Millions for Welfare Reflects New Sense of Responsibility
The piece notes Rockefeller Foundation last year spent 21 million dollars and overall gifts to charities and religious causes exceed two billion. Over 144 million in 15 years funded public health, medical schools, and relief efforts worldwide including 12 million to China and Julius Rosenwald funds for 4000 Negro schools in the South. It argues wealthy donors now aim to return wealth to the public, signaling a shift in social responsibility with broad benefits to humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Rockefeller Foundation
China
Julius Rosenwald
South
The Humble Penny Cautions on Thrift Decline
A Middle West merchant laments modern disdain for pennies and the rise of spendthrift habits. He warns that neglecting small change reflects broader extravagance, urging thrift education and respect for money's value as a lasting civic virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Rural Traffic Deaths Rise in First Four Months 1929
National Safety Council figures show a five percent increase in motor vehicle accidents for January through April 1929 compared with 1928, with rural areas driving the rise while city totals stay largely level. The piece argues for stronger state traffic police and greater individual vigilance to curb the rising toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Man Describes Dark Brown Taste During Life Experience
A speaker recalls a dark brown taste linked to living through the peak moment of his life. The remark reflects a sensory memory tied to an intense personal experience.
Convictions vs Judgment: Courage and Rotten Judgment
A remark ties the idea that a man has courage of his convictions to the belief that his judgment is rotten. The quip notes the paradox between steadfast beliefs and flawed discernment in decision making.
Bee in car accident sparks accessory idea
A wry note ponders why a bee entering a vehicle isn’t followed by an invention. The author suggests a beeswatter as a novelty accessory to prevent buzzing mishaps on the road.
Fat does not ensure gentleness in weight loss tale
Dr Lulu Hunt Peters discusses Mrs W who shed 103 pounds in eight months, noting calories, cravings, and improved health. The letter counters the idea that fat people are inherently good natured, arguing overweight can cause aerial issues and inferiority, urging measurement of foods and medical guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Hunt Peters
M. D
Untitled fragment on politics and power struggles
A clipped passage questions Lindy handling of the nex-pa pers party and hints at danger from internal actions. It recalls who commands the underworld when a faction holds power, implying risk and upheaval at the top.
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Lindy
The
Underworld
Todays Anniversaries of Historical Figures
A compact list of notable birthdays and death dates from the colonial era to the early 20th century. Figures include Robert Monckton, William Hull, Sir John Ross, Henry Ward Beecher, Rebecca Harding Davis, Brooks Adams, Earl Kitchener, George von A. Meyer, and others with birthplaces and death dates noted.
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Robert Monckton
New Jersey
England
William Hull
Canada
Derby
Newton
Mass
Sir John Ross
Scotland
London
Henry Ward Beecher
Litchfield
Conn
Brook Ten
NL Y
Rebecca Harding Davie
Washington
Mount Elisco
Brooks Adame
Quincy
Boston
Earl Kitchener
Treland
George von J. Meyer
Navy
Today in History Highlights From 1314 to 1835
The record notes 1314 Bannockburn establishing Scottish independence. In 1497 John and Sebastian Cabot, Venetian navigators serving England, sighted Canada’s east coast calling it Prima Vista. 1835 marked the first national agricultural convention in Washington, D. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bannockburn
Scotland
John and
Sebastian Cabot
England
Canada
Prima Vista
Washington, D. C
Notable Birth Dates of Public Figures Across the Nation
John C. Wright of the Federal Board of Vocational Education was born in Elkhart County Indiana fifty three years ago. Major General March B. Stewart retired from the U S Army was born in Virginia fifty four years ago. Henry W. Watson congressman from the Ninth Pennsylvania district was born in Bucks County Pennsylvania seventy three years ago. George B. Ford city planning and housing expert was born in Clinton Massachusetts fifty years ago. Professor Marshall H. Saville explorer and archaeologist was born in Rockport Massachusetts sixty two years ago. Jack Dempsey former heavyweight champion was born in Manassa Colorado thirty four years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Wright
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Elkhart Co
Ind
March B. Stewart
U.S. A
Virginia
Henry W. Watson
Congress
Pennsylvania
Bucks Co
George B. Ford
Clinton
Mass
Marshall H. Saville
Rockport
Jack Dempsey
Manassa
Colo
Today Horoscope Cautions and Mysterious Focus
Today resembled yesterday with stronger influence as the mind turns to mysterious matters and careful life plans. Planetary aspects shape daily tasks, and caution is advised in dealings with women.
Bill to naturalize alien wives of officials and abroad workers
A new bill prepared for Congress would amend the Cabie act to grant independent citizenship to women including alien wives of representatives, service members abroad, and American women who lost citizenship by marriage. The proposal aims to naturalize before September 22, 1922, without the current one year residence requirement. President Hoover, then secretary of commerce, cited that the wife of an American citizen serving abroad as a civil officer should be eligible.
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Congress
United States
Foreign Service
John L. Cablement
Hoover
Public Service
Debate on Naturalization Rules for American Women Spouses
A congressional commentary argues the 1922 naturalization act should permit American women who married aliens to be naturalized upon return as visitors, given residence requirements and quota constraints. It emphasizes that the act grants citizenship parity and clarifies that women who married before the act regain or retain American citizenship in line with existing provisions.
Jigger Mite Described as Irritating Regional Pest
A kind of flea or mite common in the West Indies and southern U.S. areas is known as jigger. It pierces the skin like a mosquito and causes significant irritation.
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West Indies
United States
Lesters advertised home repairs and carpentry services
Lester Llewellyn offers garages and cottages repairs lattice trellis fencing and related carpentry at 136 Longfellow Street with phone contact 48584. The ad promises top notch work and union jobs while aiming to save customers money.
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Lester Llewellyn
Longfellow St
Temple Barber Shop Vacation Special Ad
Vacation special for boys hair cut priced at 25 cents except Saturdays at 50 cents. Four chairs with no waiting. Max Slatzker invites friends to visit. Location at Masonic Temple Building, Temple Barbershop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Slatzker
Temple Barber Shop
Masonic Temple Building
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Chronicle-Telegram
Audit Bureau of Curation
Ohio
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
Ears & G
J. Clare George
Elyria
Robert E. Ward, Inc
Chicago
Wabash Ave
New York
Fifth Ave
Detroit
General Motors Bldg
Peters
Dr. Peters
Paige
Freks
John L. Cable
Lima
Kenyon College
George Washington University
Hallworthy
Oberlin Road
Skewise
All Kinda Wilmot Printing CO
Broadway
Lorain
Universal
Westinghouse
Gladstone
Harry H. Smith Co
Iver Atric Wa
Ohio Public Service Co
Cities Service
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