Philosopher's stone vow: pay as you go idea noted
A fragment cites a pun on the philosopher's stone and turns wealth into gold with the line pay as you go attributed to John Randolph.
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John Randolph
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1936
Page
4
Flivver Plan Invites City to Automotive Aviation Link
Washington and Detroit signal Ford air flivver plans revive after a decade. If testing proceeds, family light planes may become affordable for limited income groups. auto makers and aircraft builders partner to adapt engines. The South offers year round landing fields and favorable weather, urging Grand Rapids to attract a major aviation plant to capitalize on regional manufacturing potential.
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Washington
Detroit
Flivver
Grand Rapids
General Motors
Guilford county cuts costs in public institutions to new low
Guilford County reports 1935 figures showing record low operating costs for county home jail and convict camp. The county home serves 160 people daily at 24.3 cents per person per day while the jail houses 65 prisoners at 28.7 cents per day. The convict camp averages 655 daily totals with lower per capita costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford
Harry Weatherly
County cuts costs by self sustaining prison program
The county highlights a per capita cost of 28.7 per day covering food clothing quarters and related needs. By producing its own food and dairy and purchasing from itself the institution uses staff for ongoing care, presenting sound business and policy in keeping inmates employed.
Bids in City Contract Spark Talk of Collusion and Accountability
The piece argues bids for a city truck purchase were arranged to favor set prices over true value, suggesting collusion among dealers. It warns of dangers of bidding manipulation, praises clarification of competition, and notes political jabs over sales tax and policy groups.
A New World Globe Wins Editorial Spotlight
A generous friend donates a Hammond Terrestrial Globe to replace the old desk globe. The editor notes the new world is modern and grand, while the old globe seems antique or junk next to the larger, evolving world of today.
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World Globe
Hammond
Distressed runner Ralph McDonald criticized in Raleigh column
Tom Bost reports from Raleigh that Winston-Salem educator Ralph W. McDonald appears defeated after a Leakeville speech against the Ehringhaus-Gardner-Graham-Hoey machine. The column criticizes his intemperate remarks and the Roosevelt era 60 sales taxes as economic saviors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. McDonald
Leakeville
Ehringhaus-Gardner- Graham-Hoey
Winston-Salem
Dick Fountain
Bailey
Senate
Tom Bost
Raleigh
Greensboro
Forsyth
Mr. Bost
Ralph McDonald
Roosevelt
Ehringhaus
Good Neighbor and the Samaritan Moral in World Policy
A historical excerpt argues that neighborly love transcends creed and politics. It cites the Samaritan as the model of aid, urging neutrality and selfishlessness, and calls for global compassion guided by a higher intelligence.
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United States of America
Telegram flood follows Roosevelt speech profits for telegraph firms
Hundreds of telegrams poured into Washington after President Roosevelt's speech, creating a profitable night for telegraph companies as demand surged for rapid dispatches.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Handwriting on the wall at the Jackson Day dinner
The line suggests any signs of trouble for Representative Fish at the $50 Jackson Day dinner point to how long he can keep going until payday rather than a looming political crisis.
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Fish
Fisherman Skeleton Found in Sahara Suspected to Be After Sandpike
Scientist uncovers a fisherman skeleton in the Sahara Desert. investigators consider the man may have been pursuing a sandpike before his death. The discovery raises questions about the fisherman's expedition and surrounding desert hazards.
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Sahara Desert
The Scandal Monger and a Vulture Without Wings
A caustic verse rails at a gossiping figure described as dishonest and hollow. The speaker mocks the subject’s tongue and social pretensions, condemning manipulation and duplicity, ending with a bleak epitaph that labels the man a vulture without wings.
The Great Game Of Politics Needs A Turnaround
Washington editors warn that the nation faces a dangerous fiscal path with deficits rising from 1933 figures. They argue that ignoring the debt and relief costs risks chaos, urging President Roosevelt to adopt strict economy to avert national disaster.
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Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
North Carolina Debating Team Draws England Invitation
The UNC debate squad will travel to Cambridge to compete in England, a rare honor marking the team as outstanding nationally. The piece notes such international debater merit as a higher tribute to Alma Mater than a Rose Bowl invite, and reflects on the close miss of Pasadena in football.
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Wilmington Star
North Carolina University
England
Cambridge
North Carolina
Pasadena
Little Pig Reaches Market Amid Dubious Prospects
A brief, metaphorical note suggests a feigned success story where a young hopeful is told of a market arrival that hides deceit, illustrating a collapse of trust and the lure of quick gains without blush or honesty.
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AAA
New York Celebrities Are Aided By Elusive Fame
An English journalist notes New York’s celebrity scene thrives on publicity yet many true stars stay out of public spots. He highlights prominent names like Burgess Meredith and Gelett Burgess, head waiters Theodor Starvis and Theodore Titze, and a wave of affluent ex-boomer celebrities who retired to new ventures after the boom.
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New York
Britain
Barrie
Shaws
Augustus Johns
Burgess Meredith
Gelett Burgess
Burges Johnson
Theodor Starvis
Theodore Titze
Ritz
Science Finds Hope in Six Lost Years of Progress
The article reflects that despite a bleak six years, American life improved with new trains air conditioned cars and diversions. It notes faster trains, safer air travel, better roads and homes, improved textiles and appliances, and advances in medicine and knowledge all thanks to those years.
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United States
New York
San Francisco
Dean Harper Red Tie Noted For Sartorial Style
Henry Winston Harper, dean of the Graduate School at the University of Texas, is famed for his red bow tie, a signature look in the Panhandle. The piece explains the color stems from arterial blood hemoglobin and notes the tie’s iconic status among locals.
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Henry Winston Harper
Graduate School
University of Texas
Panhandle
Harper
Dean Harper
Exiled American Poet Richard Le Gallianne Remains in Paris
A Paris visitor recalls Richard Le Gallianne, the American poet, huddled by a charcoal fire on a misty Paris street. Once vibrant, he now appears gaunt with white hair, while his daughter Eva gains international fame and his own works grow more acclaimed in his lone final years.
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Paris
Richard le Gallianne
Eva
Distressed Man in Dinner Jacket Near Ritz Tower
A toward man in a dinner jacket and chamois gloves was seen near the Ritz Tower last night, adjusting skid chains on a roadster. The remark recalled Kin Hubbard's Ex Pash, jailed earlier for concealing a scythe in a newspaper.
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Ronald Coleman
Ritz Tower
Kin Hubbard
Pash
Ade quips on truth and flattery in Chicago letters
The writer George Ade noted he no longer craves truth, seeking instead soothing flattery in reply to a fan letter. He explains that only a little truth remains and others need more than he does.
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George Ade
Chicago
Mule Expletive Echoes From Jacksonvill e Real Estate Office Scene
A jittery scene in Jacksonville Florida features a real estate office adjacent to a lot where a Black worker guides a mule drawn plow. A high pitched shriek erupts through an open window declaring the animal the “by dambest mule” seen in the speaker’s life.
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Jacksonville
Fla
McNaught Syndicate
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