Silence Adds Force to Few Word Man
Uncommon Sense by John Blake extols silence as a source of thought and trust. The man of few words is calm, precise, and sincere, while the loquacious chatterbox irritates, betrays confidences, and dulls discussion. Silence, it claims, yields clear, terse expression.
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Muddy
Mer
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Hollywood
Dorothy Armer
Craig
Columbia
Art Black
Frank Capra
John Boles
Black
Arzner
Women drama leaders in Hollywood spotlight 1934 exit tangles
A lengthy Hollywood piece recounts Elsa Schiaparelli like figures and women in power, noting Miss Arzner as director and editor while men ran production. It mentions Elsie Janis Zoe Akins Ruth Chatterton and Clara Bow among others with tensions over control and a notorious lullaby controversy.
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Mannish
Miss Arzner
Paramount Stenographic Department
Nazimova
Valentino
Clara Bow
Claudette Colbert
Katharine Hepburn
Anna Sten
Nana
Sten
al Kaufman
Ruth Chatterton
St Kaufman
Schulberg
Studio Ms
Misses Chate
Janis
Arzner
Akins
Kaufman
Nager
Death of Pat Hamilton Revered Ouachita Parish Clerk
Obituary for Pat S. Hamilton, Ouachita parish district court clerk in West Monroe Louisiana. Describes his public service, integrity, kindness, religious leadership, and lifelong dedication to community welfare. Family and friends express sympathy for the loss of a respected citizen.
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Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
Pat 5. Hamilton
Hamilton Ma
West Monroe
Don’t Give Up The Garden Amid Weather’s Harsh Summer
A gardener’s summer struggles with drought and heat test endurance for both farmers and hobbyists. The piece urges steadfast care and prayer, noting the worst may be over as favorable weather returns and plants recover, rewarding faithful toil.
Repudiation Charge Hits Father Coughlin During Debates
The column argues Father Coughlin risks surfacing as a demagogue after his remarks on debt repudiation by western farmers. It notes a contested quote at the Cleveland Townsend event and a subsequent clarification about aiding farmers amid creditor and court pushback.
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Father Coughlin
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Hankinson
N. C
Caesar
God
Sweden Co operatives Impress Roosevelt Commission
The Roosevelt commission studying European co operatives praised Sweden's vast profit sharing store system noting a $100 million annual retail business, lower prices and dividend payments to co op members. About one third of Sweden's 6.2 million population joined 4 144 co op societies aiding depression relief and later growth in America. The report urges private firms to study the movement as competition and potential prosperity. A sports writer quips about great cedars from little grows as seeds sprout.
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Sweden
Roosevelt
America
The Glee Club By George Elliston
A brief reflective verse on life with drifting aim and the value of a goal. It argues that purpose gives life direction and satisfaction, as one learns from failures and pursues a meaningful path. The poem emphasizes personal growth and joy found in a planned life.
Uncle Titus and Bobby Debate A Holey Dime
In a humorous exchange, Uncle Titus asks Bobby to fetch something for a dime. Bobby jokes that the dime might have a hole, quipping about the coin’s value and fate.
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Titus Wadde
Bobby
The Man I Marry Must Have Brains or Money
A witty dialogue snippet features a woman seeking a spouse with brains or wealth. The suitor responds boasting money, prompting a playful exchange about financial means and marriage expectations.
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AES
Parquet Audience Nods Off Then Laughter Erupts
A first-night performance of a new comedy drew a sleepy audience in the parquet who managed a later burst of laughter. The incident highlights the show’s uneven reception amid a crowded theater.
Father Laughs At Son's Resemblance In Horn Honk Joke
A playful note claims a child mirrors the father through eyes and the nose of the mother, while the son’s voice supposedly imitates an auto horn, in a light family quip. The remark highlights family resemblance with humor.
Declaration Signers and Judicial Marker in Reno
A brisk exchange on where the Declaration of Independence was signed. West notes it was by my lawyer in Reno, as the others discuss civility on the island and denote clothing as a badge of civilization.
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Prince Albert
Robinson Crusoe
North
West
Reno
Missing Dance Exchange Prompts Brief Elopement Gossip
Dialogue fragment shows Fat Gentleman courting a Younger Lady at a social event. She jokes about dancing twelfth, he declines staying late. The snippet captures youths socializing and flirtation in a contemporary scene.
A Quixotic Mix of Pledges and Peculiarities
The dialogue blends between marriage asks and humorous repartee about paying addresses. It notes beer sales funding government treasuries and hints at political shifts as Senator Boral abandons a ticket in 1940. It also mentions youth travelers to Berlin misconstruing themselves as part of a drinking team and Japan’s naval diplomacy in China.
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Boral
They Call It Politics They Call It Politics
Washington column argues Roosevelt may not win congressional support for Quoddy and Florida canal. It predicts a reduced Democratic majority in 1940 and weaker White House influence, challenging the president’s pledge to complete Quoddy.
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Washington
Passamaquoddy
Roosevelt
Eastport
Congress
Capitol Hill
Florida Ship Canal
James A. Farley
Alf M. Landoz
Maine
Bnt
House
Cleveland
Bryan
Parker
Wilson
Cox
Davis
Smith
White House
Dairy worker injured by fall at Milhaven road plant
Charley Turnipseed twenty employed at Swayze s dairy on Milhaven road received facial and arm cuts yesterday afternoon after he fell with a case of empty milk bottles. He was rushed to St Francis sanitarium where stitches were placed and he returned home near the dairy the same day.
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Charley Turnipseed
Swayze
Milhaven Road
St. Francis Sanitarium
Two Injury Suits Compromised Here
Compromise settlements in two personal injury suits were filed in Ouachita Parish. W. M. Butler is awarded 225 in addition to 102.50 for medical expenses and 26.82 added compensation after being crushed by a pipe while working for Southern Carbon. J. D. Fordham receives 15 from Brown Paper Mill and New Amsterdam Casualty for chemical burns while cleaning a bailer on April 10.
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Quachita Parish
W. M. Butler
Southern Carbon Company
Butler
Defending
Carbon Company
J. D. Fordham
Brown Paper Mill Company, Inc
New Amsterdam Casualty Company
Ike Davis Wins Monroe Building Contract for New School
Ike Davis, a Monroe building contractor, secured the bid to construct a new Louisiana Training school building. The project, totaling 87,000 dollars, includes a dining hall, amusement hall, and kitchen in a single structure. Plans by J. W. Smith. Work to start immediately.
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Ike Davis
Monroe
Louisiana Training School
Board of Trustees
J. W. Smith
Army worms infest Hico cotton, farmers report
HICO La Aug 6 Special cotton in this area is infested with army worms according to reports from farmers.
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Hico
Rest in Bed Cuts Cold Complications, Doctors Say
In a Cincinnati test, nurses with equal living conditions were kept in bed promptly to recover from colds. Results show 11.3 percent of bed rest patients developed complications versus 67.4 percent who delayed bed rest, suggesting early bed rest lowers severity and complications.
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Nature
Cincinnati
New Orleans Paving Bids To Be Reopened
New bids on 981 miles of concrete paving on Franklin Avenue in New Orleans will be received August 26 by the state highway commission. June bids for the same project were rejected. Miller and Jones of Madisonville with $12,208 bid were announced as low bidders on 2.977 miles of farmer's road between routes 408 and 35 in Yangipahoa parish.
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Baton Rouge
Franklin Avenue
New Orleans
State Highway Commission
Miller and Jones
Madisonville
Yangipahoa Parish
Manhattan Crowds and Peddlers Shape City Pulse
A vivid portrait of New York’s crowded streets shows diverse crowds gathering for daily happenings from cloud gazes to street demonstrations. It notes peddlers thriving on Forty-Second Street and cites varied crowds from police to auto to emergency crowds, alongside odd facts about radio spend, wheat diseases, and North Carolina fish losses.
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New York
Falls
New Yorker
Manhattan
Forty-Second Street
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New el Dorado, Ark
A. Collman
Diamond D, Oil and Gas Association
Chicago
Franklin Parish
Gilbert
T. B. Gilbert
Hambones Meditations
Beli Spa
Dr. Mortis Fishbein
American Medical Association
Hygeia
the Health Magazine
Houdini
Thurston
Cardini
Nate Leipsig
Dai Vernon
Academy of the Art of Magic
Fortune Gallo
Atlantic Ocean
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Texas
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North Carolina
United States
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