Coolinge’s Prosperity in Congressional Record June 1924
The June 1924 Congressional Record cites a Republican senator describing farm losses since 1920. He claims 108,000 farmers in wheat states lost farms, 122,000 lost property without legal action, and 273,000 kept property only by creditors’ leniency, totaling 608,000 bankrupt farmers in 15 states. He also notes 557 bank failures from 1920-23 and 265 bank failures in three months of the current year.
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Mar. Harrison
Republican Party
Senate
Ile
Northwest
Middle West
Smoot
Mississippi
Utah
Harrison
Senator Owen Defends Bank Policy Against Deflation Claims
The text profiles Senator Robi J Owen of Oklahoma a key banker and former chair of the senate committee on banking who defended Federal Reserve actions in 1920s. He cites bank resources totaling about 380 trillion and three billion in towns and discounts from 1920 to 1928 noting deflation harmed debtors farmers merchants and workers.
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Robi. J. Owen
Oklahoma
Senate
Kkew
Coolidge
Wilson
Harding
Henalor Qwenanit
The Nation's Wealth Fails Peasantry in Hard Times
The Gazette echoes a grim mood as history repeats with the country rich in gold yet producers starved of money. The text laments government control of half the world’s gold, causing debt and tax pressure. It urges a humane administration to mend the economic drain and restore hope.
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the Gazette
Mtochanicsille
Hadley
Kennebago
New York World
Ogden gains control of West Virginia Republicans in a grimy wrap
A column lauds Herschel Ogden for seizing the GOP in West Virginia after a hard primary. It mocks rivals Governor Morgan Grant P Hall and Nathan B. Scott, notes coal and oil influence, labor backing, and the shift toward England’s nomination. The piece wanders through jokes on Eden Germany apples, cigars, deficits, and political foibles.
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Herschel
Ogden
Republican Party of
West Virginia
Gore
Clarksburg
Morgan
Grant P. Hall
Pennsylvania
State House
Kanawha
Grant
Nathan B. Scott
England
Wheeling
Oil and Gas
Labor
Germany
Adam
The Fun Shop readers share playful pieces and letters
A collage of humorous verses poems and reader contributions from The Fun Shop. It invites humor entertainment and writing by readers with notes on payments and submission guidelines.
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West Dach Stevet
Newe York City
Copsesht
BERT STOTT PROJECTS PARODY OF DEMOCRACY AND MONARCHY
An opaque critique quotes Bugs Baer and laments modern governance, comparing democratic and monarchic systems. It ridicules referendums, praises traditional leaders, and mocks public figures while warning of universalization of political ideas.
June graduates face job market and social expectations
A dated account notes June commencements, college life, and post graduation aims. It describes alumni seeking employment, the cost of meals with relatives, and stereotypes about marriage and gender roles before entering the workforce. It reflects late 19th century attitudes toward education and marriage.
Citizens face grim reality of primary elections
The writer decries political campaigning and the harsh fate of candidates who fail in primaries. He notes candidates rely on friends' encouragement, underestimate opposition, and endure post election distrust. The piece laments community rifts and lasting feuds from election disappointments and recalls Bryan's persistent runs.
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Toa
Trun
Hid
Aid Siweat
Tn Degra
Alneera
Bryan
Keepa
More Truth Tham Poetry
Poem notes a worker who did his duty without pleasure and contrasts cheerful laborers with those who whistle on duty. It mentions a diver who earns a living in deep water and jokes about bootleggers disguising as hot dog venders to evade prohibition enforcers.
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Ava
Thoas
Roses and poets clash over names for the flower
A blend of commentary and quotes from poets and writers debates how to name the rose. It cites Joan Masefield Minna Irvine Ella Wheeler Wilcox Edmond Rostand and Shakespeare while noting geographic passages about writing verse across various American places. The piece blends humor and literary opinion on the rose’s identity.
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Webster
Worcester
Joan Masefield
Minna Irvine
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Wadsworth
Bulwer Lytton
Edmond Rostrand
Prohibition Debate and World News Highlights
The item surveys May Day demonstrations in Moscow with large crowds and Lenine’s grave tributes, notes on Poland and India plague reports, and a critical view of prohibition with Archbishop Senderblum contrasting water use with wine. It also touches on immigration shifts in Denmark and Sweden, Siberian youth with a mysterious malady, wartime pacifist pledges, and Britain’s auto usage.
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Moscow
Red Square
Wikolai Lenine
Leon Tretsws
Ineernationale
Germany
Tnia Mme
Hungary
Finland
Wacllade
Ussied Sinien
Georgie Zinovien
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MR. Ogden
Detroit
Tom Marshall
Treasury
Congress
Babe Ruth
Babe
Stan Baumgartner
President Coolidge
Washington
China
Harvey
Gillett
Grookhart
Maxon Foxbail Judell
Geat Moras
Ginette Oras
Tye
L Hied Tien Thako
Jens Lick
Voll B. Lowers
Walter B. Traprook
Seth Woskin
Miry
Tla
Dee
Hee Nitier
Ano Leobudelvan
Gwaeblop
Marid
Leia
Lily Kareah
Wwe
Ang
Modest Mervin L. Lane
Teale
Muse
Petr Raster Stott
Bugs Baer
Anon Tog A
Atoiteca
Fraueh
Chinen
Portugal
Russia
Greeca
Hele Hove
Captige
King Keurwe
Veto
Hiyde Park
Prince of Wales
Ja Mion
Reollere
Sybold
Dea
Guinea
He Mathers
Jefferson
Jackson
Qell
White House
Peesi
Pennsylvania Avenue
Outa
June
Sweet Boy
Neal O'Aara
Bineck
Hoy
Jas
Sweet & Crade
Tims
Europe
Greece
Gal
Carpatto Mendelssohn
Riumnaec
Collings
Jadten
Tyro
New York Evening World
Press Publishing Company
Jedee Ciacless
Atcore
Collexe
Worid
Cnld
Yew
Westhand
Lee Walter
Tf Konwledge
Walt Putrank
Nhuwera Palin
OY Bt. Ie
Siar Sanaa
Aburhan
Apa
Schenectady
Nyack
North Ormelic
Hewitt
Massachusetts
THE
Empire
Punjab
India
Calcutta
Bombay
Briain
Nathan Senderblum
Gutie
Peonie
Civitans
Rotarians
Kiwanis
Siberian
Vladivostok
Siverlan
Victor
Cee
Tan
Tom Sawyer
Huckberry Finnweld
Paetstam
Christ
Denmark
Sweden
Hidcom
Soviet Russia
Pekin
Radek
Third Internationals
Third Internationale
Great Britain
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