Food and Work for for Everybody
Roosevelt faces veterans but vetoes the bonus bill while Congress passes it over his veto. He explains the need to feed the hungry and provide work for the jobless first, while the veteran lobby and parties shape next moves. The piece also notes press access at the White House and Republican dynamics at Springfield and Peoria.
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Ashington
Congress
Roosevelt
George Washington
Jefferson
Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Capitol
House
Hile
Senate
Veterans’ Lobby
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
House of Representatives
House Fire Sparks Panic and Comical Mixup
A man alerted a deaf woman as smoke and flames billowed from a house. He shouted the alarm, repeating the phrase house on fire after a puzzled exchange, the moment turning into a humorous miscommunication amid the blaze.
Weary traveler complains at village hotel buffet
A weary traveler spends the night at a small town hotel. At breakfast he laments he would have preferred fresher eggs six weeks earlier. The proprietor responds with a dry remark about timing.
Good Stepper Father Listen Marie Engaged in Delusions
A witty exchange shows a daughter recounting a whirlwind romance with Van Dusen. He wooed her with daily proves of devotion from Monday through Thursday and plans to tell her father about their engagement Friday night, prompting the father to question loafing.
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Marie
van Dusen
Detroit News
Jack Faces School Trouble Over Red Ribbon Sew
The text shows a heated exchange as Jack contends with his mother about sewing a red ribbon on his arm to appease peers at school while the mother warns that the boys will react if it is not worn. The dialogue hints at social pressure and parental guidance.
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Jack
Mothée
Harvey
Firestone
Ab Jenkins
Lake Bonneville
Utah
Must Be Something Wrong Hat Fashion Dialog
A humorous exchange shows a wife asking if her hat is straight and a hurried husband affirming, then suggesting they hurry. She insists it is not fashionable to wear it crooked, prompting a return home to fix the hat.
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Stray_ Stories Magazine
The Habit of Complaint and a Muddy Lesson
A dialogic scene features Mina and a unhappy farmer named Quintesel and a teacher testing Dick with a subtraction riddle. The exchange touches on sadness, rain, and misdrawn weather, with a comic note as Dick misunderstands the arithmetic problem about ten oranges missing five.
How to obtain a good posture exam joke
A country boy answers a posture exam question by joking that one should “keep the cows off of it and let it grow up.” The misprint or rural humor reflects a rural schoolroom scene with a pun on posture and pasture.
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Firestone
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Store
Firestone Tire Dester
Fragmentary dialogue hints at family clash and longing
Incomprehensible OCR fragment shows a child seeking home while a parent urges to stay. The garbled text includes phrases like wish to goodness and dunces, with a hint of parental conflict and desire to remain away from home.
Brain and brawn join in new scientific theory
Scientists argue that larger chest and body dimensions reflect greater brain power and mental breadth. Data cited show salesmen and railroad officials lighter or shorter than peers, suggesting a link between physique and intellect, though exceptions exist among geniuses.
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