Italian in the schools and Canada’s anniversary debated
A Bridgeport letter argues Italian should be taught in public schools as a modern language option to broaden culture and usefulness. Canada’s 60th Confederation anniversary is noted with calls to fly the Union Jack in Bridgeport and reflections on Canada’s unity amid diverse origins and continental trade issues.
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Novel Plan Tried by Newark Barber Opinion Letter
A Newark reader argues against bobbed hair women patronizing men’s barber shops. He praises a self service barber concept during a strike and calls for laws to bar women from such shops, claiming mixing in barber rooms deters male customers.
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The Liquor Problem and Reform’s Turbulent Watch
A letter to the editor discusses Liberty magazine’s critique of prohibition era policy. It notes laws passing in Illinois and other states legalizing boxing, horse racing, betting, and cigarettes, framing this as a reform wave. It warns bootleggers and California fruit growers will oppose repeal and cites prohibition as a safety valve amid immigration and violence concerns.
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California
Liberty Magazine
Illinois
Manhattan Days and Nights on Broadway City Portraits in June
A bustling, fragmentary travelogue through Manhattan on Broadway at eleven. Observers note crowds, nightlife, bootleggers, gamblers, travelers, and city contrasts from Times Square to Central Park. The writer compares New York to other cities, describing urban diversions, street characters, and daily routines.
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Utah
Monte Viste
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The Old Mother by Anne Campbell
A nostalgic portrait of the mother whose quiet labor sustains a household yet faces resentment as family members push toward modernity and independence. The poem contrasts her care with a desire for up to date and social change.
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Anne Campbell
Modern Girl and Double Standard in Liberal Times
A fragmented humorous piece questions morality and freedom among a group discussing a modern girl and smoking. It satirizes attitudes toward gender norms, independence, and social expectations, weaving names and quirky phrases to portray a era wary of changing codes.
Political Pointer Story From The Telegram And Post
The piece reports on tax collection campaigns in Hartford and New Haven, noting rising auto tax delinquencies and Sheriff visits, plus broader political returns and local office changes. It covers Hartford fireworks permit curbs, the New Haven board's attendance at Alderman Tolliver's funeral, and various election outcomes and municipal campaign plans.
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Harry G. Tolliver
BB Goffe Street
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Robert O. Eaton
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Public School and Democracy Speech by Dr Morehouse
Dr Samuel Morehouse of Drake University argues public schools serve all children not just exceptional groups. He says education should build character and thinking, adapt to each child, and uphold democracy by raising mass intelligence. He emphasizes teachers as vital community figures and that schooling centers on the learner.
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Drake University
Des Moines
America
Horace Mann
Morehouse
NE Crane
Reese
Schowl
Tle
Sentences of Ethics and Integrity in Public Life
A compact tract of moral observation condemns cruelty and mockery toward others misfortune and weakness. It contrasts Lindbergh’s integrity with cynical political money chatter and notes how public life rewards sincerity over empty flattery.
The Church Universal and Parental Duty in Faith and Life
A reader discusses the Church Universal as embracing all souls who love Christ beyond ecclesiastical divides. The note condemns parental cruelty and highlights child protection, then debates scriptural timing of Jesus' paradise promise and resurrection, arguing for a more nuanced reading of Christ’s words. The letter references Charles Lamb and Rudyard Kipling.
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Absent Mitchell Misses Lindbergh Celebration
Washington dispatch notes Brigadier General Mitchell, once a famed flier, was largely sidelined from the Lindbergh celebration due to his army court martial and forced retirement. He attended as a veteran leader of the American Legion, but his Costello Post Band failed to reach the Memphis and did not perform at Walter Reed Hospital. The event proceeded with minimal notice of his absence.
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General Mitchell
Ancient Times By Walt Mason Delivers freeway nostalgia and blamed roads
In a humorous monologue at the Blue Front store, townsfolk lament decayed roads, blaming modern officials for delays while recalling past failures. Beeswax Brown notes a collapsed concrete culvert and slow repairs, contrasting bygone hardship with current smoother travel, then quips about roads failing at heavy rain and maps needing smiles.
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Hiram Grimes
Giles
Boy Scouts Hunt Suspected Killer on Clark Island
Rockland Me June 25 Fifty Boy Scouts ten coast guardsmen and a party of citizens began an organized search of Clark's Island for a stranger described as George Taylor wanted for the brutal slaying of twenty year old Stelis Kale whose body was found on Salisbury Beach Mass June fifth Rewards totaling 6100 hang over Taylor. The man is believed to have arrived as a stowaway aboard a barge from Boston and has been living as a primitive recluse on the five square mile island hiding in caves and stone quarries.
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Weather outlook for northeastern states and New England
Cloudy with possible showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, then fair Thursday across eastern New York and northern New England. Disturbance from Manitoba moves east. high pressure returns over Atlantic states. Winds vary from strong south to moderate east, with scattered showers in northern New York and parts of New England.
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