Asheville urged to appoint capable city health officer
Buncombe County Medical Society calls for a trained graduate in public health to head Asheville city health services. The Asheville Citizen endorses the move, arguing a full-time, competent public health leader guards residents from preventable disease as surely as police and fire protect against crime and fires.
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Asheville
Buncombe County Medical Society
Police
Fire Department
Improving the legal profession through youthful vigor
The piece urges expanding the pool of attorneys with under ten years’ experience to strengthen the practice. It warns against crooked lawyers and public defender warnings, calls for self‑policing, and emphasizes moral duty, shared burden, and revival of spirit to sustain justice and national character.
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National Crime Conference
What this country needs is a non refillable bottle
The piece discusses bootlegging fraud where bottles are refilled with cheaper liquor and resold under branded labels. A proposed fix is a non refillable bottle, with ideas like a blow-in coin and a plan to return it, but notes defects in such schemes. It recalls Thomas Marshall’s quip about a five cent cigar and asks who will champion a non refillable liquor bottle.
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Thomas R. Marshall
Young Lawyers Plan Junior Bar Association
A group of younger members of the local bar is reported to be organizing a Junior Bar Association with a definite plan to promote professional interests and service activities within the legal community.
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Young Lawyers
Prometheus Fire Warning During Holiday Season
The piece contrasts fire as a blessing and danger since Prometheus stole fire, noting fire’s modest fatal toll compared with natural disasters and the automobile. It urges readers to heed fire safety warnings from professionals as the holiday season approaches and children are at risk.
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Prometheus
Mount Olympus
The Ceaseless Demand Life Makes
An essay by Tom Alderman Sykes argues that men have always faced hardship and that today’s men seek shelter from tough times. The piece questions whether any period in American life has been free of pressure and frames resilience as a constant challenge.
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Tom Alderman Sykes
City Finance Letter Questions High Point Debt Plan
The letter compares John Doe’s debt and spending to the city of High Point’s finances. It critiques a proposed refinancing scheme that would issue new bonds and raise indebtedness about ten percent while urging cautious acceptance of terms. It cites Florida's West Palm Beach as a cautionary example of terms accepted by lenders.
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MR. Schaub
The
Enterprise
John Doe
John
Shylock
High Point
West Palm Beach
Fla
Florida City
Uts
Random Thoughts From a Rambler's Note Book
W A Bivins reflects on Christmas not as a grand event but a season of simple joys. He recalls childhood Christmas Eve hikes, simple gifts like apples oranges and French candies, and Uncle John and Aunt Jo’s warm home with Civil War stories by the fire. He notes the pull toward simplicity and acts of kindness as the true Christmas bells ring.
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Uncle John
Aunt Jo
Athlone
John
Elmira
N. Y
Empty Stocking Fund urged as Christmas aid grows
A 1084-era column laments unfinished holiday sewing and promotes centralized donations through the Empty Stocking Fund the Salvation Army and other agencies to ensure fair distribution of gifts for families in need. It notes the fund trails prior years and urges immediate donations and coordinated relief efforts.
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E.S.F
Salvation Army Pot
Firemen's
Great White Gods by Ed ward Stucken and Others
Review of Stucken's conquest of Mexico epic The Great White Gods praising its panoramic scope vivid historical context and dramatic battles. Also covers Sherwood Eddy Pilgrimage of Ideas Alfred Blossom Building to the Skins and other 1934 Farrar Rinehart titles with note on translation illustrations and themes.
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Edward Stucken
New York
Farrar & Rinehart
Duard Stucken
Mexico
Cortez
Mr. Stucken
Montezuma
Frederick H. Martens
H. Glibenkamp
Sherwood Eddy
Pattergraphics by M L Patrick Latin humor column
Light buyers bog down Christmas shopping as wives correct husbands and avoid hen pecked labels. A brighter future may come as Recovery Acts become unnecessary with improving business. The piece jokes about bachelors, pensions, and a Louisiana senator named Short.
Dafoe Rejects Stay With Dionne Quintuplet Mother
Dr. Dafoe declines staying with New York’s expectant mother as part of the coverage surrounding the Dionne quintuplets. The article notes a five to one odds against his agreement. It contrasts with the winter heat wave tied to efforts to stay warm.
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Dr. Dafoe
New York
High Point Faces Five Year Debt Front Load
A fragment notes High Point plans to pay only a small portion of debts over five years. After five years the city would face a severe financial crisis, described as the most hopeless condition in the South.
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High Point
Schaub
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R. B. Terry Publishers
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Mebane
Point
Associated Press
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Congress
Katz Special Adv
Mich
Kansas
Sv Mo. Ailenta
San
Dallas
Texas
W. A. Bivins
Jack Field
India
China
Russia
Arthur Brisbane
Daily
Brisbane
Brisbahe
Empy Stocking
Albred
Blossom
the Stud Publications, Inc
America
Mr. Blossom
United States
Britain
Mra
Great MR. Knight
Worthy Whipple
F & Rinehart
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Blake
Thomas
Celia
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Douglas
Blakes
Law Knight
Knight
Mr. Knight
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Theodore F. Tucker
Claude K
Tren
Shapter
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Iow
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Ine Grady
Schlaf
Schiaf
Grady
Carrie Adele van Wickle
Christopher Publishing
Erbin
M. L. Patrick
Louisiana
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