Fragmented Readings From Obscure Telegraph Notice
A jumble of advertising, notices, and mentions of agency listings from the Daily Telegraph Printing Co. includes references to city offices, agencies, and event entries with no clear news value. The text hints at notices for meetings, bazaars, and organizational cards, but lacks coherent detail.
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Baily Telegraph
Shite Olegraph
Ibanka
AU Communications
Mane
Daily Telegraph Printing CO
Bluefeld
W. Ver
Why Do They Fight War Driven By Trade Motives
A historical view argues wars arise from business needs and imperial powers seek commerce. It discusses Britain Victoria era, Japan China trade, Italy Germany arms, and U S fears of losing markets, urging submission to or confrontation with Japan to protect national prosperity.
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Great Britain
Victoria
Japan
Italy
Germany
England
France
America
United States
Roosevelt
China
Hull
Uncertain fate of Justice Black sparks Senate ire
The piece notes Nebraska’s Benator Burke states the struggle against Justice Hugo Black on the U S Supreme Court is not over. It comments on the court's measured responses to efforts to remove Black, emphasizing quiet, prompt actions and the unease about his tenure among other justices.
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Benator Burke
Nebraska
Hugo Black
United States Supreme Court
Justice Black
Ynna
Supreme Court
Beidhim
Congress
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts Remblean
Navy Department
Roosevelt
Washington
Mexico City
Josephus Daniels
Daniels
Cardenas
Court fears undue influence over Black justice
The passage suggests a cautious belief that the court’s best protection is to keep Justice Black on the bench rather than remove him, but it remains pure surmise.
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Uise
Alabama
Justice Black
Voluntary Attendance At Chicago Encouraged By Hutchins
Dr. Robert Maynard Hutchins, appointed president at thirty, introduced a voluntary attendance plan at the University of Chicago in 1931. Students may attend or skip classes and only exams matter. The aim is higher education, allowing faster completion for some, though Hutchins laments rising class attendance as a sign of servility.
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Robert Maynard Hutchins
University of Chicago
Hutchins
Chicago
Wberal
The Huddle System for Frugal Household Living
A couple describes a thrifty method called the huddle system. They budget daily by reading ads together Bill searches for apparel and gear while his wife targets shoes coats cosmetics and linens. They compare budgets, allocate spending, and save, arguing careful ad reading drives savings amid rising prices and debt.
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Bill
Bil
A Sea Song of Wind and Wave Across the Ocean
A nautical lyric depicts a wet sheet and flowing sea and a fast wind that fills sails and bends masts. The crew, free like an eagle, sails away from England toward the world of waters as storms loom and the wind pipes loudly.
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Old England
FortY years ago today in Bluefield and beyond
Forty years ago today Miss Kyle Baldwin returned from Radford to visit her brother the Rev. D. O. Baldwin. The Bland Street Methodist Ladies Sewing circle held a bazaar featuring Christmas dolls. A Methodist church was formally dedicated.
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Kyle Baldwin
Radford
D. O. Baldwin
Bland Street Methodist Church
Salmon menaced by Japanese ships off Alaska coast
Washington Daybook details conflicts over salmon catches from Alaskan waters as Japanese vessels reportedly fish salmon using gillnets while American crews fear loss of the red salmon run. The dispute tests a long informal agreement and US protections for the Alaska harvest.
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Washington
United States
Alaskan
U. S
Japan
Ankee
Bristol Bay
Bureau of Fisheries
Broadway Sensation Of Mice And Men Tops Three Shows
The Stage in New York notes Sam H. Harris presents three Broadway hits You Can't Take It With You I'd Rather Be Right and Of Mice and Men led by George S Kaufman. Casts include Broderick Crawford Wallace Ford and Claire Luce. Ethel Barrymore returns in The Ghost of Yankee Doodle with Dudley Digges and others.
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New York
Sam H. Harris
Broadway
John Steinbeck
California
Steinbeck
George S. Kaufman
Kaufman
Lenny
Broderick Crawford
Comedienne
Helen Crawford
George
Wallace Ford
Curley
Claire Luce
Lfe
Ethel Barrymore
Sidney Howard
Miss Barrymore
Dudley Digges
The Once Over By H ts Phillips Dr Roosevelt Sees The Patient Again
A comic dialogue between Uncle Sam and Dr Roosevelt depicts a playful check on health and sanity. Uncle Sam insists he feels relapse and worse, while Roosevelt tests symptoms and medicines. The piece blends satire with social commentary on health and governance in a light, period-voice style.
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DE. Roosevelt
Dr. Roosevelt
Uncle Sam
What Today Means You December 1 Birthday Forecast
Sagittarius style text guides December 1 born individuals through favorable hours and danger periods. It highlights money from unexpected sources, the value of careful planning, and cautions against overstepping in personal matters. The piece notes talent in business, arts, and a list of notable people born on December 1.
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Frederick
Church
Albert Barnes
Clark Mills
James Sargent
Serena Watson
Matilda Heron
Throwing The Harpoon In Russia and a Shaded World
A fragmented, satirical collage touches on Russia’s first popular election, old Leningrad leaders, U S youth trends in the Big Apple fad, Russian expatriates in theater, explosive remarks, and a suspended man over stock market profits. It mentions Hitler seeking more room to breathe amid uneasy mockery.
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America
Screen Life In Hollywood Myths About Movie Stars
A summary of common Hollywood myths about child stars aging, waitress stereotypes, producer jokes, religious film taboo, costume pictures, glamor and comedy expectations, and the typical star’s career arc. It notes King of Kings and The Birth of a Nation as counterexamples and mentions stars like Carole Lombard and Joan Crawford. Robert North announces Penitentiary with ex-convicts volunteering as advisers.
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Hollywood
Madge Evans
Johnny Downs
Minzi Green
Jackie Coogan
Sam Goldwyn
Nobady
DeMille
Paris
Carole Lombard
Claudette Colbert
Irene Dunne
Gladys Swarthout
Dietrich
Hamlet
Napoleon
Chaplin
F& Star
Will Rogers
Marie Dressler
John Barrymore
Joel McCrea
Frances Dee
Wells Fargo
Franchot Tone
Joan Crawford
Alice Faye
Tony Martin
Sally
Irene
Mary
Stella Dallas
Robert North
Columbia
Walter Connolly
Jean Parker
John Howard
A Handbook for Testing Extrasensory Perception
A short, quirky piece presents a slim book by C. E. Stuart and J. G. Pratt that explains self tests for telepathy clairvoyance and thought transfer. It describes two decks of test cards and a record pad as part of a parapsychology laboratory style experiment at Duke University.
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C. E. Stuart
J. G. Pratt
Fompus Parapsychology Laboratory
Duka
Roosevelt era rewards for loyalty in judiciary posts
News Behind the News reviews congressional rewards in appointments as a tool for loyalty, noting plans for more judicial and federal vacancies. It cites Harold Mason, party reorganization, wage and price issues, and housing debates shaping legislation while highlighting bipartisan tensions and diplomatic anecdotes from Mexico City.
Grave Diggers Return to New York Jobs After Strike
Brooklyn grave diggers, who walked off duty leaving 25 caskets unburied, will return to work tomorrow pending a mayoral appointed fact finding committee. The strike stemmed from layoffs of BG men. Also noted is a dubious ad about a mind power set tied to Prof. Rhine’s Duke experiments, claimed to reveal human mind powers and marketed as a home set.
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New York
Navy
Strikin
Brooklyn
F. H. la Guardia
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