sets Foreign Policy From Washington Address
President Coolidge in his first congress address rejects joining the League of Nations but backs a World Court of Justice. He urges fiscal reform, a strong shipping and railroad policy, expanded public works, and restrained immigration while stressing duty to veterans and prohibition enforcement.
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League of Nations
Court of Justice
Washington
President Coolidge
Congress
Harding
Senate
Supreme Court
Labor Board
Great Britain
Better Measure of His Own
A child asks if the cook can prepare lunch while the mother offers to help. The mother reassures the boy with affection, noting no trouble in serving him herself. The exchange highlights parental care and a domestic moment from the Boston Transcript.
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Tommy
Boston Transcript
Point of Cure Quote On Devils and Cure
A historical line notes that in mankind's history when devils become insufferable they threaten to reach the point of cure. The author H. 38. Chayin suggests a moral arc where cure or remedy emerges from extreme menace.
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Chayin
Squalid Squirrels and City Sightedness in Odd Snippet
A fragment reports on camels and age figures, then contrasts city and country eyes. It notes Chilean wooden heel manufacture gaining importance and Madagascar graphite producers improving quality. The brief hints at industry shifts and material sourcing.
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Chile
Madagascar
When He Hit His Thumb Carpet Floor Dispute
A neighbor confronts Jones as he reacts to a misapplied floor project. Stifkins teases him about a carpet while Jones explains the carpet was already in place and he is only fitting the floor beneath.
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Stifkins
Jones
Critic Attacks Churches as “Dominated by Old Hens”
A Nashville lumberman notes a critic’s remark that churches are dominated by a “lot of old hens.” He asks if the remark targets lay members.
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Counds
Nashville
Southerph Lumberman
National Defense Reforms Create Supreme Joint Board
A reorganization after World War I yields a supreme joint board for national defense, with six officers from army and navy forming a central authority. The board handles major security issues, information, and rumors, guiding defense policy and coordinating with aeronautical and munition boards.
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John L. Hines
Army War Plane Division
Briant H. Wells
Naval Operations
E. W. Eberle
Navy
W. R. Shoemaker
R. H. Jackson
Six Army Planes to Fly Around World in 1924
Army air service officials plan a round the world aerial cruise starting from Bolling Field in early summer 1924. Six to eight planes would travel about 30 000 miles through two oceans and nearly a score of countries, with hops mostly under 850 miles and no sustained ocean flight. The route would pass through Canada the Aleutians the Japan archipelago China India Persia Syria Turkey Hungary Austria Germany France and the United Kingdom with stops at Iceland Ireland Greenland Newfoundland and Quebec along the way.
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Shipping Board
Mississippi
Colorado
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
St. Lawrence River
Canada
Congress
Army
Navy
Bollingfield
Washington
McCookfield
Dayton
Army Air Service
C. E. Crumrine
McCook Field
Iceland
Philippines
Europe
Seattle
Wrangel
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Asia
Shanghai
China
Atlantic
Aberdeen
Scotland
Faroe Island
Greenland
North America
Frederikdal
Hamilton Inlet
Dunmore Head
Ireland
Newfoundland
Quebec
Mandalay
Delhi
India
Chomibar
Bagdad
Persia
Damascus
Syria
Aleppo
Unrest Denied in Our Insular Possessions Report
Maj. Gen. Frank McIntyre reports no unrest in Porto Rico or the Philippine islands despite political activity last year. He notes prosperity, improved foreign trade in early 1923, and Porto Rico’s rising revenues aided by congressional generosity, with ship and steerage facilities seen as key to growth.
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Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
Frank McIntyre
War Department
Burea
Insular Affairs
McIntyre
United States
Nho
Congress
Great Waste of Natural Gas and Oil
Interior department and Bureau of Mines report heavy losses in the US oil and gas industry from flooding, seepage, and negligence. In 1912 Cushing Oklahoma leaks wasted 100 million cubic feet daily. total gas use reached 662.052 billion cubic feet with 141.0 billion wasted casing head gas. One third to one half of gas produced likely wasted. since 1904 gasoline from natural gas began, about 2.5 billion gallons wasted.
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United States
Interior Department
Bureau of Mines
Cushing
Oklahoma
Bureau
His Oath in a Carpet Move
A quotation from Everybody's Magazine portrays a husband and wife in a domestic moment about understanding an oath. The exchange centers on a carpet laid during a move and the implied seriousness of vows.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Clean Clothes
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as preventing ugly streaks on fabrics and delivering good results with clean laundry. It claims the product is carried by all grocers.
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Red Cross
A Fair Warning in the Ozarks
A Clapboard Springs resident warns off a persistent suitor in a rough crossfire of boast and threat. The lovelorn youth asserts his intentions while the neighbor vows to defend his daughter and threatens violence if he returns.
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Ozarks
Clapboard Springs
Bayer Aspirin Warning Ad Encourages Genuine Branding
An advertisement urges buyers to confirm the Bayer name on packages or tablets to ensure genuine aspirin. It cautions that imitations may be unsafe and notes Bayer’s three-decade history of safety and physician endorsements.
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Bayer
Self-Reliance and Assurance in Adversity
A moral exhortation on personal independence and confidence in one’s conduct under hardship. It argues that living well or ill rests on inner resolve and the comfort of knowing one’s intentions were good.
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The
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War and Navy
Minnesota
North Dakota
Muscle Shoals
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Naval War College
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PDI
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