Navy menace or marvel in debate on fleet needs
A Waterloo Evening Courier discussion contrasts cruiser counts and speeds among the United States Great Britain and Japan. It cites figures from the Navy League showing Britain leading in cruiser strength while the United States and Japan trail. The piece questions bias toward sea power and calls for balanced naval and air development amid looming war clouds.
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Washington
Navy Board
Navy League of the United States
Uncle Sam
Johnny Bull
United States
England
Japan
Great Britain
America
War on Lobbyists Led by Senator Caraway Movement
Senator Caraway of Arkansas leads a push to curb lobbyist activity in Washington. He cites 300 to 400 alleged associations, 80 percent fake, and proposes a law requiring lobbyists to register with the House clerk and Senate secretary, disclose expenditures, purposes, and recipients, with yearly registrations. Some groups might disappear under the publicity.
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Caraway
Arkansas
Congress
Washington
Judiciary
House
Senate
National
Cataway
Old Craftsmen and New
A reflective column traces civilization’s uneven rise from ancient glass to modern chemistry’s beauty and utility. It highlights renaissances after declines, hints at aviation records as progress, notes Quebec’s centenarian deaths, and jokes about Latin American views on Lindbergh.
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B. Neumann
Germany
Common Sense About Mental Abnormalities by Dr Brady
Dr William Brady argues against fashionable psychology and stresses basic brain action. He warns against overeducated amateurs misusing terms like inferiority complex and urges readers to seek normal mental action. The column invites reader questions to Dr Brady with self addressed stamped envelopes.
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Fayman
Farrand
Cornell University
Brady
William Brady
Autocratic attitude toward ancestors outlined by Glenn Frank
Glenn Frank argues the ideal citizen must confront two heredities physical and social. He distinguishes inherited traits from fixed past beliefs, urging change in social heredity while accepting unavoidable physical heredity. The citizen should adapt by considering current facts rather than past iconography.
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Ibsen
Altho
George Washington
Washington
Isn’t at Wonderfuls in Town Speech and Rhetoric
The Knoxville Express criticizes the overuse of the word wonderful as a habit across life from theater to transportation. It questions whether the term masks a lack of varied adjectives and suggests readers seek more precise language.
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Maron City
Knoxville Express
On the Gow ty My U C McINTYRE Stormahited voyage
On the Gow ty My U C McINTYRE ships a gala Atlantic crossing with passengers sharing anecdotes. A banker from Montreal and a French-speaking steward portray life aboard as storm rages, ice and fog loom, and Champagne cocktails lure at 20 cents.
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U. C. McIntyre
The
McNaught Syndicats
Uncle Wiggily and Bear’s Toothache
Uncle Wiggily with Vallie and Bunty the rabbit girls sits in Eski the North Pole bunny’s snow igloo. A voice at the door promises a surprise while Bunty had planned a candy gumdrops gift to help Eski warm on his journey north.
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Vallie
Bunty
Eski
North Pole
Uncle Wigi
Bilty
Bear
Uncle Wigelly
Yale
Mr. Lengears
Wigerly
Lana
Deniy
Uncle i
Mr. Bear
Fonthaches
Hegan
Bear Invades Igloo In Growling Reception
In a curious scene Eski and Uncle Wig i greet a boastful bear who pushes in through the fur door curtain. The bear laughs in a booming growlery voice while the group reacts with surprise and mild alarm.
The Story of Man’s Weapons From Cannon to Musket
UNCLE RAY recounts the evolution of gunpowder weapons from cannons to muskets, noting early uses and the shift from siege and naval cannon to portable firearms with the flintlock. The piece traces arc from early heavy ordnance to lighter muskets and the 1780 invention of the flintlock, enabling spark ignition without lighting powder.
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Uncle Ray
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Answers Questions
Nature Notes invites questions on natural subjects. Readers ask about rattlesnakes in banana stalks, minnows in fishing, and tree heights. Answers cover birds’ combat, spiders, and trees with sequoias, redwoods, and Douglas firs, noting sizes and regions for tall species.
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Nature Notes Dept
Mounding Henry Seeks Room in Minneapolis Hotels
Henry J. Allen former governor of Kansas found no rooms at several hotels in Minneapolis. He stayed on a mezzanine at the Radisson until a bath tub was moved into a Spanish room for him. A weekly meeting of a women’s group forced him to relocate briefly. He finished dressing on the mezzanine using a traveling bag as a footstool.
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Comstock
nRo
Northwest
Minneapoli Tribune
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Radison
Minneapolis
Miss Brown Ofx A Floating Tale Of A Spy Story
Miss Edith Brown a pretty stenographer discovers a wounded explorer named Dessiter who dictates a strange tale and entrusts his papers to her. After a theft attempt and a chase by a reporter she and her roommate Frances advance plans for a Chelsea party while a Russian noblewoman and a cafe dancer enter their circle. The chapter ends with a plan to dine at a private Ritz room amid rain and uncertainty.
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Edith Brown
Miss Brown
Os Co
Dessiter
Neryen
Fians
Frances
Frankland
Paul
Hastings
Brighton
Prathes
Edith
Nic
Stropaf
Hampstead
Chelsea
Meadowsley
Ritz
Abe Martin Advice From Weekly Slip Horn
A quirky excerpt from Weekly Slip Horn in New York City cites Abe Martin advising patience and poise, noting a polished bald head and clinging socks as cues for success. The piece reflects local humor and social commentary in a bustling 4,970,000 population context.
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New York City
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