Autobiographies in new congressional directory trimmed
Censors edit political bios for brevity in the new directory. Several lawmakers reduce claims or avoid past exploits, with Lindbergh, Lane, Du Pont, Saulsbury, Baker, Davis, Britten, Thompson, Littlepage, Hull, McLemore and Kincheloe cited as examples of tightened self presentations and updated personal notes.
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Joint Committee On Printing
Congressional Directory
Lindbergh
Minnesota
Charles A
Little Falls
Senator Lane
Oregon
Harry Lane
du Pont
Delaware
Saulsbury
Baker
California
Cyclone” Davis
Texas
Britten
Chicago
Thompson
Kansas
Representative Littlepage
West Virginia
Harry E Hull
Iowa
Mr. Pepper
Jeff McLemore
Houston
Tex
McLemore
David H. Kincheloe
Madisonville
Goosefish hailed as underused food source by fisheries bureau
The U S Bureau of Fisheries promotes the goosefish or monkfish as a valuable food source with ten recipes for its preparation. Despite 20 million pounds discarded annually by Atlantic fishermen, the fish offers high nutritive value comparable to cod. It is plentiful along the Atlantic coast to the Carolinas, with thousands of pounds caught on trawl lines and nets. The fish’s large head and unsightly appearance deter buyers, yet its flesh yields a high usable proportion and could reduce impact on other species. Widely consumed in Europe, goosefish is known as sea devil in Germany and is prepared by smoking or other methods in Britain and Italy.
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Bureau of Fisheries
Atlantic
New England
Carolinas
Europe
North Sea
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Washington to gain vast public amusement park plan
Col W W Harts proposes a 327 acre development southeast of Potomac Park across from Seventh street wharves. The plan centers on a 40,000 seat stadium with a U shaped grandstand scalable to a full oval. It includes 13 baseball diamonds plus pools, cricket fields, 28 tennis courts, an 18 hole golf course and multiple basketball and croquet facilities.
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District of Columbia
Col. W. W. Harts
Congress
Colonel Harts
Potomac Park
Seventh Street
Spanish Becomes Popular Study at the Capital
At the commerce building, a group of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce staff meets twice weekly for Spanish lessons while Russian classes run on another two afternoons. Initiated by Dr. Edward Ewing Iratt, the program is voluntary and funded by participants. Several students may be promoted or seek private employment, as Latin American trade grows.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Tvaneriin
Nour
Bureau
Edward Ewing Iratt
South America
United States
United” ‘States
One Piece Frock for Business Wear Adds Practical Charm
The article favors one piece frocks over shirtwaists with skirts for business wear, highlighting practicality in smoke laden cities by reducing laundering. It describes a blue and green plaid frock with a plaited waist and skirt, a sailor collar, and pearl buttons, plus neckwear options with high collars.
Distinctive Design for Mature Women in Lace Embroidered Fashions
The feature highlights a refined fashion trend favoring tulle light laces and nets in green satin accents. A mature woman’s blouse showcases narrow val insertions, a high green satin collar, and black chantilly overdrapery with green gold banding, tied by a black velvet girdle and bow.
Short coats bring shorter skirts for fall and winter
Designers predict street suits will feature skirts five to seven inches shorter than previous styles. The trend emphasizes streamlined silhouettes and coordinated outerwear.
Turban of Soft Velvet Tops Winter Fashion Notes
A velvet quilted turban draped over the head leads the season’s smart styles. Crepes satin and silks also appear in draped hats resembling the Latin quarter artist cap. The Puritan crowned toy-piece remains in vogue with plush crown and satin faced brim for winter wear.
Fall and Winter Coat Styles Preview
A long separate coat gains popularity for fall and winter. New colors include dark green purple gray and blue, in subdued tones shaping upcoming fashion.
Bosco the Plumber Bear at Prospect Park Zoo Captivates Keeper Court
A Brooklyn Eagle feature profiles Bosco a Russian plumber bear at Prospect Park Zoo No 1 Bear Place. He studies the water tank in his cage imitates humans discovers a trap digs in the water tank and may learn plumbing skills while remaining a gentle favorite of Head Keeper O'Brien and staff.
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Prospect Park Zoo
Tosco
Bosco
Bear Place
Wilt Ural Mountains
O’brien
Brooklyn Eagle
Women in Industry Men in Garb and Ambition Across England and U.S.
Women take leading roles in labor and science with Miss Eva Cunningham winning a 80 competitor efficiency contest in Haverhill. Florence Powdermaker becomes assistant chemist for Baltimore’s health board, a first for a woman. The Countess Benchendorff is noted as a top London bridge player, while Cleveland foundries employ 300 women at punching and drilling tasks. Ella J. Slutz, a blind Ohio State freshman, aims to complete a four year degree while living and working for room and board.
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England
Eva Cunningham
Haverhill
Mass
Florence Powdermaker
Baltimore
Ella J. Slutz
Ohio State University
Slutz
French Sergeant Suits Trench Service Despite Wounding
A French sergeant severely wounded in 1879 reportedly suffering periods of numbness and loss of smell and touch, yet could be a capable trench service candidate if the correspondent’s claim proves true.
Courteous Interchange Between Old Friends
A brief exchange recalls a past refusal and rekindles courtesy. Mrs. Gaddy and an unnamed speaker reminisce with a warm line about gratitude, highlighting a reunion moment in a genteel social vignette.
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Gaddy
Crying Evil in Every Home Stirs Class
A teacher asks what causes domestic distress and a girl answers that the babies are the crying pain in every home, reflecting a slice of schoolroom humor and domestic life.
Hidden Luxuries Heedless Marriage Endangering Home
The exchange notes dissatisfaction over missing luxuries and quiet, suggesting their marriage faltered as the home lacked amenities she valued and the tranquility he relied on. It hints at mismatched expectations and differing comforts within the couple.
Relief for Toothache Through Historic Home Remedy
Reported remedy describes easing toothache by filling a hollow tooth with saturated cotton, soaked in vaseline and dipped in burnt ale. The practice reflects period dental care and self treatment methods.
Night and Dawning
Ronald Cray, a West veteran in New Mexico, hides a fugitive woman, Helen Ware, in his New York apart ment after she kills a man. The pair grow close as a murder trial unfolds revealing Helen’s memory loss and a wronged wife’s confession. The court acclaims Helen guilty of manslaughter, allowing their marriage to proceed.
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Ronald Cray
New Mexico
Clay
Cray
Virginia
Helen Ware
West
Ronald
Helen
Plants respond to light with color loss and movement
The passage notes that plants open and close with daylight, quickly lose color when deprived of light, and that the sensitive plant wilts at a touch. It cites Professor Ganong on plant sensitivity suggesting plant structures may approach a sense organ function similar to animal eyes.
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Ganong
Twins more common in cold climates says study
A study notes twins occur about one in 900 births in the United States and England, with ten pairs among a group. It reports fewer twins in Italy or Brazil, and Russia shows about three times as many twins as Spain. The reason remains unknown.
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England
Italy
Brazil
Russia
Spain
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