Edingsville Remembered A Lost Coastal Town Paralyzed by Sea
Herbert Ravenel Sass recalls Edingsville once a thriving barrier island town with three churches and sixty houses now erased by ocean and storm. He recalls ongoing turtle trails and the eerie remnant of posts and broken bricks, a seaside tomb for a Civil War era plantation community.
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South Carolina
Edingsville
Barrier Isles
Edingsville Beach
Herbert Ravenel Sass
Harper’s Magazine
Breech-Locking Device for Big Guns Patented
Capt. Edward Crossman notes in Popular Mechanics that a navy rifle breech could unlock under light saluting charges but stay locked with high service charges. This inspired Commander Blish to patent a breech-locking system that remains secure during explosion and unlocks after pressure falls, allowing the breech to open post firing.
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Edward ©. Crossman
Popular Mechanics
Blish
Window Gaffe Turns to Comic Fall on Main Street
A writer recalls gaining weight and collapsing before an audience on the main street during theater time. Two thin young men attempted a lift but failed, one sighing that he could not budge her. Their sincere regret and the narrator's laughter conclude the scene.
Hymn Ends With Amen Revelry At Local Church
A man recalls attending a church service with a friend and a woman he hoped to impress. He sang lustily during the first hymn and realized he was the only one singing amen at the close. The moment left him pondering his impression.
Ambassadors Named for Japan and Spain in Harding Plan
Cyrus E Woods of Pennsylvania is nominated by President Harding to be ambassador to Japan, succeeding Charles B Warren who resigned. Alexander P Moore of Pittsburgh is named ambassador to Spain to succeed Woods. The bulletin notes Woods, born 1861 in Pennsylvania, had served as minister to Portugal and held state offices, while Warren is a Michigan native and veteran in international affairs.
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Cyrus E. Woods
Pennsylvania
Spain
Harding
Japan
Charles B. Warren
Alexander P. Moore
Pittsburgh
Ambassador Woods
Philadelphia
Portugal
Pennsylvania State Senate
Toecome
Greensburg
Warren
Michigan
America
United States
O'Ryan and Hines Lead Veterans Bureau Reform Effort
Major General John F. O'Ryan heads a congressional inquiry into the Veterans Bureau, aiming for fair treatment of disabled veterans and to uncover irregularities. Brigadier General Frank T. Hines, new bureau director, will cooperate and push organizational reforms as findings emerge.
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United States Veterans’ Bureau
John F. O’ryan
New York
Congress
Frank T. Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
General Hines
Woman Chosen President of Radcliffe College
Ada Louise Comstock, longtime leader of the American Association of University Women, is elected the first full time president of Radcliffe College, succeeding Le Baron Briggs. Born in Moorhead Minnesota she studied at Smith and Minnesota, earning degrees from Columbia and earning honors from Mount Holyoke and Michigan.
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Ada Louise Comstock
Smith College
Radcliffe College
Radcliffe
le Baron R. Briggs
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Harvard University
Harvard
Miss Comstock
American Association of University Women
Moorhead
Minn
The
State University
Columbia University
University of Minnesota
Sluay
Wwe Ouurvuuut
Minnesota
Mount Holyoke
University of Michigan
Curbing Cow Sucking With Hollow Bit Device
A Georgia College of Agriculture report claims a simple hollow pipe bit stops cows from sucking teats and mates. The six inch pipe with end rings and air holes prevents vacuum, letting cows eat and ruminate normally while stopping the bad habit.
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Georgia State College of Agriculture
Milton P. Jarnagin
Georgia College of Agriculture
Dairy Cows Show Decrease in Per Capita Numbers
The article notes fewer dairy cows per person in the United States than in 1890, 1900, or 1910, while science and medical advice boost dairy product use. It suggests little risk of overproduction this season and that the dairy industry remains stable despite lower cow counts.
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United States
Good Dairyman Feeds Well
A dairyman aims to maximize milk flow by supplying balanced feed. Too much roughage and insufficient concentrates, protein from clover hay or gluten, and limited silage or water reduce milk production.
Heflin Blocks Senate Resolution Thanking Coolidge
Heflin of Alabama refused to allow a minority resolution praising VP Coolidge for fairness in presiding over the senate. He said he would object and speak against it to protest Coolidge sustaining Lodge's debt bill point of order. Myers of Montana proposed extending thanks before adjournment, Heflin again declined.
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Senate
Heflin
Alabama
United States Senate
Myers
Montana
Grain Guidelines for Cows and Calves
Dairy cows producing heavy milk need grain in addition to hay and potatoes. Calves require grain adjusted to their growth, to keep them thrifty and thriving.
Milk on farms equals value of milk sold in 1922
The United States Department of Agriculture estimates show farm milk sold valued at 722 million dollars and milk consumed on farms at 636 million dollars for 1922. This indicates consumption on farms nearly matches the market value of milk sold.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Mrs Snyder Gains Twenty Pounds on Tanlac
Mrs Mary Snyder of Charlottesville Virginia says Tanlac rebuilt her health after two years of stomach trouble rheumatism and a run down condition. She reports being nearly skeletal before starting Tanlac and now feels healthy and grateful. Tanlac advertised with sales claim of over 35 million bottles sold.
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Taniac
Mary Snyder
Estes St
Charlottesville
Tanlac
Dialogue on Grammar During a Playful Ice Incident
A mother corrects a boy and his friend Harry on pronoun usage after they fall through ice. The boy admits he fell in first, while the mother guides proper grammar with humor about placing oneself last.
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Harry
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Branding Questioned
A mock ad-like snippet warns only Bayer labeled packages or tablets are genuine and physician trusted for many pains. The scene shifts to a witty exchange where a visitor seeks money for love letters and a breach of promise joke with a young lawyer.
Women Face Hidden Kidney Trouble Prompts Swamp-Root Ads
The notice asserts thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues without realizing it. It claims such complaints may stem from kidney trouble or bladder disease and warns that unhealthy kidneys affect other organs.
Impossible Husbands and the Easy Possibility
Dialogue between Mrs. A and Mrs. B on marriage roles. Mrs. A laments husbands are impossible. Mrs. B counters that they are actually very possible, framing the marital dynamic with humor.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims 40 Years Use
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming over 40 years of use to treat catarrh. The product is described as an ointment and medicine aiding mucus surfaces and reducing inflammation, attributed to Toledo Ohio seller F J Sasame.
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Hall
F. J
Sasmae
Toledo
Ohio
The Bachelor's Opportunity and Odd Wedding Talk
A playful line asks how a bachelor feels at a wedding and notes relief at kissing a girl. An old advertising snippet promotes Cuticura products for baby skin including Soap Ointment Talcum and Toilet Trio. A quip suggests using a long-distance telephone to tell a man what you really think.
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