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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1924
Page
19
The piece questions La Follette and Wheeler about dodging responsibility for campaign funds. It notes insistent opposition from Anderson and Anti Saloon League concerns, and cites plans to avoid using party funds for broader political aims.
A garbled text proposes a prohibition policy linking Fordism to liquor laws. It imagines Henry Ford issuing a rule to seize cars and outlaw Ford vehicles for driving under liquor. The passage critiques impractical promul gations as imprudent and compares to past ventures by Ford and others in reform efforts.
A visitor from Ohio praised Washington traffic police for courtesy while a Virginian noted discourtesy. Police appreciation follows general respect, yet congestion and heat test officers. Drivers sometimes honk and protest, but orderly cooperation aids smooth traffic and reduces tempers.
A skewed portrait of Soviet divorce law portrays marriages dissolving in minutes for a fee. Adultery is not grounds for divorce while religious or political differences suffice for annulment, with a restriction against any party harming public order.
Gladstone cited a Naples king named Bomba erecting negation of God into government. He suggested Bolshevists attempted to erect negation of decency into a social system. The remark links frequent divorce and remarriage to broader political shifts.
The piece analyzes the 1924 electoral crisis scenario if La Follette Wheeler wins enough states to deny majorities for Coolidge and Davis. It discusses House and Senate roles, potential cross-party presidencies, invoking the line of succession, and the peril of a Congress unable to elect a President or Vice President. It warns Republicans and Democrats to unite, as the country could face fierce upheaval and confusion if a strong third party prevails.
Dudley Alen Sargent died as American athletes posted sweeping Olympic victories. A founder of modern U S physical culture, his four decades at Harvard Hemenway Gym influenced national athletic training. Under his leadership Harvard student physical strength rose scientifically measured during his administration.
The passage praises Dr Sargent as a rational, science based advocate of physical culture. It notes his aims to subordinate sports to bodily welfare, his influence through schools and writings, and the Sargent family’s prominence across literature, military, law, art, and science in American history.
The piece surveys long running plagiarism claims from Virgil to Milton. It highlights Lauder’s 1747 charges against Paradise Lost and the later vindication by scholars that Milton’s originality remained intact.
The article discusses the League to Save Mankind and the coming political campaign. It notes mixed reactions to Mr Davis's stance on U S relations with Europe and the Holy Alliance, with expectations of softer rhetoric and analysis of past Democratic defeats and internal unease among supporters.
A political piece examines Mr Davis's need to endorse or reject the League of Nations amid Salvation Army pressure. It argues the choice is between joining with reservations or opposing, while noting Coolidge's stance and the pressure of Democratic duty to align with European alliance policy. The analysis centers on voter perception, party platform, and the upcoming decision.
The text argues that the new third party, labeled by critics as retrogressive, lacks any real progressive platform. It contends that dissent from major parties does not yield a constructive, forward moving party and that internal disagreement weakens progressivism as a viable movement.
Beauty experts forecast possible doom for bobbed hair but the flapper remains undecided she will continue to style and cut her hair as she pleases. The prediction carries little weight against a trend that favors flexible looks and personal choice.
Huntington Herald Dispatch mocks political prophets for predicting West Virginia’s presidential vote. It notes local Dems’ home state bias and warns Republicans will not abandon Davis despite national issue stakes. The piece recalls past misreads by pundits and reflects on sentiment versus perspicacity in forecasting.
Waldemar Kaempffert argues Mars must host intelligent diggers if Lowell is right, noting Mars gravity would make inhabitants lighter and taller, with muscles far more efficient. He extrapolates from Mars being one ninth Earth’s mass to provoquer a highly agile people and vast vegetation, and considers the implications of a lighter, stronger Martian physiology.
A speculative Mars profile argues Martians may be vastly stronger and smarter than humans, likening them to super ants with advanced machinery and social cooperation. Martian age implies long developed intelligence, possibly surpassing earthly engineers and civilizational progress.
An anonymous Forum essay celebrates back yard gardening as a craft of labor and learning. It contrasts casual interest with the son of Adam who tills, fights pests, and endures the toil, finding joy in endless growth and tending plants through their life stages.
The piece argues that Maine’s September vote will signal broader national trends in November. It notes Maine’s rare Democratic presidential win since 1856 except 1912 during a split in the Republican vote, and says Republican managers will flood Maine to maximize turnout and influence.
A column surveys the bagpipe’s origins from Chaldean engravings to Greece and Rome, noting its spread across Europe and revival in Scotland, while joking about its national identity from adoption to birth. It contrasts past uses with modern decline in favor of Scottish highland tradition. It also includes a social note on Chinese registration in Canada and a humorous anecdote about grandmothers at a New York gathering.
Tolls collected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1924 rose to 24,290,963 dollars, a new record. Commercial vessels passing through totaled 6,280, up from 3,967. Transit rose 81.8 percent and tolls 38.7 percent from the prior year, signaling an encouraging record.
A Chicago editor questions the fate of two boy criminals awaiting judgment. The writer urges mercy balanced with responsibility, arguing reform and public protection hinge on addressing underlying causes rather than merely punishing youths.
The passage blends political railing about human nature and leadership with surreal vignettes of ancient Pompeii like ruins and modern fears. It juxtaposes reformist talk with myths and a looming, smoke drenched Vesuvian festival, questioning whether progress and human effort endure against tyrannical forces.
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