Campaign songs shape political battles in Madison Square Garden era
A column argues campaign songs influence outcomes, citing Fletcher, Smith era battles and Sol Bloom’s slogans. It notes Democratic knack for offensive campaigns, the lever of songs like Sidewalks of New York, and hopes for rousing tunes like Tipperary while lamenting lackluster Republican spirit and weather woes in Vermont.
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Fletcher
Gloveland
Harrison
Madison Square Garden
Democratic Party
al Smith
East Side
West Side
Rosy O'Grady
New York
Smith
Sol Bloom
Democrats
Tipperary
Coolidge
Vermont
The Inquisitive Reporter and a Humble Parade of Voices
A mosaic of curious quotes and mock interviews fills a late 20th century page. The piece interlaces fictional exchanges with real figures like Harry Baur and Mrs. 30 Luteell, drifting into musings on gravity, love, and daily life. It ends with an advert for joke writing services and a cryptic catalog.
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Grandam
Newton
Eve
Garden of
Harry Baur
Corn Wills
Herbeet Porter
Luteell
Dawes and Coolidge in German American praise debate
The piece argues Dawes positively influenced Germany with Wall Street Journal backing, while crediting Coolidge for the Dawes work is questioned. It notes German American papers’ reactions, contrasts Republican figures, and warns that the tail may be wagging the dog in the campaign dynamic.
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Wisconsin
Iowa
Indiana
West
Wall Street Journal
Dawes
Germany
New York Herald
James M. Cox
Harding
Mr. Coolidge
Lowden
Hoover
Kenyon
Old Gazette Editorial Debate Sparks Frugal Tax Talk
Readers confront Treasury policy and money circulation as the Gazette and Mail spar over thrift, federal spending, and how to avert high costs. The piece cites editorial stances, calls for printing the Gazette in full, and urges fair, fact based debate without a newspaper war.
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Gazette
Mail
The
Hedoral
Dawes Praised as Builder Amid Campaign Shift
The text notes a shift in political narrative from Coolidge to Dawes, describing Dawes as the only postwar figure to have performed constructive work to stabilize Germany. It contrasts early campaign ideals with current editorial stance, suggesting Dawes eclipses the president in perceived effectiveness.
Sauerkraut Statesmanship in French Leadership Comment
The new French President, from the Reds of the Midi, pledges defense of bullfighting amid calls for stable rule. The Prime Minister, after cabinet talks, enjoys sauerkraut and a pipe in public, with critics noting it could boost popular appeal despite concerns. The NY World compares their style to past leaders like Bismarck and the King of Spain, suggesting such displays may be politically advantageous.
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France
Midi
N.Y
Herriot
Bismarck
Spain
Poland
Kiodor
Zionist Organization
Palestine
Dr. Silvermen
New York
Not Pessimism Over Business Widening Political Strife
The piece argues that business deterioration in West Virginia signals deeper national troubles due to misgovernment and policy shifts from Wilson era. It condemns Coolidgeites and calls for attention to politics, urging truth about economic devastation and warning that further dulling could trigger a crisis. The tone defends optimism against alleged pessimism.
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West Va
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
N.D
Dandelion Flower Choice and Parody of Modern Life
A Wilkinsburg society adopts the dandelion as its Father’s Day flower, noting it grows stronger when trodden. The text then veers through a collage of social musings on democracy, rail fares, summer plans, Dawes, Russia, normalcy, furs, political corruption, fishing tackle, Mah Jongg, chickens in drug stores, government and newspapers, bridge losses, George Carpentier, and lover indifference.
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Wilkinsburg
Obituary and cultural notes from early New York scene
A tribute to a kindly, unobtrusive New Yorker who died courageously in a doorway, described among the city’s social fringes. The piece paints a portrait of quiet, anonymous souls along Bowery and Side streets, and mentions the Dutch Treat Club, Harlem theater, and cultural critics debating stage talent and epitaphs as part of New York’s literary and performance life in 1924.
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McIntyrey
Yori
Jung
Allen and Grehard
Charlitu
Charlit Wan
Althousty
Din
Wumanity
Ilfe
Chatham Squares
Chinesa
Brooklyn Bridge
Run's Boulevard
Lves
New York
Treac
Wall Street
Guy EB. Matson
Aras
Dana
Harlem
George Jean Nathan
Henry L. Mencken
Nathan
Reeves
Ten Books I Enjoyed Most From MARSH Fran
A list of ten books with scrambled and misprinted titles and author names. Items include the Bible Hamlet adrift with strange spellings, works attributed to Ruskin Emerson Poe Twain and others, and several garbled entries reflecting OCR errors.
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Oliver Wendell Rhimes
Emerson
Atk Twain
Sleeping Sickness Proves Fatal Sleep Delays and Curative Absurdities
A 1924 World edition snippet surveys various topics from a satirical, stream of consciousness style page. It entertains and critiques politics, culture, and health myths while touching on the era’s news items, lectures, and advertisements. The piece lampoons public figures and misinformed beliefs, ending with a copyright note.
Broadasting by Judge Charles F Moore on Platform Critique
Judge Charles F Moore critiques the national convention platform as weak and incoherent. He mocks authorship, notes alleged political evasions, comments on prosperity claims, and contrasts Washington veto tactics with Cleveland political culture. The piece ends with a short anecdote about a man alert to police signaling a car theft.
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Marr i
Ledge
Feliower
Congress
Washington
Cleveland
New York
Coney Island
Big Avlo
World’s Window review of European crisis and reform
A fragmentary critique surveys European tension after the war with accusations against France’s Poincare and Russian figures, refugee pogroms in Eastern Europe, internal Labour strife in Britain, Trotsky’s gas warning, church reforms, and shifts in Spain, Japan, and Indo-China diplomacy amid looming conflicts and political theater.
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Myrtle
C. A. Brown
Ton
Eild Dee Jones
C. H. Irwin
Ape Parmer
Ryan
Epple
Charles M. Sheridan
Roger
Camille
Reyer
Reser
Truman B. Mills
Teerge M. Cummings
Broward
Foxes
Anhlen
Minis
Nat Such
J. W. Phelp
Chirtord Miveene
E' Honan
Florian
Tedee
Tontoreau
Cresett Toy
Yla
Winony
Massa
Tony
Daunters
Mme
Thomann
Vrele Eebs
Edgar White
Chulzen
Msrnvence
JG West
York Guy
Kcopyright
Mr. Dawes
New Dominion
Stummer
Russia
America
Cone
George Carpentier
Autores
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Meret Tits
Jong Beet
Lt Mat
Ballans
McNaught Synelearte
Neal O'Hara
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U. S
League of Nitiona
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Jess
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Barnum
Balhon
Pacific Coast
Wyatt
Paris
Lua
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Cloxign
Wall Street Report
Canada
Wile Zowsf
Joseph Supt Slouoy
Roy Mellinh
Isre
Thitile
War Department
New York Evening World
rEesa Publiching ‘Co
Charles F. Moore
A. Ruslan
W. A. Sukhammott
Europe
Austria
Serbia
Ferdinand
Poincare
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Sassanoff
Clyde
England
Freemailer MacDonald
P Banda
Labor Party
Fromier MacDonald
Labor
Chevron
Trotsky
United States
Edgewood
Maryland
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Hell
Valhal
Radbont
Rki
Nfs
Indo-China
Japan
Ameri
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Reuters Agency
Pacific
Ian
Primo Rivera
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Maly
Atrics
Madrid
Castile
Aragon
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Bresden
Carl Geerher
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Bristol
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