Tennessee Goes to Sea Manned by State Volunteers
Tennessee launches a new naval experiment enrolling 600 volunteers for the battleship Tennessee. Capt. R Leigh leads a statewide drive with Gov. Roberts and Miss Helen Roberts aiding recruitment, aiming for a Tennessee crew to embody state pride and camaraderie aboard the ship. The drive used posters, tours, and school events, promising education, entertainment, and an endowment fund to benefit officers and crew.
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Tennessee
Encyclopedia
New York Navy Yard
Uncle Sam
Sun
New York Herald
R. Leigh
Admiral Sims
Leigh
Gov
A. H. Roberts
Helen Roberts
Marine Guard
State of
Nashville
Roberts
Navy
America
Staton
Rotary Club
Rotarians
Commonwealth
Andrew Jackson
American Library Association
C. A. Neyman
Tennessee Boys
Whistle Traditions Taught Sheep Generations at Ranch
Thomas Carneal of a Liver Valley California ranch reports that a whistle first used to call a deceased dog is now obeyed by descendant sheep. The dog taught the flock to return home, and shepherds kept the whistle tradition as generations of sheep learned the cue to come to the ranch.
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Thomas Carneal
Livermore Valley
Oakland
Cal
Carneal
Treasures in Windsor Library Holdings
The Windsor castle library holds about 120000 volumes with notable items. It includes a perfect Caxton copy of Aesop s Fables and two Bibles linked to Luther and Charles I. A Koran labeled from Tippoo Sultana's library and Aurangzeb s purchase price of 9000 guineas are noted. Holograph parliamentary records from 1837 onward await the sovereign.
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Windsor Castle
Caxton
Martin Luther
Charles
Tippoo Sultana
Mysore
Aurangzese
Its Fate and a Short Circuit Court Quip
A wry exchange links fate to a short circuit court remark and notes that people are valued more for inheritance than enemies, reflecting on wealth and reputation in a brisk, aphoristic style.
Cause and Effect in Gabby’s Rowing Tale
The report notes Gabby’s wife’s tongue is no longer on the rail and speculates that his foot may share the same fate. The column hints at a surreal linkage between personal misfortune and sport superstition.
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Gabby
Its Converse Money Says When Money Talks
A witty saying notes money lending prompts a snappy remark. The line echoes humor about finance and generosity with a punchline about how money speaks when lent.
Weather Mood Shifts Across Sunlit France
Fragmentary lines hint at shifting seasons during a voyage or observation in France. The dialogue contrasts perpetual summer with a March like chill, suggesting unsettled late season weather and unusual warmth. No clear event or dates are specified.
Painter Seymour Stone Turns Global Journey Into Fame
Seymour M. Stone of Chicago, age nearly forty, traveled from painting signs on Canal Street wagons to portraits of European royalty, after 15 years abroad. He rose from sign painter to international artist, studied in Paris and Munich, and now resists returning to Europe.
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Ashington
Canal Street
Chicago
Europe
Seymour M. Stone
Mr. Stone
Boston
the Herald
Philadelphia
New York
Paris
Rome
Florence
Venice
Julien
Senator Thomas Urges Prewar Standards and Thrift
The speech cites aims to force production and thrift to curb high living costs. He argues clothing prices will fall only if prewar economy is restored and cites personal sacrifices like avoiding new clothes and relying on cheap food. He warns against repressive laws while urging self-denial.
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C. Thomas
Colorado
Senate
Washington
War-Time Passport Rejected by House
The House voted 96 to 192 to reject the conference report on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill making permanent wartime passport restrictions. The measure would require aliens to hold passports from their country and Americans to obtain passports when traveling abroad, with opposition voiced by Sabath Riegel Connally Clark and Mann.
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Mondell
House
Sabath
Illinois
Riegel
New York
Connally
Texas
Leacher
Champ Clark
United States
We Need More Rube on the Farm Says Senators
A Senate floor exchange between Senators Kenyon and Sherman argues for attracting urban workers to farm life. They claim city dwellers lack rural habits and moral environment, citing wages and opportunities as motivators and joking about “rubem” and pool rooms.
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Bezcueete
Senate
Kenyon
Iowa
Sherman
Illinois
Public Flour Profiteering Report Alleges War Profits
W J Jett Lauck consulting economist of railroad brotherhoods files a U S Rail Board analysis accusing flour profiteering in WWI. The report claims one third of consumer price for a barrel covered wartime profits, with 60 percent of that margin due to profiteering. It cites 1917 costs and a consumer overpayment, plus millers and jobbers earning sharply higher profits while mill costs rose little.
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United States Railroad Labor Board
W. J. Jett Lauck
Railroad Brotherhoods
Lauck
Certain-teed Roofing Offers Fair Square Buy
Roofing firm presents a transparent buy with clear merits on the table and all terms openly stated for trust and equity.
Ready for Him and a Witty Exchange on Work and Smoke
A brief exchange notes a husband who smokes indoors and a wife who praises it as a sign of ease in locating gin if restraint is urged. The piece juxtaposes a light domestic joke with a sharp quip on effort and reward, ending with a reflection on art and nature by Longinus.
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Boston Transcript
Throw Away Your Sprays and Other Makeshift Treatment
A dated ad-like pitch promises relief from catarrh by addressing the underlying cause. It claims a universal antidote to cleanse the nose throat and airways, advising readers to seek free medical advice from a Chief Medical Adviser at a Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
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101 Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
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