Constitutional Rights and Shumaker in the Indy press
The Indianapolis Times discusses Rev. H. E. Shumaker’s jail contempt case and the defense of constitutional freedoms. It notes safeguards of liberty, judiciary independence, and the balance with criticism of court decisions, while urging protection of home privacy and speech. The piece contrasts Tory policy hints with unemployment relief and emigration debates.
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HE. S. Shumaker
Supreme Court
Jefferson
Shumaker
Diry
United States
Republican Party
Arthur Robinson
Watson
Robinson
If Movies Told the Truth About Island Romance
A satire on film plots and social tropes questions how a desert isle tale would fare if grounded in reality. It riffes on romance between a pampered heiress and a rugged seaman, mocks primitive survival, magazine psychology, politics, and currency, ending with a quip about Senator Robinson and lines of acceptance.
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Pacific
Robinson Crusoe
Alaska
The Control of Essential Commodities and Oil Power
M E Tracy argues that oil curtailment creates a new factor in national progress and international relations. He notes consumer skepticism about oil policy, the tension between saving oil for future prosperity and higher gasoline prices, and the rise of private capital and mass production shaping global influence. He describes oil magnates convening in Scotland to discuss world oil restriction and warns that combined power could sway premiers and diplomats. He reflects on the shift from land-based power to corporate influence and the emergence of many empires of capital, with stockholders forming small but widespread minorities and frequent interlocking interests.
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Scotland
London
Inventive Age and the Rise of Modern Liberty
The piece argues that human ingenuity drives civilization by enabling self correction and innovation. It claims ancient empires stifled progress, while modern systems succeed by inviting thinking, dreaming, and invention, which undermines old power structures and fosters continuous improvement.
Unemployment in England Ten Years After the War
Analysis by David Dietz on Science argues unemployment in England tops a million. He explains that emigration proposals mask a lack of home jobs. He links low wages, reduced demand, and dole payments to a shrinking market and rising joblessness.
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England
Labor Party
Baldwin
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Doles
Charm Away Demons No. 132 Wee ATIVE Chinese medicine
Osler criticizes Chinese medicine as stagnated while noting Japan's rapid move to scientific practice after European medical influence began in 1771. He credits US medical missionaries for China progress and describes Wu physicians using charms, poems, and acupuncture. Chinese disease concepts linked to demons and body purge beats.
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William Osler
Osler
Japan
China
United States
Avoid Laxatives in Appendicitis Says Dr Fishbein
Dr Fishbein warns against purgatives when appendicitis is suspected, noting many abdominal conditions mimic pain. He details diagnostic signs, risks of forcing bowels, and the danger of peritonitis from rupture, citing delays and the high danger of late treatment. He mentions Rudolph Valentino as a noted case of fatal delay in surgery.
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American Medical Association
Hygeia
HE Condition
Cana
Hubert A. Royster
Rudolph Valentino
Bridge Play Made Easy by W W Wentworth
In prior installments four top leads against named suits were discussed, now additional risky leads are outlined. Fourth from top, three card suit, doubleton, wasted, denounced and least desirable leads are examined with cautions on partner vulnerability and failure to capture opponents.
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Bae
Readers View on Al Smith and Hoover in 1932
FRANK FARRINGTON of 4450 College Ave. argues that Al Smith is the people’s candidate not Tammany Hall, while dismissing Hoover as proper president. He critiques Curtis and the Kansas City convention, mocking political rhetoric and warning voters against manipulation by the Tiger and scarecrow imagery.
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Times
Smith
Hoover
New York
New York State
Tammany Hall
Houston
al Smith
Herbert Hoover
Senator Curtis
Kansas City
Erbert
Curtis
White House
Presi
Fragmentary Daily Thought Quote From 19th Century Page
A damaged note quotes scripture about testing all things and holding to the good while mentioning a figure named Bailey in sparse text. The line appears to reflect religious discourse and moral exhortation from an old newspaper fragment.
Answers and Facts From The Indiana papony Times
A Q and A compilation answers common queries on names ages for office, U S population and industry, unemployment rates, and counts of national banks. It cites Panama Pacific coins value, India cotton output, and biblical mention of bread, with figures from 1923 to 1926.
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United States
India
Hoover Prohibition Not an Issue in Campaign Says Mrs Ross
Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross former Wyoming governor and Democratic National Committee vice chair argues at the University of Virginia that prohibition is a constitutional principle not a party issue. She contends the decisive campaign questions are economic in nature including farm relief war resource control taxation and government honesty.
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T University
Gug
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Democratic National Committee
Nellie Tayloe Ross
University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs
Wyoming
Smith
Congress
Mrs. Ross
This Date in U S History Highlights
August 18 marks several events from American history including Virginia Dare’s birth in 1587, the 1846 capture of Santa Fe by Americans under Kearny, and the 1910 unveiling of a bronze statue of Washington donated by Virginia. A modern note cites U.S. movie attendance last year as about 6.76 billion, with exact figures unavailable.
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Virginia Dare
America
Kearney
Santa Fe
N. M
Virginia
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