Edward’s decline and royal scandal blamed on a reckless king
Mencken comments on Edward and his marriage plan, arguing the monarch’s violation of constitutional norms and a crafted bid to embarrass the government. The piece portrays Edward as an exile in Vienna, a failed project, and a long string of unworthy acts by a man in public life.
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Edward
Mencken
England
Baldwin and Company
Britain
Henry VIII
Bnzenfeld
Hoboken
Vienna
la Simpson
Resolution to aid agriculture and establish premier markets
A resolution pledges government support for agriculture in 1937. It aims to make Decatur host a standout live stock market and a curb market with an equal rating, fostering growth, stability, and local economic recovery.
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Decatur
Welcome Decatur Warm Welcome to Morgan Limestone Counties
Decatur invites residents of Morgan, Limestone and Lawrence counties to visit and make the city their headquarters for shopping and hospitality during cold December days. The message emphasizes a friendly reception and local business appeal.
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Decatur
Morgan, Limestone
Lawrence Counties
Act Quickly for Decatur Children Need Santa Visit
Appeal urges readers to fund Santa visits for lonely Decatur children. It emphasizes small costs, quick action, and the happiness a single day can bring, urging readers to call The Daily to sponsor one or more visits.
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Decatur
Santa Claus
Daily Today
Decatur's 1097 Outlook Shapes Civic Growth
The Decatur outlook for the year 1097 is optimistic with expected growth across the city county and surrounding areas. Citizens are urged to support worthy undertakings and attract new industry while fostering existing ones. Emphasis is on profitable livestock markets and broader agricultural expansion to boost farmers and merchants. The community vows continued effort and unity.
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Decatur
Valley OF the Tennes
Mencken Critiques King Edward and Windsor Abdication
The Baltimore Evening Sun piece by H. L. Mencken labels the Duke of Windsor a “poor fish” whose abdication to wed Wallis Simpson triggers disaster. Mencken’s views spark American debate on love versus monarchy and throne renunciation.
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Mencken
H. L. Mencken
Edward
M&k
Duke of Windsor
Baltimore ‘Evening Sun
Wally Simpson
Mr. Mencken
Baltimore
Christmas Spirit Fills Twin Cities Churches
From The Daily of Dec. 22, 1924. Christmas observances marked by full church attendance across the Twin Cities. Temperatures dipped to 16 above zero as Miss Lula Hatchett and Miss Agnes Giles visited and returned home for the holidays. Local social notes mention a Valley Country Club dance, Fitzhugh Hobart at home from Auburn, and a Somerville Methodist Christmas Eve program with 31 new W.W. lodge members.
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Twin Cities
Walter Winchell on Broadway Digest Blurbs
Bits of Wit and trivia across nations touch on Paris phone service Caruso royalties and zoological oddities. The column riffs on weather bath theory horse births England worms in slots and other curiosities, mixing humor with snatches of facts and cultural quips.
Slum life and crime haunt Christmas era echoes
A narrative mix portrays tenement poverty in New York and Georgia holiday rituals. It cites a 13 year old boy’s lead theft scheme, a fatal attack on a 10 year old partner, and a broader critique of wealth, ignorance, and inherited oppression during Christmas.
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New York City
John Macari
Francis Xavier Laine
Frankie
John Macar
Archbishops gloom and a world of impossible tasks
The piece riffs on Christmas gloom surrounding the Archbishop of Canterbury, satirizing critics like H G Wells and Rebecca West. It juxtaposes church critique with Hitler and Napoleon, mentions bread rationing and Nazi aims, and moves to astronomy noting new star clusters photographed by Mount Wilson.
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Hitler
Plang
Napoleon
St. Helena
Usha
Tate
Mount Wilson
Local and Particular Diseases of Finger Nail
Dr Logan Clendening explains nail diseases from hypertrophy to atrophy and infections. Thickened nails often on the great toe link to psoriasis eczema and dermatitis with treatments like salicylic acid and sodium hydrate. Fungal infections from ringworm and athlete's foot cause brittleness and inflammation, with practices including soaks, antiseptics, Whitfield's ointment, and X rays as needed.
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Logan Clendening
M. D
Whitfield
Christmas Eve Mischief And Moral Mirth
Fragmentary dialogue recounts a family scene with a maid and kids under the mistletoe and a promise of a drum. A stray moral note links pain tolerance and extreme positions. A jumbled Christmas club pitch and a domestic dispute close the patchy excerpt.
Voice of the People submission note
A prompt from The Daily notes limits for letters to 300 words and reserves right to reject any communication. The brief explains submission rules for readers and targets concise civic commentary.
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Fcles
Balance in Origin of Americanism, Letter to the Editor
WYTHE LEIGH KINSOLVING urges a balanced view of American origins in a letter to The New York Times. He warns against privileging Puritan New England and highlights figures like Washington Jefferson Madison Monroe Lincoln Marshall and Wythe as real builders of liberty and the Constitution. He cites Jamestown Raleigh and southern leaders to argue for broader historical roots. New York, Dec. 2, 1936.
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New York Times
New England
St. John's Cathedral
Sons of the Revolution
Ambassador Bingham
London
Washington
Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
Liberty
Patrick Henry
Bowers
Thomas Jefferson
Gentsia
John Smith
Sir Walter Raleigh
Carolina
Jamestown
Virginia
Mathew Fontaine Maury
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Nelson Page
Carter Glass
Harry Byrd
Wythe Leigh Kinsolving
New York
Screen Test Bets on Bankhead for Gone With the Wind
Hollywood December test film reveals Talulah Bankhead of Alabama risks a transcontinental trip from New York to Selznick International. If the test sells, she could win the coveted Scarlet O Hara role for 1937.
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Hollywood
Tallulah Bankhead
Alabama
Miss Bankhead
New York
Selznick International Studio
Scarlet O'Hara
Vast cosmic scope and flight history toast human progress
The article notes immense numbers of suns and visible universes, reflecting on the vastness of space. It highlights air travel growth with American passenger car planes carrying 41,061,000 passengers in November, marking a significant mileage increase over the prior year and suggesting progress speeds up business and travel.
Christmas Still Lives Amid Fear and Hope
A reflective meditation on Christmas as a persistent light despite disasters and hatred. The piece links faith, love, and service to a renewed world outlook and mentions a narrator Wilfred Peterson and a social quip about a waiter in an insane asylum.
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Wilfred Peterson
Greep Seeks Divorce In Court Parody Of Shakespeare
Bilis Greep, 42, a furniture mover, pleads for divorce citing cruelty by his 35-year-old wife Leonda, weighing 115 pounds, in Judge Joseph B. Davis's court. Greep compares his case to William Shakespeare, noting his wife used bad language. The judge quips that obscenity is not a crime, citing Shakespeare.
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Bard
Chicago
Bilis Greep
William Shakespeare
Joseph B. David
Greep
Leonda
Pat Moike Dialogue Sells a Punchy Ad Line
A colloquial exchange shows Pat and Mike discussing why an eras hits the pepper box and a Dutchman on the side. An advertisement promises, You get the girl, we’ll do the rest, reflecting a playful, mock promotional tone.
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Pat
Moike
Mike
Begorra
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