Senate Heards Panama Engineer on Flood Plan Speed
Senate commerce committee in Washington hears Lt. Col. William Sibert, Panama Canal engineer, testify on why the canal was built on time and how ready money aided progress. Louisiana Senator Ransdell pushes for a $60 million Mississippi levee appropriation to end river floods.
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Siert Tella
Senate Committee
Panama Canals
George Clinton
Washington
Senate Committee On Commerce
Mississippi River
William L. Sibert
Isthmian Canal Commission
Gatun
Ransdell
Louisiana
Congress
Great River
Sibert
Panama Canal
Mississippi
Cornment
Ransdel
Mississippi Valley
Youthful Logician Refuses Generous Offer in Clever Clash
A mother urges her son to give his wagon to Melville who has no papa and few toys. The boy retorts with a sharp question about giving Melville his father, exposing a playful moral twist in a domestic scene.
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Melville
Papa
Advertising Truth and Fashion in a Delmonico Dinner
Irving Fletcher, famed ad expert, asserts that good advertising never lies and must persuade with strong claims. The scene includes a flirtatious Lakewood bet and a quip about devotion as a joke among diners, ending with Jones mocking a suitor's one busy year.
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Irving Fletcher
Delmonico’s
New_York
Young Jones
Lakewood
Mr. Jones
Mr. Brown
Parson Had to Protest
An elderly brewer Mr Barleycorn invited his workers to Sunday church in best dress, walking in as a group from the brewery. The parson, after a chat, asked him to stop bringing the noisy group, saying they snored so he could not hear the sermon.
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Parson
Mr. Barleycorn
Mr. B
Training Counted in Grampus Bill's Congressional Run
Old squire Grampus Bill Bigenort boasts a strong training record as he presses toward Congress. He claims solid support from Farmer Stringem-Yeou and other prominent legislators after years of political activity at Pettus' store. Clarence-Her father’s shock over a kiss is noted along with a remark about an electrician dad. A quip about 6-cent cigars contrasts with a 10-cent cigar.
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Squire Grampus
Bill Bigenort
Bill
Farmer
Pettus
Yeou
Clarence
Jack
Gladys
A Rare, Rare Man by William H Hamby
A Kansas City Star item notes novelist William H Hamby, famed for engaging with varied people, befriends a Ozarks hillbilly on a fishing trip. The hillbilly praises Hamby's restraint, saying he has not drunk, smoked, or cursed all day, making Hamby the queerest man he has seen.
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William H. Hamby
Ozarks
Mr. Hamby
Billy
Kansas City Star
Pro Motion of Higher Barometric Conditions Mocked
A man in an armchair quips that after long rain a committee forms a Society for the Promotion of Higher Barometric Conditions, mocking reform chatter amid gloomy weather.
Motorcycle Replaces Horse in British Postal Service
In under a year the horse is likely to vanish from the British postal delivery system as motorcycles with sidecar attachments take the place. The text hints at transitions in transport and training, noting a skeptical view of new methods and the tension between tradition and modernization.
Skimpy Handbag Diamonds Spark Shopper Debate
In Fifth Avenue jewelry shop a rich customer examines a platinum handbag five inches square. One side is diamond covered, priced at 9000 dollars. He complains the single-diamond side looks skimpy, prompting a costly 7000 dollar modification to fill the gap.
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Fifth Avenue
New York City
Poetic Tragedy Over a Poet’s Altered Opening Line
A poet named Bill frantically shows a friend a newspaper accused of altering his opening line. He complains of a criminal compositor changing the verse about his son, sparking a tense, dramatic moment in a friend’s room.
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National Manualy
Fragmented note on generosity and effort in supporting family
The text suggests a man sees many things and must hustle to land anything, implying generosity has limits. It mentions washing and scrubbing to support a family, though the passage is unclear and fragmentary.
A Winner Among Electric Vehicles Prompts National Push
A statement highlights that nearly forty thousand electric vehicles are in use nationwide, signaling strong momentum for EV adoption and continued growth across the country.
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