Tennessee River Survey Resumed
The War department and Army Corps of Engineers resume a Tennessee River basin survey to chart navigation, flood control and power potential. The study centers on the French Broad watershed in North Carolina and links hydro power to industrial growth and national defense.
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Washington
War Department
Corps of Engineers
Tennessee River
French Broad River
North Carolina Geological Survey
Tennessee
Tennessee Basin
North Carolina
Piedmont
Virginia
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Congress
Engineer Corps
Army
Clinch
Powell
Blue Ridge
New York Public Library Still Has Strong Reader Turnout
Manhattan residents continue to use books at the New York Public Library and branches despite radio films and cars. Officials note no drop in demand. the library reports no increase in seven years for new circulating books, causing stock losses of about 20 000 from wear and tear and theft among over 9 million yearly borrowers.
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New York
Manhattan
Public Library
David A. Boody
Brooklyn Lbrary
Newark
California Girls Tie the Knot at Eighteen
A 1924 survey by L. E B. Ross reports 55,670 brides in California. Of these, 6,226 were eighteen years old and 4,042 were sixteen. The study tracks age patterns in marriage for the state’s brides.
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California
Marty Young
Sacramento
Cal
L. E B. Ross
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Children Born Without Fear Say Scientists At Columbia
Scientists at Columbia University contend that children enter life without fear and only learn caution after age three. The report argues fear is taught, not innate, and warns that parents who implant fear restrictions hinder a child’s development and confine growth.
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New York
Columbia University
wives wed young for second vows tally at altar
Report notes many brides aged under twenty in a census of marriages. The text records marriages at ages thirteen and fourteen, brides claiming seventy-one and sixty-nine, and thirty-four women listing fifty. It highlights that fourteen thousand six hundred sixty-eight women had a second marriage.
Discovery of 525-Foot Coal Seam North of Vancouver
A. McDougall reports a 525 foot thick coal vein at Pat Creek, 170 miles north of Vancouver on the Pacific Great Eastern railway, near Pavilion station. The area measures about 3.5 miles by 2.5 miles and has been located by drilling. shipments may begin next fall.
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Vancouver
B. C
A. ©. McDougall
Pat Creek
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
Pavilion Station
McDougall
Ghost of a jailed old school businessman hinted in toast
John Van Antwerp MacMurray, new minister to China, quips at a Washington banquet that a ghost complains no old-school business men remain. The reply notes a few jails as the last examples, implying corruption in Wall Street and big corporations.
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John van Antwerp MacMurray
China
Washington
Wall Street
George
Rats Solve Maze Like Humans in University Study
Prof J F Dashiel of the University of North Carolina trains nine rats in a maze with hidden food to test learning. Three rats quickly learn the shortest path while the others show little improvement after 100 trials. An advertisement touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a medicine that regulates stomach liver and bowels.
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J. F. Dashiel
University of North Carolina
Wright
Modern church buildings include office annexes
Modern church complexes feature office buildings as part of their design. Los Angeles and Baltimore each have four such buildings, with New York and Detroit following at three apiece. Chicago has two, and Kansas City Mo, Boston, Cincinnati, Syracuse, Rochester N Y, Des Moines and Paterson N J each report one.
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Los Angeles
Baltimore
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Kansas City
Boston
Cincinnati
Syracuse
Rochester
N. Y
Des Moines
Paterson
N. J
New Hay Drying Device Hails From England
Artificial sun device dries green hay in 25 ton stacks using artificial heat to overcome rain during key cutting seasons. Popular Science Monthly notes the system could save many acres of crops each year by enabling drying despite damp foggy English weather.
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England
Popular Science Monthly
Cuticura Ad Promotes Pimples Clearing Routine
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for pimples and blackheads with a five minute rinse using Cuticura Soap and hot water. It advises daily use to maintain clear skin and mentions Cuticura Talcum as part of the regimen.
Secretary Jardine Lauds Bath Order Insight
William M. Jardine the secretary of agriculture spoke at a Washington reception saying a secretary must understand his job. He joked that some secretaries resemble a history class student who answers the question about the Order of the Bath with it is very ancient and goes back to times when they didn’t take baths unless ordered.
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William M. Jardine
Washington
Woman’s view on double standards in mistakes
A woman’s idea of wrong is what a man does that would be a mistake if she did it herself. The remark highlights gendered judgments and perception of error across practices and behavior.
We Never Regret an Unkind Word Left Unspoken
A brief reflection highlights the restraint of silence over harsh remarks, suggesting that choosing kindness prevents regret and preserves relationships. The statement emphasizes thoughtful speech and emotional consideration in daily interactions.
Knowledge Is Power Learning Teaches Temperance and Wealth Worth
A quotation from an Exchange notes that knowledge fosters temperance in youth, comfort in old age, wealth with poverty, and serves as an ornament to riches, reflecting eighteenth century civic virtue.
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Tennessee River Survey
French Broad River District
Barber
Edward
Edward Will
Great Britain
London
Charles Jaschke
Europe
Bohemia
Regent Street
Charles
Jaschke
Derby
Buckingham Palace
Sandringham
Balmoral
Prince of Wales
India
Spain
Duke of York
Ramsay
Patricia
House of Lords
Bertha Green
Greenville
D, Co
Grand Central Palace
NEW York Public Library
Mrs. Frick
Ada Frick
Perrysburg
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mass
Pinkham Laboratory
Lynn
Prrrysgure
Ible
Sagen
Lydia E. Pi
the Order of the Bath
Castor
Gdyspelms Exoven
Physicians
Jie
Dr. Thompson
Tedh
Har Wan Products Co
14Th Ave
Michigan
Panel Farma
Andard Oi
North Country
John O'Leary
Clayton
Middleman
Colecamp
Missouri
Asmog
Fred Pergie
Motor Bendergy 8A CO
Box
Oacante Broadway
Parnascus
Adin Macias Prankaioe
Baltimors
Aeryland
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