Boulder Dam Debate Reflects Power and Irrigation Clash
The Boulder Dam project prompts questions about who benefits and who bears costs. Hearst agents critique the plan while opponents cite power supply, land use, and regional equity, noting Los Angeles would gain 38 percent of basin water and Arizona would be largely excluded. Senator Ashurst highlights constitutional concerns and regional inequality.
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Boulder Dam
United States
Power Trust
Hearst
Congress
Mr. Hearst
Los Angeles
California
Colorado River
Arizona
Ashurst
Golorado
Taxation Critique of Petroleum Industry and Proposals
The piece argues the petroleum sector bears heavy layered taxes from crude to gas at pumps, plus storage, transport, and distribution fees. It claims federal and state levies, inspection charges, and a bill to pass costs to consumers, urging readers to sympathy for producers and end users alike.
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Commonwealth
Gost
Ikely
Only One Murder This Week In Chicago Front Dispatches
English weekly quotes Chicago turmoil and crime reports during late primary. Headlines reference murder, lawlessness, bombings, robberies, and political strife under Mayor Thompson, noting foreign perceptions of American violence and Republican factions' tarnished image.
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Chicago
Fron
Big Bill
Lem
Thompson
Deneoy
Marking a Nuisance BPA and Coal By-Products Shift
A historical note argues that burning raw coal causes smoke pollution and waste. It proposes removing by-products to reduce fumes and produce 165,000 tons of ammonia fertilizer while boosting gas output, citing Secretary Jardine on inorganic nitrogen and cleaner uses for coal residues.
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Waterloo
Turner, Tuteras
Secretary of Agriculture
Jardine
Measles at school and public health practices
William Brady, M D laments school handling of measles misdiagnosis and isolation policies. He argues many so called noninfectious colds allow disease spread, citing Koplik spots, incubation, and contagious invasion period, urging health authorities to enforce strict isolation and recognition of measles risks.
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Health and Education
Koplik
Answers to Questions on Health and Coffee Myths
A reader asks about borax use on skin and hair from a drug store error. Advice: avoid borax for face or hair. no serious harm but discontinue use. Another letter discusses coffee making and egg shells. Urine test concerns advise visiting a private physician. avoid laboratories and clinics. send stamped self addressed envelope for Dr Brady answers.
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Colles Lara
Aix
Brady
We Look At Us by Glenn Frank
A reflective piece notes a self examining generation balancing reason and emotion. It argues education must address subconscious factors and the influence of physical and social forces on actions. It also contrasts past ascetic thought with modern psychology and biology in shaping behavior.
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Sundsy
Lt. Hartman Co
Courier
Corner Park Ave
Commercial Bt Telephone
Saltersnrer
Waterloo
Towa
Associated Press
Ted Press International News
Paaper
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
Sean Francisco
Beaty, Broncs & Finley, Representatives
Cae
Aer
John C. Hartiman Jackson McCor
Glenn Frank Prenaldent
University of Wisconsin
Century Magazine
McCluce Newspaper Syndicate
Freud
Mr. Whitewash
Thoughts on New York life and a comic parade of sights
A stream of vignettes from a New York stroll lists basement rooms with dirty curtains, crowed sidewalks, and quirky characters. The piece notes entertainers, a Chinaman servant motif, a doorman anecdote, and a spoof on hired English butlers with a grim punchline about a killer at the end.
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New York
Channing Pollock
Ring
EL Matthews
Demosthenes
Joseph Urban
Jersey Hills
Jay E. House
Topeka
Uncle Wiggily Party in a Whimsy Midnight Scene
A playful Uncle Wiggily scene unfolds with Mr Whitewash the Polar Bear and rabbit Anthai sharing jokes and cake as a humorous tale about pictures and frames emerges. Mr Longears comments on printed stories, while Tommie Kat-Tommie’s image is misframed and mocked in a roaming, whimsical exchange.
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Mr. Whitewash
Mr. Longears
Tommie Kat
Tommie
Uncle Wiggly scene ends with rabbit and bear aid
In a playful exchange the cow, bird, and a Polar Bear gentleman join Uncle Wiggly in resolving a muddle. The rabbit volunteers to help and soon they set things right, restoring order in the whimsical scene.
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Uncle Wiggly
Rabbit
Uncle Wiggily Hosts a Puzzle Party in Woodland
Uncle Wiggily prepares a party at his ice cave bungalow inviting Mr. Whitewash and the Polar Bear. The guests arrive with mystery items marked AKE EACH EARS AM and ANDY, prompting a word puzzle as they try to recover real foods from jars and boxes while the needle-tap hammer retires.
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Mr. Whitewash
Uncle Wiggily
Mr. Longears
Uncle Wigelly
Bunny
Ice Cave
Uncle Wige Glly
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Uncle
Uncle Wig Bily
Woodland
Andy
Uncle Wigwily
Pig
Joy Street serial excerpt shows Gay Hilton in New York crime milieu
Gay Hilton, a private secretary to Howard Weston, accepts $300 to go to New York and disappear. In the city she finds a murder headline, works as a cloak model, and navigates shady advances as a mystery unfolds with pursuit and danger surrounding her. The chapter highlights her bravery, urban peril, and looming scrutiny as she adapts to Manhattan life.
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Gay Hiiton
Howard Weston
H. & H. Manufacturing Co
Weston
New York
Gay
Gay Hilton
Samuel J. Howells
Samuel Howells
Lewis Bruck
Manhattan
Gay Hathaway
Jake Meyerson
Louie
Miss Hathaway
Jake
Miss Gay
Mr. Bruck
Madge
Farm and Riteside: Keeney Becomes Bean String Breaker
M Keeney of LeRoy New York labored 25 years to remove strings from beans inspiring a new Burbank bean variety. He developed a stringless bean after which a grower sold seeds widely to farmers and even congressmen. Keeney’s prize bean business expanded rapidly.
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Awaym M. Keeney
LeRoy
Keeney
Burbank
Mar
Burroughs Nature Club Notes from 1928
Nature club notes invite readers to submit questions on nature subjects. Answers cover birds such as bluebirds and warblers, insect eaters like bats, potato bug origin near the Rockies, and tortoise feet compared. Includes historical taxonomic notes and guidance for readers.
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Burroughs Nature Club Notes
Houghton Miuselinui
The Andamans Savage Tribes In Bay Of Bengal
UNCLE RAY describes Andaman people living on Bay of Bengal islands. They are small, dark skinned, with woolly hair, about 1,300 individuals. Harpoons are bamboo with iron barbs. turtles are game. Youth initiations involve fasting, fat application, body painting, and dancing before becoming men. Group dances involve the tribe while women clap.
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Andamans
Bay of Bengal
Burma
Andaman
Uncle Ray
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THUS
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Texas
Rock
Joy Street
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Richmond
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