Local residents return from trips and visits
Karly Phinizy of Nitrate City spent the weekend with his family. Mr and Mrs R G Cortner and son Sanders and Mr and Mrs Thomas A Bowles have returned from an extensive motor trip to the east. Milton Harvey left this morning to spend ten days at Red Boiling Springs Tennessee.
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Karly Phinizy
Nitrate City
R. G. Cortner
Sanders
Thomas A. Bowles
Milton Harvey
Red Boiling Springs
Tenn
Wondering What a Season Is Town Advertising Banter
Henry Ford keeps his advertising program running despite questions about a season. The piece notes patrons know little about seasons while joking about rain and daily indecision. It mentions Roosevelt and Morrow as 1932 presidential candidates.
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Henry Ford
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight Morrow
Saturday Afternoon Joy for the Salary Earner
The sentence reflects a simple pleasure found in weekend relief after a week of work. It captures the universal satisfaction of a Saturday afternoon away from labor and routine.
Home Gin Promises Cotton Season Opening Soon
The Home Gin teases the cotton season opening with the line It won't be long now. The remark is presented as welcome relief for farmers and merchants awaiting the harvest period.
Henry Mencken Marries Amid Public Fuss
A flurry of attention follows Henry L. Mencken as he wed, drawing headlines and spectator interest. The iconoclastic writer is expected to share future views privately, even as commentators speculate about his stance on women.
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Henry L. Mencken
Grand turn as steady routine returns to normal
A reflection on relief as a period of disorder ends and everyday function resumes. The piece notes sudden restoration of ordinary behavior after a stretch of problems and tension.
Need of world is more gold editorial claim
A Gadsden Times editorial proclaims the world’s need for more gold and argues the claim applies strongly to this local region. The piece uses a pointed tone to urge attention to monetary matters and national economic policy.
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Gadsden Times
Bee Line Highway to Be Paved with Concrete
Work begins on the Bee Line highway paving project with concrete as the chosen surface. The administration faces criticism that any other material would have altered public sentiment.
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Bee Line
Ccs
Fire on concrete road reported south of here
A concrete road south of here is reported on fire. Bystanders describe a burning scene near the highway and note no authorities have arrived yet for clarification.
Indigestion and Hoover in a Punchy Protest Line
A compact editorial rhyme links personal woes to national policy. It mocks scowling at family, bus troubles, and constant conflict, blaming the era of Hoover for collective ills in sharp political verse.
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Hoover
Arkansas Primary Boosts Senator Robinson Bid
Senator Joe Robinson, once a vice presidential candidate, faced opposition but quickly defeated rivals in the Arkansas primary this week, illustrating renewed party unity and momentum for his campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Robinson
United Democracy
Arkansas
Alabama Chaplain Posts Hope Sign Behind German Lines
In a July 1918 Daily article a chaplain is described as placing a hopeful message in No Man's Land near German lines. The sign urged soldiers to give heart and soul to God as the Alabamians would inspire courage.
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Daily
No Man's Land
Mobile Ward Eight Primary Produces Tie Vote
In Mobile County Ward eight district two the official primary results show 700 ballots, evenly split with Thompson 350 and Thompson 350. The piece recalls a prior New Decatur tie election and notes Mobile’s identical split as a rare tied outcome.
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Mobile County
Mobile Register
Thompson
New Decatur
City Hall
Fourth Avenue
Albany
Mobile
Harmony plea urged for Democratic unity in Alabama
The Mobile Register urges Democrats to unite after Tuesday's primary in which Frederick I. Thompson lost the senatorial nomination to John H. Bankhead. The Anniston Star also presses party cohesion as The Daily and Star emphasize strong Democratic chances in November and warn against factionalism within Alabama.
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Mobile Register
Montgomery Journal
Tri-Crities
Florence Times- News
John H. Bankhead
Register
Thompson
Bankhead
Alabama
South
Republican Party
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Farm Board
Mobile
Frederick I. Thompson
The
Anniston Star
Star
Davis
Heflin
Aaron Judge
S. F. Hobbs
Selma
America
The Monkey And The Masses Mr. Ryan All Copper Men
A dramatic trio of headlines notes a public issue involving Mr. Ryan and copper industry figures as well as a legal matter. It references a vast jewel value of 250 million dollars and signals a major financial dispute or discovery.
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The
Monkey
Masses
Mr. Ryan
Hark
Copper ads and civic fears in Br i sbane column
Arthur Brisbane questions civilization levels and notes a small English welcome for the R-100. He urges copper producers to market thin copper sheet ing at fifteen cents a pound, cites farm aid acts as a threat to liberty, and contrasts government support for urban transit with farmer neglect.
Russian jewels viewed by three American senators in wartime
Three U.S. senators touring Russia examine czarist jewels valued at 250 million dollars now owned by the Soviet Union. The visit highlights shifts in power as Lenin’s brother’s execution is recalled and discussions touch on Bolshevism and exchange of treasures for machinery.
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Russia
Federal Reserve
Lenin
St. Petersburg
Peter the Great
Leningrad
Congo
British Egyptology Findings Stir Fundamentalist Curiosity
British scientists revisited the Tah mummy after 23 years and Lord Monyihan presents claims of interest to clergy. The pharaoh Ephtah is linked to biblical oppression with a drowned body, salt encrustation, and a hardened aorta. mummification lauded as unusually thorough, drawing contrast with later skepticism.
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Pharaoh Tah
Monyihan
Menephtah
Pharaoh
Red Sea
Royal College of Surgeons
William J. Bryan
Sound Films Advance More in Japan Than Europe
Report notes that sound films are progressing more quickly in Japan than in many European countries, reflecting quicker adoption of synchronized sound technologies in Asia and slower uptake across portions of Europe.
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Japan
Global reach of American pencils and British electricity rise
The article notes American pencils are sold in nearly every country and reports England's electricity sales rising by 150 percent over seven years, highlighting broad international commodity trends.
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England
Young Erskin rises to lead artistic empire in Broadway
Ches ter Erskin, 26, known as a relentless showman, rises to run the artistic Empire Theatre succeeding Gilbert Miller. From Bryant Park benches to directing Harlem Subway Express and The Last Mile, he brings raw realism and discipline, aiming to mirror British tastes while Frohman’s era fades.
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New York
Jed Harris
Broadway
Chester Erskin
Harris
Erskin
Bryant Park
Public Library
Charles Frohman
Will
Mr. Miller
London
Harlem
No sales pressure in my preferred establishments
I value reticent service and dislike pushy sales pitches. Brock Pemberton is named as a notably level headed New York theater producer who exemplifies restraint and steadiness in handling productions and reputations.
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New York
Brock Pemberton
Decatur's Industrial Payroll Nears Five Million Dollars
Decatur reports an annual industrial payroll close to five million dollars, reflecting strong local employment and manufacturing activity across key facilities. The figure underscores the city's economic scale and labor market, with major employers contributing to sustained income levels.
Linthicum Seeks National Anthem Declaration After 12-Year Fight
Maryland Representative John Charles Linthicum finally sees progress after a dozen years of pushing to declare the Star Spangled Banner the national anthem. Despite repeated defeats, the 71st Congress vote brought passage in the House, though the Senate lingered in committee. Linthicum cites Navy tradition since 1889 and aims to unify the nation with the anthem.
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Herbert Plummer
Washington
John Charles Linthicum
Maryland
Congress
Linthicum
Enor
House of Representatives
House
Senate
National Society of United States Daughters of 1812
House Judiciary Committee
Linthium
Hoover
Navy Department
How's Your Health How's Your Health
Dr AGO Galdston notes kissing can transmit disease due to mouth germs and moist dark conditions. He urges avoiding mouth kisses with infants and preferring neck or body kisses to reduce infection risk. The humor should not obscure health guidance.
Fortitude and Bistoury Define 19th Century Terms
A glossary note lists Fortitude as spiritual strength to endure suffering, Bistoury as a narrow surgical knife, and Imbosom as to embrace cherish or shelter. The entries clarify archaic usage and related meanings.
Jumbled Quotations and Witty Observations on Life
A collage of playful proverbs and social quips spans love marriage money aging and fame. It riffs on humor sarcasm and everyday contradictions through lines about jazz reformers education wealth and honesty with quick punchy exchanges and rhetorical jests.
Alabama Mills Plant Nears Operation in Birmingham
Mrs A E Humphrey spends a few weeks in Red Boiling Springs Tenn. Jack Hendricks of Atlanta visits Mr and Mrs C L Saunders. R N Harris and son Dick Jr depart for a few days in New York City and Baltimore. The new Alabama Mills plant on Sixth Avenue South, now nearing completion, will begin operation this week.
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A. E. Humphrey
Red Boiling Springs
Tenn
Jack Hendricks
Atlanta
C. L. Saunders
R. N. Harris
Dick, Jr
New York City
Baltimore
Alabama Mills, Inc
Sixth Avenue
South
Prisoners Teach in Temple Defying Council Order
In Jerusalem the men released from prison are found teaching in the temple. The captain and officers seize them without violence, fearing the people. The high priest questions them, accusing them of filling Jerusalem with doctrine and intending to bring blood upon them.
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Jerusalem
Wise returns to state rehab office after Florida trip
Owen Wise state rehabilitaty agent based here returned from a Florida vacation and resumed duties with the state department. Entrances to the dining room of a new million dollar San Antonio school lead through wash rooms.
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Owen Wise
Spe
Florida
State Department
San Antonio
Tex
Tobacco production in Italy climbs after World War
Production rose from 22,964,000 pounds before the war to 97,032,000 pounds in 1929, reflecting a strong postwar expansion in Italian tobacco output.
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Italy
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Frost, Landis & Koho
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Charles Bassett
Samuel Blackwell
R. T. Sheppard
Arthur Brisbane
King Peatures Syndicate, Inc
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American Bar Association
Committee On American Citizenship
Brooklyn
Bar Association
C. O. McIntyre
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Gilbert Miller
Frohman
Schenectady
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Clara
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Hector
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