Chamber of Commerce Calls for Gold Standard Opposition to Inflation
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States urges an end to monetary experimentation and a return to the gold standard. It stresses sound policy, currency integrity, and balanced budgets while opposing purely monetary price changes. Public support for inflationary tactics has grown, but business leaders warn against destabilizing finance and seek a stable monetary base.
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Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Thomases
Sound Money
Baseless Fears On The Shape Of The Automobile Of Tomorrow
The article outlines a future car design with a rear motor and streamlined, blunt-nosed shape. It predicts higher speeds, improved comfort, and far better gas mileage, all achieved through aero-dynamics. Experts note public education is needed before such radical designs are accepted.
Markets Need Home Growth Not Foreign Sales
The wartime era piece argues that while foreign markets matter, domestic prosperity drives growth. Higher wages and farm profitability boost consumption of American goods, reducing surpluses and benefiting manufacturers, farmers, and workers alike. It also critiques currency and policy issues, hinting at silver money and inflation concerns.
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South
South America
China
Car Makers Hold Back on Cheaper, Smoother Autos
The writer argues manufacturers will delay selling practical affordable cars for years. They contend experts underestimate motorists, claiming a lower cost vehicle could cut operating expenses by 30 to 50 percent while improving comfort, and blame manufacturers for prioritizing aesthetics over practicality.
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Publc
Treasury Clerk Seeks Climate Change Escape
Mr Woodin seeks to leave the treasury department citing a need for a different climate. The remark hints at dissatisfaction rather than a practical career move.
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Mr Woodin
Treasury Department
Weighing Costs of Cedar Rapids Civil Works Bond Issue
Taxpayers weigh whether city bond funding for federal civil works projects is prudent. Support argues permanent improvements justify the expense and may reduce future poor-relief burdens, while opposition cites borrowing and tax implications for Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Questionnaires proposed on big wolf question
Passage hints at more polite survey methods for a controversy. The writer critiques shouting and advocates questionnaires to gauge public stance on the issue. No clear names, places, dates, or organizations are present.
New York Diary Snapshots From Wealthy Social Scene
A vivid slice of urban life includes Gertrude Atherton and Lincoln Steffens notes, dinners with Hattie Bell Johnston, and a Peekskill bistro retrofit. Celebrities JACK JOHNSON and Astonishing figures loom, with fashion and social highlights peppering the day.
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New York
Peprs
Gertrude Atherton
Lincoln Steffens
The
Waldorf
Ostar
Ted Saucier
George
Colette Armsby
John Ringlings
John Chipper
Hattie Bell Johnston
Love
Gracie Allen
Paul Block
Wellinston Cross
Steve
Bo Cobb Brody
Harlem hangouts linger as theatrical scene shifts
A fragmentary column notes ongoing changes in theater circles with private haunts, celebs, and writers like Tom Geraghty and Heywood Broun, while mentioning McGraw’s retirement from baseball and lingering gossip about social spots, lunches, and lunches near avenues in the Harlem theater world.
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Libby Holman
Tom
Heywood Broun
Tallulah Bankhead
6Th Avenue
Fear of police Inspires Park Walk Refusal
A narrator describes severe fear of police officers and a traumatic expectation of violence. While crossing a Central Park meadow the narrator hears a whistle and a shouted insult and avoids confrontation, moving on with a cane.
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Central Park
Glove Reminder Highlights Narrow Escape in 1933 Tale
A short quoted scene describes a near embrace and a warning about gloves. The narrator notes a close call in an uneasy moment, hinting at danger and misread signals. The fragment evokes a suspenseful 1933 atmosphere with subtle tension and casual menace.
Means No Harm Yet Plays Dangerous Game
Frances loves her husband but seeks admiration from other men and grows self esteem from their attention. She sometimes leads them on more than she intends, a dangerous foolish game she should stop before she gets burned. Dear Miss Manners replies that anonymous letters reveal no honor or decency and urges ignoring them and trusting the boyfriend.
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Frances
Miss Manners
Dear Miss Manners Letter About a Misnamed Husband
A longtime reader writes that after fourteen years of marriage and three children aged 12 30 and 6 she questions her effort and laments that her husband is mean seeking guidance on manners and marital resolve.
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Miss Manners
No simple answer to a troubled home
The writer pleads with a mother feeling unappreciated by a laid off, irritable husband. The advised course is to keep the home steady, support the husband, and aim to transform the atmosphere from gloom to peace.
British officer dies in Fez 27 years ago buried in England this summer
Maj. An gus Howard R. Ogilvy of the British army died in Fez Morocco twenty seven years ago and was not laid to rest in England until the summer.
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Bagatelles
Billy Reardon
St. Moritz
Oliver Horford
Gilbert White
Anna May Wong
Percy Graingers
Copenhagen
Australia
Don Marquis
Seie
George Luks
Fred Rely
Russia
Hotel du
Angus Howard R. Ogilvy
Fez
Morocco
England
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