Maine voters sweep Democrats to Governor and Congress
Maine chose Louis J. Brann as governor, defeating Burleigh Martin by about 1,400 votes. Democrats won two of three U.S. House seats with Edward Moran Jr. and John G. Utterback victorious while Carroll Beedy was re elected in the First District. Republicans and others reacting to the result framed it as national momentum for Franklin D Roosevelt.
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Maine
Franklin LD. Roosevelt
Hoover
Louis J. Brann
Lewiston
Burleigh Martin
Edward C.moran, Jr
Rockland
John G. Utterback
Bangor
Carroll B. Beedy
Everett Sanders
Curtis
Farley
Politician Nominations Shine in States Week
Michigan Governor Wilber M. Brucker and Republic peace ticket led renomination wins. Walcott and Person re elected. Democratic W A Comstock named for governor. GOP renominates George UI Moses and Porter Date of Vermont, J D Smith in SC. Louisiana sees Overton defeat Broussard.
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Michigan
Wilber M. Brucker
Walcott
Person
W. A.comstock
George UI
Moses
New Hampshire
Porter Date
Vermont
J. D. Smith
South Carolina
Cole Blease
Louisiana
John HH. Overton
Huey
Long
Broussard
Soviet Leader Fading Influence Said to Yield to Voroshilov
A Riga report cites German and Soviet sources claiming Joseph Stalin is losing power in the Communist Party and may be replaced by Lazar Kaganovich or Kliment Voroshilov. The piece links Stalin’s decline to failed five year plans, food shortages, and Moscow seeking U S recognition and an alliance against Japan.
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Rom Riga
Josef Stalin
Soviet Russia
Communist Party
M. L Kaganovich
Klem
Voroshilov
Stalin
Moscow
America
Japan
Siberia
Changchun Renamed New Capital After Protocol Recognizing Anchuquo
ANCHOUKUO is now a full nation recognized by Japan after a Thursday protocol in Changchun renamed the city Hsinching meaning New Capital. In Tokyo great rejoicing followed while Chinese cities showed resentment as a Chilean air force plot forced President Davila to resign and depart for journalism duties abroad.
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Anchoukuo
Japan
Manchuria
Changchun
Hsinching
Tokyo
Ile
Arturo Benitez
Carlos Davila
Washington
Air Corps
Santiago
Davila
Chile
Federal farm relief program discussed at Sioux City meet
A group of leaders from nine Midwestern states outlined a federal aid program for farmers including tariff revision, currency expansion, Reconstruction Finance loans, mortgage moratoriums, and crop control. Farmers on strike welcomed the plan as picketing eased in several Iowa cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Iowa
Formula for State Salary Fixing Raises Laughs at Club
George B. Caddlous mocks Indiana salary formula at a weekly club meeting. He cites miscalculation and seeks plain facts while noting the law dictates steps and raises questions about arithmetic soundness. He compares the formula to a cooking recipe and questions its clarity.
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George B. Caldlous
Lowants Club
Meas
State Board of Accounts
Indiana
General Assembly
Union Station
Monon
Chicago
Period of low mood Walt Whitman 1857 editorial noted
Walt Whitman feared a downturn in mood and industry in 1857 citing unemployment in Brooklyn. He wrote an editorial quoted by Golden Book Magazine warning of economic earthquake like damage to labor and commerce. It asserts 15,000 workers in the metropolis already unemployed.
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Walt. Whitman
Brooklyn Daily Times
Golden Book Magazine
Bermudas Not Coral Rejected in Beebe Book
Dr. William Beebe's Nonsuch Land of Water argues Bermuda is not coral. He says living coral is present on submerged reefs but Bermuda is the exposed top of an extinct volcanic mountain. Repeated sea level changes formed crumbled shells and wind-blown sand across the peak.
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Bermudas
William Beebe
Nonsuch
Bermuda
Doctor Beebe
Lost 20 Lbs in 4 Weeks Kruschen Salts Ad
Mrs Mae West of St Louis Missouri says she dropped from 170 to 150 pounds in four weeks after using Kruschen Salts. The testimonial claims energy gains and no hunger while urging readers to start with half a teaspoon daily in hot water and visit drugstores for a 4 week supply with a money back guarantee.
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Mae West
St. Louis
Delousing Chickens Through Nicotine Solution Method
New Hampshire experiment station reports that spraying or dipping with Black Leaf 40, a nicotine sulphate product, removes lice from roosting chickens and helps control sucking insects on plants and pests on sheep and cattle.
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Lce
University of New Hampshire Experiment Station
New Ingland Homestead
Sunlight dispute over deck chair in London opinion
A humorous London Opinion exchange questions evasive seating as a pedestrian complains a deck chair blocks sun on his left foot. The other party retorts the chair does not obstruct view.
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London
Insurance stats show women outlive men claim counterpoint
A terse exchange between speakers in Cincinnati Enquirer circles highlights debate over life expectancy data. One asserts women live longer, another counters that listening may wear less on the human system.
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Sam Hill
Cincinnati Enquirer
Meekton Leads in Prompt Club Departure
The exchange centers on Meekton taking the lead as the speaker announces leaving for the club. A Mrs Meekton reacts with surprise while Meekton asserts direction and resolve to depart.
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Meekton
City Hall Comedy Stranger Where Kin I Get a Marriage License
A humorous vignette from Louisville Courier Journal features a querulous dialogue in City Hall about obtaining a marriage license. An attendant responds with a blunt refusal, highlighting bureaucratic rigidity and local color.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Think Twice Before Speaking to Sharpen Your Speech
A concise reminder urges readers to pause before speaking to refine their wording. The advice emphasizes careful phrasing to avoid miscommunication and to convey intent clearly in discussions.
Nation's Largest Ranch Centered in Kingsville Texas
The King's ranch in Kingsville Texas is the largest singly owned ranch in the United States covering 1 280 000 acres along the Gulf of Mexico for 100 miles. About 100 000 calves are branded on the ranch each season with Kingsville as the small town hub of this vast estate supported by ranch industries.
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United States
King's Ranch
Kingsville
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Fign
Washington Star
California Fig Syrup Helps Suffering Child in Ad
A Los Angeles mother touts California Vig Syrup also called California Fig Syrup as a remedy for her son Leroy Young’s long bout with weak stomach, constipation, and bilious spells. She notes rapid improvement and urges using only genuine California brand.
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Leroy Young
Georgia St
Los Angeles
Leroy
Ile
California
Teacher Tests Kindergartners With Coin Lesson
A teacher tests students by placing a half-dollar on the desk and asking for its name. A back-row child blurts out the mispronounced response “Talls,” prompting classroom laughter and discussion.
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Reichstag
Edward W. Pickard
R. Hoover
William J. Mitchell
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Mitchell
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Veterans’’ Bureau
Treasury
Louis A. Johnson
Clarksburg
W. Va
A. P. Sloan, Jr
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Henry A. Wallace
Des Moines
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
James M. Cox
Ohio
John W. Davis
Great Britain
Frank C. Lowden
Illinois
A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Louis Tabor
National Grange
Sloan
Roop
War Department
Haven
Germany
von Hindenburg
Reich
Von
Herman Goering
Goering
K. E. Voroshilov
George R. Hutchinson
Greenland
Europe
Angmagsalik
Talbot
Hutchinsons
Fo Bceivers
Insull Utility Investments, Inc
Lindley
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Williamsburg
Raleigh Tavern
Walt
Whitman
Procter & Camble
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Cher
Potter Dri
Fe Chemical Corp
Malden, Biase
Colorado Horse and Mules Co
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