Advertising and circulation terms at the post office notice
A historical newspaper fragment outlines subscription prices by carrier and mail, advertising policies, and business details. It notes offices in major cities and the publishers, with rates for various durations and locations and a reminder on payment timing.
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Ceaeaes
Secor
Associated Press
Merit Audit Bureau of Circulations
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story, Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Is Writing Work The Taxman Questions Authors Royalties
England debates US internal revenue rulings that royalties are unearned income and taxed higher. The Manchester Guardian fears a dangerous doctrine as new controls extend to authors and publishers. The piece notes postmasters and censors shaping what counts as earned wages and laments arbitrary scrutiny.
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England
United States Internal Revenue Bureau
Manchester Guardian
Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Reaction in France Boosts Sacco Vanzetti Sympathy Backlash
A Paris dispatch links anti Sacco Vanzetti agitation with the embarkation of the second air force, noting threats by communists against the American Legion convention provoked a patriotic surge. The piece argues French sentiment favors fairness and justice, contrasting radicals with mainstream opinion.
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Sacco- Vanzetti
France
Paris
New York
American Legion
Sacco-Vanzetti
Legionnaires
England
Prophesied GOP Nomination Battle for Hoover or Dawes
Commentators debate a no clear majority scenario at the Republican convention after Coolidge's withdrawal. They warn past compromise candidates and urge selecting a top tier, capable leader rather than unknowns or favorites.
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Hoover and
Dawes
Coolidge
Hero worship and the danger of inflated heroes
The piece argues that observers, including Gere Tunney and Charles A. Lindbergh, feel deprived of witnessing true greatness. It warns that public praise inflates heroes, diminishing their value and turning admirers against them. The author urges restraint to keep heroes grounded.
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Gere Tunney
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Filer
Internal medicine and the appeal of specialists
A discussion by Dr. Walter Alvarez on nervous indigestion and the role of internists. It argues that thorough examinations by ordinary doctors can achieve similar results to specialists, while warning against mislabeling real organic diseases as neurotic. It notes public bias toward specialists and the need for careful diagnosis before reassurance.
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Conan Doyle
Walter Alvarez
Alvarez
Questions and Answers on Dry Catarrh and Food Claims
Readers discuss remedies for "dry catarrh" and atropic rhinitis with a sugar spray claim. A letter cites relief from cane sugar in water and notes specialist care. Replies defend sugar use and remind readers that carbon in foods is not harmful. cabbage praised as healthful raw food.
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The Spur of Necessity by Glenn Frank
The Spur of Necessity argues poverty’s moral value is overrated and its true force lies in urgent responsibility. It contrasts hunger with a wealthy patient’s demand for guaranteed success, and frames necessity as a driver of focused, high quality work rather than mere leisure.
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Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
The
Century Magazine
Giese Nada
Willard Parker
Parker
Radio and the Law in the Radio Era
The FTC recently filed its first complaint of unfair radio sales practices, signaling radio law's formative stage. Courts have yet to settle many defamation questions, including libel versus slander, and how permanence of written text translates to broadcast. Judge Davis predicts similar distinctions may apply to radio.
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New York Times
Federal Trade Commission
Davis
Convalescent Currency Rising in Purchasing Power
The Waterbury Republican notes the dollar’s improving value. Professor Irving Fisher’s index shows it buys 73.3 cents of goods per 100 in 1913 terms, up from 71.1 last week and 67.1 a year ago. January 1922 records 76.9 cents, near wartime highs, while May 1920 marked a low of 40.5 cents.
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Waterbury Republican
Irving Fisher
Uncle Wiggily Saved by Howard R Garis Adventure
Uncle Wiggily floats in a washtub boat with rabbit sons Bumper and Jumper as Sword Fish and Saw Fish conspire to sink them. The two villains carve a leak in the tub while Uncle Wiggily contemplates salvation and keeping the boys safe.
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Uncle Wiggily
Sword Fish
Saw Fish
Jumper
Turtle Rescues Rabbits From Sinking Tub
Uncle Wiggily and three rabbits face a sinking tub at sea as Saw and Sword Fishes menace them. A sea turtle plugs the hole with seaweed, guiding the tub to shore while the boys bail water with hats and caps. All are saved and thankful.
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Mr. Longears
Jumper
Bumper
Uncle Wiggily
Wiggily
Bunny
Pussy Cat
New York City Life Then and Now Laughs and Larcenies
Aug 31 1927 New York exposes amusing and shady avenues of making a living from ticket hoppers and song pluggers to carriage starters and social climbers. The piece stacks anecdotes from Broadway to Pan Alley, noting profits, schemes, and social foibles with a frank, brisk metropolitan tone. Names of venues and figures illustrate a mosaic of urban hustle and wit.
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New York
Tin Pan Alley
Black Hills 50 Years Ago Report of Indian Fight Near Deadwood
A Deadwood dispatch dated Aug 27 reports 20 men who dug rifle pits when 500 Indians appeared on a bluff 400 yards away. After four hours of firing, miner Thomas H. Carr was shot in the head and killed, 27 horses were killed, and the miners walked 150 miles to reach the city after escaping.
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Black Hills
Deadwood
C. T
Missouri River
Thomas H. Carr
Quartz
Dr Carver to give horse riding shot exhibition here
Wednesday Aug 31 1887 reports Dr William F Carver world champion shooter will perform next Saturday in this city. feats include standing shots and shooting while riding a horse and breaking airborne bricks before they fall. Also notes a local infant death from brain inflammation and a 12 foot two inch corn stalk with two ears. Burglars steal pantaloons from J D LaTier with purse containing 40 to 50 dollars.
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William F. Carver
Seals and Polar Bears in Canada’s North
Uncle Ray’s Corner describes seals and polar bears around Hudson Bay and northern Canada. It notes hair-seals with oil and flesh value, seals performing tricks, their ability to hold breath for long periods, and polar bears as large predators that hunt seals, with bears reaching up to nine feet in length.
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Canada
Hudson Bay
Birds of the Northland and Arctic Shorelines
A brief note describes fast swimming birds with long jaws near Arctic shores and warns seals to beware their quick snapping. The text invokes Uncle Ray and Tomorrow as part of the Northland theme.
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Arctic
Uncle Ray
Birds of the
Northland
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Question Column
The Nature Notes Dept invites readers to send questions on nature subjects for replies in this paper. The column, authored under copyright by HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO in 1927, encourages general interest inquiries and promises answers in future editions.
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Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton ‘Mifflin Co
Nature Notes
Nature Notes Q and A on birds snakes and whales
Answers cover whether widowed birds remarry after nesting, how pearls form, and how lion cubs learn to hunt. The Q and A discuss birds eating insects, cobra bite inoculation limits, and the whale as an aquatic mammal with living young, paddled forelimbs, and gregarious schooling.
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South America
N. Y. Zoological Park
Rise of golf in America turns pastime into national craze
The article recounts golf’s rapid rise from a niche activity to a national pastime. Golf appeals to all ages and both sexes, with wide readership of tournament news. It notes the sport’s accessibility beyond the wealthy and its fit with modern life.
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Minneapolis Journal
Travers
Travis
Minneapolis
Minikahda
United States
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