Gompers and railroad men eye action on Esch Cummins law
The Chicago gathering featured Samuel Gompers and B M Jewell warning that the Esch Cummins railroad act could provoke a labor showdown. They argue the labor board provisions and potential strikes demand decisive concessions from management and Congress may revive the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gompers
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
B. M. Jewell
Chicago
Mr. Gompers
A.F.L
Labor Board
Esch-Cummins
Jewell
Congress
House
Gampers
Goitre prevention and iodine in diet by Dr Brady
Dr Brady explains goitre causes and prevention through iodine intake. He cites studies by Marine and Kimball, notes iodine in salt and foods, and recommends small daily doses or iodized salt. He includes Q&A on grapefruit, milk, root abscess treatment, air baths, and manners of letters to the columnist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Maring
Dra
Marine
Kimball
Akron
Lenhart
Michigan
Detroit
Drs. Marine and
Thare
Salem
Aire
Dr. Brady
Owl
William Brady
The Daffodil Murder s in Shanghai and London
A serial tale recounts Tarling's investigation into Thornton Lyne's murder with daffodils on the breast, Ling Chu's missing revolver, and a lead from Shanghai's Ho Hans tea room. Tarling discovers a Chinese clipping about the Little Daffodil and a related tragedy involving Ling Chu's sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Lyne
London
Odette [Riger
Lyne
Tarling
Milburgh
Duteh
Imozane
Andrew
Scotland Yard
Embankment
Ling Chu
Lieh Jen
Shanghai
Ho Hans
Narcissus
Hans’ Rooms
Wassing
Ho Hans’ Tearooms
Ho Hans’ Tearoom
China
Shanghi
Teacher bird of the Stour and local nature QandA
Burroughs Nature Club notes answer readers questions on wildlife. Topics cover the teacher bird and its nest, bee resin stores, tassels on corm stalks as flowers, and pollen fertilization implications for seed formation. A Shakespearean statistician note closes the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teacher
Writimes
Stote
Pliny
When the Long Lane Turns
A lyrical excerpt describes a hopeful moment when “the long lane turns” bringing light, river songs, and reunion. It evokes gardens, roses, birds, and bells as joys replace cares, with visions of paradise and shared gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hells
Til & Cheris
Heaven
Jong Bane
Brain Tests By Bam Loyd
The brain teaser discusses the boss age using fractions of years in different life phases and notes a prior puzzle about a milkman route. It mentions an alderman election four years ago and asks how old the boss is, with commentary on a diagram about four straight moves covering a milkman's route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imogene
Andrew
Oneshaw
Davenport Democrat
Metropoliitan
Cleopatra
Socrates
Marcus Portius Cato
Shelley
Carroll Herald
New York
Jimmy
Aldernman
Abe Martin Marriage and Floods Theme in Local Quips
Local dialect humor references Abe Martin style remarks on marriage and floods. The piece quips that marriage mishaps are avoided by obstacles, and floods prompt steady water response in the community.
Views of the People by Mrs. Arthur Broadbent
Mrs. Arthur Broadbent of Waterloo outlines a broad program to curb public spending and raise taxes. He calls for repeal of the state highway commission, county and township road control, tax voting on paving, ending certain rural school programs, and various reforms to school funding and administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Broadbent
Waterloo
Broadbent
Iowa
County Board of Supervisors
Township Beard of Trustees
Wsch-Cummina
Acha
Agricultural College
James
Keep Looking Young With Dr Edwards Olive Tablets
The piece promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle liver and bowel tonic that combats bilious appearance and tired eyes. It claims 90 percent of sickness stems from inactive liver and bowels and presents the tablets as a natural, olive colored remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
Ohio
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Mull
Wee Ee
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley
Hep's
Japan
Britain
England
United States
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Roy
Arthur Conan Doyte
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur
Doyle
Lage
Hyston
Uncle Sam
Sirji
Washington
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Tris Krcent
Rey
Baréing
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Denby
Roosevelt
Jess
M. D
Homer
Ruth Dokaant
Desist
Tas
Sonscera
Meusy
Meee
Edgar Wallace
Wife
Roe Fulkerson
Ling Cho
Ghinaman Keena All Hie
Taring
Jones
Scotland Ford
O| Ling
Inspector Ling
Chu
Times
Pickett
Emil
Cedar Rapids
Republican
Sioux City
Shantung
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Ui'flinco
Nature Notes
Friend
Zee Vrous Ovestia
Frank L. Stanton
Bam Loyd
Abe Martin
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