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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1934
Page
2
Alabama Sees Hugo Black Explain New Deal Tour
John Temple Graves notes Senator Black tours Alabama to explain the New Deal and its aims. The piece casts doubt on Black's motives and character while describing his statewide speaking tour and the public reception, judging his political repair efforts as cautious rather than idealistic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Hugo Black
Washington
John Temple Graves
The
Birmingham Age-Herald
Florida corn tall tale and grim dollfuss reference
A South Florida agent quotes a farmer story about corn growing so fast a ladder and an axe fail to stop it leading to collapse. The piece then notes Westbrook Pegler on Florida mosquitoes and recalls the Dollfuss execution six days after his murder. It ends with a puzzling remark about a mountain ember.
Batchelor's Buttons Grown by W. C. Batchelor
A collection of aphorisms and quips attributed to W. C. Batchelor includes lines about luck, government bureaus, pasts, courtships, reputation, and social behavior. The snippets contrast old notions with modern scenes and cautionary witticisms.
FISHIN DELUXE ON A CREEK NEAR JACKSONVILLE
A Florida fishing scene reports a man in a dock rocking chair with beer, a Negro boy baiting and handling fish, and a humorous debate on leisure versus labor in fishing. The piece contrasts lazy luxury with the hard work of reel and rod anglers and notes odd, exaggerated casting feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Avery Powell
Florida Times- Union
Elkins
Waycross Journal- Herald
Tired Old Man and European Tension in 1930s Context
The piece reflects on von Hindenburg facing death as Germany's empire ends, noting the rise of a harsh dictatorship under Hitler and the peril of European tension. It also reports Georgia collecting over £100,000 from beer and liquor taxes and Mississippi's liquor prohibition referendum loss, suggesting ongoing prohibition disputes.
Dothan Memories Echo Local Happenings From 20 Years Ago
A 20 year retrospective notes farm agent J Thompson speaking on cattle stock raising methods at a dipping near town. Local social items mention Rob Clark’s Huntsville visit and Mrs Frank Valentine’s Clayton trip. Irma Three and To Nartan Multine wedding announced, Miss Gissie Raine hosted by Mrs Foard, Mrs Eric Geilerstedt returning from Colorado, and a city armory dance for young suitors. Editorial cites Dothan as the queen of Wiregrass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Thompson
A Magician Tells About His Tricks
Des Moines Register recounts Prince Allah a former mind reader and magician who exposed fake mediums and explained tricks used in stage performances. He describes dual blindfolds, sleight of hand, earphone signals, and a concealed confederate aiding reads to feign second sight and mind reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Allah
Acer x
Allah
Des Moines
Ballyhoo
Saudenrce
War era warnings echo Twain through Birmingham scene
In a Birmingham Post feature, readers are urged to recall Mark Twain’s critique of war amid 20th century clashes, noting how public sentiment shifts from pulpit opposition to rampant support. The piece cites wartime slogans and cites Key West advice on tipping practices as a rapid-fire comparison.
Gob Humor in Navy Dispatches on Busy Phone Numbers
In the U S Navy Review a note on leave reveals a humorous paradox about wrong telephone numbers never being busy. The piece plays on naval life and misdialed connections with light commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nfe
U. S. Navy Review
New York Day by Day: Post Office Landmark Goes Away
O O McIntyre surveys the final removal of a downtown post office and the surrounding lore in lower Manhattan. He notes nearby streets, street vendors, a Parisian caricaturist, Nassau Street’s bustle, and echoes of Dickens in the area while weaving in travel anecdotes from Paris and Harlem about nightlife,饮 and a street organ grinder. The column touches on film blackmail anecdotes, literary figures, and cultural snapshots from New York, Paris, and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Astor House
Evening Mail
Mall Street
Park Row
Graham Phillips
Fulton
Sub sistence farm movement extension urged by PWA
Mordecai Bezekiel advocates moving farm youths to factories while PWA extends the subsistence farm program. The Detroit News notes the idea that these boys should meet at some point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Pwa
Mordecai Bezekiel
Mike
Detroit News
Memory feats and a playful verse snippet
A Golden Book Magazine excerpt recalls Charles Macklin boasting of memory mastery. Samuel Foote, in attendance, wrote a memorized tongue twister about a garden cab bage, a bear, a pie, a barber, and a wedding crowd with fanciful names and a dramatic chase ending as gunpowder runs out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Macklin
Samuel Foote
Macklin
Panjandra
Golden Book Magazine
Mummie and Mountaineer Snub Sailors in Park Exchange
A quotation from a Mountaineer aboard the U S S West Virginia notes a teasing scene as a nurse and companion walk in the park for an hour with no sailor kissing them. The exchange highlights lighthearted wartime social banter aboard the ship.
News Behind the News: Drought and Dissent Hit Economy
Washington August 2 shows that business is in a summer recession about 5 percent beyond seasonal. July production, employment, wages, and sales fell, while prices and the thermometer rose. Analysts blame drought, strikes, heat, and uncertainty about policy, with Kennedy and Roosevelt aides weighing future guidance amid mixed signals from Wall Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Joseph P. Kennedy
Unlucky numbers and odd prison tales across towns
In Lincoln Nebraska James O’Brien, prisoner No 8712, served 12 years from 1922 to 1934 and faced a new 12 year sentence with a new number 32600. A Dedham Mass man, a black cat, and a horseshoe bring misfortune. In Haderstown twelve prisoners scare away bees when a beehive is struck. In Winsted a black snake bites a tire and is blown to death by escaping air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
James O'Brien
Nebraska Penitentiary
Conn
Twin cantaloupes grown as Siamese twins exhibited
Louisvilli Kentucky: Paul Squires may double his cantaloupe production by growing twin melons joined at the sides. The two cantaloupes on display are of ordinary size. Albany New York: a Chateaury resident paid 27.50 after confessing to deer killing last October in violation of game laws. Gertrude Stein to lecture in U.S. next fall with Alice B Toklas, once thought mythical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Securities Commission
Dollfurs
Europe
Roosevelt
Washington
Louisvilli, Ky
Paul Squires
Albany
N. Y
New York State
Chateaury
New York
Charles J. Kirby
Gertrude Stein
Alice B. Toklas
Miss Stein
Talks to Be by Alice Judson Peale on Confidential Parenting
Forced confidence pressures violate mental privacy and erode trust between parents and children. The piece argues that open frankness harms are avoided when adults pry and intrude on a child’s inner thoughts and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Judson Peale
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