Subscription rates and notices in Dothan Postoffice
The Dothan Alabama Postoffice lists subscription rates by carrier and mail including one year six months and three months options. It notes charges for obituaries and resolutions at two cents per word and mentions Associated Press news dispatches and national representatives.
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Seenias Hessene
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Devine-Tenney Corp
Atlanta
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Pittsburgh
Des Moines
Mussolini invites American editors to visit Italy
The Italian regime plans a government sponsored tour for U S editors to see Mussolini in action. The Vicksburg Post notes the move aims to shape American opinion by presenting a favorable view of Italian policies. Critics see it as press influence and propaganda.
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Italy
30 Years Young General J B Stanley Birthday Event
General J B Stanley of Greenville marks his 90th birthday with an at home from 5 to 7 pm. Founder of The Greenville Advocate in 1865 and longtime newspaper man, Stanley is hailed as Alabama journalism’s dean. Atticus Brullin notes his enduring impact and family continues his legacy at the paper.
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J. B. Stanley
Greenville
United States
Greenville Advocate
Alabama Press
Batchelor's Buttons Grown by W. C. Batchelor
A short piece notes Batchelor’s Buttons and quotes a string of quips on poetry gambling money and social behavior. It offers pithy maxims on happiness, work, crime, medicine, and Florida fishing, ending with a truncated thought on competition among fishers.
Gen Stanley Honored for 90 Years of Service in Alabama
The columnist notes Gen Stanley’s broad esteem across Alabama. He has lived a long life of usefulness, touched many people, and earned lasting respect. The piece expresses a wish that his 90 years remain only the preface to many more years, praising his gentle Christian character.
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Stanley
Gen
Sam
Earth
Hitler in a hot spot as he clamps to power
Foreign editor William Phillips Simms says Hitler faces a literal battle for his life with Germany encircled by a steel cord. Locarno pacts loom and a possible return to the League of Nations era, while Washington observers doubt his grip will last long.
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Adolph Hitler
William Phillip Simms
Scripps-Howard Papers
Hitler
Berlin
Germany
Europe
France
Russia
Austria
League of Nations
Washington
Louisiana fires Huey Long could land buffoon post
Huey Long could find work as a circus buffoon if dismissed in Louisiana. The note adds quirky claims about cotton peaks since 1930, praises Southern news, mentions Honolulu Advertiser publishing a Roosevelt visit edition, touts Hawaii tourism appeal, and humorously translates the President's name into Hawaiian as Laks wela.
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Louisiana
Huey Long
Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Batley
Lost Tribes of Today Adventure In The Wind
Australian explorers recently climbed a New Guinea mountain barrier by air and found a grassy plateau with sweet potatoes bananas and beans. They met a Stone Age people of about 200000, suggesting further geographic knowledge. Further research among New Guineans may reveal more lost tribes.
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Lands of Oz
Atlantis
New Guinea
W.P. Chinnery
Marco Polo
Asia
Prince Henry
Cape of Good Hope
Columbus
Magellan
Cape Horn
Australia
Polar
Amazon
Mexico
Oceania
The New Deal In Tennyson's Time
A 1930s-era reflection links Alfred Tennyson to modern air power fears and hopes. It notes a War Department projection of 1 090 airplanes, parallels with the poet’s prophetic lines, and a vision of air fleets transforming war and commerce. The piece traces optimism and disillusion through Tennyson’s two Locksley Hall writings and compares Victorian progress with contemporary technological strides.
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War Department
Aviation Committee
Europe
Locksley Hall
Tennyson
Nassau
Republics Not Always Grateful: Welfare Comparisons
Army and Navy Journal notes Britain housing Lady Haig rent free at Hampton Court while American widows of officers receive meager stipends under economic constraints ordered by the President. The piece urges following King George’s example in welfare.
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England
Haig
Hampton Court Palace
George
Army and Navy Journal
Brake mystery on motorcycle test shocks London Star
A man, asked by Constable Howell to test his motorcycle brake, claimed ignorance of its location. When pointed out, he said he did not know that was a brake, highlighting a comic misunderstanding reported by the London Star.
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Howell
London Star
Sidewalk dining blooms across New York streets
New York City in August sees pavement cafes become entrenched from uptown to midtown and Broadway. Cafes like Bustanoby's, Cafe Royal, and various Terraisses draw patrons under striped canopies, with each table taxed at ten dollars a year. Notable figures and era icons parade through the scene as writers and performers are linked to the roaring sidewalk culture.
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New York
Bustanoby's
Champs Elysees
Second Avenue
Broadway
Winter Garden
Bennie Uebérall
Revolutions Dominate Global History of Last 20 Years
The Chattanooga Times notes that since 1914 forty five countries have experienced revolutions or major government overthrows. A map shows most of Asia and Europe involved, with Britain and Iceland and much of the Americas colored differently. The piece argues revolution hinders economic progress and questions prosperity amid ongoing upheavals.
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Globe
Asia
Japan
Europe
France
Switzerland
Belgium
Netherlands
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Great Britain
Ireland
Atlantic
Iceland
Dominican Republic
Cuba
North America
South America
Colombia
Venezuela
British
French Guiana
Africa
Morocco
Chattanooga Times
Woman Cleaning Pet Oat Doubtful on Cats
A woman who tends a pet oat expresses limited knowledge about felines. She admits uncertainty about cat behavior and care while describing her daily duties.
Stagnation blamed for dull economy in wartime era
Washington column argues stagnant money rather than lack of liquidity harms policy, estimating about twelve billion idle dollars in banks and safety boxes. It suggests banks hoard funds, limiting lending while government bonds benefit from the lack of loan outlets, and notes hoarding is concentrated among the well to do.
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Federal Reserve Banke
Pajama-clad traveler chases train by plane to reunion
A New York gentleman, dressed in pajamas with pants over them, missed his train at Omaha Union Station. He calmly hired a taxi, flew to Creston, Iowa, and caught the train by air, where his wife greeted him with a witty remark.
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Omaha
Ned
New York
Union Station
Creston
President Roosevelt Stops in Milwaukee Delivers Beer Gifts
The President's Milwaukee stop lasts ten minutes as nine gifts are loaded onto his train nine cases of beer from Milwaukee's major breweries. The moment captures local pride and a cordial exchange with city brewers.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Roosevelt
Stable door left ajar as thieves steal from store
In Uniontown Pat Anton Pe pe Oliphant, the store keeper, remembered the proverb and locked his stable door with a horse inside. Returning to his store he found the door unlocked and thieves had taken $30 from the cash register.
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Uniontown
Pat Anton Pepe
Oliphant
Foam on Beer Court Ruling in Tacoma
Police Judge E. J. Hackett ruled beer foam lasts 15 minutes in a glass. Bruno Demenichini was fined $100 after a city ordinance barred sales after 1 a.m. State police testified they entered the Demenichini beer parlor at 1:40 a.m. and found three patrons with glasses of beer, all still foaming, despite the defendant claiming service occurred before 1 a.m.
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Tacoma
E. J. Hackett
Bruno Demenichini
Demenichini
Old Razors Found Used In Regina Lake
REGINA Saskatchewan locals string hundreds of old blades on wires in Lake Waseana to shave off weeds and reclaim the water. Lake has had its first shave. In Tegucigalpa Honduras Judge Jeronimo Torre missed his train and died of heart disease while running to catch it.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Waseana “Lake
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Jeronimo Torre
Progreso
Fence Theft Stuns San Francisco Police
A thief stole a 16 foot solid brass railing from a concrete base after removing 12 heavy screws. Police wonder if the thief will find a fence to fence his fence and sell the loot.
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San Francisco
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