Booster trips lined up by Board of Commerce
Chester Sartor resigns to join Swift and Company. A. H. Kelley and daughter Louise plan Labor Day in Anniston. Roy Billings, with the engineering corps in France, reports he is well. Miss Ileen Camody returns from Pulaski Tennessee visit.
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The
Board of Commerce
A. H. Kelley
Miss Louise
Labor Day
Anniston
Roy Billings
Engineering Corps
France
Ileen Camody
Pulaski, Tenn
Free Textbook Plan Promoted By Alabama Committee
The Daily reports on John B. Wood's appeal for Alabama voters to consider free textbooks. It notes the campaign will emphasize reducing family costs and increasing access, with comparisons to Texas and praise for Alabama's educational progress and Dr. R. E. Tidwell's national affiliation.
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the Daily
John B. Wood
Free Textbook Committee of
Alabama
The
Daily
Wood
R. E. Tidwell
Teachers College of Columbia University
Tidwell
Free Textbook Committee
Texas
Board of Education
ABC
Book Trust
Free Textbooks: State Study Aims at Alabama Model
The piece outlines July 1928 law trials and a wide push for free textbooks funded by severance tax revenues. It cites California Delaware Oklahoma Massachusetts as precedents with large-scale book programs, showing increased attendance and high school enrollment. The Daily Midwest asserts Alabama could follow, weighing costs against educational value.
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State Board of Education
State Superintendent of Education
California
Delaware
Oklahoma
Massachusetts
Alabama
Executions and Murders in Chicago Rise and Fall
The Chicago crime trend shows murders climbing as executions decline. Col. Chamberlain notes capital punishment drops correlate with higher murder totals, with 173 murders in the first half of this year, compared to 170 in 1919 for the same period. Jurors began imposing the death penalty after 1919, contributing to subsequent drops to 80 and 87.
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Chicago
The
Charlotte Observer
Col. Chamberlain
Chicago Crime Commission
Air derbies end leaving nation seeking other news
The commentator notes the air derbies are finished and hopes the public will shift attention to different topics beyond aviation. The remark signals a moment of fatigue with aviation coverage and a desire for varied national news.
Air line traffic manager visits The Daily
The Daily reports a visit from an air line traffic manager signaling a shift in transportation attention. The piece notes a change from past railroad visitor patterns to modern air line interest.
Fireman Loses Auto in Tuesday Evening Blaze
T Frank Donohue of the local department endured a loss when his automobile was destroyed by fire Tuesday evening. He remains active with the force as investigators inspect the scene for causes.
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T. Frank Donohue
Alabama educators hopeful Dr. R. E. Well will remain in state
The friends of education in Alabama approve of the honor to Dr. R. E. Well state superintendent and hope he stays to continue progress. Dr. Tidwell has been invited to join Columbia University and is weighing the offer with a decision due soon.
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Friends of Education
Alabama
R. E.well
Tidwell
Columbia University
New York
Is College Worth It Beyond The Lark Era
A reflective note questions the value of college education beyond its social lure. It suggests many students waste youth on frivolity, later regretting not embracing the educational opportunities that could benefit their careers and lives.
Editorials on Palestine, markets, and germs in the Decatur Daily
The piece surveys Jerusalem riots and British policy, stock tips and market moves, Alaska land talk, and industry notes. It argues for patience with empire mandates, warns against reckless brokers, notes oil firm expansion, and stresses germ resistance plus aircraft progress.
Trunk Railways and Highway Serve Decatur
Trunk railways and highway serve Decatur with distribution facilities described as second to none in the Ten Nesess Valley.
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Highwase
Decatur
Tennesses Valley
Hoover translation of De Re Metallica on display at Library of Congress
The Library of Congress showcases a working copy translated by Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover of Agricola’s De Re Metallica (1556 Latin, 1912 translation). Access requires security, an escort, and form filling, with the 687 page red bound volume measured at 18 by 14 inches. Footnotes by Hoover are extensive, sometimes occupying most of a page.
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Washington
Herbert Hoovers
Library of Congress
Agricola
Herbert Hoover
Lou Henry Hoover
Hoover
Hoovers
Five Years For De Re Metallica Excerpted Preface
Excerpts from the preface explain the delayed five year private labor of love to publish De Re Metallica. The Hoovers intended it as a gift to friends and did not expect broad interest. After Herbert Hoover became president demand surged and book dealers were overwhelmed with orders.
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Hoovers
Herbert Hoover
United States
Hoover
Job Printing Runs Smoothly at The Daily
The Daily reports its job printing operations are completed neatly and efficiently, highlighting quality work and timely delivery for customers.
Morgan Family Estate in Murray Hill Tightens Its Grip
In mid town Manhattan the J P Morgan family maintains a tightknit block of homes on Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh streets between Park and Madison. The elder Morgan's Madison avenue mansion and private library front a formal garden while the former stable stays locked. The Satterlee house and Luisa Pierpont Morgan sister of J P Morgan connect the family to Herbert L Satterlee in a discreet social web.
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Episcopal Church of the Incarnation
Morgan
Wall Street
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgans
Thirty-sixth
Thirty-seventh Streets
Park
Madison Avenues
mid-Manhattan
Murray Hill
Madison
Thirtysixth
Herbert L. Satterlee
J. P. Morgan
Lousia Pierpont Morgan
Cataract Cure Now a Simple Operation
A health feature by Roybal S Copeland outlines cataract as a treatable cause of blindness. It explains the crystalline lens and the surgical steps using cocaine for anesthesia, the quick recovery, and the need for an oculist to confirm diagnosis and arrange surgery.
The Farmer's Wife and the Wife Stereotype
A poem describes a farmer's wife who handles morning meals chores butter eggs and farm duties while being labeled as housewife no occupation. It contrasts traditional labor with views on women’s work and suggests a critique of social expectations about wives.
Two Birds With One Stone at Home and Work
The plumber's wife asks Jack to fetch cold cream from the drugstore on his hur ry call when he returns for tools, blurring domestic errands with a job run. The fragment hints at a domestic scene tied to a plumbing task and a hurried departure.
Plow Purchase Placeholder Sparks Customer Clerk Exchange
A customer seeks a plow at a store but is told none are carried. The dialogue shifts to a drug store remark and a cryptic line about Bilikens found asphyxiated last night. Jinks responds with surprise, noting an old fraud who claimed to be a prohibitionist.
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Jinks
Lie Detector Joke Turns to Vitamine Bee Gag
A playful exchange has Jones asking about a lie detector while Smith quips about marrying one. An irate customer accuses a fly in soup, and the waiter calmly reframes it as a joke about Vitamine Bees served with every order.
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Chicago
Exchange
Stock Exchange
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Dances at the Range Hall Turn Lightly Satirical
A farm hand teases Jake about learning to dance at a weekly range hall dance. Jake doubts the dance but the farm hand insists it is simple. A vignette then shifts to a man’s life moments with relationships and a seaside holiday, hinting at change.
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Jake
Range Hall
The Rolling Stone and Moss Market Riddle
A man long at one job is rebuked by his father for changing careers. The father claims a rolling stone gathers no moss. The son retorts asking where moss would find a market, reflecting on career change and meaning.
3 A DAY Emit to send forth Discant Cuirass defined
The entry defines emit as to send forth or circulate and notes discant as the highest voice in part music. It also explains cuirass as body armor covering from neck to waist a breastplate and backplate.
Just One Year Just One Year
Miss Mary Jervis returned Thursday from Courtland where she has been a guest of Mrs. Robert Tweedy Jr and Miss Mary Ford. Johnny Caddell and Frank Thompson motored to Tuscumbia today. Mrs. W W Adams of Birmingham is visiting her mother Mrs Anna Goodman. Miss Margaret Harrison will leave Thursday for Anderson to teach school this winter.
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Mary Jervis
Courtland
Robert Tweedy, Jr
Mary Ford
Johnny Caddell
Frank Thompson
Tuscumbia
W. W. Adams
Birmingham
Anna Goodman
Margaret Harrison
Anderson
Daniel Seeks Time to Interpret King’s Dream
The passage shows Daniel asking Arioch for time to interpret the king’s dream and informing his companions Hannial Misha and Azariah. They petition the God of heaven for mercy that Daniel and his fellows be spared with the other exiles in Babylon.
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Daniel
Hannial
Misha
Azariah
God of Heaven
Babylon
Daén
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Free Textbook Commission
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Bronx Zoo
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Oles Washington
Herbert Plummer
Richard Maslock
J. P
Church of the Incarnation
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