Municipal Pool Plan Prompts Charleston Debate
A 1924 Charleston item urges creating a municipal swimming pool, noting health data and state projects. It cites 30 pools statewide, recommends bond funding if needed, and argues pools boost public life similar to playgrounds. The piece references local beaches and the need for urban recreation facilities.
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West Virginia Bereau of Public Health
Charleston
Lick Branch
Lower Falls
Coal River
Public Ealth
Matoaka
Beckiey
American Legion
Welch
Country Club
Huntington
Clarksburg
State Department of Health
Old World Politics and Italian Government Scandals
The piece contrasts American public office concerns with those in Italy under Mussolini. It cites a missing deputy amid graft allegations and cabinet resignations, suggesting opposition press hints of murder or kidnapping to suppress records, and notes a broad push for reorganization.
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America
Italy
Mussolini
United States
Muscatini
Chamber of Deputies
Bulgarian political violence shocks Sofia in royalist period
The Matteotti scandal fuels a political crisis while Bulgaria endures another assassination of M. Pet kof, secretary of the foreign office. He was shot in Sofia, the third Stambuloff faction member killed, aside from the former premier. The piece contrasts brutal acts with American calls for fairness and open debate.
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Matteotti
M. Petkof
Foreign Office
Sofia
Tragedy Echoes Oedipus In NH Orphan Lovers Case
Elizabeth Dart and Louis Rollins, raised apart, wed in New Hampshire and now face trial for consanguinity after evidence links them as half siblings. Each insists love transcends blood kinship as they sit jailed, reflecting on fate, law, and the crash of youth.
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Edith Wharton
Ethan Brome
New Hampshire
Oedipus
Sophocles
Elizabeth Ruth Dart
Louis W. Rollins
Elizabeth
Louis
Portsmouth
Fortunate land and the service creed in 1920s politics
A satirical survey comments on the era of public service zeal, noting widespread calls to serve from Maine to California. It mocks political motives, mentions Coolidge, and parodies views on elections, whiskey, women in barber shops, and a third party era with witty asides about public life and national discourse.
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Mr. Coolidge
Maine
California
Michigan
Mississippi
The Fun Shop and The Hairlogon Fragmentary Tales
A noisy page excerpt presents two vignette items. A humorous piece titled The Fun Shop by Este Foxhail appears with garbled byline and stray dialogue, followed by The Hairlogon by Chilton Chase, then a cartoon-like anecdote about a wife, a gardener’s son, and a misremembered last year coat, ending with a child’s joke about daily tasks and a boy named Johnny.
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Chilton Chase
Ana
The Un Shop's Literary Gleanings 1924 Paragraphs
A collage of verse, jokes, and notices from The Une Shop in New York City 1924 blends quirky poetry by Jules Cornello and Mary F. Kingston with humorous anecdotes and readers’ requests. It invites submissions and outlines rate details, amid a collage of playful lines and cultural vignettes.
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al Humor
Ninecdoten
Buthazuy
Gate Rom
Bright Wayiorn
Nowe Nork City
New York Day By Day in a Bustling Summer Scene
A vivid tour through New York’s noon Broadway rush and nightlife with quirky vignettes. It notes Lavish theater previews, street life, fashion, and the city’s curious phenomena from hair bobbers on Tirth Avenue to walk away theatre tickets and charity dinners.
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New York
Une
Underworld
Vaudefolk
Tirth Avenue
Attendines
Fata
Hemere
Broadway
Nellie Revell
From Night Fears to Self Confidence in Work and Health
A verse exhorting resilience over worry, urging readers to stop dwelling on past misses and future fears. It promotes practical steps to regain motivation, protect health, and confront aging without panic. References to songs and a flapper era persona frame the piece as light advice amid social trends.
Wisconsin Delegates Demand Their Own Convention At Cleveland
AONE ERA critic Bun Baer portrays Wisconsin delegates grimly blocked at Cleveland. He says the 29 Badger delegates faced snubs and verbal harassment, with only one allowed to speak. He claims Wisconsin will defy Cleveland by holding its own convention and nominating a separate candidate.
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Wisconsin
Btis
Cleveland
Milnedkee
Democrats Gather as City Prepares for Convention
The committee in charge completed plans for the Democratic national convention. Measures include a welcome at trains, health inspections of satchels, and hotel bathrooms. Gas cutoffs and candles will light rooms to prevent accidents. Madison Square Garden is ready with two entrances and ten exits, gas masks offered, and tours arranged. Stalls sell peanuts, chewing tobacco, and lemonades. See the city with guided escorts and police assistance. The Jefferson Market court stays open, with bondsmen on hand. visits to Sing Sing, Mmoteawan, and Blackwell Island possible.
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Dus
Imeet
Weson
Board of Health
Madison Square
Childs
Jefferson Market
Blackwell's Island
Tomba
Max Rosenbaum
Cana] Street
Mylan
Pia
Crogast
Wara
Plokpochety
Peter Rabbit and the Cobweb Nest Mystery
Peter Rabbit questions Jenny Wren about Mrs. Hummer and her cobweb nest. Jenny explains how hummingbirds shingle their nests with bits of lichens, cobwebs, and green gray patches on the tree trunk. Peter learns that knowledge often reveals itself through careful observation.
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Peter Rabbit
Jenny Wren
Jenny
Peter
Jenny ‘Wren
Peter Rabpic
Mira
Hammer
Denny Wren
Farmer Brown
Fenny
Menena
Bummer
Lishen-Covered Knot of the Tres Well
T. W. Burgess
Ten Books I Enjoyed Most and Miscellaneous Notes
A scattered reader list covers ten books including Old Wives Tales by Arnold Bennett, Caesar by Shakespeare, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, The Mamer's Tale by Anatole France, Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, The Four Million by Henry, The Forsyte Saga by Galsworthy, Main Street by Sinclair Lewis. Also included are musings on cemetery gates, Lost and Found column jokes, and reader prompts about contributing lines for the Fun Shop features.
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Henblere Pfarler
Arthur
Arnold Bennett
Tuliue
Caesar
Shakespeare
Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
Anatole
France
Ethan
Joseph Conrad
Galeworthy
Main” Street
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