Newsprint Ledger Reports Health Alarm From Birds
A historical newspaper page notes rising concerns over disease sources, detailing how animals and birds, once seen as harmless, are linked to illnesses like plague infantile paralysis. Dr. L H McCluskey of Moundsville West Virginia presents research suggesting migratory birds could spread disease and warrants further study and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. McCluskey
Moundsvills
W. Va
West Virginia
McCluskey
Fake signed sports stories spark ethics debate
The piece cites a 12 year old son of a pitcher and Jack Dempsey in lawsuits to critique fraud in syndicated signed stories. It condemns cash for fake author credits and urges zero tolerance for misrepresentation in sports journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shane the Lad
Jack Dempsey
Legal and Ethical Questions in Bootlegged Water Trade
The piece debates a bootlegger’s sale of water as a substitute for alcohol and whether such deception can trigger legal redress. It notes the federal stance that bootlegger profits are taxable, while enforcement remains limited, and questions if a buyer or rival bootlegger could sue for breach of contract or fraud under the Volstead Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hartman Co
Courier
Corner Park Ave
Commercial St
John
Ybes
Waterloo
Les
Associated Press
United Press International News
Audit Bureau of Circulations
New York
Philadelphia
Ghitage
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Story
Brooks & Finley
Federal Treasury Department
R. V
Mr. L. B
Sweet smelling fertilizer reform takes root say bureau of soils
The United States Bureau of Soils reportedly developed a cocoa and chocolate by product plant food with four percent nitrogen that smells pleasant and makes fields feel like cocoa. Farmers may welcome the aromatic substitute as youth leave rural acres for cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Soils
Tis Laboratory
Brown
Recess in Schools Urged by Dr Brady Health Note
Dr William Brady condemns removal of regular recess and harsh classroom discipline as harming children. He cites kidney and chorea risks from constraining bathroom needs and urges teachers and parents to preserve recess and address improper punishment. Readers' health questions are answered in brief Q and A segments.
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Lfe
Brady
William Brady
Police Court Minds By Glenn Frank and Old Age Insurance
A composite essay commentary argues the police court mind corrupts public thinking and favors victory over truth in campaigns and academia. It cites George Santayana on philosophical bias and questions university reforms and faculty defenses against change while urging cultivation of truth seeking habits and a hopeful, active intellect.
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Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Century
McClure
George Santayana
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Bleacher defined in New York society gossip column
A social column describes the so called bleacher a well dressed fifty year old man who buffers between scandal and women he moves in luxury circles at Palm Beach Whitehall and Bradley's and is seen with famous showgirls while wearing old money charm and courtly manners the piece also notes opera patrons including Italian barbers Greek shoe shiners and Jolson among others with chorus girls aiming for grand opera.
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New York
Maine Woods
Nile
Palm Beach ‘Sands
Whitehall
Dianas
Bradley
Forty-sixth Street
Uncle Wiggily's Clever Trick
Uncle Wiggily buys a toy tin alligator to play a trick on his wife and Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. The rabbit plans a playful prank as the toy chases and snaps, hoping to make them jump and squeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
Uncle Wiggsily
Jane
Toy Tin Alligator Wows Santa's Workshop at North Pole Store
A wind up tin alligator crawls across counters as toy clerks from Santa Claus workshops in the North Pole prepare Christmas gifts. Uncle Wiggily is amused by the realistic toy while a dog Rentleman and Rabbit Uncle Wiggity react to the prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rentleman
Santa Claus
North Pole
Jane
Mr. Longears
Uncle Wiggily
Monstec
White Fire and Broadway Intrigue Unfold in Novel
Tabor Wynne confronts a tangled personal and professional web as his wife June and lover Lance Fairless clash with Miss Jenny Challis. Mona Desmond needles secrets from Tabor about Broadway deals while Arlington courts a rising star for next season, warning of fierce competition and shifting loyalties. The chapter ends with plans and a bleak note on profitable deception in theater.
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Tabor Wynne
June
Llfe
Jazay Gayottes
Nev
Lance Feairless
Wynne
Jennifer Challis
Wynn
Fairless
News York
Miss Challis
Lance
June In Her Faithless, Trueight
Jenny
Mona
Tabor
Tabby
Broadway
Aittle
Ariington
Marriage Market Company
Charley Ar Hington
Arlington
Jennifer
Arington
Charles Burlington
Miss Desmond
Billy Cain
Billy Goin
Desmond
Algonquin
Cracks from Iowa Paragraphers
A compact clipping notes quotes from several Iowa newspapers and a misnomer about Turkish towels, reflecting on idle talk and the era’s writing trends. It lists quotes from Boone News-Republican Cedar Rapids Gazette Council Bluffs Nonpareil Ottumas Courier and Ohio State Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone News-Republican
Ohio State Journal
Burroughs Nature Club Answers Snakes and Crocodiles
The column presents readers questions and yesterday's answers on nature topics. It covers why snakes shed skin, whether narwhals are fish or legend, mating in tame canaries, plus medicinal uses of milkweed, alligator versus crocodile differences and regional facts from North America and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature Notes
Asclepias
Book of Knowledge
West Indies
North
South America
Africa
Asia
America
Journey to Mars Spaceflight Ideas From Uncle Ray
Uncle Ray discusses the challenges of reaching Mars by airplane or rocket. He notes distances of about 40 million miles and the thin upper atmosphere, comparing risks of takeoff and landing. He suggests radio instruments and potential Mars contact as possible future steps.
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Mars
Earth
Ray
Tomoren
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Samson Bob
Atlanta Constitution
International Gathering of
Vienna
William Brady, M. D
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The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Long Island
Florida
California
Hestler
Upper Fifth Avenue
Shentytown
Carnegie Hall
Howard FR. Garis
Mr, Jones
Harry
HAR Insurance Co
Abe Martin
Louis Joseph Vance
Unele
Uncle
Uncle Wigeguy
Gator
Snappie
Wigalily
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Council Bluffs
Ottumas
Burroughs Nature Club
Houghton Aup Elis Co
Uncle Ray’s
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