Tip on writing from Paul Green the Pulitzer winner
The article quotes Paul Green, 1927 Pulitzer prize winner for In Abraham's Bosom, urging young writers to stay home and write. He warns against chasing New York fame, favors reading, steady employment, and writing only when one has something to say.
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New York
North Carolina
Carolina
Paul Green
Abraham
Greenwich Village
Times Square
University of North Carolina
The New Freedom in Russia and a Tula Strike
In a Tula mine town near Moscow police fired on strikers under the new regime. Fifteen were killed and 22 wounded as Soviet militia opened fire after crowds shouted down with demands. The piece argues the event shows how property ownership shapes the response of the liberal government.
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Tula
Moscow
Tulasu
Russia
Flogging Threats Hatched in Soper ton Rumor Sparks Court Sentences
Editor H. M. Flanders of Soper ton News was flogged but vows press freedom remains. One attacker received three to five years for assault with intent to murder, as southern courts push back against flog rule rhetoric and seek harsher sentences.
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Soperton
Georgia
H. M. Flanders
South
Super Oyster Arrives As Dinner Table Prospect This Fall
The article notes a pedigreed oyster called the super oyster likely to reach dinner tables this fall. It credits William Firth Wells of the New York state conservation department as its godfather and mentions a cream separator as its step mother. It recounts Wells breeding the first hand raised oyster in 1920 and outlines aims for size and quality through controlled production. It also comments on oyster season starting in September and long winter availability.
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William Firth Wells
New York State Conservation Department
Wells
Burning Resolve On The Run To A Secret Wedding
Betty leaves with Jared after a rushed decision to marry sight unseen. They plan a secret train trip toward a village wedding while Betty clings to trust and hope, daring to hope for a future with a man who will reveal more when ready.
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Betty
Jared
Amarillo a worth-while place in which to live
A fragment from a column talks about Amarillo as a good place to reside and adds light anecdotes about Christmas shopping and ongoing social trends. It shifts to a romantic scene on a train with Betty and Jared, hinting at elopement and secrecy.
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Amarillo
Train Journey Sparks Anxiety in Suspense Story
A woman on a moving train grapples with fear as she writes a note and watches a mysterious man depart at a station. Jared reveals evasive answers about his dealings, hinting at danger. The scene ends with a poised threat and a cliffhanger.
Liars Club Forms in Illinois With Bold Tales for Office
A Central Illinois Liars Association forms in Pana where members advance to officer by telling the best falsehood. Secretary Carl H. Preihs boasted at a recent convention of a wild tale involving hostile Indians in Oklahoma. The group hosts monthly sessions and annual conventions with a social aim among professionals.
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Associated Press
Pana
Ill
Liars’ Association
Carl H. Preihs
Christian County
Oklahoma
Austria
Vienna
The
Good Roads Association
Hungary
Yugoslava
Cubby the Bear Cub Steals Cookies in Pantry Caper
In a 1927 tale, Cubby the bear cub slips his chain and prowls Farmer Browns kitchen. He explores Bowser the Hounds house and discovers the pantry, aiming to devour cookies before being caught by the alert household. The mischievous episode previews Cubby’s next adventure.
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Farmer Brown
Green Forest
Buster Bear
Bowser
Cubby
Mother Brown
Farmer, Brown
My Favorite Stories Excerpt Reminds Of Harsh Stereotypes
A Carlyon Wells piece presents a joke about a black man offered work on a Southern estate. The worker rejects long hours and explains a “fine position” where he does little daily labor, since his friend supposedly earns money by letting a circus bite his head twice daily.
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Darkey
Yassuh
Cukkus
Barbs Women Spend on Hair Care in America
Barbs Women in America spent 75 million on hair marceling, trims and shampoos last year while a crusader against alcohol notes 21 million drinkers quit before Prohibition. The piece surveys attitudes, Prohibition enforcement shakeups, and President Coolidge touring Yellowstone.
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America
Ayat
Crusader Against
Indiana
Dancing spreads as nation embraces schools and churches
James L Kilgallen reports from New York that America has a booming dancing culture led by the Dancing Masters of America. Raymond Bott of Youngstown, Ohio, says schools and churches back dancing, puritanical stigma fades, and future curricula may include dance. He cites Better Business Bureau cooperation to weed out dubious halls and notes increased athletic youth and syncopated trends. Local leaders like Bott push dance as healthy recreation. America overalls are becoming popular in Chile.
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James L. Kilgallen
International News Service
New York
America
Raymond Bott
Youngstown
Ohio
Dancing Masters of America
Better Business
Dancing Masters of
Better Business Bureau
Bott
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Congress
Sumatra
Liar With Longest Arms
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T. W. Burgess
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Romania
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