Roosevelt Strength Tested By Prosperity Shift Amid Insurgent GOP
Washington reports a growing business insurgency against the New Deal as prosperity becomes the focus for GOP hopes. Observers say many Republican leaders back stronger growth to challenge Roosevelt in 1936, with debates over Wallis Ickes and Hawaii sugar protection shaping party alignments and public sentiment.
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Humoring an Aspiration in Crimson Gulch
A traveling salesman praises the orderly town system of Crimson Gulch while Cactus Joe comments on youth with racketeer traits and a ticket to Chicago to write home about success. A Boston student mocks the venture as impractical, noting better upkeep and house availability.
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The Place to Apply Unsuitable Advice Parody
A fragment from a Brooklyn Eagle cartoon features Cholly sniping at wedding hopes and a peppery parent scolding. A boastful suitor, Bess, and a mock dialogue show comic miscommunication in a city setting. The piece plays on social satire and cartoonish banter.
Fragmentary reader quote hints at tension
The clipped lines show a questioning exchange. The speaker mentions Jim’s knowledge and laments an alliance or be alliance’s impact, suggesting unease or betrayal in a tense situation.
It Can Be Told Joke From London Tit-Bits
A humorous exchange about church fashion and a boy asking what a committee is. The wife notes the wonderful coat of a woman in church while the husband dozes. The father explains a committee as a body that keeps minutes and wasted hours.
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London
High-Toned Guas. What time shall I waken you sir
A clipped Montreal Blur quips about wakefulness and manners in a brittle exchange, noting the genteel tone and the speaker’s evasive reply about waking times. The brief item captures social manners in a witty banter likely from a cartoon or column.
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Block Head Puts On Brass Beat Amid Curious Quips
A playful exchange features a boast about brains as a stock in trade and a quip about a peculiar cage. The chatter hints at a street scene where humor and wit mix with street slang and local color in a brisk, clipped exchange.
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