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Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulations
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley, Representatives
Levees Alone Not Practical for Mississippi Floods
In the South the belief persists that levees alone cannot restrain the Mississippi during floods. Dikes, if built, would be prohibitively costly in money and loss of adjacent property. Louisiana opinion calls Secretary Davis’ battle analogy inadequate and urges open minded study by competent authorities to explore spillways and better defense maneuvers.
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South
Lousiana
Davis
New Orleans
Mississippi
Rubber price rise prompts questions on planters profits
A 1922 price cap on crude rubber at 36 cents a pound, raised to 48 cents by 1926, sparks inquiry into why. An Outlook writer links higher prices to dividend rates of British rubber firms, noting Golconda Malay 40 percent, Kapar Para 45 percent, and Kepong Malay 62.5 percent, with British and Dutch holdings dominating about 85 percent of world output.
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United States
Golconda Malay Rubber Company
Kapar Para
Rembau Jelel Rubber Company
Kepong Malay Rubber Estate
Business outlook for 1927 shows uneven but stable gains
The National City Bank economists rate general US business as encouraging with signs of good returns ahead. They cite strong manufacturing and steel, ample money for business, high building activity, and resilient foreign trade. Concerns include coal strikes, Mississippi floods, poor western crops, and overproduction. Overall, no fundamental weakness is seen, just intensified competition.
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United States
National City Bank of New York
The Case For Laughter in Paris School
Charles City Press notes a Paris project to teach laughter with courses to be announced. The piece muses on whether it will cover when what or how to laugh, then argues that authentic laughter benefits health and preserves sanity and tolerance through proper breathing and voice control.
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Charles City Press
Paris
Soap Myths and Soap Use in Public Health
A health expert argues plain soap and water suffices to curb disease. He criticizes antiseptic additives and dental rinses, urges widespread proper handwashing, and notes soap as the key disinfectant beyond air and sunlight. He dismisses excessive soap use and other cleansing products as waste.
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New England
Scarlet fever serum debate for immunization safety
In neighborhood outbreaks, two scarlet fever serum types exist and appear similarly effective or ineffective. Experts say immunization with either type is safe and perhaps advisable in a neighborhood epidemic, though some doctors condemn it due to rare deaths. Also notes on using soft ear protectors for sleep and a reminder about letter replies to Dr. Brady.
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Reynard
R. C
America's Crowd Kaiser by Glenn Frank
Glenn Frank argues postwar America mirrors prewar Germany under the Kaiser as mass culture and collectivism supplant individualism. He cites Kidd on rapid reform, warns that the Crowd is reshaping American soul to favor economic efficiency over liberty, and questions whether benefits justify the loss of sturdy individualism.
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Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
The
Century Magazine
America
Kaiser
Germany
Goethe
Schiller
Adams
Jefferson
Benjamin Kidd
Kidd
Samuel Adamses
Thomas Jeffersons
Responsibilities of Motoring
Fairfield Ledger warns that speed dulls awareness and death rides with the driver. It stresses shared responsibility for all riders to avoid distractions and keep attention on safe driving. Young motorists are urged to prioritize focus over playful activity and passenger demands.
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Fairfield Ledger
Jazz on the edge of reform reshapes public taste
New York reports a swing back toward sentimentality in jazz as reform pressures rise. Jazz kings will curb reckless bravura, aiming for a respectable, subdued sound while preserving its global influence and marquee status in Broadway revues.
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New York
Tin Pan al- Jey
Roger Wolfe Kahn
New Orleans
America
Broadway
Paris
Montmartre
London
Constantinople
Shanghai
Uncle Wiggily and the Danger Bird
In a tale from Howard Garis Uncle Wiggily avoids a plot by Fox Wolf and Weasel to trap him using a hidden road hole. A Cardinal bird senses danger, warns Uncle Wiggily, and the goat and rabbit stop before tragedy. The trio escapes unharmed, and the danger bird is hailed.
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Bob
Mr. Longears
Will
Uncle Butter
Fox
Wiggily
Wolf
Uncle Wiggily
Uncle Wiggl-iv
Uncle
Rabbit
Building to house livery stable on Jefferson street
Fifty years ago on May 30 1877 George C Snowden began a brick livery stable project on Jefferson street 28 by 40 feet to hold 16 horses L R Crotty to run it A second wooden carriage house will store sleighs and provide sleeping quarters J Gates married Miss Sarah F Rumsey at Rochester Rev James Harrison longtime minister born 1802 Orange New Jersey died after long illness corner stone Grace M E church set for June 6 Nineteen farmer teams dined at City Mills revival of business noted A dry goods man John E Hoff building a residence Dog and cat in Ireland Myers store caused chandelier fall during a rope incident
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George C. Snowden
Jefferson Street
L. R. Crotty
James Harrison
Orange
N. J
Harrison
William College
Princeton University
Newark
Burlington
Waterloo
First Presbyterian Church
May
Elias
Henry J
Interior Department
Washington, D. C
George
Bloomington, Il
Memorial day notes and real estate sale recap
Forty years ago on Memorial day in La Porte City the crowd heard former Governor Baren R. Sherman deliver the address. George E. Lichty bought Henry Martin corner for 2300 dollars, noting a stairway upgrade and rent from upstairs rooms. The day featured a large parade, civic groups, and injuries from a runaway carriage and a street car driver’s broken leg. Also included are local curiosities about the ocean sunfish and a brief fishing anecdote.
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Baren R. Sherman
la Porte City
Des Moines
Twenty Years Ago Highlights From June 1 1907
Dr. Cecil Bickley returns from New York to visit his father Dr. J G Bickley before an internship at Hahnemann hospital. Charles H Eightey escapes injury in a buggy runaway at Appleton Wisconsin. Memorial Day address by Rev Eugene D Hull at Lincoln Park with Threatening weather reducing attendance. A quartet performed Brave Hearts Sleep On and Rev Elias Skinner read the death roll. Brown receives brick for a Commercial street apartment project opposite the post office. Gentry Brothers' animal show draws crowds. F L Marquis buys the west side fire station for 6500 from the city. May 28 frost reaches 34 degrees with mixed damage reports. May rainfall 2.39 inches. Miss Mildred Reaney visits her brother at Iowa State University.
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Cecil Bickley
New York College of Medicine
J. G. Bickley
New York
Hahnemann Hospital
Robert
Eugene D. Hull
Grace M. E. Church
Lincoln Park
Elmo Bateman
Maita Mishler
J. R. Vaughan
George S. Venner
Elias Skinner
Sunfish Fishing Fun and Terch Tales From Uncle Rays Corner
Uncle Rays Corner shares a cheerful guide to sunfish known as punkin seed, describing its size six to ten inches oval form and bright colors. It notes sunfish schools inhabit fresh water and can be caught with corked lines or handheld hooks, offering thrills when the cork dips. The piece also mentions perch as a common companion catch in similar habitats.
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Rat
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Highlights Questions
The column invites readers to send Nature questions with answers to appear in future notes. It lists questions about a six-inch brown bird with two short notes and a loud whistle, deer varieties in North America, a gray garden toad eating a goldfish, and observations on beaver daytime activity, shallow-water mollusk habitats, and ovenbird habitat preferences in forests with open spaces.
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Nature Notes Dept
North America
John Burroughs
Nordic Blonds Warn About Lindbergh Feat
A St Louis Post-Dispatch note playfully cautions Nordic idol worshipers about credit for Lindbergh’s feat. It compares Nordic names Ryan and Mahoney to Nordic derivation and riffs on Leif Erikson versus Lindbergh in a tongue in cheek speculative tone.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Lindbergh
Leif Ericson
America
Leif
Ryan Air Mane Company
Mahoney
Ryan
Chriotopher Columbus Nlay
Ler Ericson
A DISTINCTION: Borah on Prohibition and the Eighteenth Amendment
In Boston Evening Transprint a note explains that even Mr. Borah did not claim repeal of prohibition. He refers to the policy as the eighteenth amendment, signaling cautious stance on the current law and its enforcement.
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Boston
Borah
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