Americans Face German Reparations Burden in 50-Year Plan
The Tuscaloosa News argues against canceling or erasing German reparation debts. It clarifies reparations differ from US loan obligations, notes the original sums were halved, and warns that canceling would cost Americans $252 million yearly for fifty years. It cites Hoover Stimson Mellon as cancellationists and contrasts party stances, urging voters to decide in November.
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Finland Repeals Prohibition and Shifts to State Liquor Control
Finland’s referendum ended Prohibition six months ago and within three months the new liquor laws took effect under strict government supervision. Minister von Born reports improved public behavior, fewer crimes, and rising sobriety, while bootleggers fade. foreign rum runners face harsher seizures as Finland aims to curb illicit traffic and fund temperance efforts.
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Inflation and virtue in early 20th century letters
The Lafayette Sun and Alexander City Outlook echo debates on monetary policy and moral character. Patron quotes advocate circulating more money while warning against inflation. A Know-It-All piece questions laziness and moral decline, asserting innate vices and the need for virtue cultivation.
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LaFayette Sun
Alexander City
Tough but easy in Alabama tax cut debate
A speaker for the Economy League of Alabama, W. Cc. Davis, urges government cost reductions but omits where cuts should come. The piece argues Davis should pinpoint wasteful areas and notes rising appropriations across bureaus and departments, proposing bold targets to satisfy taxpayers.
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W. Cc. Davis
Davis
Dothan Visitors and Local Social Notes 20 Years Ago
Miss Florence Ellis left for a visit in Newton. B. W. Armstrong and Dr. W. B. Blackshear were in Dothan. Mrs. J. B. Grant and daughter Mole returned from Blue Springs. Miss Lillian Jordan came from Tuscaloosa. Miss Robbie Ghent hosted Mae Wilson For. of Eufaula, Mrs. Walter Watford and family visited in Troy. John H. Crawford planned a Western trip through Louisiana Texas and Oklahoma. Burglars stole £15 from Henry Watford on West Main while he attended a downtown meeting and Mrs. Watford and two children were at a picture show.
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Texas
Oklahoma
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Henry Watford
West Main Street
The Sieve by N Frank Pridgen
A collection of wry notes and asides by N Frank Pridgen recounting local gossip, quirky anecdotes, and seasonal musings. The column riffs on scandal, fishing tales, aging papers, weather quips, and small town manners with humorous asides.
Modern sellers now seek buyers and buy their own wares
A string of quips and observations mocks changing commerce and social mores. It notes a shift from buyer driven to seller driven transactions, parenting playful jabs at politics, gossip, and fashions, highlighting the era's liberal attitudes and urban humor.
Finland Ends Prohibition Quietly After Change to Wet
In Finland, advocates for total abstinence diminished after prohibition ended. Voters chose to stay dry in social welfare matters, yet liquor became legally available with little public backlash. By now, few support nationwide prohibition though many remain voluntary teetotalers.
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Finland
Talks to Parents by Alice Judson Peate
Nancy a shy daydreaming child often seems unaware of her surroundings yet later recalls a detail or word revealing sharp recall. The article argues parents assume children do not understand or remember and act accordingly in front of them.
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Alice Judson Peate
Nancy
Childich
Couildrer
Hambone's Meditations On Family And Local Politics
A jumble of anecdotes and musings titled Hambone's Meditations discusses parenting, witnessing quarrels, and memory's impact on children. It moves through county politics with quotes about pay, economy, and a fish-loving local figure known as Soupy. The humor touches on Prohibition era references and a mix of local names and places, including Washington County, Chipley, and a road supervisor debate.
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Burkett
Board of Revenue
Himslf
How's Your Health by Dr Lago Goldston
The death of Prof Minkowski in Wiesbaden highlights how public knowledge underplays medical giants. Minkowski identified an acid in diabetic urine and linked pancreatic function to sugar utilization, laying groundwork for insulin’s development and metabolism research, with Banting and Best building on those foundations.
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Minkowski
Wiesbaden
Germany
Banting
Gest
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Peggy's Pink Birthday Party and Presents
A family birthday celebration for Peggy features a back porch party with a cake, flowers, and a trunk for dolls clothes. John leads a heartfelt speech as Peggy opens gifts including a pink dress, a pink necklace, candy and books, with a pink watering pot surprise from Jonah.
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Peggy
Jonah
Claude Bernard and the pancreas discovery impact
The passage honors Claude Bernard the French physiologist who first demonstrated internal secretion glands. It notes his work on the pancreas as a dual gland, secreting digestive fluids into the intestine and insulin into the bloodstream.
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Claude Bernard
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