Parental Love and a Daughter’s Romantic Trials
A meditation on parental affection contrasts steady, patient care with possessive selfishness. A serialized romance follows Janet Mary James’s ambition to act in New York, her romance with Ballard Riley, and a tense triangle with Flavia Marlowe and Janet’s father as Ballard battles his fear of commitment while Janet clings to love.
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David
Dad
Macmes
Janet Mary James
New York
Janet
Ballard Riley
Ballard
Mort Goldstein
Mort
Flavia Marlowe
Patty” Bigelow
Flavia
Sir Henry Martindale
Bigelow
Daniel James
Constitution Week: Powers of the President and Congress
This feature outlines presidential powers including treaties appointments and law enforcement with Senate approval. It explains cabinet roles and the basics of House and Senate eligibility terms and duties, ending with note on the Seventeenth Amendment establishing direct senatorial elections.
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Senate
Local Postal Rates Note Fragment in Texas Region
Fragmentary OCR text notes mailing rates or codes for Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico with numbers 6262 8 65 1.96 3.90 7.50 3 65 2.50 and mentions daily and Sunday mail services.
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BY Mail
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Big Bill Thompson’s Armistice and Church Windows 1928
A New York columnist derides Chicago mayor Big Bill Thompson’s switch from “America First” to “Build the Town Prosperity” while recalling his anti British jibes in public schools. The piece notes Thompson’s tactics and credits his machine with victory. It also mentions Chicago church windows depicting modern science and arts.
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Thompson
Chicago
America
Public Education
Great Britain
Big Bill
King George
Third Unitarian Church of
The Importance of Kisses in Marriage
In this piece Lyle Womack reflects on how Ruth Elder’s refusal to kiss upon her return from an ocean flight set off a chain of events leading to him seeking to be single again. The article argues that marital kisses are undervalued and crucial, and that the absence of a kiss when due can trigger serious trouble.
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Lyle Womack
Ruth Elder
Laughing Around the World Yanks for a Big Haddock Joke
An American visitor tired of English fare enters an inn and asks the proprietor for a large salt fish. The innkeeper asks what he wants and the American demands a whole haddock a thick one. The exchange reflects comic cross cultural misunderstanding.
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U.S
Judas
Love at the theater ends with reporters crowding Janet
Janet James faces a tense moment as a group of reporters mob her at the stage door after a mysterious telephone call from Ballard. The young doctor Balso enhanced by emotion but unsure, wonders about a possible turning point in their relationship.
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Janet
Ballard
James
Four Crippled Children Sent to Oklahoma City for Treatments
Four crippled children returned to Oklahoma City for casts removal after operations. Opal Hutson, John Russell Graham, Marietta Robinson, and Bernice Gattis are joined by Margie Whitlow and Geneva Craig on the trip, with two paying their own way. More than twenty others sought travel. funds limited.
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Oklahoma City
Medora Duncan
Opal Hutson
Happy
John Russell Graham
Marietta Robinson
Amarillo
Bernice Gattis
Lelia Lake
Margie Whitlow
Kress
Geneva Craig
Abernathy
Panhandle
Miss Duncan
John Russell
James Cobb
Ollie Hughes
St. Anthony's Hospital
Hills and Fogs of Frisco Are Big Features
C O McIntyre surveys San Francisco’s hills and fogs as defining traits. He notes Nob Hill, Telegraph Hill, Twin Peaks and Buena Vista Park offer sweeping harbor views, and gold gate parks, Union Square, Golden Gate Park, and City landmarks shape the city’s character. Mayor James Rolph is praised for his long tenure and lively persona.
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London
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Buena Vista Park
Lake Merced
Tamalpa
Presidio
Paris
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Montmartre Hill
Portsmouth Square
Stevenson
Central Park
Manhattan
Union Square
Golden Gate Park
de Young
Aquarium
Academy of Sciences
Huntington Falls
Buffalo Paddock
James Rolph
Jimmy
Whitefoot the Wood Mouse Traps Bobby Coon in Log
In a tense woodland episode, Whitefoot hides inside a small hollow log as Bobby Coon searches the knot hole. Whitefoot bites Bobby when one paw slips inside, and the log finally tilts, trapping the mouse behind the knothole while Bobby fumes and vows a later return.
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Whitefoot
Wood Mouse
Bobby Coon
Bobby
Mouse
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Whitesfoot
Laughing Brook
T. W. Burgess
W C T U Claims Smith Frees Women Voters
The Women's Christian Temperance Union states in Evanston that Gov Alfred E Smith on Tuesday released dry Democrats to back Herbert Hoover. The group accuses Smith of avoiding a clear liquor stance and says wet Democratic leaders persecuted dry women.
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United Press
Evanston
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Alfred E. Smith
Herbert Hoover
South
Democratic Party
Smith
National Committee On Credentials
United States
Gov. Smith
Omaha
Crossword Puzzle on American History Questions
Crossword puzzle asks for bits of information on American history with clues covering Civil War figures like Sherman and commanders in chief, plus words for guide shrub confirm affirm genius hourly before toward etc. It lists entries from 1 across to 42 with various clues and definitions.
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Atlanta
Stitches and riddles from a Civil War themed puzzle
Yesterday's Answer 43. Stitches 45. Feminine pronoun 46. Opposite of heel 47. Largest land plants 48. Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 VERTICAL clues include Roofing material Valiant man To devour Abbreviation for road Tiny particle Correlative of neither Sun god Parewell Essential oil of orange flower Inclination in a particular dixyantian Who was elected president the Southern Confederacy An ugly old woman To drink in a dog fashion To knock To make a type of lace To pull along Avena grain On what fort were the first shots of the Civil War fired What is the part of the United States below the Mason and Dixon line and the Ohio river called Two thousand pounds Animal Gems of cows Nothing Verdant Fairy Ravine Female sheep Snake like fish Card game Point of compass Abbreviation for South Carg
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Southern Confederacy
United States
Mason and Dixon Line
Ohio River
Two Police Officers Shot in Night Club Raid
In Chicago on September 20, Patrolman John Gogarty and Allen Carroll attempted to arrest two men at the Turkish Village night club. When they turned away, the suspects opened fire, wounding the officers in the chest. One suspect, John Pecorra, was wounded and hospitalized. the other fled.
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United Press
Chicago
John Gogarty
Allen Carroll
John Pecorra
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