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Newspaper
Atchison Weekly Globe
Location
Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1933
Page
2
A satirical column reflects on honesty and boasts about simple living. It muses on front gates and the limits of intelligence while poking fun at pretensions, a squeaky shoe usher, and the costs of modern life. It notes that friends can turn into bitter enemies.
Fifty years ago men could repeat the constitution of the United States. Today men merely cuss the constitution. Money is a good servant but a bad master. General Forecast often is a big liar. There are too many churches says Jude Johnson who belongs to 14 lodges. Earthquakes don't amount to much. Stumbling over a wheelbarrow at night is the most gruesome experience. One can't complete the process of stumbling over a wheelbarrow without falling down seven times. When a fat woman asks her husband to row a boat while she is in it he doesn't want to row but wants to start a row.
A man society reporter notes the oddities of metropolitan life in a humorous column, reflecting on social manners, trends, and gossip with satirical wit and sharp observation.
A girl asks her uncle about collecting wishbones and saving his for when he dies. The exchange shows a dark humor tone as she plans to inherit the bone.
A reflection on whether public airing of grievances is always wise. The piece compares grievances to measles, suggesting some pains are healthier kept private to avoid harm, while discussing the balance between expression and restraint.
A paradoxical line notes that being at a table with three kings and two queens does not guarantee social standing. It then remarks that many things are interesting, but few are wonderful, inviting reflection on value and perception beyond rank.
A brief editorial aside notes that many people react negatively when receiving help, expressing regret at these stingy responses and urging patience and understanding in acts of support.
The speaker recalls the place of their boyhood as the happiest land in the world, contrasts it with others who enjoy finding typographical errors in newspapers, and reflects on differing sources of amusement.
A column recalls old time games like store with button money and a ten dollar gold piece and notes ironies. The writer jests on a editor who urged voting yet did not cast a ballot, and on Quakers who fight when needed, then ponders pride in money over ancestry and ends with a quip about an angel as a patient woman with a cross husband.
A Leavenworth Times article quotes a Paris correspondent who calls Roosevelt seductive, though his translation prefers charming. The piece notes the uproar and humor this sparked in American journals and at the White House, reflecting on the era’s political discourse and cross Atlantic perception.
Fifty years ago the Whisky Distillers Association of the Mississippi Valley agreed to cut production by 40 percent, while holding over a million gallons in storage, as marketers faced a surplus.
A brief quip notes that banning yo-yos in Syria once ended a drought and ponders if the United States could have avoided something by applying a similar move to jig-saw policies. The statement uses humorous hypothetical history to suggest strategic bans.
A brief note suggests The New Yorker has begun noticing the largest town paper, signaling potential attention from a national magazine toward local journalism. The article cites expanded coverage and possible features, highlighting the town paper’s growing profile.
In a playful Globe item the tall Lee Snyder is said to have raised his awnings, followed by a quip asking why not raise parades for short men, reflecting a humorous local exchange.
A compact editorial note argues that global sentiments resist disarmament emphasis amid rising tensions. It calls out political stubbornness and public skepticism toward comprehensive weapon bans, framing disarmament as a contentious issue shaping international policy debates.
Germany presses for equal armaments with France while France insists disarmament only if an attacked nation receives aid from all other nations. The incompatible conditions render general disarmament impossible.
The Globe maintains a strict stance of avoiding foreign entanglements, echoing George Washington’s warnings from the era. The piece defends traditional U S isolation while noting persistent concerns about Europe and Asia.
The piece catalogs a chain of statements on Japan's war progress, government and army misalignment, and domestic strains. It notes farmer hardship since 1921, a lone shopper in a drug store, and predictions of economic booms while criticizing pacifists and oath takers. It references German dueling legality and urban budget woes, with cities like Chicago and Los Angeles facing teacher cuts amid ongoing marches in smaller towns.
At eighty, E. W. Howe appears fit and alert, with clear thinking and steady posture. The note credits decades of careful dieting for his good health, suggesting that restraint in eating can extend life.
A concise, period tone remark notes President Roosevelt using radio to influence Congress, suggesting lawmakers fear the medium and labeling the president as remarkably clever. The snippet captures a liberal distrust of radio politics and the uneasy power balance between executive messaging and legislative action.
A remark extols President Roosevelt as wonderful and notes Norris has been tamed, praising the sight of the once humble Norris.
Atchison seniors are set to graduate and many will pursue college with help from savings and family support as costs drop. If work is scarce, graduates should stay local, help at home, stay social with friends, read, and build morale to await better job opportunities. Patience is advised for youth.
Life is short and sweet says the verse yet the narrator in Atchison struggles to find a readable story. They roam as globe trotters seeking a spark of prosperity while avoiding crime or disaster and fail to find a tangible event to report.
Atchison daily notes report Clarence Jones planting 265 acres and Barney Nolan extending to South Dakota. Hail damaged glass, tomato crops, and a barn. Local officials discuss beer permits, road work, school events, and community meetings amid spring weather and town chatter.
A compilation of small notes from Atchison and surrounding areas. Items mention Clara Bow, Daisey DeVoe, Ray Ingalls of Goff, Judge Hopkins ruling against 32 beer for Kansas, relief statistics, Bendena resident Mrs Pete Johnson, vacant store cleanup, a 700 acre potato patch in Scott county, 71 Hiawatha High graduates, a local woman’s joke about husbands, weak new beer, color theory on yellow, yellow pajamas, and Baker University turning 75.
A stream of brief items from Atchison covers sleepers at city hall, police notes, local repairs and quirks. Mentions include W A Morris, Armin Soph, Bill Bodenfoerfer, P K Symns, Ralph Fletcher, Harold Rohieder, Earl Hellener, Hugo Biimek, Pete Greiner and others. Hospital, court, and school events appear alongside car repairs and local commentary.
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