Election fraud debate echoes across state papers
A sprawling, partly garbled OCR text recounts political interference and fraud allegations surrounding statewide elections. It references Jefferson quotes, Heflin Bankhead disputes, and a Silverne Journal critique, noting votes cast by convicts dead voters and improper registration, while defending lawful conduct and criticizing prior editorial stances.
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Alepama
Ditor
Senate
Luverne Journal
Alabama Lawmakers Vote to Continue Clerical Pay
The Birmingham News notes lawmakers approved continuing pay for the senate clerk and house clerk for four years, totaling about 14,400 dollars each for six weeks of work. The Mobile Register condemns waste while The Eagle weighs in on newspaper ownership and public trust in reporting.
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Birmingham News
Sture
Metate
Senate
House
Andalusia
Mobile Register
Alabama
Chile
Note on the Noble Experiment in Houston County Jail
A fragmentary report notes about 75 prisoners in Houston County jail with 59 percent charged with violating Prohibition laws. It discusses the belief that prohibition would aid in solving crime and mentions the broader temperance debate and related wartime concerns.
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Houston County
Still Bayly Soured Editorial Read in Southesz Paper
An editorial note from a Southesz paper recounts Backer beginning to rewrite but growing irritated by the task as the election details remain unclear and unwritten. The piece hints at a stalled editorial effort and unsettled coverage.
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Bouthesz
Alaheme
Anne Lindbergh a Modern Mother
Anne Lindbergh argues that modern marriage offers greater companionship and freedom for mothers and husbands alike. She contrasts past expectations with today’s view that a wife may prioritize partnership and shared parenting, not just maternal duties.
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Sbe
Anne Lindbergh
Tan
Walter Ferguson
World
Telegram
Batchelor's Buttons Grown By W. G Batchelor
Fragmented item lists various remedies for hay fever and a jumble of political and social references. Mentions Governor Roosevelt and Tammany, a suggestion about the Farm Board, and scattered notes on fashion, science, and genealogical remarks in a dated, stylistically chaotic piece.
Democracy in Ancient Greece and its true form
The piece argues democracy sprang from Greek ideals where citizens served without pay and supported the state collectively. It contrasts ancient practices with modern democracy, praising Greek emphasis on duty, capability, and shared sacrifice as superior to today’s system.
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Greece
Nation debates destroying a third of crops and goods
A quoted piece ridicules the Farm Board suggestion to reduce supply by one third across crops and industries. It asks if destroying cotton, wheat, corn, automobiles, ships, houses, factories, and even people could curb surpluses, ending with a provocative question about cemeteries.
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Eno
United States Farm Board
Farm Board
Aimilar
Twenty Years Ago In Dothan Notice Roundup
A retrospective Dothan column lists residents and visitors from two decades past. Names include Mrs Jeter in Atlanta and Mrs J B Leon with daughters in Atlanta. Clerks and officials record marriages in probate, stock purchases, business trips, and relocations to operate a hotel in Opp. Others mention travel to New York Boston Baltimore Bainbridge and Columbia.
Noodles in Soup and Pudding Collage Prompt
A playful fragment shows Marvi and Catapult joking about noodles in noodle soup and a collage in cottage pudding. The quirky line hints at creative humor without a clear news event or identifiable entities.
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Gang
Pacifist Movement Activity Reported in Unclear Text
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to pacifists and potential protests or attacks but lack clear details. The text mentions pacifists, possibly defenders and threats, with no verifiable names, dates, locations, or events. The piece is too garbled to determine a concrete news item or outcome.
How's Your Health by Dr Lago Goldston
A column explores why children refuse foods and how parents can distinguish between picky eating and genuine food intolerance. It notes that some refusals stem from dislikes or associations with unpleasant memories, while others are consistent refusals to specific items, with broader feeding behavior shapes.
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Thea
Lough
Cbild
Sundown Stories and the Little Black Clock Adventure
Sundown Stories follows John and Peggy as they meet the Little Black Clock and travel from countryside paths to a big city. They share apples with two drivers, observe large houses and a wagons parade, and face a curious tax moment on their journey.
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John
Peggy
Talks to Parents By SLICE SUDERON PEALE
The text outlines a children's charter of the White House focusing on health protection and personal integrity. It argues adults often violate privacy and autonomy of children, urging respectful treatment, privacy, and freedom within health and safety limits. It stresses parental authority balanced with courtesy, tact, and consideration of a child’s choices in dress friends leisure schooling and vocation.
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White House
Voc
Las “Ao
Hartford and Florida visitors share Hartford ties in notices
Hartford Rev and Mrs W H McNeal of HePuniak Springs Fla were recent guests of Hartford relatives Dr and Mrs D L Watson and Dallas Jr spent Sunday with relatives In Geneva Mrs Angua Smith spent one day of last week in Liocomb guest of Mrs Clyde Smith Miss Polly McCarty and Miss Nora Mae Holman have returned from Blountstown Fla where they visited Miss Mary Ellen Harrigan Miss Evelyn Dowling of Ozark and Miss Maurine Saliba of Montgomery have returned home after visiting Miss Vivien Ruth Windham in Hartford Rev and Mrs A D Zdinden and children have gone to Virginia where they will visit relatives R M Hatcher has returned from a two weeks stay at Fort Bragg NC Mrs M J Black Misses Jessie and Mary Black and Gladstone Black Mite Dorothy and Dick Black of Clearwater Fla have gone to Oneonta where they will visit Mrs Pete Nation Mr Jake Holman and children
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W. H. McNeal
HePuniak Springs
Fla
Hartford
D. L. Watson
Dallas, Jr
Geneva
Angua Smith
Liocomb
Clyde Smith
Polly McCarty
Nora Mae Holman
Blountstown
Fia
Mary Ellen Harrigan
Evelyn Dowling
Ozark
Maurine Saliba
Montgomery
Vivien Ruth Windham
A. D. Zdinden
Virginia
R M. Hatcher
Fort Bragg
M. J. Black
Jessie
Mary Black
Gladstone Black
Mite Dorothy
Fragmentary Roadside Banter Closes with Homeward Turn
A partial OCR passage shows John remarking on sl. vianes, horses, and automobiles as traffic flows before the group heads home, with the Lite Beck Crock hinting at a future change. The garbled text suggests a scene of travel and transition rather than a complete event.
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John
Petition to Withhold Government Cotton From Market
Citizens of Marion and Perry counties petitioned the Federal Farm Board and other officials to withhold government owned cotton from the market for three to five years. They sent petitions to President Hoover Governor Miller Senator Black and Congressman Oliver, arguing the move would stimulate the cotton market.
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Marion
Ala
Parry Counties
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
Hoover
B. M. Miller
Hugo Black
B. M. Oliver
Tuscaloosa
Ramon Novarro in Son Of India at Houston Theatre
Amusements at Houston Theatre list showings for Sun through Tue August 16 to 20 with Ramon Novarrd in Son Of India and for Thur through Sat August 20 to 22 Clark Gamble and Madge Egans in Sporting Blood Next Sunday Politics featuring Marie Dressler and Polly Moram in the program notes.
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Houston Theatre Sun
Mon
Tue
Ramon Novarrd
Thur
Clark Gamble
Madge Egans
Marie Dressler
Polly Moram
Alabama Theater Week Listings and Local Visits
The Alabama theatre announces a week of showings with Meg Robson and James Hall in Mothers Millions and Charles Farrell with Eliesa Land in Body Any Soul followed by The Secret Six with Joan Mack Brown and Walinca Berry. Next Sunday Hellbound features Lioyd Hughes and Lote Lane. Local residents Mrs Pinkston in Par- Pot Ga and Miss Verna Mae Hodge plus Annie Black have returned from Panama City. Mrs R D McCarty and children from Dothan visited, and Mamie Goff Florence Blumenfeld Florence Childe Nelle Mae Hardretch returned from two weeks in Atlanta. Mrs W G McGee hosted a surprise birthday gathering for daughter Claire. refreshments served.
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Sun. Mon
Meg Robson
James Hall
Thurs
Charles Farrell
Eliesa Land
Fe. Sat
Joan Mack Brown
Walinca Berry
Lioyd Hughes
Lote Lane
Pinkston
Par- Pot
Verna Mae Hodge
Annie Black
Panama City
Fla
Mra. R. D. McCarty
Dothan
Clint McCarty
Mieses Mamie Goff
Florance Blumenfeld
Florence Childe
Nelle Mae Hardretch
Atlanta
W. G. McGee
New York Letter on Emile Cundét and Talking Boxes
A fragmentary New York Letter describes Emile Cundét in Chicago and his early phonograph motor business. It recounts his sale of a motor for 250 dollars to a patent attorney, the first working phonograph in that office, and ongoing music box competition in the late 19th century. Cundét remains active in a shop he owns, planning to continue but possibly moving to a garret, with his boxes and clientele spanning mixers, holders, and barware devices.
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Broatesy
Emile L
Switzerland
Chic Cwngy
Malden Lane
Emile
Thomas A. Edteners
Emille
Actig Edison
Ang
Vna
Stelke
Panhian
Brille
Wee
Ehleh
Emile Cundét
Washington Latter By GERBERT PLUMMER
Washington reports on wartime communications and rapid message handling led by David Salmon. The account cites a 75 person team, around the clock work, and seven minute dispatches from Paris to Washington as speed defined the moratorium era.
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Boston
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Louie Pitcher
MC Johnson
Bainbridge
Grant Clothing Company
G. G. Farmer
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Mrs. M. Cherry
J. C. Willis
Opp
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Columbia
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Sundown Stories
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