Enforcement of Eighteenth Amendment Proves It Works
Washington reports show intensified enforcement under Commissioner Haynes with less bootlegging, fewer open saloons, and widespread cooperation among federal state and local authorities. Editors cartoons and public opinion reflect support, while propaganda from opponents confirms the success of prohibition efforts. The metaphor the shoe is pinching underscores growing enforcement across the nation.
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Washington, D. C
Haynes
Salvation Army
Cedar Heights Bans Free Life of Tin Cans in Clean-Up Edict
Cedar Heights announces a strict cleanup drive banning tin cans weeds leaves and debris from yards in a bid to a 99.44 percent clean town. Mayor Roy L Stetzel seals the order directing families to tidy their lots during May 8 to 13 with a mobilized Boy Scout volunteer effort overseeing vacant lots.
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Cedar Heights
Viet
Roy L.stétzel
Stetzel
Tama honors J S Hunnicutt centenarian birthday
Tama celebrates J S Hunnicutt of Tama Iowa on his 100th birthday with a public testimonial and a purse of 105 dollars. He has lived in Tama since 1853 and remains in remarkable physical and mental condition at age.
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Tama
J. S. Hunnicutt
Hunnicutt
How to Make a Home Flashlight Stand for Photography
A 1922 era guide explains constructing an adjustable flashlight stand from wood tin and brass hinges. The upright consists of three wood strips with a movable center, a tin flash box folds and wedges together with soldered edges, wings on a top tin box hold the assembly, and a haloed D bottom hosts a fuse to fire the flash safely from underneath.
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Agspciated
Radio in the Home The Two Types of Detectors Shown
The pictures compare two detector types: a crystal cat whisker detector with mineral touch and a clamp, and an audion bulb described as Aladdin's Lamp of science, illustrating early radio technology.
What's All This About a "Detector" No. 6
An older newspaper explainer contrasts crystal detectors with incandescent light detectors in radio sets. It explains how detectors and condensers shape high frequency currents into audible pulses, likening the detector to a traffic cop and the audion bulb to a wide one way street that boosts signals for distant listening.
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Public Ledger Company
Burroughs Nature Club Q&A From 1931
Answers from the Burroughs Nature Club note column discuss polar bears diet, goose eggs, setting hens, and preserving moths and butterflies. Practical tips cover housing pinned specimens, use of napthalene, Riker mounts, and simple insect-proof trays.
Y M C A Urges Bay Youth Learn to Swim as Duty
A Y M C A communication argues it is a duty for Bay youths to learn swimming while young. It stresses self protection and the ability to save others, noting one free annual swim lesson and urging boys to watch for dates.
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C. A. Boys' Department
Waterloo Y. M. CG
A Friendship of Ir Fox In Union There Is Strength
The tale shows Mr Fox guiding wood folk to unite against a barking dog. He schemes a joint plan to trap the intruder, claiming friendship and teamwork. Amid the pursuit, Owl misdirects the group, roaring that Fox’s house is aflame. Fox reacts with anger and resolve.
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Wor
Dog
Mr. Fox
Fox
Mr. Pox
Big Rock
Myr
Owl exposes Fox as false friend in woodland tale
In a crowded woodland scene the animals flee a fire as Pax rants about friendship. Mr Owl reveals Jack Rabbit and others used by a clever Fox. The group learns true friendship lies in action, not words, and praise Owl for exposing Fox.
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