Bureau of Engraving and Printing shut for inventory
Part of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, reorganized by an executive order, was ordered closed for a stock inventory. Secretary Mellon said the move affects divisions handling paper for bank notes stamps and government securities to speed checks. About 1,500 of 6,000 workers would be affected. 600 stay on as counters, others on annual leave. Mellon denied fraud claims and noted Civil Service changes to reclassify top posts while maintaining current protections for lower paid staff.
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Mellon
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury Department
Harding
Civil Service
Blanton of Texas Targeted in House Remark Rumpus
Democratic Rep. Garner of Texas labeled Blanton a disgrace and called for dismissal after a heated exchange in which Blanton retorted he would hold Garner responsible for the insult. Summers shouted “Mar” as chaos erupted and the sergeant-at-arms intervened. The dispute centered on Blanton’s attacks on stationery and mileage allowances as graft.
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Homas Blanton
Texas
House
Garner
Representative Blanton
Blanton
Summers
Mar
Chamber
Philadelphia
United States Considers Aerial Academy For Aeronautics
The Senate urged rapid advancement of aeronautics to boost national defense and industry. It directs the War and Navy secretaries to report feasibility and options for a United States Academy for Aeronautics and possible use of existing military facilities for separate aeronautics schools and aircraft development.
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Senate
United States
United States Military Academy
Cal
America
United States Naval Academy
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Aeronautica
United States Academy For Aeronautics
United States Air Service
United States Army
United States Navy
Prohibition Law Reimport Rules Spur Return of U S Liquor
Willis Campbell act provisions allow distilled spirits exported from the United States to be returned in original packages under federal regulations. John B. Appleby notes the measure delays full prohibition effects and creates a path for American liquor to reenter the country, despite the wartime crackdown.
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United States
Three
Congress
John B. Appleby
New York
New Jersey
Willa- Campbell
Uea
Hardin Proudly Credits Tanlac For Recovery
William T. Hardin of Los Angeles says Tanlac cured his rheumatism that troubled his shoulders and neck for years and later restored his stomach appetite and energy after a relapse. He praises Tanlac as the medicine that fixed him again and urges others to try it.
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Tanlac
Los Angeles
William T. Hardin
Garden St
Calif
Taniac
Sparkling Gems Humorist Exchange with Answers Editor
A humorist visitor inquires at the busy editor of Answers who resists criticism yet accepts a sharp joke. The editor finally concedes time to be sarcastic and praises the gem aloud while admitting the joke sparkled only when he burned it.
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Answers
Auto Hits Team in Laurel Affects Driver and Mule Casualty
In heavy fog a touring car struck a team driven by ter Briscoe at Main Street near Johnsons Hardware, injuring the driver and killing one mule. A bystander urged punishment and advertised See Thru windshield treatment from Baltimore See-Thru Corporation claiming to prevent such accidents.
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Laurel
Ter Briscoe
Myrtle Avenue
Main Street
Johnson's Hardware
SEE Thru
Baltimore
Maryland
Baltimore See-Thru Corporation
Govanstown
Taking Chances and the Leatherneck In San Francisco
A brief tale from New Mexico to San Francisco follows The Gob and the Leatherneck as they seek a meal. A sharp waiter asks what they want and the Gob replies Hugh. The waiter jokes about taking a chance as the Leatherneck orders the same.
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Leatherneck
C. 3
New Mexico
Berty
San Francisco
Hugh
Walter
Guy
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Drugstore reports show many adults suffer kidney trouble without symptoms. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root touted as a mild healing remedy with claims of high success and insurance examiners noting kidney disease as a common rejection factor. Sample bottle offered for ten cents via mail order.
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Kilmer
Itatanda
Fragmentary Note on Jack's Affairs Stirs Gossip
A garbled paragraph alleges Jack sowed wild oats and began a new life with his wife’s money. The fragment mentions a Fresh Gtart and Hostoe Provgeript, but content is unclear and locally sourced gossip with no verifiable facts.
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Tno
Hostoe Provgeript
Three-piece suits and Jersey bathing suits trend in summer fashion
The article describes the rise of three-piece suits for street wear, including bodice attached skirts, and Jersey bathing suits in four fabrics like Dongee and wool jersey. It notes summer suitability, pretty styling, and new full-skirt designs with deep knife plaits and linked overgarments.
Three Piece Suit Styles Feature Crepe De Chine Bodice
A vivid description of a three piece model using crepe de chine or georgette for bodice and sleeves and kasha cloth for skirt and coat. The design shows a pleated peasant cuff, embroidered bands, a rolled collar, and ribbon-tied front. Wool and gingham variants are noted as alternatives.
Unusual Wool Jersey Bathing Suits for Summer Tours
The piece describes a new fashion for wool jersey bathing suits with wide ribbon trims and side knots. Capes replace coats in three piece outfits, especially in tweed or homespun styles, and tourist wear features simple decorations. Bathing suits come in vivid colors or quiet tones, suitable for sea or pool use, with rolled hose and laced sandals and rubber cloth capes for hair.
Crops and Profit on Low-Priced Land in Canada Appeal
A farming advertisement urges relocating to cheaper fertile land, noting low rents and soil fertility as keys to higher net profits. It argues Western Canada offers relief amid marketing and financing problems and recommends consulting Canadian government agents for details.
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Western
Canada
Propriety prompts chaperone in Embassy Ball
A gay Lothario asks a girl to sing and accompany him on the piano. She replies she will not go without a chaperone, highlighting strict social propriety in the era.
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American Legion Weekly
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin Advertisement
An old advertisement touts Bayer as the true world famous aspirin. It emphasizes the Bayer name stamped on each tablet and package for protection against imitations and notes physicians have prescribed it for over twenty-one years.
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Bayer
Taking No Chances in a Prize Fight Scene
A terse exchange describes a street scene where onlookers discuss a prize fight and a boy in a tree. The dialogue hints at danger with a boy below holding a club while another watches from above.
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Atakeholder
Acquisitions Add Fossil Skulls to American Museum
The American Museum adds two items: an incomplete European bison skull and a urus skull with jaws, likely ancestral to domestic cattle. Both specimens arrived from the Cambridge Museum of Zoology in England.
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Europe
Cambridge
England
Museum of Zoology
Scientific American
A Lady of Distinction Sparks with Delicate Perfume
An advertisement touts a fashionable woman’s look using Gutiura Soap and hot water to cleanse pores, then Cutleura Talcum powder for a clear smooth complexion, framing scent and skincare as key to health and beauty.
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Hardin
Auto Hits
Jersey
Wool
Gitew
Fletcher
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