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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1932
Page
1
The piece praises Will Rogers as one of the era's greatest humorists and notes his keen common sense. It argues his films are less strong, blaming the scenario writer and director, while acknowledging his increasing brightness as a monologist in recent works.
A humorous jab contrasts claims about porch swings with quotes from Ohio State Journal and Pearson Tribune. The piece notes the younger generation rarely uses porch swings, whether due to gas or flat tires, and plays with the idea of misrepresentation by contemporaries.
An Arkansas style tale tells of a hunter crawling into a hollow log to chase a bear and becoming wedged for hours. He suddenly remembered he had once been a member of the Alabama Legislature and managed to squeeze out with effort.
The nine proposed amendments are outlined with opposition or support. Opposed unless government costs and salaries are pruned. some items favor local option or debt limits. Emphasis on principle shapes stance across statewide provisions and municipal specifics.
Twenty years ago in Dothan W E Whatley visited Alsage. The Rev BE H Jennings was in Ardills. J W Solomon spent the day in Troy. W W Beall of Slocomb was in Dothan. W S Wilson was in Gordon on business. Jim Prevatt of Thomasville was in Dothan. John Knowles of Headanres pm busi ness visitor to Dothan. W L Lee and John A Faves of Columbia were in Dothan. Mason Chasen and Mrs Minnie Lindsey of Dothan were married here. B G Farmer and W R Chapman returned from a business trip in Georgia. W D Upshaw, Georgia prohibitionist, lectured in Dothan. J L Domingus, chief of polices for many years, was appointed a deputy by Sheriff B Hay.
The piece discusses why the government cannot pay ex soldiers and reject fiat cash. John T. Flynn argues gold is not scarce and the issue is bank money not currency. He explains that expanding bank deposits creates money and warns inflation will follow if money is simply printed.
Roanoke World News notes the George Washington, 24 years old, retired by the Shipping Board after serving as a WWI troop transport and passenger liner. It, along with other vessels, is towed to Solomons Island graveyard. some crew remain for emergency use. Germany pivots to modern ships, sinking older craft while advancing turbine and oil engine tech.
Herbert Plummer notes Senator Vandenberg of Michigan as a straight speaker while contrasting his plain tone with other senators who coin vivid phrases. The piece highlights Vandenberg’s jab at Speaker Garner and his own coined terms fiddle faddle and Biddle faddling and ends by suggesting the senator lacks the flamboyant verbal style of Ashurst, Moses, Lewis and Johnson.
The Census Bureau reports 3964 centenarians in 1930 versus 3267 in 1920, suggesting a drop in longevity. Officials doubt many ages. many older people misstate or exaggerate ages, but better birth records since 1920 and 1939 make exaggeration harder.
The Republican National Committee released a Who's Who poll showing President Hoover leading Governor Roosevelt by more than 3 to 1 among 25.9 percent of respondents. Hoover 164, Roosevelt 62, Alfred E. Smith 39. No votes for Willis Upshaw. The piece notes Who's Who participants are not actual voters and cites a Los Angeles rally cancellation as evidence of party dynamics.
A Detroit News remark says highly strung individuals nearly always speak wildly when emerging from ether or while going under. The comment highlights the unsettled speech observed in such patients and reflects caution about anesthetic effects.
The clipped report lists poll results from multiple newspapers showing Roosevelt and Hoover percentages. Locations include Asbury Park, Sioux Falls, Plattsmouth, Springfield, Seattle, and Sacramento, with figures ranging from around the low 200s to over 1,000 in different contexts.
Nancy resists breakfast as her mother, reading the morning paper, calmly changes expectations. The doctor says the child’s weight is enough for her age and size, so she need not eat unless hungry. Nancy finishes her cereal on her own terms.
A fragment from Hambone's Meditations shows HH Behrmes recounting a past scene where a man bought something, and confusion over a fifty versus five hundred dollar bill. The murky OCR hints at a humorous or cautionary moment about changing money and sense.
William Gaines reports on Irene Bordoni adapting Paris stages with amplified gesture to fit American tastes. He also recalls Trahan and his wirehaired terrier Perky, a canine star who travels with the act, visits hotels, and even disrupts golf outings and parties with humorous misadventures.
Willy Nilly, with Rip the dog, reads aloud from many words in the dictionary and plans ear treatment. He worries about painting his sign, mending a leaky roof, fixing his Two-Ways car, and interruptions from Mrs Quacko’s car repairs. He finally sleeps, noting his ears stick out and he should have started treatment earlier.
Logic and medicine show that simple reasoning about disease causes can mislead. Primitive cures and the belief in bad blood lead to harmful practices. The thyroid illnesses arise from multiple causes, not a single expelled matter.
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