Oil politics and conservation stance in the press
A 1930s style editorial discusses the oil sector in the mid continent with notes on large stocks and falling prices. It argues for a conservation policy to stabilize the industry, prevent waste, and ensure future supply while acknowledging motorist concerns about higher prices. Geologists warn pools are not inexhaustible and new petroleum formation is limited.
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Ee Ee
Iha
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
San
Mid-Continent
United States
Ford On Utilities and Municipal Ownership
Henry Ford rejects municipal ownership of public utilities as impractical, arguing government control blends with politics and invites inefficiency and graft. He notes private initiative is driven by profit, while public managers lack a stake beyond salaries and can rely on taxation if failures occur.
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Ford
Henry Ford
Uncle Sam as umpire in peace pact debate
The Shotwell resolution would make the United States the arbiter in disputes between signatories of the Kellogg Briand pact by deciding aggressor nations and cutting trade, especially in munitions. It warns such a role would drag the U S into repeated controversies and strain international amity.
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Uncle Sam
United States Senate
Prof
Shotwell
Columbia University
United States
United States Leads Half World’s Labor Says Miner Policy Leader
Prof GC Leith, chair of the Mining and Metallurgical Society committee on foreign and domestic mining policy, states that the north Atlantic countries perform two thirds of the world’s work. He notes the United States alone is doing about a major share of this effort.
Center of industry remains tied to mineral riches
The article argues that industrial activity is heavily concentrated in the north Atlantic nations due to abundant mineral resources. It cites Prof Leith noting the mining industries will remain tributary for a long time, with the United States leading in quantity, distribution, grade, and accessibility. A shift would require longer lasting underground stores and cheaper, faster transport developments.
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Great Britain
North Atlantic
Leith
United States
How to Prevent Anemia By WILDLAM BRADY M D
Health guidance notes that anemia is rarely caused by iron deficiency and lists common sources of blood weakness. Key points include carbon monoxide exposure from home fixtures, overuse of certain painkillers, limited sunlight in winter, frequent subtle bleeding, laxatives and salts weakening blood, and hidden infections in gums or tonsils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golly
Bright
Mothers Beware and Letters on Child Guidance
A reader questions parental methods for teenage boys and the value of confidential letters to a columnist. The response warns against harsh scolding, notes the boy appears sound, and suggests maternal guidance should avoid public airing. The column also touches on home remedies and cautions about prolonged internal use of certain substances.
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Meson
The 1929 Model Dinosaur Reflections on Big Business
The column reviews Glen Buck s Perils of Bigness arguing that mass production offers great potential yet risks diminishing returns when enterprises outpace change. It warns that mergers can slow agility like a dinosaur and stresses that boards cannot replace decisive leadership.
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Glen Buck
Buck
Ike
Siater
Mr. Buck
Higher Literature The Ameri can people price for prose
A collage of caustic commentary on writing pay and public life. The piece cites President Coolidge offered one dollar a word and recalls Teddy Roosevelt with Scribners. It jokes about inflation and the literary market, mixing local notices with poems and lighter city items.
Lent and My Home Meditation and Prayer
Meditation notes that the home is lifes primary school and love is the only law for both family and society. It urges an understanding heart to share in joys and sorrows and to seek divine illumination through love, ending with a prayer for a pure heart and return from wandering thoughts to God.
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Jove
Fragmentary note on European libraries and culture
A partial text discusses libraries as sources of knowledge rather than appearance. It mentions France's Bibliothèque Nationale as a famed institution tucked in a city district and references London's British Museum with a grand dome, highlighting the cultural importance of major libraries.
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Europe
France
Bibliotheque Nationale
National Library
Pris
London
Brita Museum
Audubon Home as Memorial in Civic Bird Cause
Austin Tims argues for preserving John James Audubon’s Riverside Drive home as a public memorial. He highlights New York’s bird sanctuaries, major institutions with outstanding avian collections, and the broader aim to honor Audubon like St. Francis of Assisi, noting his life among birds and his lasting cultural impact.
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Manhattan
New York
Central Park
Gronx Zoo
American Museum of Natural History
John James Audubon
Riverside Drive
Audubon
Edgar Allan Poe
Fordham
St. Francis of Assisi
IRD
Audubon Trail
Cuvier, Trench
Coolidge
Mountain Lase
Pla
Edward W. Bolton
Joseph Duveen
Leonardo da’ Vinci
Izaak Walton
St. Franceis
Ambitious Jazz Leaders Shape a Nationwide Fame Trend
New York readers catch a portrait of jazz orchestra leaders as modern celebrities. Paul White and Ben Bernie emerge as distinct personalities with commercial offices, while Vincent Lopez presents restrained elegance and Eddie Peabody adds baton showmanship. The piece notes high earnings, nightlife intrigue, and evolving public interest in jazz impresarios and scenes around Harlem, with hints of salon rumors and private contrasts behind public charm.
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New York
Manhattan
Vincent Lopez
Ark Hickman
Guild
Eddie Peabody
Paul Ash
Bound Exhibits Bring European Bookbindery To Washington
The National Library hosts a Bray bound exhibit from France, showing 400 books from the sixth to the nineteenth centuries. The collection, owned by the French Republic, highlights masterful bindings and historical royal library origins. The show, never before exhibited as a unit, closes in March and is valued in the millions. Also described are Harlem in Paris style balls, with black communities in Paris featuring jazz, dance, and nightlife, including true and less wholesome clubs.
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Bloomsbury
Congressional
Washington
Paris
M National
France
Louis Mil
King’s Library
New World
Duc Onf
Harlem
Turning Point in a Sailor's Career to Junior Officer
Captain George Fried discusses the seafaring ladder from graduate to junior officer and beyond. He stresses education, leadership, and discipline as keys to advancement, with cautionary tales of pride and improper orders. The piece cites examples like Harry Manning and notes advancement hinges on performance rather than pull or luck.
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George
Fried
Associated Press
Knce
Opie
Pried
Harry Manning
President Roosevelt
Georgia Songsters Highlight Washington Georgia Night
Washington 7 Daybook notes a Georgia evening in Washington with the Georgia Songsters from Emory University performing for about 1,500 Georgia natives in attendance. The event drew attention to state pride as figures like Senator W. F. George and Rep. Cox sat in boxes, and the crowd sang Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. The piece illustrates how transplants keep roots in home states while living in the capital.
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Georgia
Malcolm H. Dewey
Emory University
Atlanta
Washington
Dixie
W. d. Harris
Walter F. George
Mit
Thomas M. Bell
W. W. Larsen
E. Cox
George
Ike Lhis
Maine
Florida
Brain Tests for Now Evening Post a Teaser
A condensed quiz from the Now Evening Post asks quick calculation problems including postage costs for special delivery and registration, currency comparisons between English and American money, speed conversions, and travel times between New York and Chicago with answers promised on the Society Page.
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United States
New York
Chicago
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