Atlantic News-Telegraph Notes on Society and Politics
In a reflective column from Atlantic Iowa the author laments social invitations among Washington power circles, lauds Brookhart’s independence, and ridicules political etiquette. He recalls Coolidge kinship in Guthrie Center, shares humorous Gridiron Club dinner anecdotes, and critiques officiousness at the Capitol while defending plain citizenry.
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Nan Vincent
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England
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Washington Reacts to Hoover Inauguration Festivities
Washington observers debate the tone of the upcoming inauguration as President-elect Hoover favors a simple ceremony while Democrats and public figures plan more elaborate celebrations. The House votes on a $500,000 addition to the old building amid fierce political maneuvering and pacifist demonstrations.
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Whats Your Big Idea CW G Sibley Essay
A Chicago Journal of Commerce excerpt argues the central role of a single defining objective in a man's life. It contends that without a fixed big idea a person succumbs to impulses and external influences, while imposing self discipline and continuous purpose enables success across vocations and life. The piece urges readers to choose a definite aim, especially at the start of a new year, as time is a scarce asset.
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House of Representatives
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Chicago Journal of Commerce
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Did You Ever Stop To Think by Edson R Waite Shawnee Okla
Edson R Waite argues that World War I veterans gained priceless education from hardship, emphasizing the decade between twenty and thirty as critical for real growth. He urges young men to travel, seek experience, and sharpen their talents through worldly exposure rather than staying home.
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Shawnee,Okla
J. D. Mooney
Generals Motors Export Company
Wan Catt
Eurns
Horace Greely
Correct English A Daily Quiz Word Omissions and Replacements
This item questions correct word omissions and substitutions in sentences. It cites examples such as removing words from "LE was Just going to go" and improving "Gordon is liable to come any minute" while choosing substitutes for "most" in "Are you most ready" and forming the abbreviation for "take notice". It discusses usage rules for "so as" versus "so that" and the placement of "neither" in "Fay neither can sing nor play."
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U. S
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Rougewit
Towa
Brookhart
Washington
Congress
Legislative Department
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Senate
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Public. Ledger
New Year's Resolves and Quick Quips at Home
A brief comic sampler shows Mrs. Al and Mrs. B debating frugality amid playful banter about New Year resolve. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Green swap lines about sea loss and a bathing beauty, while a lawyer asks if the defendant wore expensive attire. A witness quips that death was expensive.
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Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
A brief poem in the Rippling Rhymes column by Walt Mason lampoons advertising folly. The text critiques promotional hype and public credulity with humorous verse.
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Walt Mason
Offended by Signs Yet Worth While Waste in Landscape
A 1929 Georg Matthew Adams Servier cartoon critique describes roadside wooden signs defacing the landscape. It laments aging billboards that offend passersby and mockingly details faded, gaudy displays along right of way as symbols of cultural waste and misplaced values.
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Avery
Georg Matthew Adams Servier
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