Aquatic dinners and political notes in New York letter
In New York and Long Island, social currents mix with politics. The letter recounts aquatic dinners and pool parties as fashionable yet controversial, while discussing Senator Borah, Mexico, Russia, and the League of Nations amid U.S. isolation and diplomacy debates.
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New York
Comic Weekly
Long Island
Mayfair
Steve Brody
Brooklyn Bridge
Annette Kellerman
Prohibition Policy Contested by Andrews and Public Opinion
The piece argues that enforcement alone won’t solve prohibition. public obedience and attitudes drive outcomes. It urges lawmakers to build support, warns against nullification, notes growing disregard harms, and cites political shifts, foreign policy moods, and social commentary.
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the Treasury
Andrews
Waa
Partisan bias paralyzes tax policy across states
The piece argues both parties chase next elections and clash over tax plans, citing New York and Ohio. It notes increased temporary activity, rising sub‑division complexity, and federal overreach eroding states' taxing powers. It calls for a policy focused conference rather than politics.
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Teneta
Ircatead
New York
Ohio
Demarogue
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
A reflective poem about shared human toil and common dreams. The speaker notes that all people, from milk sellers to teamsters, pursue the same heaven through work and effort, despite different lives and burdens. It highlights universal equality in striving and the fragility of pride.
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Edgar A. Guest
Call for National Tax Conference on Fiscal Reform
Lawmakers and observers urge a national convention representing all states to outline a sound division of taxes between federal and state governments. The aim is uniform action, reduce federal tax rates, and avoid partisan influence in tax reform as Congress debates changes.
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State Department
Russia
Harriman
Mexico
United States
Ogden Mills
Rep
Congress
President Coolidge
V. S
Flint Daily Journal
Department of Agriculture
Turkey
Ambition and outdoor living in a thoughtful essay
John Blake contrasts ambition as altruistic progress versus selfish power seeking. He argues true ambition aims to add to knowledge or comfort, while greed harms others. The piece ends urging outdoor living for health and longevity, citing an elderly lobster fisherman as an exemplar.
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Lving
Trumping Aces and Local Notes From Canton
Ed B. Gle ss critiques advice columnists on pursuit and charm while noting Molly Stark and others. Our Daily Bouquet praises Ruth Currie and Nimbo at Nimisila Park Zoo. The latest Curtis state papers echo innocence, as Columbus looms. The next door neighbor quips about meals and fishing.
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Ruth Currie
Nimbo
Nimisila Park
Canton
Curtis
Columbus
Jests and Jingles Lampoon City Lights Policy
A satirical sequence mocks Cuyahoga Falls light funding and city officials. Lanterns are contrasted with electric light as financial trouble and election burdens loom. The piece uses jokes about how taxpayers, officials, and lights affect daily life in darkness and expense.
Will Rogers and the Alaska dog tale told in jest
Will Rogers recounts a famed Alaska Gold Rush tale about two broke miners who sell a dog for a fortune only to trade him for two cats worth less money. The anecdote mocks story tellers and highlights Rogers' preference for observations over narratives.
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W. C. Fields
America
Alaska
Olq Pard
Fields
Wil Rogers
Along the Way by Helen Welshimer
A reflective verse urging resilience after heartbreak and disappointment. The speaker questions fame and dreams, noting even broken plans may heal as spring returns and songbirds endure. The poem suggests renewal despite failing aspirations.
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Helen Welshimer
Taxing spinsters in Florida a showy proposal
The Florida general assembly considers an annual tax on old maids, sparking criticism that spinsterhood is an involuntary condition. Census figures show Florida’s single men outnumber single women by 38,287, underscoring the gender imbalance critics say the bill would unfairly target. The piece contrasts proposed taxation with the realities of marriage prospects and invokes Disraeli’s paradox about marriage and morals.
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Florida
Baltimore Evening Sun
Florida General Assembly
Disraeli
La Follette Harder Grip On Progressive Cause In Senate
A 1925 Canton Daily News overview notes Senator La Follette’s ongoing fight for progressive ideals as Wisconsin politics shift toward his line. It highlights his backers in Wisconsin, potential successors, and quotes from Robert M. La Follette Jr. about his father’s temperament, humor, and intellect. It mentions Coolidge era shifts and the Dawes plan debate.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Senate
Wisconsin
la Follette
Winconaln
Coolidge Eo Eange
Grand
Rap
le Lenroot
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
Young la Follette
Canton Daily New
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League of Nations
Germany
League
Vox Populi
Jack Dempsey
Europe
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Robins
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Coolidge
Daily Thought
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Bowery
Plaza Chatham
Savoy
Waldorf
Majestic
Astor
Albie
Wall Street
Lst
Just Folks
Brotherhood
John
Uncommon Sense
John Blake
Lexington Daily Leader
ED. BE. Gless
Molly Stark
Jay Seer
Cuyahoga Falls
Will Rogers
Spain
Robt, T. Small
Prohibition
Haynes Ase
Membrenic
Wwe
Tam
Hno
Theas Ben Wes
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