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...Premier George spoke eloquently apropos of the unhappy state of British agriculture. He began by stating that the kingdom imported last year $1,900,000,000 of foodstuffs that could have been grown at home. In 1913, said he, Britain grew 59% of her food; in 1924 only 48%. Between 1873 and 1922 pasturage land showed a decrease of 1 in every 100 acres, whereas Germany showed an increase of 5, Belgium 16, The Netherlands 12, Denmark 15, France an unspecified gain. He advocated "a ruthless survey without fear or favor, affection or ill will, of the state...
...Goose Woman, from Rex Beach's story of that name, was an opera star before her baby's birth withered her voice. By the time he has grown up, she is keeping geese and drinking gin in a smelly old shack. She hates him for her obscurity, impedes his business success and tries to muddle his marriage. Then he is charged with murder and at the last moment mother love conquers all. Louise Dresser gives an exceptionally good performance in another one you will probably like...
...journey. Mr. Darwin saw perhaps a dozen photographs, guessed that the trip had been made, and advanced a number of guesses as to why it had been made. Some of Darwin's guesses at causes have been discredited, and other guesses made, but the collection of photographs has grown year by year, so that Evolutionists can no longer regard the trip itself as a guess. Mr. Darwin, who Mr. Bryan regarded as a leading authority on Evolution, is looked upon by scientists as only a brilliant pioneer- no more of an authority on Evolution than Benjamin Franklin (pioneer...
...announced that U. S. mints are stamping out gold coins at the rate of a million dollars a day. The law requires that gold certificates in circulation must be represented to a third of their value by actually minted coins. The circulation of gold certificates has grown...
...certain type of successful small boy there is observed a spirit that cannot brook the presence of a tall tree in front or back yard until he has shinned to its topmost crotch. Among grown men, the same intolerance is manifest where parties of them scramble for the pinnacles of high mountains...