Dovi's Down in Washington
A breezy parliamentary panorama of congress in session with a wary eye on elections. The piece notes lobby chatter, farm policy, tariff debates, and the wets versus dry law dynamic as Washington buzzes with office seekers and power players in a lively, opinionated mood.
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Congress
Washington
Uncle Sam
Senator Nye and Capitel Tune to Capital Affairs
Fragmentary civic note questions Nye and Capitel about interfering in private business. The text wanders with misheard names and stray phrases about capital, editors, automobiles, and unrelated ideas.
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Nye
North Seri
Peans
Amynile
Speed of Modern Life Cuts Into Time
A 20th century pace robs clergy and laypeople of time for meditation and reflection. The piece argues for silence and solitude as vital, noting brief moments of contemplation on Armistice Day and for prayer. It urges clergy to model meditation and faith to deepen character and strengthen society.
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America
Washington
Nye’s Partisan Fight and Prohibition Debate
The piece argues Nye’s stance links capital to all industry and ridicules prohibitions and cries for moderation. It questions Judge Nye’s motives, cites “com poor marriage” rhetoric, and reflects on public publicity and sympathy for the old order in a partisan tone.
Incomplete Verse Ties Fate to Innocence and Authority
Fragmentary lines reflect a theme of fate and morality, glimpsing both a criminal and a prince’s emissary answering a call. The text presents oblique references without clear events, names, or locations.
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Prince of Peace
Fragmentary Editorial on Russia and Peace Talk
The text criticizes rulers who rely on wealth and power, urges caution in diplomacy with Russia, and questions the administration's adherence to founding principles. It warns that Russia may abandon its stated aims and suggests wary phraseology about peace and disarmament.
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Russia
The Mistletoe Visitor and the Fat Sister
A narrator plans Christmas visits and parties for her husband’s sister Willa described as a tall fat red headed teacher. Charles confirms she is fat and frugal, wearing a faded Line serge suit, as guests await a doorbell’s ring.
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Willa
Charles
Raymond Garfield
Willa Woodrow Discloses Twin Pen Confusion at Store
A shopper mistakenly accuses a stylish woman of stealing her pen. The rival later reveals her own identity as Willa Woodrow, wife of Charles, prompting reflections on appearances and a planned home holiday gathering.
Climate controlled housing at National Zoo keeps 2600 animals healthy
Popular Mechanics describes the zoo’s equipment for washing circulating and regulating temperature in National Zoological Park buildings in Washington. Most houses hold an ideal June day at 68 degrees with 40 to 45 percent humidity and gentle air flow, enabling safekeeping of species that struggle in the American climate.
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National Zoological Park
Washington
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Snakes Used Medicinally Touted in French District
A French doctor reports dried adders are kept in many households and boiled with water to make a snake liquid given to family members for chills and fever. Dried snake pieces are also sold by chemists to treat measles rash and other ailments.
Judges in London Mouth Organ Contest Face Annie Laurie Marathon
In London a mouth organ contest drew 152 contestants from across Great Britain. Each played Annie Laurie as a preliminary test and one judge admitted singing the tune in his sleep after hearing it 152 times. Some players performed before a mirror or swayed in semi circles during the Scotch classic.
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London
Annie Laurie
Great Britain
Invents New Lens to Take Colored Movies
Harold N. Cox of Pittsburgh introduces a simple lens attachment for ordinary cameras to capture color motion pictures. He says images can be developed on black and white stock or reproduced in color without extra cost using standard lab and printing equipment.
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Pittsburgh
Harold N. Cox
Edison Research Laboratories
Cox
Regisler
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