Questioning Jesus on work and life in a desert scene
A fragmentary excerpt contrasts Jesus questioning whether it is lawful to do good or evil. It shifts to a description of a green oasis, a rest stop for a weary pilgrim, cited to Charles Reade as a literary aside.
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Associated Press
Jesus
Charles Reade
A. F. of L's
National
Industrial Conference
Division of
Allotment Board
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
United States
Hosiery Industry Debates Voluntary Code Endorsement
The article laments limited adoption of a labor code by hosiery and woolen goods sectors while noting deferred buying steadied markets. It praises local mills for signing the agreement and urges accountability against fraudulent practices, warning stubborn operators to heed public opinion and industry reform.
Not Funny Pranks Target Clergyman Calls For Reflection
A clergyman who received threats by phone sees childhood jokes as rash, harmful stunts. Authors argue practical jokes cross lines, injuring the target regardless of the jokers’ intent, and note the pain caused by such ill conceived humor.
Cautionary Tale on Practical Jokes and Spanking
The passage warns jokers to consider consequences before pranks, noting that teachers may spank in many places and ways. It emphasizes weighing effects and generally forgetting the prank to avoid harm.
County Hospital Plan Questioned by Guilford Officials
The Guilford County board weighs a general hospital versus expanding two population centers. The editorial argues two centers like High Point and Greensboro need adequate hospitalization serving the county, noting tuberculosis sanatoriums differ from general hospitals and cautioning against siphoning staff or funds to a single county facility.
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Guilford
High Point
Greensboro
Furniture Industry Faces Constant Change and Challenge
Mr. T. Austin Finch of the Thomasville Chair Company delivers a keynote to the Press Club of the American Furniture Mart in Chicago. He argues that furniture manufacturing relies on bold initiative and experience, resisting formulas while meeting shifting public taste and market demands with courage and faith in the future.
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T. Austin Finch
Thomasville Chair Company
Press Club
American Furniture Mart
Chicago
Unchanging Standard for Successful Local Business
Mr. Finch argues that lasting success in any industry rests on community welfare, reputable products, and goodwill, plus a high standard of living and fair wages. He stresses fair dealing and honest value at home and in markets that absorb the product.
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Finch
Mayor threatens municipal gasoline sales in Winston-Salem
Editorial argues against city run gas stations as a solution to higher local prices. It says dealers raised prices by a cent and urges federal action, noting oil companies control the market and cities lack power to regulate.
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Durham Herald
Winston- Salem
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Virginia
Durham
Greensboro
Raleigh
Charlotte
Hickory
Salisbury
Roosevelt orders tax bill strategy spurs Senate clash
Washington report notes President Roosevelt pressures Congress over tax reform while Morgenthau faces blame. Senate lawmakers push for neutralization of a strike at New York Shipbuilding Camden yards and probe Navy action. Officials weigh unemployment roll calls and steel trade issues amid cabinet friction and fiscal debate.
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Ray Tucker
Senate
Pat Harrison
Morgenthau
Pat
House Labor Committee
Navy
Roosevelt
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden Yards
Navy Department
Naval
Box from utility man to congressman fuels Jack in the box joke
Senators joke that the mysterious box to a congressman may have held only a Jack in the box. The remark reframes the incident as a light political quip rather than a serious threat.
Soak-the-rich plan would cut Ford fortune to 72 million
The proposal allegedly would reduce Henry Ford’s wealth from 500 million to about 72 million, sparking questions on how such a figure could sustain a lifestyle.
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Henry Ford
Otheir
He Has Went Heavy From a Poem About Ezra Lane
A historical note recalls a printed poem by an old maid praising her suitor Ezra Lane who died in a blasting accident. The verse blends biblical and classical imagery with rural life references to a lost, sorrowful circle of relatives. The narrator hints at Ezra’s fate and the community’s lingering grief.
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McCarl
Capitol
General Accounting Office
Judiciary Square
Justice Hint
George Beasley, Jr
Monroe Journal
Skinner's Store
Broadway Nightlife and a Writer Named Socker
New York Day by Day sketches a bustling evening on Broadway from Columbus Circle to Times Square as crowds, taxis, and showfolk pause then surge. It profiles Charles Frances Coe, aka Socker, as a premier broker of literary work and outlines how editors pay top prices for stories, serials, speeches, and broadcasts.
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New York
Broadway
Columbus Circle
Herald Square
Times Square
Charles Frances Coe
Socker
Lawmakers push limits on war region travel and aid
In a bid to curb war region travel and aid, lawmakers seek bills to deny passports for visitors to conflict zones, embargo munitions to belligerents, and refuse loans to warring nations.
New Deal Plan Aims to Lower Debt Costs Across Economy
Insiders say the administration wants to keep money cheap for a long period, applying to both government and corporate borrowing. The plan redirects savings on debt service into wages or stock profits, shifting wealth from creditors to workers and shareholders, with tax policy expected to reinforce the effect.
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James McMullin
New York
Treasury
Notable Writers Rendered: Chester Roche Norris Brush
The piece highlights George Randolph Chester as a self reliant novelist with record Wallingford prices, Arthur Somers Roche famed for editor antics and mystery plots, Kathleen Norris leading the feminine division, and Katherine Brush depicted as a savvy businesswoman.
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George Randolph Chester
Petf
Wallingford
Arthur Somers Roche
Mace
Kathleen Norris
Katherine Brush
Poe's Lesser Known Contender Henry Fails to Profit
The article recounts Henry, a writer beside Poe, who rarely earns from his work. He often accepts a cashier's demand of $50 for completed short stories instead of waiting for regular payment of $150, reflecting desperation to keep writing.
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Poe
Henry
Ainsteo
Island street brawl games draw crowds on West Street
On West street water front amid late day traffic a rough competition unfolds with dock wallopers and freight handlers playing many games. Runners pause on bases to swing, rats are used in a rope throw game, and rat terriers battle dock rats in vicious clashes. Owney Madden, once a boyhood slugger, is mentioned among the era’s rough exploits.
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West Street
Dock Wallopers
Owney Madden
Portrait Painter Gilbert White Sends Post Script
A 1935 McNaught Syndicate item notes Gilbert White the portrait painter with Bryan curl locks posting a letter from a French chateau near Chat eau Gaillard where Scott wrote Ivanhoe. The line questions what society will soak the rich in, speculating on alcohol as a potential target.
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Gilbert White
Bryan Curl-Locks
Chateau Gaillard
Scott
America
McNaught Syndicate
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Kansas
Atlanta
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Cal
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Washington
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PWA
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Pittsburgh
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American Iron and Steel Institute
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Liz
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Ainslee
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