Watermelon Seeds and Southern Pride in Georgia
A Fragment from the Daily Mail notes a humorous desire for water melon seeds to roll from ears as Georgia clubs push a commonwealth of 2010000 watermelons. The piece riffs on Civil War era Horace Greeley style advice, urging southerners to GO SOUTH. The context hints at regional boosterism without a clear event or date.
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Chamber of Commerce
Rotary and Kiwanis and
Lions Clubs of
Georgia
Horace
Greeley
Edison on Coolidge and the presidency’s burden
The piece notes Thomas Edison’s remark that Coolidge’s decision not to seek re election signals a return to nature and reflects on the presidency as a demanding life. It discusses public life versus private happiness, citing Roosevelt as one who enjoyed the role, and ponders why leaders cling to office despite strain and duty.
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Thomas A. Edison
Coolidge
Mr. Edison
Black Hills
South Dakota
Roosevelt
Rigy
Watermelon Production Shines For Georgia In 1926
A Washington bureau report on the 1926 watermelon crop highlights Georgia shipping 19,391 key cars, about 36 percent of the national total, with Florida as the next closest state. The document praises Georgia as the preeminent watermelon state and notes its dominance in the national supply.
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Bureau of Railway
Econo Taler
Washington
Georgia
Flor.da
Elbert Gary and General Leonard Wood Remembered
The piece honors Judge Elbert Gary as a backbone of American industry and notes his rise from farm boy to United States Steel chairman. It also mourns General Leonard Wood, praising his service and his push for citizen military training camps that prepared the nation for war.
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Elbert Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Elbert Garys
Leonard Wood
The
Philippines
Wood
Army of
Speaking of Bouquets and Edison’s Method
The passage credits Edison’s success to painstaking laboratory work in lamp filaments and storage battery development. It argues repeated trial and elimination as the path to discovery and applies this method to the search for a temperate zone rubber plant.
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Tédison
Edison Becomes A Burbank Edison Becomes A Burbank
Edison shifts focus from physics experiments to a rubber plant project in the United States. The plan aims to provide a domestic rubber supply and reduce dependence on foreign producers, though Edison’s expertise lies in physical forces rather than botany.
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Thomas A. Edison
United States
Edison
Mary Tetlal
Questions and Answers Q and A in a science column
A reader quiz questions a science column asking about the Mississippi River discovery in 1541, Lands End distance, Robinson Crusoe island location, porch fiber rug dyeing, liquid air commerce, megaphone invention, capacitive strain, bird anatomy and arrow feathers. Answers reference De Sola 1541, Lands End Cornwall, Robinson Crusoe islands in Fernandez group west of Chile, rug dye in boiling water, liquid air not sold commercially, megaphone by Edison in October, capacitor discharge, turkey wing feathers, and dove meat coloration per the Bureau of Biological Survey.
Hot Weather And Health Choosing A Good Vacation
The article advises vacation types by occupation and temperament, favoring outdoor activity for desk workers and suggesting rest or shorter getaways for laborers. It notes the mental variation from change of scene matters as much as physical rest and references Mosaic rest and modern work patterns.
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Hall Park
The Once-Over y H. I Phillips at Castle Theatre
Chester Gaunch, Castle Theatre usher, rebels against constant politeness and comic grooming as he enforces seating and manners. A tense confrontation with patrons leads to blows and a dramatic clash with Chief Mealanua, ending with a court scene and a surprising response.
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Chester Gaunch
Castle Theatre de Luxe
Westminster Abbey
Picture World
Castle Theater
Chester
Godfrey Mealanua
Cehers
Candy Industry Faces Overproduction and Fierce Competition
Washington dispatch reports alarm in the candy trade as producers, distributors, and trade groups seek solutions. The National Confectioners Association funds a $14,000,000 advertising campaign while overproduction, too many small firms, and cutthroat retail pricing threaten standard practices and fair competition across the sector. Candy is sold in diverse venues from auto shops to theaters, with Baltimore’s retail census showing 976 outlets and many side-line sellers.
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Washington, D.C
Atl
Department of Commerce
United States
National Confectioners’ Association
Baltimore
United States Chamber of Commerce
Whip-poor-will shrieks and questions meaning in night
A poem by EDGAR A GUEST contemplates a whippoorwill s incessant cry and ponders what distress or joy drives its shrieking in the night. The verse ends noting Chiang Kai Shek quitting as nationalistic war chief.
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WAR Ghief
Chiang Kai Shek
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