Vacationing by Automobiles Signals a New American Way
The piece argues Americans turn to nature to rest from work and avocations as auto camps expand from the Scenic West to Chicago. It cites 1922 tourist spending in Maine and Colorado, park visitation, auto travel growth, and the national park system as core drivers of a mobile life and homegrown travel economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline
Tribe of the’ Automobile
Scenic West
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
Portland
Denver
Mike Maine
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Chicago
American Automobile Association
Union Station
Information Service
Maine
Canadian Department of Customs
United States
Colorado
National Parks and Monuments
National Parks
Interior Department
Glacier
Mount Rainier
Rocky Mountain
Yellowstone
National Park System
Grand Canyon
Mount McKinley
Yosemite
Tioga Road
Mather
National Park Service
Julius Rosenwald
Sierras
Alaska
Mountain Valley
Sequoia
Crater Lake
Mesa Verde
Zion
America
Advertising Truth in Modern Ads and Thrifty Gifts
A reflection on past poor ads and the rise of truth in modern advertising. The piece notes that bold ad campaigns aided shoppers, while a millionaire's wife gives embroidered wash cloth prizes from a bridge party, prompting his quip about a bath on the house.
GOP Women Seek 50 50 Voice in Republican Council
Senator Pepper leads effort by prominent Republican women to grant women equal representation in party leadership. They propose a 50 50 executive committee with 48 women and 48 men, arguing Democrats already have parity. The plan hinges on a special session of the national committee, with action expected at the next convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Pepper
Rep
Medill McCormick
Illinois
Republican Party
John T. Adams
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Democratic Party
San Francisco
McCormick
Adams
Arthur Livermore
Harriet Taylor Upton
Charles D. Hilles
Republican Organization
Pennsylvania
Womer
Save the Wild Flowers Day Advocated by Calif. Naturalist
The piece argues for a designated wild flower day to protect delicate species and curb wildflower picking. It cites strong cautions from the Wild Flower Preservation Society of America and lists flowers to avoid removing, while noting state protections in California and Vermont. Albert B. Stillman proposes May 20 for school observances tied to John Burroughs Memorial association meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wild Flower Preservation Society of America
California
Vermont
Albert B. Stillman
John Burroughs Memorial Association
Smithsonian Field Work 1922 Explains Global Expeditions
The Smithsonian publishes Explorations and Field Work of the Smithsonian Institution in 1922 detailing 22 expeditions across geology zoology botany and anthropology. It covers the Canadian Rockies Glacier B C the North Pacific fur seals Bering Island Mesa Verde Pipe Shrine House and related finds with photos and notes on solar observations and sea life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithsonian Institution
United States
Canadian Rockies
Chile
North Pacific
Australia
China
Tortugas
Jamaica
Dominican Republic
Amazon Basin
Salvador
Guatemala
Colombia
Brazil
Alaska
Walcott
Bow Valley
Alberta
Banff-Windermere Motor Road
Glacier
B. C
Nevada
Mount Robson
British Columbia
Fur Seal Islands
Pribilof Islands
Bering Island
J. Walter Fewkes
Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
Cuticura Toilet Trio Advertises Cleansing Set
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as a complete toilet set for daily skin care. It reflects on memories from thirty years ago and asks readers to consider the past with the modern products.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Tioga Raad
Yolilee
Floyd W. Parsons
ATC
G.O.P
Voice In Council
Save the Wild Flowers Day
Smithsonian
Mount Montezuma
Arizona
United States Naval Observatory
Scholl
Scholl Mic. Co
Elmont
Sa Ni Pro Corp
Bitoh Ave
New York City
Fletcher
63Rd St
Brooklyn, N. Y
Fordham Mall
Fordham Sta
New York
Exche Sunshind
44Th St
Mm Excl
Tarrit
Kever-Char
Battery Mfg. Co
65Th St
New Yor
J. W. Hlbworth CO
Fulton Market
Fred RK. Schafer
Star Prairie
Wis
Vito Co
N. High
Columbus
Dr. Phomphety
Troy
N. Oy
Irene
Hye-rene Laboratories
Hye-rene
Eyerene
Eyerene Laboratories
Waverly Street Yonkers, N. YW
Girealnrom
Thyodine Chemical Company
Columbies
Washingto, D. C
Green Mountain
J. H. Guild
HP Guild
Rupert Ve
Mutual
New Jersey
Bellans Sestion, Oe
W.N. U
Cleveland
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