Delano Park crowds and tax talk in Decatur editorial
Decatur Daily reports on Delano Park night crowd with youths from Decatur Austinville and Somerville, and argues for lower Alabama income tax rates to reduce state revenue pressure. The paper critiques a plan to release older draftees and urges Congress to decide on a uniform policy instead of placing 26 year olds in a choosing spot.
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Unusual Experiment Prompts Convict Reforms Push
Alexis Thompson president of the Philadelphia Eagles proposes a bold program allowing parolees to join the team as trial recruits with weekly stipends. Thompson aims to test if rehabilitation can be accelerated by giving paroled individuals a real pathway to professional football.
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Salt Baths Offer Relief From Season Chigger Bites
In the festive season a public notice touts salt baths as a remedy for chigger bites from picnics, highlighting seasonal discomfort and home remedies for outdoor revelry.
Pressure and peril in Washington over price policy and war protest
In Washington on August 2 the cotton parity price and government buying limits dominate Senate talks. Pressure from southern Democrats sways Wickard and Roosevelt, while Britons and Brookings Institute discuss likely outcomes in Europe. A Florida senator’s war-minded visitor reveals a machine gun in a satchel as security handles a tense Washington moment.
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Tricking Wily Animals In Warroad Garden
Wayne Henderson uses a dime’s worth of moth balls to deter deer raiding his vegetable plot in Warroad Minnesota. He says the tactic stemmed from realizing the deers keen sense of smell and hopes to save his late crops.
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Population rises 66 percent while debt soars since 1902
From 1902 to 1940 the U S population grew by 66 percent yet total public debt federal state and local expanded 1774 percent. Per capita debt rose from under 43 dollars in 1902 to 480 dollars by 1940 per the Bureau of the Census.
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United States
Bureau of the Census
Savants Admit Influence Of Science on Literature
Dr. Clendening and Dean Nicholson note science shapes literature from Euclid to Kipling. The piece discusses aesthetic fascinations, misperceptions by humanists, and a humorous take on science’s limits. It also includes a sample vacation diet for underweight and a Q&A about vitamins.
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Smith College
Euclid
Shakespeare
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George Moore
Rudyard Kipling
Antarctic
Dr Clendening Publishes Seven Pamphlets For Readers
The editor notes Dr Clendening offers seven pamphlets at ten cents each. Send ten cents per pamphlet with a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Clendening. Titles include Three W iet Indigestion and Senstipation d Tifeducins and Gaining Infant Feeding and Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
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RCT
Clendening
OFFICE By Jonvina
A collection of quips and vignettes on cars driving habits safety and mechanics. It includes tips for pedestrians at night and jokes about driving culture, speed, taxis, and the limits of technology compared to the human body.
Walter Winchell On Broadway and Nightlife parade
A lively column lists celebrities and scenes from New York entertainment and nightlife. Walter Winchell notes shows, stars like Tyrone Power Annabella Walter Duranty and Merle Oberon, and a wave of social events, clubs, and gossip across venues from Palace to Reuben's with vivid, era tone.
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Annabella
Walter O’keefes
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Pila Logan
George Jesse
Conover
Peggy Moran
Walter Duranty
Russia
Alexander Korda
Reuben
Merle Oberon
Mike Jacobs
Fefe’s Beach
Wendell Willkie
One-Armed Sammy Williams Sings for a Chance on Sixth Avenue
Sammy Williams, a colored one-armed shine boy on Sixth Avenue, hopes his singing will lift him from poverty. Six years ago he impressed Chick Webb and manager Gale at Harlem Opera House but a shy 16 year old girl captivated the audience and stole the contract opportunity.
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Sammy Williams
Sixth Ave
Chick Webb
Webb
Harlem Opera House
Gale
Chick
Sammy
Witty Exchange on Switchboards and Rear Vision Mirrors
A prospective buyer questions access to a compact motor car unit while a salesman explains you wear it rather than enter. A schoolteacher is advised to carry a rear vision mirror as standard equipment. A psychologist notes children’s attention can be redirected with a quick switch. An old-fashioned mother asks for clarification on switching.
Jessica Jenkins Jones and her garden tale
A short sorrowful narrative follows Jessica Jenkins Jones who plants seeds with pride while her dog digs for bones. The garden fails and the dog is cross, prompting a reflection on old fashioned girls and the men who chase them.
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Cross
Our Last-Line Department Goes Offline for Vacation
The department announces an extended absence from now until September 1, with staff returning to service on that date. Readers are advised to plan ahead and note the temporary suspension of operations.
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