Applause Telegrams Boost Telegraphic Revenue Across U S
The piece notes telegraph and telephone firms profit from broadcast applause telegrams and fan calls. It cites KFNF Shenandoah Iowa sending 225000 telegrams yielding 124238 dollars in a week and a grand opera broadcast raising over 75000 dollars in one night. The wet dry vote and Darrow debate on WJAZ Chicago cost 23500 dollars for a single night of applause telegrams.
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United States
Canada
Sam
KFNF
Shenandoah
Iowa
Mexico
Cuba
WJAZ
Chicago
Buyer pays record price for Ancona chicks in Whitewright
Elmo Wallace paid 120 dollars for 200 Ancona baby chicks from Sheppard Poultry Farms Berea Ohio. The sale marked the highest price paid locally for chicks and signals a growing poultry industry with Whitewright merchants buying hundreds of dollars worth of eggs weekly.
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Elmo Wallace
Ohio
Mr. Wallace
Sheppard Poultry Farms
Berea
America
Whitewright
Practicing Economy Photograph Split Twin Look Alike Joke
A lighthearted caption shows Mrs Johnson refusing a twin photo and opting for a single portrait instead. The photographer asks if a picture of both twins would suffice, but she notes they look identical, making the choice trivial.
Milk aids chick growth and disease prevention
Milk given to chicks in their first six to eight weeks boosts growth and guards against illness. Poor quality eggs harm the market by tainting consumer perception, reducing demand and lowering prices. The brown rat, likely introduced from England around 1775, now infests every state, with Montana the latest to report.
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United States
England
Union
United States Department of Agriculture
Montana
Household care and lawn seeding tips from an old guide
Practical instructions on cleaning upholstery with a damp cloth, sterilizing bottles, boiling catsup for canning, seeding a lawn with manure and fertilizer, and dairy guidance noting milk fever in cows and its treatment by injecting sterile air into the udder.
Divorce plan in Montgomery coun ty ends in court pending action
Horace E. Davis twenty and Mrs Davis forty five sought a divorce without lawyers or courts by a written quit claim but District Attorney Peter ruled the arrangement invalid. Davis blamed frequent quarrels largely sparked by his stepson using the family car and said they would decide next steps.
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Washington
Horace E. Davis
Average incomes tallied per hour in survey report
Chicago April 12 average income of the American worker is 14 cents a minute. Warner S Hays cites Chief executive wages and star pay, noting Coolidge 50 cents a minute, Gloria Swanson 7.40 a minute, and other leaders in industry and entertainment.
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Chicago
Warner S. Hays
Philadelphia
Coolidge
Douglas Fairbanks
Charlie Chaplin
Will Hays
Landis
Venerating Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow in History
The Ottawa Herald notes the famous Mrs. O’Leary’s cow, traditionally blamed for starting the Chicago fire, remains a symbol of history’s playful myth making. It recalls how historians and readers alike reprint the tale with humor and reverence, long after the blaze.
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Washington
General Sherman
Helen of Troy
Mohammed
General Pershing
The
Elks
Chicago
Mrs. O’leary
Cleopatra
Bessie
Ottawa
Kan
Drunken Citizen Defies Patrol Officer in Street Stand
A policeman commands a visibly intoxicated man to move from the street. The man insists he can stay, boasting he has stood there for an hour without falling.
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FORD
America
Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy Offered by Bow-Wright Drug Co
Sore gums bleeding gums or loose teeth are addressed by a drug advert promising Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy with a money back guarantee if not pleased. It claims unique results and certainty of benefit from the remedy.
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Leto
Bow-Wright Drug Co
Broadway Decree Forces Clothes in Nightlife
New York April 13 A law signed by Governor Smith allows the Wales padlock bill to shutter entertainment venues for a year if they violate licensing rules. District Attorney Banton declares women in Broadway plays and night clubs must wear clothes, and owners and performers are responsible for on stage content. He urges cuts to filthy lines and scenes and says theater owners act as the best censors amid a broad clean up after patrol raids and recent convictions.
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New York
Banton
Smith
New York minister on the devil in Russia
A Terre Haute Post item notes a New York minister saying the devil is busy in Russia and observes that someone is actively working there.
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New York
Russia
Terre Haute
Habitual Constipation Cure Promoted for 14 to 21 Days
A Syruphonic laxative branded LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN promises relief from habitual constipation within 14 to 21 days. The product is marketed as stimulating and regulating, with a pleasant taste, priced at 60c per bottle.
Danville Man Banished From North Carolina For Life
J H Anderson of Danville was banished from North Carolina for life by Judge W E Haring at Yanceyville after a 24 hour jury deliberation found him guilty of an attack. The court warned he faces arrest and two years on the roads if he appears within 200 miles of Danville in the future.
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Danville
J. H. Anderson
Anderson Chooses Exile After Judgment on Young Woman
A historical report notes Anderson allowing a young woman to select between sentence or exile, and she chose exile. The record preserves the event as part of a broader legal or disciplinary action described in the source.
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Anderson
White House Economy Claim For Calorie Saving Belief
A former White House housekeeper states President Coolidge saves domestic costs by economizing. She estimates yearly savings at about $50,000, noting the difference mainly between state dinners and state breakfasts as the key factor.
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White House
If You Dislike Work It Reflects Limited Knowledge
A terse critique notes that dissatisfaction with work often stems from insufficient understanding of the task. It argues knowledge growth improves performance and suggests seeking more information to boost competence and motivation.
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