Machine politics quoted as cause of city woes
The piece argues that municipal governments mismanaged finances and politics, leading to service cuts, unpaid teachers, and deteriorating city services. It cites examples from a Midwestern city and warns of broader national patterns, with quotes from Adolf Hitler, George N. Peek, and Admiral Byrd. It details school closures, reduced instruction, and shrinking opportunities affecting millions of American children.
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United States
Middle West
Glenn Frank
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
It Must Be Nice To Be A Railroad Worker
A humorous 1994 NEA verse by G B R praising postal workers and railroad laborers while critiquing pay and respect. It questions fairness between diligent workers and those who strike or complain, ending with a nod to the feet worn by postmen.
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NEA
Young America
Judith Lane and storm test fate in Diablo Valley dam project
Judith Lane helps manage a pack expedition and coordinates dam details as a devastating flood tests the Rio Diablo project. Norman Dale and Texsa Bevins face ruined homes and rising waters, while Judith balances work notes and personal fear under the raging storm.
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Judith Lane
Norman Dale
Rio Diablo
Judith
Texsa Bevins
Houston
Bevins
Norman
Dale
Scoggins
Clia
Miss Lane
Tommy
Tom Bevins
Judy
Big Tom
Ship Rock
Holy Year Extended Through Next Year
The Pope extended Holy Year worldwide from April 8 to the Sunday after Easter 1935 in a bull. He celebrated the 19th centenary of human redemption and urged indulgences, prayer for church unity, prosperity of its peoples, and propagation of the Roman Catholic faith. Birds can inflate some of their bones with air.
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Vatican Caty
U.P
Paul Block a near neighbor and industry guide
O. O. McIntyre profiles Paul Block a New York advertising executive and newspaper publisher. The piece paints Block as shy yet influential with a deep sympathy, a theater lover who moves among gossipy elites and famous figures like Clark Gable, Blanche Sweet, and Max Gordon, noting his cross-continental business and social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. O. McIntyre
New York
Paul Block
Elmira
N. Y
James M. Barrie
Robin Bright
Bedtime Stories by Thornton W Burgess
Jerry Muskrat recounts a spring flood on the Big River as water rises and floods the Smiling Pool. Mr and Mrs Quack visit to learn how he rode out the peak in a submerged world, stressing nerves and plans to move to higher ground.
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Big Tom
Judith
Thomas Scoggins
Tommy
Gulf
Bevins
Jeanne Bowman
Mrs. Quack
Jerry
Smiling Pool
Drifted to safety in flood tale from Burgess
In a Burgess excerpt, Jerry the muskrat survives days adrift on logs as floodwaters from Laughing Brook and Big River surround a Green Meadow. He recalls his missing mate Mrs Quack and endures hunger while fearing hawks and owls, hoping for dry land and wings to escape.
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Smiling Pool
Laughing Brook
Mrs. Jerry
Mr. Quack
Jerry
Mrs. Quack
T. W. Burgess
Dr Fishbein Advises Home Treatments For Common Cold
Dr Fishbein explains rhinitis signals a cold and outlines home measures. A hot bath, warmth, hot drinks, and baking soda or sodium citrate help sweating and relief. Nose sprays with menthol camphor or eucalyptus ease irritation. avoid blowing both nostrils hard to protect the Eustachian tube. Avoid drafts and dampness, hot to cold changes, and keep nourished.
Christmas Carol and Crossword Clues Mixed in Puzzle
The page presents a themed puzzle titled Christmas Carol with a set of across clues including Birdmas Carol and insect states, plus a vertical list of crossword hints ranging from furniture to nautical terms and heraldic, covering many common crossword entries and references.
Dutch Vaudeville Comic in Teutonic Make-Up
A nostalgic portrait contrasts a Dutch comedian of the vaudeville era with Max, noting his explosive stage gags and offstage inward fragility. The piece situates them among showmen of a pre cafe and club period as the author hints at an upcoming magazine piece on bewildered America.
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Max
America
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
World War Hero From Mexico Pursuit Named Pershing
A school exam item asks which member of the American expedition into Mexico in pursuit of Pancho Villa gained the greatest distinction in World War I. The answer given is John Joseph Pershing.
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Mexico
Pancho Villa
John Joseph Pershing
England
United States
France
Germany
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Globe
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News-Globe
Epsoful Messenger
MAIL
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Cosssen
the Globe
Adolf Hitler
George N. Peek
Richard E. Byrd
Elsie Janis
Pailroa
BY William Ferguson
MEA Service. Inc
Iijeanne Bowman
Moody
Jingle T
Clark Gable
Percy Hammond
Cadiz
Mrs. Gable
Marshall Nielan
Blanche Sweet
Wall Street
Max Gordon
Rialto
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Cliff
Bedtime
Thornton W. Burgess
Jerry Muskrat
Word Builder
Hood
Peter Rabbit
NEA Service, Inc
Pacific Coast
Aristide
Briand
Tee
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