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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1926
Page
2
Dr W B Bizzell argues Christianity is ample for civilization but must adjust its practices to evolving world order. He says science supports religion and higher learning must raise intelligence and integrity to promote peace, health, and morality through cultural leadership.
The article argues that waste in production and distribution reduces purchasing power. It cites private sector gains from standardization, such as shoes trimmed from 2,500 styles to 100 and hats simplified to seven styles, with price drops. A Commerce Department survey shows 28 to 64 percent waste across industries, totaling about 50 percent on average.
A meditation on industrial progress notes that true efficiency remains distant. It describes atoms in iron and other materials in constant, silent rearrangement, citing Rutherford’s sound experiments and the vast unseen processes behind everyday production. It laments human waste and the persistent gap between imagined and real efficiency.
The Panama Canal completion and higher railway charges boost Atlantic and Pacific industries at Midwest expense. Growth of Midwestern commerce shrinks as seaboard regions gain advantage, prompting calls to build industry alongside agriculture for diversified employment and local consumption.
The text traces public parks from ancient Egypt Assyria and Persia to ancient Greece and Roman city parks. It notes few in the Middle Ages and a surge of Renaissance parks across European cities.
Denmark's flag is claimed as the oldest unaltered flag with a cross dating back to 1219. Italy's tricolor dates to 1810, while the United States flag was established in 1777.
Theodore Hook, famed witty Englishman, approaches a grandly dressed stranger and, with a bow, asks if he is somebody in particular. Before the man can reply, Hook swiftly departs.
Anthony Burns, who escaped slavery in 1858, was the last person seized in Massachusetts under the fugitive slave law. He was arrested in 1854 and sent back to his owner.
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