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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1932
Page
2
Washington correspondent cites Atlantic Monthly critique of Congress as a buyout machine using public funds to win votes. It argues a small number of leaders resist special interests while most members back pork. The piece targets veterans aid as a test of national welfare over local pressure. The author urges electing a first class man in the Third District.
Notice from The Monroe Journal columns of a closing out sale in Washington DC on March 4 1933 by G O P receivers. Catalog includes absurd items such as one wild jackass one large G Q O P machine thousands of brass and copper stills thirteen thousand stool pigeons thirteen million dinner pails four million soup bowls and other bread line equipment eight thousand closed banks with frozen assets. Auction notes spoof the Smoot Hawley tariff and Farm Board actions with humorous charges and wrapped bonds. Signed Simon D Confess chairman and Robert M Luckless secretary.
In a jumble of names and places, residents and visitors are noted. References include W. J. Bell from Columbia and B J Farley of Enterprise in Dothan. Rev H T Johs and R H Ramsey visitations, Mrs Arthur Ussery hosting the Rank club, and Fannie Seav visiting Louisville with Z Fl Nerten End Wells traveling to Marianna Florida as a guest.
A Baltimore Evening Sun column criticizes President Hoover for staying inside the White House during the bonus army march, arguing the gesture harms dignity while highlighting past presidents' bold acts. It condemns the administration’s reliance on force and questions leadership absent at the Capitol.
New York real estate circles discuss reviving Riverside Drive as a premier boulevard, contrasting it with East Side growth. The piece notes Park Avenue’s past rise, celebrates Riverside’s beauty, and profiles figures like Elsie Janis, Bernard Baruch, Earl Carroll, Charles Schwab, and Hoover era leadership, highlighting opinions on leadership, resilience, and public sentiment.
Marcy Darnall, editor of The Florence Herald and former Alabama Press Association president, was robbed after picking up two young men near Florence. He had driven toward Montgomery for an association meeting and their gratitude ended with a hit to his money and car. The column notes recurring editorial warnings against accepting rides from strangers on highways.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses a $1009 bell mansion and a treasury value around 157.5 with oddities in half shares. It mentions Tre as a recess value and a partial certificate, referencing World’s Work and a queried transfer. Names and clear actions are illegible.
Washington Letter recounts Mayor James M Curley of Boston switching allegiances during the Democratic National Convention. Curley faced hostility from Massachusetts delegates yet gained a seat in the Porto Rican delegation and displayed a personal sense of triumph after McAdoo’s dramatic stance and California’s shift to Roosevelt.
The modern educator favors guiding rather than forcing obedience. Fear suppresses but does not curb true behavior. instead praise and gradual habit formation win goodwill. A girl primps for vanity, but is rewarded for helpfulness and sportsmanship, leading her to seek approval through worthy actions.
Dr Lago Goldston discusses dyshidrosis a skin ailment causing tiny blisters on fingers toes palms and soles with itching. The condition peaks in hot weather and may stem from sweat gland disturbance or a fungal ringworm infection. Treatment varies by cause with anti fungal regimens for fungus and different therapies for non fungal cases. The course usually lasts three to six weeks with vesicles healing in about two weeks.
J P Alley reports on a courthouse story where a bill about ex soldiers and bonus certificates stirred debate but failed, while Deputy Sheriff Strickland recounts a tragic event of a dead Negro found on a railway track. The tale mentions a $20 bill, a concealed weapon fine, and burial costs.
After a night of thunder and rain a pool formed behind Percy fern garden. Peggy and John crafted a mud castle ringed by a ditch with a water moat and a stick bridge. A robin crossed the bridge and bathed in the ditch proving the site safe.
A compact guide notes how to enhance eyes with light brown lids using brown and black mascara sparingly. It suggests rubbing a touch of eye shadow to deepen the look and add facial depth.
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