Filene critiques chambers and minorities in power
Edward A Filene criticizes the U S Chamber of Commerce for serving elite business interests rather than general welfare. He argues many groups harness minority voices to push agendas, cites NAM and labor unions, notes political pressure from prohibition factions, and urges leaders like Filene to stand apart rather than follow the herd. He ends by questioning police influence and suggests strong action.
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Edward A. Filene
U. Ss. Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Boston
Merchant Prince
National Association of Manufacturers
Mr. Filene
George Moses Lays Out GOP Shape and Leadership Needs
George H. Moses, former U.S. senator from New Hampshire, condemns the Republican Party as miscast and divided. He urges a captain to call the right plays, criticizes current leadership, and advocates a reform-minded, money-savvy figure to steer the party toward conservatism. He contrasts Landon with party factions and quips about Clarence Darrow’s view of nominating politics.
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George Moses
George H. Moses
United States
New Stampshire
Republican Party
Matt Quay
Mark Hanna
Moses
Landon
Borah
Knox
Nye
Hastings
Dickinson
Norris
Johnson
Bert Suell
Telephone ownership defines American life in 1935
A New York Times style assessment notes the United States held 16,868,955 telephones in use in 1935, surpassing all other lands combined. In 54 large U.S. cities there were more telephones than in Britain, France, and Germany together, with Americans also connected to 16,000,000 foreign lines.
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American Telephone & Telegraph Company
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Oura
The Telephone and Alibis in Everyday Life
A reflective piece discusses how television and phones shape alibis and appearances. It notes Bell’s greeting as iconic and suggests the telephone remains vital, while a Midwest grower markets a new strawberry variety named Giant Mastodon with playful word missteps.
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Midwest
Congress seeks early adjournment as relief and navy bills pass
Congress aims to adjourn by early June after clearing the relief and deficiency package totaling 2.364 billion dollars and an accompanying 629 million dollar navy bill. Roosevelt and lawmakers want home before the campaign overtakes front pages, avoiding conflicts with the presidential race. A strange note mentions a five-masted schooner at Vancouver undergoing conversion into a floating cabaret, adding an odd postscript to the day’s affairs.
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Congress
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Washington
Vancouver
Truth and Townsend Contempt Sparks House Debate
The House committee stalls over a contempt citation of Dr Townsend amid a pension scheme probe. The editor argues a martyrdom outcome hinges on citation or record access, urging transparency for millions of elderly Americans and accountability for potential misappropriations in government pensions. The piece notes government payments to Banus due by month end and broader fiscal strains.
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Townsend
House
House Committee
Common Sense And Courtesy On Highway Safety
A rhetorical editorial urges driving with common sense and courtesy to improve highway safety. It emphasizes slower speeds, patience at intersections, considerate maneuvers, and keeping pedestrians and other drivers safe by avoiding reckless lane changes and abrupt stops.
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Aersons
Am Hospital
maRgenta
Notable Reflections on Rulers and Virtue in Public Life
Excerpts ponder leaders who fail to govern themselves, the paradox of happiness kept private, and men whose best efforts go unrewarded. It surveys youths overinvested in self, leaders craving vision, enduring power without corruption, and reforms achieved with minimal prep.
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Partica
Beer Duty Fight Reaches Court Over Bottles and Beer
The Haskin Letter reports a U S Court ruling on whether beer and its bottle are separately liable to duty free or if the bottles should bear duty. Justices McClelland and Brown provide opinions with the majority upholding separate entity questions while nuanced dissenting views raise technical points about bottle identification and origins in an import case involving Philippine beer shipped in U S bottles.
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Blates
Sullivan
McClelland
Tha
United States
Brown
Worhington
D. C
Bar
Philippine Islands
United Stat
Philippines
United
Portland
Ore
Amelia Phuppina Falande
UC Earhart
Sanaentencar
Bacr
Beer Bottles and Beer United States Supreme Court Case
A fragmentary report reviews a customs case challenging whether beer in glass bottles and the bottle itself can be taxed separately. Judge Brown argues beer cannot be separated from its container and urges the final ruling to tax the entire imported article. The piece notes potential appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court and references other political figures.
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U. 8
Supreme Court
Portland
Maputuctiren
Philippines
Ilemuya
Philippine Islands
Brown
United Binreau
Alan
United States
Bheer
Farm Habits and the Morning Wake Up Call
Walt Mason describes the struggle of rising at dawn to feed the farm, mow the field, and prepare tools. The narrator longs for a life of endless sleep but faces the routine discipline of farm chores. The piece ends with the realization that farm habits spoil the narrator’s old age and routine.
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Coprrient
Matthew Ader Taretea
Answers to Questions From a Readers Jumble of Facts
A collage of trivia covers music by George Gershwin, Canadian mineral history in 1604, slogans filed by Printers Ink, and stage, military, and social topics. It lists dates, people, places, and events from 1900s inquiries including fingerprint use, Red Mill premiere, and Naples attractions.
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George Gershwin
Plans Bureau
Frederic J. Harkin
Charles Hambuser
Washington, D. C
Ploana
Edward Kilonyl
Rubin Goldmark
Canada
N. A
Lin
Lie Knickerbocker Theater
New York
Army
Navy
B. K
Weaning Methods in Baby Health Advice Column
Dr Morris Fisherin discusses two schools of thought on weaning. Some urge sudden weaning in cases like maternal illness, while a large majority favors gradual weaning to avoid infant distress. He describes gradual artificial feeding and warns against prolonging nursing beyond the early months. The piece notes weather and maternal capacity influence weaning timing and offers guidance on handling prolonged refusal with staged feeding and water supplementation.
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Thair Babice
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