Fooling the Progressives in Ship Subsidy Debate
The editorial criticizes the senate ship subsidy clash as staged theatrics by progressives worried over a minor bill. It argues the real crises lay in transportation, coal shortages, and rising prices, blaming coal barons and political gatekeepers for inaction. The piece cites Gen. George Goethals and New York coal administration struggles as evidence of broader national neglect.
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Senate
Congress
Don Quixote
George Goethals
Panama Canal
New York
Pennsylvania
New York State
Canada
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Propia
Denmark
Weather notes compare 1923 to 1816 summer
The text discusses uncertain timing for farming tasks and late planting, noting a cool, variable pattern. It recalls 1816 as a reference year with cold months and extreme weather, while predicting 1923 may be cool but not like that year.
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Iit
Haus
Tawest
Rockefeller Jr. Riches Prompt Humble Reflections
A caustic column contemplates John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s vast fortune. It notes a annual income near 20 million dollars from four percent interest, equals about 400 thousand weekly and 60 thousand daily, and muses on how such wealth would be spent or given. The piece jokes about the burden of managing endless income while contrasting common need with mega wealth.
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Rockefeller
John D., Jr
Free Hospital
Tris
Personal Health Service by Dr William Brady
Reflections and reader questions on itching and skin conditions. Dr Brady shares experiences with scabies and sulfur ointment, advises on skin care and hot soap usage, and answers letters on dermatology and health myths. Readers are urged to address inquiries with brief notes and self addressed envelopes.
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William Brady
National Newspaper Service
Dr. Brady
O Rently
Grandfather’s Day Idea Sparks Humdrum Gossip
A tale unfolds at the Country Club where Louis McFarl and his wife are noticed. Imogene and Andrew debate haste and thought as a chorus of modern fast living surfaces. A playful jab about a national Grandfather’s Day proposes men whittle and take a pause amid hurried lives. Mary awaits, and Tennant and Courteney cases loom large.
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Louis McFarl
Imogene
Imogeus
Andrew
Bruce Barton
Barrowly
Springtime musings on nature and public life across towns
A reflective essay extols spring as the favored season, linking its renewal to poetry and myth, then shifts to urban outdoor culture. It notes parks, lakes, and public facilities expanding with tennis, pools, and courts. cites city spending on recreation and the push for subsidized sport for youth. concludes with cautious views on preserved foods and prohibition trends.
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Belle Island Park
St. Louis
Oakland
Cal
Stockton
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Osklang Aulperintendent
Mister Sparrow and the Springtime Warning
Mister Sparrow sings of spring and a warning to move out. The playful verse notes nests, night prowling, and the iron rule of a harsh world as a restless spring unsettles the birds and their homes.
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Mister Sparrow
Mysterious tension rises as Mary joins_starmount at station
In a tense scene, Starmount plans to confront Naida Courteney over an alleged affair with Mary Devlin. He dreads the house alone, relies on Mulcahy to fetch him, and anticipates a decisive showdown that could change his life and reveal hidden motives.
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Agai
Marvy
Seti Starmount
BoMej
Batso
Tims
Mary
Altho
Mulcahy
Starmount
Brown
Mary Derne
Parker
Naida Courteney
Mary Devlin
Nalda Courteney
Mabry
Malcolm Starmount
Alta van Hisen
The Regeneration of Malcolm Starmount By the Noted Writer
Malcolm Starmount, a rich youth, shelters a poor girl Mary Devlin and faces a wild party led by Nalda Courteney. A member of the revelers, Dick Tennant, is struck by a swinging bear and presumed dead, then Renegade events unfold including a staged murder accusation, a car wreck, and a public highway hoax. Mary calls Starmount seeking a city visit to speak privately about urgent matters.
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Tennant
Courteney
S.nopsys
Malcolm Starmount
Jbeen
Mary Devlin
Nalda
Dick Tennant
Starmount
Hey
Why
Parker
Mulcahy
Pythagoras Theorem Puzzle Reveals Montreal Hint
The text presents a centuries old geometry puzzle about dissecting two connected squares into three pieces to form a single square, claiming Pythagoras proved the theorem and donated his goods. A hint concludes with MONTH plus AIR minus HATR plus REASON minus SON plus TASH minus ASH yielding MON TREAL, pointing to Montreal as the solution.
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B. Cc. Pythagoras
Pythagoras
Ash
Montreal
Iowa editors laud Des Moines progress in recreation
The article cites the national Playground and Recreation Association noting ten million dollars spent by American cities on public sports and play last year. It argues Des Moines follows proper lines in municipal development and highlights broader urban leisure efforts, with Detroit reported to have allocated 535,000 dollars in 1925 for recreation.
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A Jessen
Waterloo
Des Moines
National Playground and Recreation Association
Bes Moines
National Association
New York Tribune
Detroit
Abe Martin Quips on Luck and E-flat Towns
Abe Martin muses on luck and behavior calling a dry ferret a sign of fortune and defining an E-flat town as a place where a woman is unafraid to be seen on the street before breakfast.
Burroughs Nature Club Questions and Answers
A period column invites inquiries about Waiura subjects with answers promised in the next Nature Notes. It includes queries on caterpillar leaf cling, falconry practice, raccoon young, and nest identification methods with examples of bird nests and frost on windows, reflecting early 20th century natural history trivia.
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Waiura
Nature Notes
The Sandman Story: Moonbeam Sees Attic Dances
A Moonbeam sneaks into a high attic at midnight and witnesses reenactments of youth and aging as figures step from frames and cases to dance to violin music. An old woman in a frame and the Moonman explain the scenes reflect youth, middle age, and old age, revealing dreams of days gone by. The Moonbeam learns the meaning and goes to bed, preferring old attic dances to new adventures.
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Robert
Penelope
Moonbeam
Mr. Moon-man
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Women
A Chicago woman describes relief from fatigue dizziness and nervous exhaustion after trying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter cites better sleep improved appetite and overall well being and endorses the remedy to friends as essential in her life.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Chicago
Jiham
Lydia
Pinkham
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