Radio in Red Russia expands to 40 newspapers
The Russian Telegraph agency known as Tosia will supply official news by radio to newspapers within 500 miles of Moscow. By January first radio receivers will be in 40 offices from Archangel in the Arctic circle to Nikolayev on the Black sea and from Minsk to Samara on the Volga.
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Tosia
Russian Telegraph Agency
Moscow
Archangel
Arctic Circle
Nikolayev
Black Sea
Minsk
Samara O
Volga River
Trackless trolley buses praised by England and China
England and China report trackless trolley buses as successful after tests. They match single deck motor coach capacity and cost less to operate than gasoline buses. Proponents say they compete with surface rail lines and offer a wide operating radius from the wires.
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England
China
Demand Bayer Aspirin Warning Ad
Public service style notice urging shoppers to only buy Bayer Aspirin with the Bayer name on package or tablets. Warns that imitations may be unsafe and notes the product has been proven safe by millions and prescribed for 23 years. Encourages saying Bayer at purchase.
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Bayer
Treen as a collectible item explained by London Telegraph
Collectors seek treen the latest hobby as old wooden plates bowls and dishes gain interest. The term links to trencher and definitions noted by the Century dictionary in the London Telegraph discussion.
First Cast Iron Plow Inventor Honored
A tablet will mark the spot in Moravia New York where Jethrow Wood fashioned the world’s first cast iron plow in 1814. A historical society in the New York linger lakes region plans the tribute to the inventor whose funeral funds fell short.
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Jethrow Wood
Moravia
N. Y
Wood
Linger Lakes
New York
Long Distance Track Walker Dennis Walker Claims 180000 Miles
Dennis Walker, a Worristown Pennsylvania track walker for railroads, reports that over 42 years he has logged more than 180000 miles of walking on tracks. He averages over 12 miles per day and credits the routine with keeping him in good physical condition.
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Dennis Walker
Worristown
Walker
American Legion to raise 5 million for orphans and disabled veterans
The American Legion plans a nationwide drive to establish an endowment fund of five million dollars or more for orphaned children of World War I dead and indigent disabled veterans. President Coolidge will chair the national committee. James A. Crain, national commander, leads the drive announced at Legion headquarters. The initiative seeks rapid fund-raising to relieve overcrowded facilities in Otter Lake Michigan and Independence, making care available for about 5,000 children now in need.
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American Legion
Legion
Coolidge
James A. Crain
National
Mark V. McKee
Detroit
Mich
Otter Lake
Independence, Hans
Mr. Melee
Veterans’ Bureau
Drain
Lywa
Legi
Congress
Trophies Not Removed From School Grounds
American Legionnaires protested a Montclair New Jersey school board plan to remove war trophies presented in 1920 by the government. They argued the trophies memorialize 69 local men who died in France and serve as a patriotism lesson for children. The city commission ordered the trophies kept on school grounds.
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Montclair
N. J
American Legionnaires
France
Washington
Lincoln
Proper Use and Honor to Flag to Be Urged
Defenders of the flag in 1964 and 717 will push a Connecticut bill in the next legislature to require teaching proper flag use and respect. Representatives from the American Legion post and the G A R post forged the measure, with a convention resolution inviting members to contribute to flag etiquette legislation.
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Connecticut
American Legion, Post
G. A. R. Post
Legion
Aiding Foreigners at Golden Gate Post
Golden Gate post of the American Legion in San Francisco aids foreigners to study for citizenship. Miss Mrydle R. Saylor in charge explains a simple method: obtain lists of prospective citizens from the naturalization bureau, look them up, and send them to the nearest place where English and naturalization requirements are taught.
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Golden Gate Post
American Legion
San Francisco
Cal
Mrydle R. Saylor
Naturalization Bureau
Woman recovers strength using Lydia E. Pinkham remedies
Mrs. Harry Ashcroft of Covington Kentucky describes severe bearing down back and abdomen pain preventing housework. After using Vegetable Compound Blood Medicine Sanative Wash she reports regained strength and cold sweats alleviated. She invites other women to write for advice and shares feedback on the medicines.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Harry Ashcroft
Beech Avenue
Covington
Kentucky
Furnished furniture by soap premiums joke
Miss Dash explains an ad offering furniture via soap premium certificates. Mr. Jones recalls a friend who supposedly furnished a six room house with certificates, though five rooms remained empty. The exchange highlights a humorous misunderstanding in a judge’s anecdote.
The Thinking Reed Man Reflects on Mortality
A philosophical reflection on the thinking reed, noting humanity's vulnerability yet its unique awareness of death. It contrasts the universe's impersonal power with man's knowledge of his own end, asserting human consciousness grants a superiority even in mortality.
Chorus Numbers Vary At Show Advertised Forty Seen
The torn lines recount a chorus advertised as thirty while spectators recall closer to forty performers. The fragment hints at expectations versus reality and mentions reward or end as part of a concluding note.
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