Hospitals must not detain patients over unpaid bills
The piece condemns hospitals that hold patients after discharge until bills are settled, noting a Supreme Court ruling against such practices. It cites a Winston Salem case where a sick man could not leave due to an unpaid balance, paid by friends, and warns of looming suits or criminal charges to halt the “racket.”
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North State Telephone proves value with emergency power plant
The North State Telephone Company explains a large auxiliary power plant activates when the main power fails. Hundreds of residents learned why their phones stayed operative last Saturday night, revealing the utility's reliability in emergencies and beyond.
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North State Outfit
Nothing outside a man can defile him says Jesus
The piece discusses Mark’s Gospel as witness to Jesus' acts and teaching, emphasizing that moral defilement comes from within a person. It cites examples from Jesus healing, feeding, and dialog with Pharisees, then contrasts bodily food with inner virtue and cites Paul on flesh versus spirit.
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The British System Touts Opposition as Career Path
The piece argues that Britain tolerates and funds opposition, with Taft as a hypothetical leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition. It claims this limits fresh leaders, ensuring continuity and reduced change costs, while gradually training leaders from the bottom. It contrasts this with American primary battles.
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Two Inflation Control Debates and U S Policy
Washington reports compare direct price and wage controls with indirect fiscal measures to curb inflation. The piece tracks wartime policy, congressional limits on monetary tools, and the shift toward defense spending, taxes, and potential renewed controls amid political rhetoric and debates on Eisenhower Stevenson dynamics.
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New York Vice and Prostitution Through Time
A retrospective on prostitution in New York discusses the enduring pull of vice, social and economic roots, and the limits of punishment. It notes the link to narcotics, the evolution from independent to organized crime, and historical attempts to police or moralize the trade.
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Hiccups, Pot Holders, and Piercing Facts in Briefs
A Atlanta woman sought shock treatment from a daredevil pilot to cure hiccups, enduring a 10,000 foot dive. Other notes describe a magnetic pot holder, dental assistants installing headlines, vintage tetanus death tolls, New York margarine ads, a quiz on organ terms, and federal pay figures. The piece cites a Norwegian invention of scented artificial pearls from herring scales and a scented nail polish. It ends with a joke about Churchill and a note on New York’s tallest buildings and a dog owner party proposal.
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