Telegraph debate and world mineral shares in Ottoman tale
The Philadelphia Ledger recounts Turk ulema debates over the telegraph as a devilish yet useful invention during the Crimean era. It cites Turkish leaders praising the telegraph while noting its moral implications and discusses global shares in minerals like coal copper gold silver and sulfur, highlighting Britain and the United States in world production.
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William Whittall
Smyrna
Miullah
Widimulah
Wlema
Great Britain
Iva
England
Sant
Germany
France
Philadelphia Ledger
France and America Unite in War Honor Letter
A message from French war veterans, transmitted via the American Legion, appeals to U S defenders to uphold liberty and shared sacrifice. It recalls Allied blood shed from the Somme to Alsace and urges continued unity to defeat future threats and preserve human rights.
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Lemuel Bolles
American Legion
France
New York
Aris
Pollus
Therm
Jetus
America
Song of
Somme
Alsace
Arabs Bow to Airplanes in Modern Warfare
An old article notes how air power shifts struggle in Arab regions once untouched by civilization. It highlights British and French use of planes to patrol from Suez to India and in Algeria, where the Asad Mullah’s call to holy war was halted by air and tank support.
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Hiad
Alleginnes
Allah
Suez
India
Algeria
Asad Mullah
Fashion sells to balance wardrobe costs in Paria city
In Paria city the old clothes trade thrives as wardrobes, cleaners, and dealers flood windows with half worn frocks and cloaks. A writer notes a continental London Mail piece showing Madam’s economy as dress prices rise. The scene depicts hustling buyers, a persistent chant, and clothes changing hands as wearers push garments to the thread.
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Paria
Paris
Madame
London Mail
Ehond D'Habris
Houseboat on Land And Housing Shortage In Cincinnati
The city housing strain in Cincinnati prompts action by building commissioner George Houser. A houseboat owner seeks permission to move the boat cabin to a Southside avenue foundation and later restore it to the vessel for year round living. A separate plan involves reassembling discarded government nitrate plant cottages into three story flats, arguing safety and convenience.
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Cincinnati
George Houser
Ohio River
Southsifé Avenue
Ancor
Fixing the Blame in a City Street Incident
Constable Slackputter pursues a motorist who ran over an Innocent bystander as he walked, then backed and swerved, claiming the pedestrian knew the driver and that it was the first time behind the wheel. The motorist protests the bystander blocked his path.
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Flere
Sam T. Slackputter
Petunia
Kansas City
Adobe as Building Material Revival in California
Santa Barbara architect John W. Chard advocates reviving adobe in southern California to cut costs. He notes adobe’s stable temperatures, strong compressive strength up to 400 psi, and durability with plaster protection.
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California
John W. Chard
Santa Barbara
Los Angeles
Tims
Time's Changes in Bisbee Recalls Quiet Past Streets
A Bisbee writer in the Review of Bisbee recalls 16 years ago when miners struggled for poker seats and fare games on Malin street. He notes Main street once thrived with gilded businesses and lively shops, and predicts a future street railway through the center and a much drier, desolate Main street.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Malin Street
Sahara
Gobi
Too Much Ceremony
A unit rests along a 16 mile hike as weary soldiers pause to drink. They watch an unfamiliar group in a field perform setting-up exercises described as infantry candidates school. Private Hanks from Oklahoma questions the need to apply and be initiated.
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Hanks
Oklahoma
Sculptors in the Doldrums
American Art News reports sculptors complain of little work as leaders in the field are salting. War statues and patriotic groups intended for cities towns and cemeteries have not yet materialized due to unsettled conditions slowing building and causing a current artistic drought.
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American Art News
No Wonder He's Crazy In A Tango Parlor Tale
A visitor notes a violent patient in an asylum ward while an attendant says he is the town’s most dangerous. The man’s mind seems taxed trying to harness energy wasted in tango parlors, a joke that masks a grim diagnosis.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Temperatures and rainfall report for early June
Weather summary notes rainfall for May and April, totaling 4.52 inches for the month and 5.20 inches for April and May, slightly above normal. Weekly high and low temperatures listed: May 28 77/52, May 29 80/47, May 30 57/46, May 31 57/44, June 1 47/42, June 2 57/36, May 3 63/34, June 4 49 at 9:30 PM. J. E. Switzer, Observer.
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J. E. Switzer
Librarian Spotlight on ALA Movement and Library Access
Miss Griffiths city librarian spoke on library organization and the American Library Association effort to build libraries for 60 million Americans lacking access. She described large and small library operations and the plan to raise 2 million dollars by next fall with state quotas, including making books for the blind.
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Miss Griffiths
Griffiths
United States
E. J
The Mad Woman at Normal School Auditorium Night
Patrons see The Mad Woman with Nance O Neill Tyrone Power and Howard E Miller story presented alongside Mary Pickford Pollyanna on June 12. Alfred Hickman Mademoiselle Mathilde Cottrelly Mildred Holland Paul Gilmore Ben Grauer Thamora Swirskaya and a Russian Quartette also appear. Current events reels cap the program with no extra charge for remaining State Women's War Relief Series tickets.
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Mary Pickford
Nance O'Neill
Tyrone Power
Howard E. Miller
Alfred Hickman
Mademoiselle
Mathilde Cottrelly
Mildred Holland
Paul Gilmore
Ben Grauer
Thamora Swirskaya
Observations on Music in the Home by Mrs Ayers Seymour
Mrs Harriet Ayers Seymour director of The Seymour School of Music raises a question about mothers in homes teaching and accompanying simple tunes. The piece discusses how a typical mother might respond to being asked to play a folk song or a waltz and why this issue should interest all parents.
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Harriet Ayers Seymour
The
Seymour School of Music
Music as a Practical Spiritual Force in Home Life
The author argues music education is essential and practical for children and families. It fosters harmony and happiness, with singing at bedtime and simple musicianship replacing constant performance. Music is a social asset and a steadying influence in modern life.
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