Difficulties of the Intimate Papers of Col House Volumes 3 and 4
The review notes delays in publishing the third and fourth volumes of The Intimate Papers of Col House due to objections from foreign offices notably France and Italy and Lord Balfour. It explains a long struggle to present documents in their original form and questions why secrecy persists after World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cold House
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Col. House
France
Italy
Lord Balfour
Uncle Sam and the Farmer in Federal Aid Debate
An examination of how U S government policy has aided rural residents. The piece lists measures such as the 1916 farm loan act, warehouse act, 1922 tariff, intermediate credit banks, War Finance Corporation extensions, cooperative marketing division, rural free delivery, packers and stockyards acts, grain futures, road and waterway improvements, and land banks. It notes agriculture receives six dollars from agriculture for every dollar industry gets from commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Hugh J. Hughes
War Finance Corporation
Co-Operative
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Hughes
Wages and Living Costs in Postwar America
A pamphlet from the American Tariff League presents two tables on wages and living costs. It compares real wage indexes by city with London as 100, showing Philadelphia near 192, Paris 59, Lisbon 30, and others. It traces money wages from 1913 base to 1926, noting doubling of living costs by 1920 and the purchasing power index for workers as linked to cost of living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Tariff League
America
London
Lisbon
Rome
Paris
Berlin
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Ottawa
Philadelphia
Wages and crime prompt calls for fair punishment in Chicago
The article notes wage trends since 1917 with ratios rising to 130.1 in 1926, arguing over the value of commodities over dollars. It cites Florence Knapp's jail term for padding census payrolls and Maurice E. Connolly’s year plus a $500 fine for sewer contract fraud while Queens borough president. It condemns lenient penalties and political graft, pointing to a Chicago ward worker who admitted taking 10 from Judge Eller for 14 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Knapp
New York
Maurice E. Connolly
Borough of
Queens
Twentieth Ward
Crowe- Thompson-Eller
Chicago
Emanuel Eller
Austrian Skin Feeding Rumor Stirring Health Itch
Readers relay a Vienna dispatch about an Austrian doctor who allegedly feeds nourishment through the skin to sustain strength and body heat. The note derides the hoax as promotion for questionable medical schemes and warns about sensational claims in press circles.
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Jonger
Vienna
Harley Street
France
Mabel
Vienna Dispatch
The Age-Old Passion To Fly By Glenn Frank
A reflective review of Harold Guidard’s book Bird Man, noting the lure of air travel and humanity’s longing for flight. The piece traces aviation’s romance from Darius Green to modern science, contrasting adventurous myth with scientific progress. It cites Robert Frost and explores the recurring dream of winged man and the role of the era’s rational thinkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Capsright
McClure
Harold Guidard
W. H. Hudson
Robert Frost
Mr. Goddard
Robert Prost
Broadway Booms and Busts in New York City
A 1928 column on Broadway spendthrifts and the high life, detailing lavish dinners, private detectives, and flattery schemes around Park Avenue and the White Way. It notes patterns of downfall, the lure of money, and the celebrities and behaviors shaping the nightlife economy. It cites a Salt Lake City party with costly extras and mentions Albert Payson Terhune’s popularity.
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New ‘York
New York
Spendthri T
Park Avenue
Broadway Good Fellowship
Broadway
Uncle Wiggily Climbing Cabbage Adventure
Nurse Jane Fuz ay Wuzzy asks Uncle Wiggily to find a large cabbage for a Sunday cake. The rabbit gentleman promises to bring the largest cabbage he can find and even offers a wheelbarrow to haul it home, hoping to discover one too big to lift.
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Jane Fuzay Wuzzy
Uncle Wiggily
Mr. Longears
Mr. Twistytail
Tabpage
Mr. Longeats
Jane
Thele Wiggily
Uncle Wiggily Helps On Frozen Ice in Cabbage Hunt
Uncle Wiggily pushes a wheelbarrow while seeking an adventure and cabbage for Nurse Jane. He overhears two voices crying for help and investigates a frozen brook where Jackie Bow Bow the puppy dog stands on the ice barking, unable to move.
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Jane
Uncle Wiggily
Mr. Longearts
Mr. Longears
Jackie Bow Bow
Jackie
Uncle Wigerly
Jacke
Uncle Wiggily and the Climbing Cabbage Finale
Uncle Wiggily frees Jackie the pup from a cracked ice edge then hauls cabbage to Nurse Jane for a cake. A runaway wheelbarrow dumps the cabbage, which climbs a slanting tree before being retrieved and made into dessert verdict.
Burroughs Nature Notes Questions and Answers
Nature notes column summarizes reader questions on snakes birds fur and pigeons with answers. Includes details on pigeon versus dove origins, fly lifespan, insect reproduction, thorns function, and a 1872 family reunion near Gulde Rock Nebraska with descendants gathering at a homestead.
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John Watl
Gulde Rock
Neb
Iowa
Abe Martin Quips On Appearance And Sleep Remedies
Druggist Acite Small Uday notes men pay more attention to personal appearance as a customer leaves with five bottles of hair tonic. Miss Gerb Wiis jokes about insomnia and counting calories until a steep cut. Yams this mornin.
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Acite
Gerb Wiis
Messages to Mars and the mystery of Oomaruru
Dr. Mansfield Robinson in England sends a wireless message to his Martian friend Oomaruru from a London station but gets no reply. He claims astral travel and telepathic contact while skeptics doubt the feat. The piece reflects on interplanetary communication hopes and the era’s scientific credulity.
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Mars
Garcia
Mansfield Robinson
Boyden
Hertfordshire
England
London
Oomaruru
St. Albans
Sayants
London Express
Scoffers
Christopher Columbus
Atlantic
Robinson
Marconi
North America
Nogi Matsusu
Merewandt
Earth
Mystery Night Raid Pulls Englander Wounded Suspects
In a foggy Italian town Tavern er and his ally Haye chase clues about a missing Miss Haye amid a German raid on Dighton’s organization. Marney returns as police sweep villas and a late rendezvous uncovers gun raids, disguises, and a tense pursuit toward Sestri Levante.
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Memmey
Beaver
Dizhlon
Marney
Marmey
Utes Wu
Miss Haye
Taverner
Dighton
Dightan
Smnyth
Dighvan
You
Cain
Thas
Langley
Ahlberg
Gilad
Haye
Rome
England
Villa Sabino
Greta
London
Rapallo
Tavertier
Fontanelli
Signor Marney
Signor
Ragland
Signore Paola
Tess
Marey
Lizard
Totel
Meade
Sestri Levante
Horses Drag Airplane From Mud in Cedar Rapids
A Chicago to Omaha air mail plane forced to land in Cedar Rapids Iowa became stuck in a mucky field after heavy rains. A farmer used a team to haul the aircraft free and the craft was able to resume flight. The incident highlights how the horse aided early air travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Dear Conetta Cardalico I answer your pet query
From Uncle Rays mail bag I share news from reader Concetta Cardalico who has two dogs and seven cats plus a black cat in a car story. A kind policeman halted traffic to help a cat carry kittens. I offer a leaflet on care and feeding of dogs if readers request a copy.
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Ray
Trix
Bil
Iast
California
Boston
Globe
Conleetta
Uncle Ray
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