Prize Essay on the American Revolution by Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge, then resident, presented a national shrine in the Library of Congress to guard the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The essay traces the Revolution as a defense of representative government and constitutional liberty against royal overreach, noting tax acts, coercive measures, and the rise of an independent American nation.
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Calvin Coolidge
Library of Congress
United States
Coolidge
Feot
Amerst
Sons of the
Calvin
Germany
Anne John
Edward I
Thessachusetts
Great Britain
England
George III
America
Colonies
Earl of Chatham
Commons
Atlantic
Europe
Castoria the trusted child remedy endorsed by physicians
For over 30 years Fletcher's Castoria has offered a pleasant harmless substitute for Castor Oil Paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups. It contains no narcotics and directions are printed on each package. Physicians widely recommend it. The familiar bottle bears a signature.
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Fletcher
Dream power cited by inmate philosopher at blind home
An inmate at the Pennsylvania f Home for Working Blind is described as a philosopher among friends for estimating life’s value by dream power. He says a man is as old as his power to dream, valuing dreams over material riches.
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Pennsylvania
F Home
How American Fliers Gained Day on Trip
A Washington Geographical Society bulletin explains how American fliers crossing the international date line on a round the world trip altered perceived time. The May 17 arrival in Parama shiru Island showed their 11 35 am Saturday equaling 11 35 am Friday US time, effectively moving one day ahead.
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Paramashiru Island
Kuriles
Washington
National Geographic Society
Dispatch
America
Aleutian
United States
Railway Auto Ambulance For Arica La Paz Route
The government will purchase a railway auto ambulance to operate on the Arica La Paz railway through a desert Chile region lacking railways. This purchase aims to improve medical transport along the route.
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Arica
la Paz
Chile
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Comfort in Tight Shoes
Advert promotes Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to ease tight or new shoes and relieve Corns Bunions and Calluses. It claims instant relief for tired feet and blisters, with a foot-bath tip at night. Free sample offer and Walking Doll from Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen’s
le Roy
N. Y
Rivers Carry Salt Into the Ocean
The article notes rivers deliver about 100 million tons of saline matter to the sea each year while the ocean contains roughly 140 billion tons of salt. If all that salt could be removed the dry earth could be covered to a depth of 400 feet. It is suggested 90 million years were needed for the sea to reach its current salinity.
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Tropics
London
Laundry marks used to trace criminals in London
London police rely on laundry marks to identify victims of violent death and trace suspects. A proposed regulation would require laundries to keep a register of marks and owners. Special detectives are skilled in this criminology method.
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London
Health warning promotes Postum as a healthier drink
An old health advisory cites the United States Life Tablet of 1920 to urge readers age 31 and older to check their health and avoid fatigue. It promotes Postum cereal as a caffeine free alternative, offering a free week’s supply and thirty day trial through Carrie Blanchard.
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United States
Carrie Blanchard
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