Miss Doris Duke Flies to Mexico City Staying With the Daniels
The Charlotte News highlights Miss Doris Duke’s social moment as she journeys to Mexico City as a guest of Ambassador and Mrs. Josephus Daniels. The editor applauds her education and notes the Daniels family as exemplary associates guiding her toward a broader horizon.
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Charlotte News
Doris Duke
Mexico City
Josephus Daniels
Charlotte
News and Observer
A Thought on Love Deed and Truth
A brief reflection quotes I John 3 18 urging love enacted not spoken and adds a Montaigne maxim that to teach how to die is also to teach how to live. The lines blend scripture and philosophy on living and purpose.
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John
Mencken Returns in Quiet, Doubts on US Path
The article notes H L Mencken’s return to Baltimore amid mixed judgments about his influence. It quotes his skeptical take on politics, predicting a major scandal and comparing potential future trends to fascism, while criticizing his recent remarks as loud but not witty. His critics urge clearer, purposeful commentary rather than mere talking.
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Mr. Mencken
Baltimore
Mercury
Italy
Germany
Blackguards
Washington
Wiggins
Huey Long
Prosperity Follows End of Standing Armies Push
The editorial suggests that true prosperity will return once all nations disband standing armies and stock markets show rising cash register sales. It frames disarmament as a path to economic improvement and consumer confidence.
Reminder of Cleveland Veto Record in Congress History
Citizens concerned about Congress overriding presidential vetoes note that President Cleveland used the veto 344 times. This historical count highlights frequent executive veto usage in his administration and the legislative balance of power.
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Congress
Cleveland
Wealthy Man's Funeral Sparks Debate on Equal Rites
A newspaper notice notes that even a rich man's funeral highlights that democracy cannot guarantee equal rites for all, signaling public concern over social inequities despite democratic ideals.
NIRA fate tied to first person removal from plan
The article argues that the fate of the National Industrial Recovery Act hinges on people removing the first person from the program The piece suggests widespread disengagement or noncompliance could undermine the act's intended operation and effectiveness.
Times Improve Confidence Seen in Press Reports
Reporters say conditions are improving and public optimism rises as coverage notes steadier economies and higher consumer sentiment. Analysts caution progress may be uneven but general trend shows cautious gains across sectors.
No divorcee in South Carolina
A witty remark on love and timing notes that by the ceremony it is too late to admit love is blind, implying social commentary on marriage in South Carolina.
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South Carolina
Initiate Entrants Nu Dist Colony Skeptical Missouri Remark
A line describes a skeptical initiate claiming origin from Missouri as he enters a new distillery colony setting. The fragment hints at doubt about legitimacy or authenticity of the colony.
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Missouri
Life at Forty Provokes Pro Rogue Turning Point
A bold proverb challenges the idea that life truly begins at forty. The commentary contrasts dramatic declarations with the allure of the antihero as the real center of attention.
Establish Clinics to Cure Blindness
A survey by the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness and the Committee on Statistics of the Blind argues for federal or state action to establish centrally located clinics funded by taxation. They claim many children now blind could regain sight with proper medical or surgical care, reducing public costs and taxpayer burden. Some total blindness cases remain incurable, but few compared with those curable.
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National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Committee On Statistics of the Blind
North Carolina’s young fortunes and their public gaze
The piece surveys heirs of great NC fortunes like Doris Duke and Ann Cannon Reynolds, noting their travels and divorces while asking whether a new generation can achieve wealth and social impact beyond inherited riches. It reflects on public curiosity, wealth, and the paths of young NC heirs.
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R. J. Reynolds, Jr
Doris Duke
Reynolds
Mexico
Ann Cannon Reynolds
Cannons
Arkansas
Greensboro
George Watts Hill
Durham
North Carolina
J. B. Duke
R. J. Reynolds
Endowed fortunes and a changing American dream
Discussion on the decline of vast fortunes and the erosion of rugged individualism. The piece contrasts claims wealth is fixed with news that Dick Reynolds inherited 25 million from his father, implying a shift in opportunity and social meaning for young Americans.
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America
North Carolina
Buck Duke
Dick Reynolds
Neutrality in Wartime and the Price of True Neutrality
Dr. Charles Warren assistant attorney general in the Wilson administration warns that strict neutrality in a foreign war demands stringent laws. He argues to prohibit munitions sales, ban munitions shipments on U S ships, and forbid loans to belligerents. Such measures, though irksome, would be the price of true neutrality in a large-scale war.
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Charles Warren
Wilson
United States
Muskingum College Ends Ban On Dancing And Cards
Trustees approve a policy change at Muskingum College Ohio allowing students to dance and play cards after polling parents. The school, founded 97 years ago by United Presbyterian leaders, had banned those activities as evangelical belief waned.
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America
Muskingum College
Ohio
Muskingum
United Presbyterian College
Atlantic City Fashion Rule Bans Men’s Swimwear
City officials announce this summer men must wear shirts with swimsuits at Atlantic City beaches. The plan prioritizes modest dress, with women’s attire emphasized as the precedent.
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Atlantic City
Columbia Professor Predicts Drug To Make Superhumans
A Columbia University professor foresees a future drug turning people into supermen. Critics dismiss the claim as stale hype and say drug pushers would scoff at it.
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Columbia University
Michigan preacher fulfills vow to wait until 100
A Michigan preacher kept his word made ten years ago by not preaching until he reached the age of 100. He now says he will promise not to preach until he is 200, continuing his unusual lifelong pledge.
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Michigan
Dillinger Escapes Trap with Mysterious Exit Claim
The text presents a dramatic line where Dillinger asserts he has shot his way out of a trap or allows the undertaker to carry him out, implying a dramatic escape or death deferral. The fragment hints at a sensational crime figure and a lurid, noir mood characteristic of era reporting.
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Dillinger
Undertaker
Solitary confinement talk and a San Diego air crash
A passage compares solitary confinement lengths to others who go out. a marine and a navy pilot crash 14 000 feet over San Diego and land safely. They likely argued over right of way after the crash.
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San Diego
Water tax tied to bathrooms in Shaker Heights
Residents of Shaker Heights must pay water taxes based on the number of bathrooms in their homes and will be required to come clean with the new assessment.
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Shaker Heights
Prayer opens Shanghai Chinese women's bank
A newly established women's bank in Shanghai held a prayer ceremony, but it remains unclear whether the invocation originated with bank officials or some of the depositors.
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Shanghai
Hoboes Adopt Four Hour Day Code for Six Day Week
A report notes hoboes organizing a four hour workday across six days to allow a Sunday rest. The movement stresses shared labor goals and a steady routine for itinerant workers seeking stability amid hardship.
American women blamed for beauty by Persian philosopher
A Persian philosopher claims American women are too busy for beauty, a claim dismissed as an alibi by some, while others echo the critique as a cultural observation about American women.
Hitler Declares Germany Entering Utopia
Adolf Hitler proclaims Germany on a path to utopia while critics note the phrase echoes propaganda and defies historical reality. The remark signals intensified ideological framing amid escalating wartime rhetoric.
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
Utopia
Actors and Critics Parade Through a New York Day
columnist OO McIntyre notes midday scenes of Debbies and boyfriends in New York. He praises Gladys Swarthout, Corey Ford fiction, and performances by actors like David Warfield and Gene Tunney, while quipping on autographs, critics, and stage illusion.
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New York
Debbies
Gladys Swarthout
Lily Pons
Corey Ford
Gladys Cooper
Zasu Pitts
David Warfield
Stark Gable
Ike Ike
McIntyre
Eddie Peabody
Raymond Hitchock
Morton Downey
Doris Kenyon
Gene Tunney
Jay Jerome Williams
St. Patricks
Leonardo
Spring Byington
Christie McDonald
Speaks
Montague Love
George Jean Nathan
William Lyon Phelps
Hammett Called to Hollywood After Sudden Fame
Dashiel Hammett, famed mystery writer, is summoned to Hollywood studios to craft a script for a rising star. He submits an opening scene showing an undertaker parlor, a coffin in dim light, and workers hammering the lid as the star lies inside then returns to Newark.
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Dashiel Hammett
Silver Fox
Hollywood Studios
Hammett
Newark
E Phillips Oppenheim Turns To Golf Between Plots
The famed mystery writer E Phillips Oppenheim has built a glass studio at Cagnes near Monte Carlo. He uses golf and visits the Casino to refresh when a plot stalls, enjoying the Mediterranean view during breaks.
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E. Phillips Oppenheim
Cagnes
Corniche
Monte Carlo
Oppenheim
Uncovered Wiggin and Theatre Night Intrigue
A Variety subhead on a banker grilled in Washington uses The Uncovered Wiggin. A theatrical program notes McIntyre arriving regal with a toast and a marquis scene, framed by a 1934 copyright notice from McNaught Syndicate.
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Washington
McIntyre
McNaught Snndicate, Inc
Powell’s 1869 Grand Canyon Expedition
Major Powell led a historic 1869 exploration of the Grand Canyon aided by his skills as a one armed school teacher. The voyage tested limits as Indians and frontiersmen hesitated to attempt the perilous journey.
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Grand Canyon
Major Powell
Radium Worth $65 000 A Gram At New York Memorial Hospital
Radium valued at sixty five thousand dollars per gram is reported eight drams stored as the world’s largest single collection and is housed at Memorial Hospital in New York City.
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Memorial Hospital
New York City
Modern Etiquette Q&A on Seating and Card Etiquette
A man may walk on the inside when guiding a woman through a crowd to protect her. He should not write messages on a visiting card unless necessary. he may include his address or initials P. P. C. for Pour prendre congé. A woman should remove her outer wraps at tea but keep her hat and gloves.
Read and Answer Look and 1 Quiz Questions
Answers cover blood travel in an 80 year old about five million miles. Look ing Forward authored by President Roosevelt. Tensile strength equals the power to resist stretching. About 179000 negro soldiers served in the Union army. Houston Texas is pronounced Hews tun, not house tun.
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Houston
Texas
Roosevelt
Theater Puzzle Clues Across and Down
A crossword style puzzle lists across clues including man in the picture and a series of numbered hints. Down clues cover education, anatomy, animals, tools, and heraldry with references to pattern, olive shrub, dolphinlike creature, and Hawaiian rootstock.
Daily English Lesson on Imperious Mannerisms
W L Gordon presents the daily English lesson focusing on usage and pronunciation. The entry highlights imperiously as a synonym of arrogantly and imperatively with example: His voice rang imperiously through the hall.
How Can I Clean and Polish Household Items
Cleaning tips from Anne Ashley address carpet sweeper bristle care with a coarse comb, cleaning oil cloth by milked washing water, and avoiding fish spatters by inverting a colander and adding vinegar to boiling water for firmer, white fish.
Mount of the Holy Cross Peak and Snow Cross
The Mount of the Holy Cross in Colorado rises to 14 000 feet as a triangular peak. The great cross measures 2000 feet from top to bottom and is formed by ravines filled with snow for most of the year.
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Mount of the Holy Cross
Colorado
Great Cross
Remarkable Porcupine Devours Forests in Its Lifetime
A single porcupine can devastate an entire forest over years and girdle several trees in a single night, revealing the animal's surprising impact on woodland ecosystems.
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J. P. Rawley
RE. B. Terry
H. A. Cercil
Geo. F. Edwards
Walter F. Hester
Mer. Co. M
Waynick
Associated Press
Focal News
KATZ
Geeene
Allante
Calana Delian
Teste
Montaigne
Oracle
Dolly
Aragraphics
Admiral Byrd
OO. McIntyre
Jack Pearl
Charles
Pearl
R. Joe Weber
Weber
Douglas Fairbanks
Adonis
al Jolson
de Wolt Hopper
Clo Seud
George Scarbo
Ay Dan Thomas
Foster
Gianne Trevor Wis
SKE
Miguel Bruce
War
Rocwery Hudson
Pame
HeGad School
A. C. Gordon
Il In
Cata
Helene
W. L. Gordon
Anne Ashley
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