Debates on tariffs and economic policy echo across party lines
The piece critiques protectionist aims and high duties, arguing subsidies do not lower freight or boost American shipowners. It contrasts hopes for export growth with realities of costs, citing President Harding and Congress while noting business failures and resilience amid depression.
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Bayside
Courer
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Wade
Randing
McKinley
Rey Publcan Congress
Poe
You Do Not Care You Do Not Care By Berton Braley
A playful 1922 verse pokes at routine habits and endless chatter about clothes food and tastes. The speaker laments wasted time describing minutiae while pointing to a shared lack of care. The poem uses satire to urge simpler, more meaningful conversation.
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NBA
Returning to Hagerstown a contented traveler’s view
A returning traveler in Hagerstown reflects on the city with optimism despite regional strikes and upheaval. He notes small comforts like the canal, river, and local infrastructure, prefers local signals over flashy ads, and enjoys reading the Evening Sun while ignoring broader national troubles.
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Maryland
Hagerstown
Hegerstown
Mencken
Squire
Dyvening Sun
Court House
Haskin’s Letter on Corsets and Fashion History
Frederic Haskin traces corset fashion from 17th century Netherlands to the Spanish American War era, noting medical opposition and shifting silhouettes. He cites howEdwardian to modern shifts, including the flapper era, reduced corset use and argues signs hint at a possible return driven by Paris designers.
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Haskin
New York
Netherlands
Spain
Italy
Veous de Milo
Walet
Adrian Boise
Empire
America
Thia Atyle
Covaeta
Answers to Questions From the Information Bureau
A reader asks for names and dates on varied topics. Answers cover the oldest active newspaper man, labor hours history, first woman called to the English bar, magnetic storms, Walter Reed Hospital naming, wealth distribution, and German submarine activity in 1914.
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England
AL Migs Joy Willams
Oxford
Dollars and Sense by RP Crawford on business failures
An excerpt from Dollars and Sense discusses why businesses fail, listing 11 personal and non personal causes. It notes 86.8 percent of 1916 failures stemmed from the individual, rising to 74.8 percent in 1921 due to outside forces. Tomorrow: Trust Companies.
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Bradstreat
Otheya
Inhersas
Faiure
Youk Braiivgs
First U S high mountain observatory on Mount Washington
Fragmentary report recounts seafaring notes near Newport harbor and Nantucket lightship. It mentions earliest U S high mountain observatory on Mount Washington and asks about Great Lakes coastline length. Includes garbled dialogue on meteorological stations and navigation leadership on Lake Superior.
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Thin Country
Charles HW
New
Hampanite
Mont. Washington
United States
Great Lakes
Prem Montreal
Agean
Lake Superior
Are You Good For A Private Self‑Employment Test
This fragment asks if you are ready for independent work, assessing organization, familiarity with materials, and profit focus. It suggests evaluating if you can handle laying out work, budgeting materials, and earning through a big property owner scenario as a step toward future self employment.
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Alwaye
Dri Busin
Dr Pierce's Anurit Tablets Help Rheumatism Sufferer
Raymond Osmyn Curtio reports ten years of rheumatism relief after using Dr Pierce's Anurit Tablets. He says a sample and then a full bottle eased symptoms quickly, urging others to try the remedy and contact Dr Pierce in Buffalo for guidance or a trial package.
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Pierce
Dr.Pierce
Raymond Gumyn Curtia
President Invalids' Hotel
Buffalo
Guaranteed Stomach Remedy Hits Hagerstown
An advertisement touts Dr Gorth’s Stomach Remedy as a universal cure for indigestion and related digestive pains. It promises a money back guarantee if symptoms persist and claims a long history of medical distribution in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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