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Chicago's Smoke Battle Crews New Abatement Department
Chicago created a separate smoke abatement department by ordinance with a smoke inspector in charge and a 1929 budget of 140000 dollars. The move shifts smoke suppression from other duties to a dedicated unit as cities confront air pollution and aim for cleaner air before major events.
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The New Medicine And Its Preventive Power
The article praises prevention over cure, citing diphtheria inoculation in Waterloo as averting an epidemic. It notes influenza remains hard to combat due to unknown germ, relies on hygiene and public guidance, and envisions future vaccines. It commends medical science for pursuing disease prevention and better safeguards.
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Waterloo
Pola Negri Tops Shaw in Egypt Film Deal
Pola Negri wins Shaw’s cooperation for a film adaptation of Caesar and Cleopatra. Shaw, famed critic and playwright, agrees to assist in casting and production details after resisting screen temptations. Public excitement grows for Pola and Bernard to shoulder the ancient Egypt project.
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The Future Balance of Life and the Age of Insects
Smithsonian expert Austin H. Clark argues in a newly published article that life dominance could shift dramatically in a million years. He surveys the ages of reptiles and mammals to frame how insects might eventually rule the earth.
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Smithsonian Institution
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Insects as Man’s Chief Competitors and Allies
The piece argues insects thrive in diverse climates and benefit from human activity in crops and leather. It notes their numbers, mobility, and adaptability, while acknowledging humans can fight them with poisons or predation. A simpler solution is to support natural enemies, especially birds, who may become valuable allies.
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Laurita
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Lord Aldrington
Lincolns Inn
Lady Astor Denies Women Seek Superiority Over Men
The speaker counters claims that women desire dominance, suggesting instead that women merely cannot help appearing superior, reflecting a debate on gender roles.
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Lady Astor
Scarlet fever link to polluted milk worries doctors
A local epidemic of septic sore throat tied to Streptococcus-infected milk from cows with udder inflammation is discussed. Doctors Dick showed this germ can trigger sore throat and even scarlet fever in some, while others resist or show no symptoms. Pasteurization could help but is not universally trusted in milk trade and inspection.
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Gladys Dick
Montreal
What No Cure Inquiries About Disease And Spinach Water
Questions and answers discuss statements on incurable diseases and cures, spinach water for children, and knee cartilage treatment. Dr. Brady notes no disease is deemed incurable or cured by him, advises removal of loose knee cartilage, and invites letters for health topics with a stamped self addressed envelope.
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The Public and Its Schools by Glenn Frank
Glenn Frank argues for public rights in education including understanding budgets personalized teaching affordable options, dedicated teachers, and efficient administration. He urges cooperation over criticism and outlines five core public rights in schools.
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Broadway reminiscences and a Uncle Wiggily interlude
The piece blends a nostalgic look at Broadway’s fading glories with portraits of legendary figures and scenes, then shifts to a children’s comic strip vignette. It follows Uncle Wiggily Longears deciding to live rough in the woods, but his bunny brood keeps him home with roller skates stuck in his pocket.
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Uncle Wiggily’s Christmas Rest Journey
Uncle Wiggily parts from wife and Nurse Jane in a playful morning scene. He announces a short trip for rest after the Christmas excitement, while Mrs. Longears jokes about the timing as he prepares to depart with hat and handkerchief.
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Feud violence spreads with debut of starter bomb in St Paul
Minneapolis Journal notes the starter bomb signals a new tool in private feuds in St Paul and Minneapolis. It warns that gunfire and bombings follow gambling and bootlegging disputes, urging cities to target idle rich vagrants to curb violence and evictions linked to such feuds.
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Water waste threatens island water supply in bath boom
A Guardian columnist warns that rising bath usage in Manchester imperils future water supply. The piece mocks spa like bathing habits and cites Disraeli’s shower bath as an example. It notes the possibility of conservation if the ritual of running water in and out is avoided, yet mentions Spartans who keep strict bathing practices.
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Explosion at Western Post Office Ruled Accident
Detroit News reports the blast that tore part of the post office front was deemed an accident and the item labeled opened by mistake. No injuries reported as authorities classify the incident.
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Mars Near Earth in 1924 Opposes Christmas Sky Event
Astronomers note Mars is in unusually close opposition, about 4 million miles away, bright and visible after sunset. They discuss canals, possible vegetation, and the idea of Mars as a world more Earthlike than once thought, with speculation on life and future interplanetary travel.
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Camille Flammarion
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Baron von Ardenne
Berlin
Mount Wilson
The Fortunate Wayfarer affair unfolds a marriage
Martin Barnes, the fortunate wayfarer, inherits eighty thousand pounds from Lord Aldrington who vows his fortune to the first man whose steps lead to his door. Barnes marries Laurita under pressure to shield her from legal guardians who pursue her. Amid rumors and danger, Barnes contemplates returned fortune, loyalty, and a future shadowed by Aldrington past.
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Aldrington
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Blanche Banningham
Ardrington
Solomon Greant
Victor Perle
Laurita
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Graunt
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Blanche
New Year resolutions from Uncle Ray Corner
Uncle Rays Corner offers 1929 guidance for boys and girls urging teeth care and regular brushing after meals with salt water rinses, reading good books from libraries, forming helpful habits, avoiding disruptive behavior in school and on the playground, and starting a Corner scrapbook.
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New York Public Library
Camouflaged Cows In New York Pastures
The Boston Herald notes farmers in New York paint cows to avoid deer hunters shots. Initially striped like tigers, the color camo now uses bright greens and blues across pastures. A green purple cow might be seen as Gelet Burgess once sang of a devoutly colored creature.
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New York
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Empire State
Burroughs Nature Club Notes
Notes from the Burroughs Nature Club by Houghton Mifflin company 1928 inviting readers to send questions on nature topics to the Nature Notes Department of this paper with answers appearing in the column.
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Answers in Tomorrow's Nature Notes on Jumping Ferns Bees and Chocolate
Answers to reader questions cover jumping ferns the possibility of shellfish renewing shells the mating between goldfinches and canaries and how birds can alter apparent weight through air sac adjustments. The column explains beekeeping colony numbers depend on nectar and pasture, suggests placing hives away from home, and notes chocolate's emergency nutrition with about half carbohydrates.
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