Technological unemployment debate centers on cotton picker
Bruce Catton notes a Memphis based Rust brothers invention may replace human labor in cotton picking. They seek market methods that protect workers through leases with wage rules or social programs while urging broader data to judge if mechanization creates or destroys jobs and how to ease social readjustment without slowing progress.
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Bruce Catton
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Rust
Memphis
South
Rust Brothers
Catton
Cotton
Rush Brothers
Press publicity as crime deterrent praised by Hoover
J Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI, argued that extensive crime coverage by newspapers can deter crime by shaping public opinion. He cited rising public awareness as a tool in law enforcement and noted the danger of portraying criminals as heroes to children.
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Daily Press
Popeye
Joe Palooka
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Embarrassing Catchphrase Hazard for Political Leaders
The piece notes how a catchphrase like a breathing spell can be misinterpreted by outsiders. It cites President Roosevelt and Dr. Alfred E. Smith, then Dr. C. M. Hincks who reframes the phrase as mental health guidance. The author cautions against careless phrases becoming political liabilities.
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Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Liberty League
C. M. Hincks
Canadian National Committee For Mental Hygiene
Royal Canadian Institute
Then he asked me to marry him
A miscellaneous 1936 correction item notes a speaker recounting that she was never more surprised in her life when told about a marriage proposal. The fragment includes aphorisms and social commentary on wealth, governance, and language.
Lost manuscript blunder tale from Frank Norris era
New York Day by Day recalls a 1900 incident at a publishing house where Frank Norris misfiled a promising unknown writer's manuscript as rejected. The error went undiscovered after a stenographer returned the rejection. Norris praised the work as one of the two best he read, but no record of publication ever emerged.
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New York
Frank Norris
Norris
Union Square
Dreiser
Carrie
Tragedy and theater mingle in a muddled journal of life
The text blends a grim anecdote about a man named Old Erie awaiting burial and a discussion on theater audiences crying at clichéd illusions. It notes a reform school sentence rarely given for first offenses and references Frank Case the hotel owner weathering hard times yet hopeful about steady improvements and good business.
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Frank Case
Diet, purines, and arthritis debate amid medical talk
The excerpt discusses purine free diets for gout and uric acid metabolism, noting limited success and the quack critique. It also touches on vitamin D treatment for chronic arthritis and physician experiences, with references to public figures and era health commentary.
Uric Acid Beliefs and Gout Explained
The article argues that large doses of uric acid cause no illness in a normal person and that uric acid deposits are not the disease cause. It notes that uric acid is a normal metabolic end product and that blood analyses do not show consistent changes in gout cases.
No massage or appliance will straighten bow legs after age six
A medical note states that no manipulation massage or device can correct bow legs in a person over six years old. It implies surgical or other interventions may be needed, warning against attempting nonmedical remedies.
Public Health Q&A Prompts Weight Gain and Laundry Hygiene
Readers submit questions on vitality weight gain methods and laundry disinfection. A Dr Brady outline covers safe soap and hot water as disinfectants, notes on cold weather laundry health, and indicates rare need for prostate surgery after electro coagulation, with instructions to send stamped envelopes for answers.
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Missouri
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Advertisin Representatives
Chicago
Allen-Klapp-Frazier CO
Michigan Ave
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Fifth Avenue
Pestalozzi
Berke
Stttence
America
Roumania
George Clark
Joe Cook
Cook
Yley Cooper
North
Florida
Old Erie
Gilead
Dick Berlin
China
Robert Benchley
Rex Beach
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Esquire
Col
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Pauline Lord
Town Hall
Personal Health Service
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M. D
Guaranty
Commercial
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
TOTAL
Member
Rey
CIAL
Ularly Ly’s
Third Avenue
Third Street
Brady
William Jady
National Newspaper Service
West Madison Street
Cage
Haarlem
Holland
Goodyear Pathfinder
Pathfinder
Lee
Alta
Second Ave
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