Roosevelt Addresses Congress Signals New Deal Appeal
President Roosevelt delivers a forceful address to Congress urging support for his New Deal, framing the message as a direct appeal to the American people for November elections. He attacks autocracy abroad, defends Western Hemisphere stance, and challenges critics to offer a better pattern for the nation.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Western Hemisphere
United States
Nless
Ameri
Liberty League
Worthy of Hearty Support for Civic Music Program
A nonprofit group seeks community backing to fund and present winter and spring concerts by celebrated artists. The plan aims for a lasting cultural institution with minimal financial risk to individuals, urging memberships to support high quality programs. The note draws on industry patience, valuing music’s role in artistic growth and consumer value in furniture trends.
Demoting Tony Ends the Sidewalk Organist’s New York Run
In a noise abatement action Tony and his barrel organ and monk are removed from New York streets. Children lose a cherished street performance featuring classical melodies including The Sidewalks of New York and O Sole Mio. The city gains ten dollars from licensing, while locals hope spring may bring a reversal.
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Tony
Monk
New York
Il Trovatore
la Paloma
Metropolis
Organ
Concord’s Daniel Branson Coltrane Celebrates 93rd Birthday
Daniel Branson Coltrane of Concord marks his 93rd milestone on a career defined by devoted service to community and state. An oil portrait honoring his lifelong support of the Jackson Training School is presented, reflecting the pride of his native Randolph and the wider admiration for his distinguished public life.
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Daniel Branson Coltrane
Concord
Jackson Training School
Randolph
Coltrane
Gray
V. C
British India
Diana
James Carnforth
Secret Service
Guardian
B. M
Mr. Newton
Newton
James Boswell
Johnson
Piozzi
Oscar Wilde
William Godwin
Anthony Trollope
William Dodd
J. M
A Vast Industry Looks Homeward
A vast home furnishings industry prepares for its semi annual market, presenting new lines to trade as it seeks a larger share of consumer spending. The season spans nearly a month, ending February 1, with markets hoping to boost a sector vital to home attractiveness and national prosperity.
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Ameri
Mr Hurley III Illness Hails From Salisbury Post Publisher
The Enterprise reports the serious illness in Florida of J. F. Hurley publisher of the Salisbury Post. The note extends wishes for a speedy recovery and lauds his upright character and usefulness to Salisbury and the state.
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Florida
J. F. Hurley
Salisbury Post
Hurley
Salisbury
An Old Hand at New Resolutions
Tom Alderman Sykes reflects on New Year resolutions and personal mastery over fate. He argues happiness stems from conscience and spiritual wealth, urges rekindling inner strength, and cites Shakespeare and Longfellow to urge renewed resolve. He says keep resolutions, forgive past failures, and organize life for victory.
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NEW Resolutions
Tom Alderman
William Shakespeare
William
Shakespeare
Brutus
Christ
Longfellow
Blushing Bridegroom Myth Debunked by Chicago Official
Sidney Summerfield, head of Chicago's marriage license bureau, notes that the traditional blushing bride is rare and it is usually the man who reddens and trembles at the altar while the woman remains cool and composed, upending a long held stereotype.
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Sidney Summerfield
Chicago
Mr. Summerfield
The Unwhipped We Who Watch For A New Attack
A wartime style verse proclaims endurance and resolve after hardship. The speaker, among those who trained through defeat, vows to persevere until success is earned. It emphasizes courage, struggle, and a pledge to prevail.
New Year Reflections On Time And Hope
The author muses on time's passage as 1936 begins with New Year noise in New York. He contrasts silent aging with renewed opportunity, urging learning from past joys and sorrows and greeting the unseen with cheer. The piece ends with poetic lines about time, effort, and inner harvest.
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New York
Lively New Year notes and literary notices
A brisk editorial column reflects on New Year routines and a safety pledge, then moves through light personal vignettes about meals, weather, and daily habits. It surveys book reviews including Poe Rackham editions, Annals of the Poets, Crown of Glory, Ivalu the Eskimo Wife, The Poisoned Mountain, and The Amenities of a Book Collecting, highlighting authors and publishers.
Marriage Reflections From A Hotel Lobby Conversations
In a hotel lobby two High Point residents debate marriage’s state and happiness. They cite long years, rocky periods, and a California study, then urge love and mutual adaptation over envy and doom. The piece ends with a quoted poem about men and women hunger for loving connection.
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High Point
California
High Point furniture expositions deserve renewed civic booster effort
A reader urges residents to view High Point furniture events as vital annual highlights. He argues the city must showcase its industries, welcome dealers, and unite to promote expositions through publicity and local hospitality, aiming for genuine pride and growth.
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High Point
Bouth
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BE. Katz Special Adv
New York City
Chicago, Ill
Philadelphia
Detroit, Mich
Kansas City
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BY Jack Field
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Morpheus
Enterprise Office
Bill Pappas
Boyoboy
Washington
Will Rogers
Senate
Samuel
Rutherfordton
Chamber of Commerce
Tommy 2
Mussolini
Grand Council
Italy
Old Massy
Poe
Arthur Rackham
J. B. Lippincott Co
Rackham
Amontillado
Pest
House of Usher
Ligeia
Eleanora
Berenice
Morella
William Wilson
M. Valdemar
Metzengerstein
Marie Roget
Annals OF the Poets
Chard Powers Smith
Charlies Scribner's Sons
Mr. Smith
Addison
Elizabeth Barrett
Browning
Burns
Emerson
Cowper
Jonson
Byron
Shelley
Keats
Chaucer
Coleridge
Dryden
Donne
Whitman
Lamb
Marlowe
Milton
Pope
Rossetti
Swinburne
Wordsworth
Smith
Crown OF Glory
Bb. C. W
W. Riegel
James J. Strang
Mr. Riegel
Strang
Wisconsin
Joseph Smith, Jr
Voree
Garden of Peace
Beaver Island
Lake Michigan
Riegel
Ivalu—The
Peter Freuchen
Lee Furman, Inc
Greenland
Ivala
Peary
North Pole
Ivalu
Mark Channing
BK. Lippincott Co
A. Edward Newton
the Modern Library, Inc
By Betty and
John Mebane
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