Prohibition Will Boost U S Labor by Shifting Tax Burden
An argument favoring prohibition claims the federal liquor taxes total about 2.225 billion, with two billion lost to productive activity. It contends production would shift to nonalcoholic goods, increasing national energy and wages by at least 10 percent, supported by examples from Russia Finland and Connecticut. Prohibition would raise output and ease revenue via a tax shift rather than new burdens.
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Liberty Loan
American Medical Association
United States
Russia
Finland
Connecticut
King
Wisconsin
Adama
Congress
Charles Lamb
Statesmanship
Scout Organization and Structure of Boy Scouts
The text outlines how a boy becomes a scout, belongs to a patrol of eight with a patrol leader and assistant, and how patrols form troops. It explains troop composition, troop committees, local and national councils, and the flow of information and leadership within the organization.
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National Council
United States
Luca Council
Fire Scouts Form Patrols Under Oak Land Fire Chief
Fire Chief Elliot Whitehend of Oakland California plans to form two fire scout patrols to aid in emergencies. Leaders and older scouts may join, receive firefighting instruction, visit firehouses, and undergo a civil service exam for potential advancement. A distinctive badge will signify membership. The program screens to complement school fire wards, not replace them.
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Elliot Whitehend
Oakland
Cal
Fie
Scout Activities Across Nations Stir Be Prepared Motto
Rochester and Tacoma Boy Scouts lit semaphore messages and aided elders this winter while a Tokyo unit formed with Col. Irons A. Irons aiding. About twenty Tokyo pupils joined, pledging to be prepared for rescue, helping strangers, fording streams, gathering wood, and serving country and God.
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Rochester
Masa
Jerome R. George
Woodchester Council
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts
Tacoma
Wash
Tokyo
Japan
Col. Innes A. Irons
Boy Scouts Of America Respond To War Role
Official statement from the national council clarifies that Scouts will not take part in military operations. Members may volunteer to aid local authorities, render first aid, relay messages, and assist in protecting property. The piece notes the term hooligan and Baden Powell’s efforts to tame such youths through scouting.
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Boy Scouts
National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
NOTES OF THE SCOUTS REPORTS MOSQUITO ERADICATION EFFORTS
The Boy Scouts of Euston Law seek an inspector from the state board of health to aid in eradicating mosquitoes and flies after securing a survey of their town. They claim 354 bird varieties locally and 370 in the state, planning to publish notes in a central file for study. Boy Scouts of Waycross Ga win a local paper to issue a Scout edition with broad circulation.
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Boy Scouts of
Euston
Law
Oscar Dowling
State Board of Health
Boy Scouts
Waycross
Hot water and limestone phosphate cleanse the liver
A physician promotes a daily morning drink of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to wash the liver and bowels, claim it clears indigestible material, toxins, and sour bile. It contrasts this with calomel, describing limestone phosphate as harmless, tasteless, and safe after meals.
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound Darkens Hair Naturally
A vintage ad touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a home hair darkener. It claims gray, faded hair darkens evenly after dampening with a sponge, with repeated use promising glossy, luxuriant strands and a younger look. It notes the product is a toilet item not for disease treatment.
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Wyeth
Salta Salt Promoted For Kidney Comfort In Old Ad
An old advertisement touts Tad Salta as inexpensive effervescent water to “keep the kidneys clean and active.” It claims uric acid from meat irritates kidneys, causes backache headaches and bladder weakness, and urges drinking Salta to neutralize urine acid and prevent trouble. Local druggists are said to sell many boxes to believers in this remedy.
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Folka
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Irving Fisher
Yale University
Hee
Harroun Car
Stice-Hanson Motor Co
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ELGIN
Harroun
Council of the Erica
Wu Boy Scouts
Organization OF Scouts
Robert Baden Powell
Scouta
Birmingham
Ala
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