Underwood Tariff Legacy and 1920s Politics
The piece discusses Judge Thomas B. Underwood and his influence on tariff policy, noting his anti high tariff stance and 1913 tariff revision under Wilson. It critiques Republican postwar protectionism, links tariffs to war profits, and argues Democrats failed over the League of Nations while predicting GOP losses in 1982.
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Alabama
Wilson
Underwood
Rhyland
Congress
League of Nations
Rainov ee y Att to davelan the Hope c 1932
Fragmentary note discusses improving administration and cooperation to create more efficient government through county trees and associations. Names and places are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Rainoveey
Davelan
Corsthuctor
The Value of Dreams and Russell's Dream World
A fragmented meditation on dreams and poetry. It compares George Russell to Coleridge, noting how dreams shape life and art beyond practical aims. The piece discusses dream interpretation, the dreamer’s inner world, and the tension between reality and aspiration.
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George Ruswell
Ian
Russell
Coleridge
Oowever
Last of the Lamplighters Remembered in Verse and City Change
A fragment recalls Paria once had an army of lamplighters that dwindled to a handful. The piece notes 44 000 lights and lamplighters fading as modern life replaces the old craft. It reflects on Leerie from Stevenson and the charm of lamplight in childhood memory.
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Paria
Anis Stevenson
America
Learie
St. Louis
Kansas
Dakota
Tle
Department of Agriculture
Hopkins Defines Liberal Arts Promise at Dartmouth College
President Hopkins argues the liberal arts focus on being, not just doing, contrasting it with technical training. He says a truly liberal college fosters an inquiring habit of mind, while noting some may acquire facts anywhere.
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Hopkins
Dartmouth College
Solomon
Wis
Hot Springs
Ethridge Drug Co Adds Soda Fountain Next to Post Office
News items from Hope note Ethridge Drug Co installing an elegant new soda fountain beside the post office. Prof Hearon arrives from Nashville to take chair of History and Economics at Polytechnic College Fort Worth. Wreck on Iron Mountain near Mandeville halts traffic for hours.
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Ethridge Drug Ca
Jin
Hearon
Nashville
Visionary men and optometrists in the era of ads
A fragmented vintage column jokes about optometrists and advertising, noting that thinking may lead to illness and motorists’ health, mentioning Dr. Einstein and a German return with violins as gifts, and a quip about a governor’s phrasing.
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Notorists
Ioften
Einstein
Germany
Yuletide Greeting Traps Bandit Suspect
PEIN, II-(UP) A Christmas greeting on a one dollar bill led to the arrest of Beryl Krigner of Glasford, accused of robbing a filling station of 200 dollars. Police said the note, found with a jailhouse check, connected him to the crime and he awaits trial in county jail.
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Pein
Beryl Krigner
Glasford
Krigner
17 Million Use Chinese Railroads in Six Months
Nanking report shows over 17,040,000 passengers on nine government railways in six months in 1920. Third class served 14,076,418 passengers, fourth class 2,036,958, second class 408,005, first class 85,239. Total revenue reached about 20.6 million dollars. The Nanking Shanghai line carried 6,276,354 passengers, Peiping Mukden 4,038,285.
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Nanking
U.P
Ministry of Railways
China
Nanking-Shanghai
Peiping-Mukden
Nevada Queen Sold for Fifteen Thousand Dollars
Letter writer Charles Farrell of Reno says he still gets mail addressed to owner care of Nevada Queen a filly he sold for 15000 after she set two track records and tied another at Agua Caliente. Farrell notes pride in taking his sage bred Nevada filly to beat millionaire horses as Marian Hollins buys Nevada Queen.
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Reno
Nev
Charles
Wild Nurse
Charley" Farrell
Agus Caliente
Nevada
Farrell
Nevada Queen
Marian Hollins
Village Dance to Raise Fire Engine Fund
NEWTOWN Copa Ri Al Bevans mayor of the village of Dodgintown wasn t bit discouraged when the volunteer fire department voted to discard ancient horse drawn equipment in favor of motor apparatus but fail
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Newtown
Copa
al Bevans
Dodgintown
Valloleer
Orchestra plans dance to raise funds with small gifts
Al organized a five piece orchestra and invited all to a dance at the five house. He announced contributions from 50 cents up and that someone might send a check for 150 dollars. The notice suggests a financing method and public participation.
Famous Rat Chasing Cat Becky Dies in Chair
Becky, veteran sea going cat of the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company, served 13 years as official rat chaser for Detroit and D C vessels. After injuring an eye in a rodent encounter, she was deemed incurable and euthanized by humane officers using the electric chair.
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Cleveland
U.P
Becky
Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company
City of Detroit TT
Exra
Russian Noblewoman Seventy-Year Health Lectures At Davenport
Madam Marie Charlotte de Golier Davenport, a former Russian noblewoman who turned 106, delivered health guidance emphasizing emotional control, bodily understanding, and disciplined limits. She urged audiences to push both body and mind to their limits before relaxing, warning that overeating harms longevity.
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Davenport
Marie
Charlotte de Golier Davenport
Cattle Tuberculosis Decline Reported by U.S. Agriculture
The Agriculture Department reports a decline in tuberculosis among cattle and swine in federally inspected plants since eradication efforts began. Only about 2 percent of cattle reacting to tuberculin tests actually have tuberculosis, while 99.9 percent do not.
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Washington
U.P
Agriculture Department
Department
Cali
Novice Beats Teacher at Verde Valley Golf Club
Gray Madison, the Verde Valley Golf Club pro, says there is such a thing as being too good a teacher after a novice defeated him following three lessons. The match highlights surprising upset and prompts reflection on learning dynamics in golf.
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Jermone
Aviz
Gray Madison
Verde Valley Golf Club
Madison
Unclear Source Headlines on Free Drinks and Bonuses
A scrambled OCR passage notes a confectionary firm offering a free bottle for each perfect grade prompting observed grade improvements by city school authorities. It mentions a tobacco company president receiving a $1,200,000 stock bonus and ends with garbled phrases about a pipe dream.
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Yuma
Aviz
UPI
Norwegian City Names Settled by Odelsting Act
The Norwegian Odelsting has passed an act aimed at ending long standing confusion over the city’s name. Five distinct names for the northern city are to be unified under a single official designation after the measure clears parliament.
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Oslo
North
Farm Board politics stir farmers and critics ahead of 1932
Rodney Dutches discusses the Farm Board shakeup as Alex Legge loses the chair and James C. Stone is named his replacement. The piece notes farm price declines since wartime peaks, Hoover's influence on appointments, and Progressive sentiment pressing for reform amid drought and low agricultural returns.
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Rodney Dutches
Sibelee Wester Y
Ashington
Republican National Committee
Alex Legge
Ims
Farm Board
Trent Home
Names of Trondheim city inhabitant language changes
The piece outlines how residents know Trondheim by five names or spellings, including historical forms such as Trondhjem and Nidaros, noting a 1929 act aims to standardize naming as Trondheim while external uses like Drontheim persist. The Lagting must pass the act, after which Nidaros will become Trondheim and variants may linger.
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Trondheim
Troundhjem
Nidaros
Lagting
Trondhjem
Nidavos
England
Asserien
Drontheim
Maine sheriff escapes unharmed after bullet hits layered undergarment
The Maine sheriff was not injured when a bullet struck his layered flannel underwear. The incident suggests he avoided serious harm despite the hit, though details imply possible minor injuries or effects.
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Maine
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