Railroads seek less government aid amid bond worries
Rail officials oppose more loans, favor allowing unpaying lines to fail and retire bonds. The piece discusses RFC funding, tax impacts, and shifts in policy toward federal relief, plus Tennessee politics, the Berry Lilienthal dispute, and TVA tensions. It notes St Lawrence seaway prospects, Niagara power, and farmer freight rate hopes, ending with urban crime vignettes.
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Hington
RFC
Essee
Tennessee
George L. Berry
Ace
Ver
White House
Majory
Garner
Roosevelt
Senate
Gordon Browning
Browning
Nathan L. Bad
Berry
Harry L. Hopkins
Samuel D. McReynolds
Ed Crump
Memphis
Crump
St. Lawrence Seawa
St. Lawrence Seaway
Canada
Cordell Hull
St. Lawrence River
Tennessee Valley
St. Lawrence
Capitol Hill
Niagara
Great Lakes
Buffalo
Globe
Chamber of Commerce
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
Iowa
Liverpool
United States
Dell Byadicata
WHO Service
Henry Tells Tale of Cop And Anthem In Brief
Soapy, facing winter on a park bench, weighs two options philanthropy or the law. He orders a dinner in a shabby restaurant then pretends to call a cop, and commits a brick attack on a plate glass window. A streetcar chase follows as he schemes another trick amid cold weather antics.
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Soapy
Madison Square Garden
WNU
Barvice
Jack Frost
Stoney
Wien Dow
Porter of Greensboro to Prison to Prominent Writer
William Sidney Porter born 1862 Greensboro North Carolina. Known as Henry Porter later, he served five years in an Ohio prison for a crime. After release he wrote prolifically, contracting with the New York World in 1903 for weekly stories at 100 dollars each. He died in 1910 and was buried in Asheville. Britannica notes his life’s tragedy bred chivalrous tenderness for the unlucky.
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William Sidney Porter
Greensboro
N. Co
Henry
Porter
Ohio
New York World
Asheville
N. C
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Simple Midsummer Fashions for Home Sewers
Cool outfits for hot weather featuring dresses with slim skirts puff sleeves and v neck lines. Patterns 1481 and 1529 offer sizes from 14 to 46 with yardage and braid needs. Send 15 cents for Barbara Bell Spring and Summer Pattern Book including sew charts and easy steps. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Ill
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Hubby Attempts a Bit of Back Seat Driving
The husband sits behind his wife at the sewing machine and frets over her speed and accuracy. He cautions her to slow down and mind the corner while she defends her years of experience. He compares his concern to his driving aid in the car, prompting a light quarrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubby
Learn How to Plan a Laxative Diet Bulletin
Readers are invited to request a free copy of C Houston Gondiss bulletin titled Helpful Hints on Planning a Laxative Diet. It offers concrete advice on correct eating and hygiene to combat faulty elimination, includes a list of laxative foods and a full week of sample menus.
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Eaders
C. Houston Gondiss
East 39Th Street
New York City
Ideal in Reality and the Infinite in the Finite
Carlyle argues that love is not pure delirium but a discerning of the infinite within the finite. He suggests love as the ideal made real, a synthesis of aspiration and actuality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Carlyle
Doilies Soon Done In Jiffy Crochet Pattern 1669
Learn to crochet three sizes of heavy doilies with four strands of thread. Includes stitch illustrations and material list. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept in New York with name and address and pattern number.
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Sewing Circle
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
Bermuda’s carless islands charm visitors with quiet natural wonders
Island paradise since Shakespeare. Bermuda’s archipelago is famed for natural wonders and a unique rule: no automobiles. The islands banned cars years ago by island parliament, creating a tranquil, noise free environment free of traffic.
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Bermuda
The Last Count Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
A reflective quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson on counting life not by years but by meaningful things. The line challenges measuring a man by time alone, urging value in deeds and memories.
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Ralph W. Emerson
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Carter Field
Mous
Aaneron
David E. Lilienthal
TVA
Lilienthal
Lilien
Ted Morgan
Congressional Investigating Committee
A. E. Morgan
Yale
Cop
Anthem
Elizabeth C. James
Elizabeth James
Ricrac
Island Paradise
Holly
Cicero
Lydia
Pinkham
Doans
Wwnu
Marchants
Asd
D. Hobgood
Prince Albert
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