Chapter 15 Amindon drama night and a cobbler’s plea
In a moonlit setting at Amindon, Jerry and Mimi weave a staged romance as friends debate the cobbler hero with Stiles and Katherine. Mimi questions love and luxury, while Andy defends practical life, leading to a forest confession and Mimi choosing defiant honesty over sleep.
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Gavard Sylvester
Jimmie Sancotk
Luther Dean
Anne Ammidon
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Katerine Merrill
Shaw
Pinero
Arthur Jones
Lionel 1
Mimi
Olga
Andy
Mami
Stiles Sanderson
Katherine Merrill
Andy Fuller
Bernice
Mini
Stiles
Katherine
Chandler
Mim
Andy Pullers
Unruly Evil Tongue Cited Across Continents
A quoted Bible passage from James condemns the tongue as an unruly evil and deadly poison. The text contrasts American and European reactions to crime, noting that Europeans treat crime sensibly while Americans inflate alarm and fools.
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James
America
Europe
Hoover on crime and law order editorial excerpt
The piece praises FBI Director Hoover and his stop mollycoddling criminals stance. It cites data on parole and recidivism, arguing need for stricter enforcement, fewer leniencies, and stronger respect for law to curb crime.
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J. Edgar Hoover
American Association of Life Insurance
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Hoover
United States
Ican
Europe
End of Individual Labor Deals Threatens Collective Bargaining
The argument warns that once working hours and wages are fixed by law, individual freedom erodes and collective bargaining dissolves. Expounding the shift toward state control, the piece notes that labor rights extend to dictates on hours and pay, potentially enabling both higher wages and longer hours or the reverse. It cautions workers may later regret their current support for such legislation.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
House Rules Committee
House
West Virginia
Congress
United States
Labor Standards Board
American Federation of Labor
Price of Playing Politics With Industry in October
A Baltimore News piece argues October job losses across manufacturing reflect political hostility to industry. It asserts expanded industry creates jobs and wages, while contraction harms workers, urging tax reform and looser federal restraints to restore sustained industrial progress and prosperity.
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What S Grim Forecast of Power Politics in 1930s
Washington columnist Charles P. Stewart recounts a press agent’s prediction that the Roosevelt administration would favor big utilities and regulators would ease constraints. He notes ICC rate hikes, utility expansion plans, and a Nebraska senator bloc pushing for government power. The piece riffs on whether the trend is a surrender or strategic accommodation.
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Central Press
Washington, D. C
Federal Reserve Board
Hai
Roosevelt
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ICC
Uncle Sam
United
George W. Norris
Nebraska
You’re Telling Me by William Ritt mocks politics and fashion
In a satirical column the Central Press writer jokes about magicians in Germany banned from revealing tricks, Mussolini’s diet, and lip rouge shades while lampooning Hitler, Italy, and even the Royal Mounted Police. The piece closes with a playful image of a gas failure at a dramatic moment.
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William Ritt
Central Press
Germany
Hitler
Ment's Attitude Toward Industry Sparks Labor Debate
A fiery critique argues that producers and their payrolls deserve respect not ridicule. It condemns demagogic politicians who scapegoat industry and wage earners, claiming such blame harms workers and cost 145,000 jobs in October.
Diary saves client in damage suit by calendar evidence
In a diary kept by an attorney, dates and notes from personal entries aided a damage suit. A witness claimed a specific weekday on a past date, but the attorney showed the diary proving the conflict, leading to a verdict in favor of the client. The diary helped secure a $2,000 victory.
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Harmer
Hartley Dies at 74 in Elkins Home
Joseph H. Hartley of Elkins, a retired mail carrier, collapsed and died at his home a few hours after requesting a routine physical examination. He was 74.
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Elkins
Joseph H. Hartley
Mail Cartier
Barclay on Bridge Five Cards and the Big Cards
Barclay explains how watching for the smallest five cards helps play the big cards in bridge. In a 3 No Trump contract South loses to West’s clubs and diamonds as misfineses, while the analysis notes that a conservative lead and discard pattern reveal hidden five cards and the impact of line choices on the final tricks.
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Weathave
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