Dothan Eagle Masthead and Historical Note Aug 16 1929
The Dothan Eagle published daily except Sunday with editors Theodore Hall and Julian Hall and W C Hatchelor listing. Subscription rates and national representation details are shown, along with Associated Press note and Jefferson quotation. Friday afternoon August 16, 1929 edition.
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Associated Press
Thomas Jefferson
Quality Versus Quantity in Census Hopes
Florence Herald argues that population leaders in census estimates matter less than community quality. Growth signals prosperity but true value lies in citizen character, neighborliness, education, and employment. A town's happiness hinges on spirit and access to work, not just big numbers.
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New York
Florence Herald
Beadles Faithful Spirit Lingers Though Officials Fade
The New York Herald Tribune laments the passing of a Kek manor beadle in England after a long service. The beadle served as headborough constable and herdsman with authority to discipline miscreants in church and manor customs. Today many self appointed beadles exist without ceremonial robes, yet the Bumble spirit endures.
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England
Beadle
Kek
Headborough
New York Herald Tribune
Civil War Desertion Desires Punishment to Clear Conscience
Peter Rutherford, a Civil War veteran, seeks punishment for desertion from a second enlistment. He believes an old law frees him only if he remains in the United States 18 months after desertion, but he plans an appeal to the adjutant general in Washington to have his record cleared and to obtain a legal penalty.
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Peter Rutherford
Rutherford
United States
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Agntation
Veteran seeks fair care and atonement in war legacy
The passage notes veterans of the War Between the States feeling no need for extra demands for comfort and that mistakes during the war were grave offenses. It reflects on a man seeking atonement for his wrongdoing as discussed in the Anniston Star.
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Anniston Star
Bare legs crusade calls for public nudity law
Wichita firebrand Myria McHenry campaigns against bare legs, vowing to criminalize showing legs in public. She cites Carrie Nation and Alfred E. Smith battles and argues mothers should whip barelegged youths, condemning stockingsless legs as nasty and dirty.
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Africa
South Sea Islands
India
Scotland
Hypocrisy charges in church and Wall Street debates
Valdosta Times reports Bishop Cannon arguing hypocrisy in Wall Street dealings and church reactions while Mrs Willebrandt attacks hypocrisy in prohibition enforcement. The piece notes accusations against Harding Coolidge Hoover and church involvement in partisan politics, raising separation of church and state concerns.
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Valdostan
The Pace That Kills Warns on Health Habits
Dr Morris Fishbein of the Journal of the American Medical Association warns that despite medical progress longevity is not greatly increasing. Infants and middle aged lives show gains from better care but old age wears out and pacing a rush to youth harms lifespan. Too few have regular exams or heed natural warning signals.
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Morris Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Fishbein
Slow Up
A Selma Times-Journal note argues Americans live too fast and worry too much. It cites long-lived individuals in isolated areas and high child mortality among Indians to support Dr. Fishbein's conclusion that people should slow down and watch their health more carefully.
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Selma Times-Journal
Massacre Report Reaches World From Western China
American missionary Findley Andrews details a massacre of 20,000 in Dangar Chinghai near the Tibetan border where famine refugees crowded the town. He notes moslem fanatics attacking idolaters, with remote interior China cut off from modern communication like radio.
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Insult to Electorate Reflects Dignity in Politics
The Houston Chronicle denounces politicians who seek high office through vulgar stances and trivial rhetoric. It cites a West Texas mayoral candidate who proclaimed a cotton stocking and overall platform as an example of the “mucker pose.” The piece argues such acts show contempt for voters and calls for voters to respond in kind.
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West Texas
Houston Chronicle
Thumbprint change linked to cigarette lighters
Carl Stratton, superintendent of the Oklahoma City Bertillon Department, explains cigarette lighters alter fingerprints. He notes a lighter streak across a thumb whorl may appear on prints taken after lighter use, while older prints show no such mark.
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Carl Stratton
Oklahoma City
Bertillon Department
Batchelor's Buttons Grown By W. C. Batchelor
A humor column parodies farming life with satirical quips on Americanism hay fever and weather. It weaves witty lines about men, women, and money, ending with a folkish note on farmers enduring poor advice.
Washington Daybook and White House reminiscences
Notes from a Washington Day Book recount a recent White House visit by a short pudgy state guest who could not rise from a large chair, prompting President Hoover to ask him to stay seated. The item also touches on aviation art in the Capitol, White House staff anecdotes, and a couple of oddities at embassies.
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Washington
Sgidwest
White House
And There Here And There Old Flatirons At White House
Old flatirons are used by laundresses at the White House instead of electric irons. Senator Copeland of New York offers to donate blood to aid Senator Jones of Washington. Dr Juan Sacasa resigns as Nicaraguan minister to the United States amid diplomatic salary costs. A swanky night club for the young diplomatic set is planned. Mrs Hoover’s letters reveal strong exclamations and a Washington columnist coins the term feud administration.
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Copeland
New York
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Washington
Juan B. Sacasa
United States
Motives Behind Child Discipline Urges Self-Examination
In parenting, look for your own hidden motives as sources of conflict. A dominant parent may project past wrongs onto a child, labeling harsh treatment as discipline. Reflect on your childhood, current desires, and whether these shape your demands. Ensure your demands are wise before demanding obedience.
Barber Succumbs After Fourth Suicide Attempt In New Haven
In New Haven, Simon Sette, a 50 year old barber, killed himself by trolley wheels after three prior failed attempts to die by own action, with drivers avoiding him on the earlier tries. A Carnegie medal is sought for a four-year old girl in McAllen, Texas, who saved a playmate from drowning. A motion picture law course is among new offerings at the University of California summer school.
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New Haven
Conn
Simon Sette
McAllen, Tex
University of California
Richard Maslock
New York
Wu Kei
Chinatown
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Almet
Fire menaces Gold Mine as workers battle blaze
From Sioux Lookout Ontario comes word of a fierce forest fire near the Pine out today about a half mile from the Howey Gold Mine. About twenty men fought the blaze as several large areas near Woman Lake and Siete Lake were threatened while Gold Pines firefighters aided the effort.
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