Prohibition Debate Divides Hoover Roosevelt Garner
The piece weighs Hoover and Roosevelt positions on repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and Glass amendment plans. It notes Garner’s acceptance speech costs and the risk of hawkish tariff critique, while outlining Democratic nuances and potential party shifts toward federal enforcement and repeal compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Wagner
New York
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
United States Senate
United States
Congress
Glass
National Democratic Party
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
America
Advertising That Never Pays The Windshield Handbill Dilemma
A humorous takedown of distributing handbill ads under windshield wipers. The piece recalls the futility and irritation of the tactic, noting readers prefer to ignore the flyer, then venting about advertising trends, music bans, and public figures. It mixes light sardonic social commentary with pop culture jabs.
Garner Accepts Democratic Nomination for Vice President
Speaker Garner, a quiet figure on the western plains, accepts the Democratic nomination for vice president. He dispatched a 2,500 word letter to Senator Barkley regarding a Chicago deal, and the post office system aids his mail delivery due to his support for an expanded post office building program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Garner
Congress
Columbus
Hearst
California
Speaker Garner
Western Plains
Senator Barkley
Chicago
Post Office
Movie Cameramen Backdrops Skip Characters in State Fair
Movie cameramen can photograph the Iowa scenery for State Fair but must travel elsewhere to capture pictures of the film’s characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Smith Eyes Roosevelt Look In On Outlook
The piece hints at Smith considering Roosevelt as a focal point in Outlook coverage. It also references Walker and the term late mayor as a suggested title angle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Roosevelt
Walker
Myriad Names and Cultural Snippets From A 1932 Page
A collage of notes on politics, theater, crime, and personalities. Mentions Mellon and Vanderbilts, Maurice Chevalier, Al Capone, Owney Madden, Alfred J. Johnson, and Hylan era figures. reflections on literature, Broadway, fashion, and societal trends with numerous brief asides and anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade
Maurice
Smith
Walker
Jimmy
al Capone
Owney Madden
Folk stories of the Elwood gang and legends
A lyrical catalog of tall tales and local lore about the Elwood gang, Indian girl legends, Wapsie and Pinicon lovers, a gunfight epic, John with giant strength, Wildcat Boss, hoop snakes, and various folk cures. The verse invokes colorful figures and regional myth in a playful oral tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinicon
John
The Tyranny Of Repeal Over Chess Night Dram
A Washington column argues repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment will disrupt daily life for drinkers and public revenue. It uses a chess-night scenario to illustrate how liquor control could alter social order and erode organized aid to players when liquor becomes illegal again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
United States
Coe
Wrnter
Joe
Harry
Oscar
Aix
Ghent
Bastille
Eugene Field
Rabies in Georgia Cases Questioned by Public Health View
A July 1932 Georgia Health Department bulletin claims three rabies deaths in early 1932 were due to negligence and could have been saved with treatment. The cases include a six year old girl who fell ill after a possible bite, a Negro man who developed rabies seven months after a stray dog bite, and a white girl bitten by a mad cat less than three weeks before symptoms. The piece critiques diagnosis, testing, and state dog control while urging cautious Pasteur treatment for bites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Department of Health
Georgia
Health Department
Georgia Health Authorities
Georgia Health Department
England
Osler
Rosenau
Pasteur
Three Gifts Implied in a Lifespan of Courtesy and Love
A poem praising three gifts a man can endlessly give while alive courtesy to all love for great and small and friendliness. Those who scatter smiles and kind words gain lasting friendships and wealth beyond gold or fame, as courtesy sustains riches of human connection.
Bay Hides Ancient $20,000 Treasure
Rochester report says a $20,000 treasure lies in an iron strong box at the bottom of Irondequoit bay as legend from the 1812 war claims an English ship with a payroll of about $20,000 fled across Lake Ontario and escaped into the bay where shallow water trapped it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Irondequoit Bay
America
England
Lake Ontario
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Rapids
Marion
Russia
Valencia
Marconi
Lindsey
Rudy Vallee
Clare Boothe Brokaw
Ses
Germany
Literary Guild
White Wey
Jim Thornton
Monologists
James Thornton
Alfred J. Johnson
Wall Street
Hylan
Grant C. Knight
Spain
King George
Gaby Deslys
H. Parkhurst
Tamimany
Atlantic
William Faversham
Montclair
N. J
Frankie Bailet
Elsie DeWolfe
Versailles Gate
Chief Myers
Los Angeles
Pred C. Kahrs
Jessie Dear
American Society of Composers
Norma Shearer
Bunny
Broadway
Browning
Howard Hughes
Hoffman
Noel Coward
George Jean Nathan
Florence
Italy
Barcelona
John Chapman
H. L. Mencken
Louis Sobol
the Palace
Heywood Broun
Chaplin
Beverly
Mass
Boston
Africa
Lincoln, Ill
Elwood Gang
Jay G, Sigmund
Frederic J. Haskin
Personal Health Service
Gineer
William Srady
Coprricht
Yas&s
M Brady
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Prohibition Bureau
Coast Guard
Fade
Edgar 4. Guest
Bay
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