What Our Neighbors Say
A collection of aphorisms and humorous quips from various papers. Snippets joke about sugar prices politics etiquette and international affairs. Notable lines reference housewives victims of inflation and a beauty contest involving the Prince of Wales.
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England
Prince of Wales
North Adams Herald
Vulcanizing Tires Promises Big Savings For Car Owners
The agency promotes its tire vulcanizing work as a major improvement for vehicles, claiming hundreds of extra miles per tire and substantial savings for car owners by extending tire life and reducing replacement costs.
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God Great
Vulcan
Mellon proposal hints at tax reform ambitions
The New York note recalls Uncle Andrew Mellon proposing an income tax reduction seen as a possible leap toward presidential ambitions. The snippet suggests Mellon’s aim to shrink tax burdens might signal broader political aims.
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Andrew Mellon
New York Tribune
Immigrant Passages and Political Quips Across Papers
A collage notes public sentiment on heaven exclusivity, Governor Pinchot hiring a golf instructor, and better immigrants moving from New York to rural areas. It also mentions calls for elastic currency and a desire to make it slightly more adhesive.
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New York
Duluth Herald
New York American
Airplanes Used to Make It Damp Along Border
Chinese weekly reports claim aircraft are creating damp conditions along the Canada U S border with speculative weather manipulation ideas. The piece notes uncertainty about planes causing rain and discusses environmental speculation.
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Shanghai Weekly Review
Germany’s Duty Seen Delinquent in Open Door Policy
The message to questioners about Germany’s obligations suggests she cannot evade them. The note claims Uncle Sam supports the open door in distant markets but remains cautious at home, signaling selective openness and restraint.
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Germany
Shanghai Weekly Review
Sam
Boston Transcript
Water Witch Sightings Reach Cherokee Farmers
Cherokee Iowa farmers Mr. and Mrs. J F Barnes near the township north line say a new seventy foot well in low ground proves the water witch. After years of hauling from the creek they now claim a magnificent well that came in recently supports their faith in the water witch amid county water supply troubles.
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Cherokee, Ia
J. F. Barnes
Cherokee Township
Cherokee County
Local Civil War veteran locates water well near barn
Mr and Mrs Barnes hire Smith Powell of Meriden to prospect underground water with a promise of payment only if water is found. Powell marks a vein near the barn, a well near the confluence is drilled to thirty four feet and yields nine feet of high quality water. Powell cautions against overdepth and notes veins are small and easily missed. The Barnes remain cautious but hope the well is valuable as land.
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Fred Brown
Powell
Barnes
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