Anglo American relations and MacDonald in The Nation
An item notes Ramsay MacDonald, leader of England's Labour Party, discusses Anglo American relations in The Nation of Jan 30. It suggests Labour may win in the coming elections and MacDonald could become premier. It warns Britain and the United States should address long standing suspicions and pursue government level talks to ease tensions.
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England
America
Nation
Ramsay MacDonald
Labor Party
Laborites
MacDonald
France
United States
Great Britain
Milk in Paper Bottles Introduced for Milk Delivery
A winter innovation introduces paper milk bottles made from fiber paper shaped into a cone, paraffin sealed, and filled. The system keeps milk fresh up to five weeks with a tamper-proof metal seal and costs about three quarters of a cent per bottle. Glass bottles cost seven cents and breakage losses reach 15.6 million dollars yearly. The paper bottles promise quieter early-morning deliveries by eliminating clinking between bottles.
City Bachelors and the New York Romance Outlook
The article notes New York City leads the nation in unmarried men aged 25 to 34 and that the city’s marriage rate has fallen for seven years. It comments on single men rushing to Manhattan and staying single, contrasting romantic hopes with economic realities.
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O. O. McIntyre
New York
North American Review
Manhattan
New York City
Little Brown
Vale
Bagdad-on-the-Hudson
Hockey Rules and Roles in the Winter Game
A concise set of notes on hockey describes the winter sport played on ice with six skaters including a goalie. Players wear protective gear and use sticks to push the puck toward the goal while attempting to avoid penalties and penalties are served in the box. The game is divided into three periods.
Hockey Riffs Sink Into Zany Gridiron Talk
A lively critique of hockey culture pokes fun at period goals and crashes in fast pace. It notes players must skate expertly both forward and backward and endure punches and sticks during battles at the net. The piece jokes about insurance rating and the sport’s danger.
Wave Negroes Better Teeth In City Study
Personal Health Service by William Brady, M. D. discusses a 1925 26 survey of Atlanta negro school children and compares dental caries rates with groups in South Switzerland and South Africa. It argues diet before birth and infancy influences teeth quality, notes that many children have few cavities yet cautions that brushing habits are unclear. It also offers brief health guidance for expectant mothers and inquiries.
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United States
Atlanta
Switzerland
South Africa
Kraals
Africa
Machines and Ballot Boxes by Glenn Prank
An essay on the machine age and civic life argues that industrially shaped habits mold political behavior. It contrasts premachine and machine era workers, noting initiative and self reliance in early workers versus routine, ordered modern labor. The piece questions whether dependence at work spills into political obedience and asks if self rule can be enforced in industry while expecting it in voting.
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R. BD
G Dow
Barnum
United States
Tilm
Havre notes and European travel essays with a cook tour twist
The narrator recalls Havre port life and travel impressions from a Normandy coast voyage. Vivid scenes include sailors, seaport quirks, a local shopkeeper former hotel maid, and French culinary pride. Observations compare inland cities with seaports, echoing longing for solitude and the lure of European leisure versus American routines.
Billions for Stocks Tied Up in Speculation
Gage P. Wright of the Business Economic Digest estimates more than 10 billion dollars is tied up in stock market speculation. He ties the figure to broker loans near 6 billion dollars and notes margin accounts mean much of this levered money. He warns the total in New York and other cities rivals national surplus and approaches the assets of major insurers.
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Stock Exchange
Gage P. Wright
Business Economic Digest
Mr. Wright
New York City
Wright
Darwin P. Kingsley
New York Life Insurance Company
Evening Courier of Waterloo marks seventieth anniversary
Editorial notes Waterloo Evening Courier celebrates 70 years of publishing with Walter Hartman and his son John C. Hartman still editing. Traces Iowa press history from 1859 when John Teasdale renamed the Iowa State Register, and the Des Moines Star’s 1849 start. Praises pioneer initiative and perseverance shaping Iowa’s development.
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Des Moines Register
Evening Courier of
Waterloo
W. H. Hartman
John C. Hartman
Courier
John Teasdale
Citizen
Des Moines
Iowa State Register
Star
Iowa
William Hartman
Evening Courier
William Hartmans
Washington Daybook on Washington society and car tags
Washington Daybook notes the social hierarchy in Washington with auto tag numbers from 1 to 1,000 for privileged officials and others, then 2-digit lettered numbers for the rest. It describes figures like Chief Justice Taft, Longworth, and Reynolds, plus the jet black and yellow tag design and projected 1929 tag issuance.
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Washington, D. C
New York
Washington
Taft
Sheaker
Nicholas Longworth
Reynolds
Supreme Court
White House
Zens
Diplomatic Corps
Congress
Congressional
Megro
District of Columbia
On Being Forty as Time Shapes Life’s Outlook
A Chicago Tribune reflection argues forty marks a shift in life’s pace and meaning. Time thickens, memories become polyphonic, and men and women face past and future differently. The piece cites Montaigne, Bacon, and William James to urge selfauthentic, active engagement, urging older readers to develop new skills and habits rather than chase false youth.
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Chicago Tribune
Bridge as a School Subject in Manchester and Cleveland
Guardian Weekly discusses making bridge a compulsory subject in British schools and considering similar plans for Cleveland. The piece mocks the fad while noting bridge as a mental exercise and social asset, joking about grand slams and a future class of Dr Slammer with strong discarding and finesse.
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Manchester
Eng
Guardian Weekly
Cleveland
Educational Board
Views of the People Blessed and Didn't Know It
A Waterloo reader recalls meals in a State Normal days, cooking on a single kerosene stove and bartering for liver at the butcher shop, contrasting poverty with current luxury while suggesting liver’s nutritional value for anemia. The letter ends with a humorous tribute to dietary familiarity from years past.
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Waterloo
State Normal
State Teachers College
Kellogg's
Ilver
Frenchwomen in prison face fate as judges weigh mercy
Paris dispatch reports five women, four condemned to death by guillotine for murder, while Madame Marthe Hanau, a 42 year old financier, stands accused of large scale fraud. Public pleas for equal punishment stir debate as president Doumergue must decide on clemency amid ongoing inquiries and full embroidering in prison. The article also notes Davenport Times on the Upper Mississippi nine foot channel hearings and inland waterway progress with Gen. Ashburn describing rising river traffic and planned grain terminals.
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Hazel Reayis
Paris
France
Gray
Saint Lazare
Nfe
Jin
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Madame Hanau
Madame Hansa
Madame Hanat
Ike & Man
Equal Rights Movement
Doumergue
Davenport
Upper
Mississippi
St. Paul
O. L. Hall
Siack
Twin Cities
Genoa
Wis
Ashburn
Inland Waterways Coorporation
House
St. Paul Beliave
Altho
Gov
Hammill
Congressman Letts
Middlewest
Liability for Crashes and Auto Insurance
Oakland Acorn notes a forthcoming legislative session may consider compulsory auto liability insurance. The piece argues the present system makes only financially responsible drivers bear risk, while careless drivers escape consequences except in major injuries.
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Oakland
Acorn
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