Witty Maxims and social notes from Los Angeles
A collected set of pointed aphorisms on virtue prudence envy and money. The item closes with a local count showing eight weddings and sixteen divorces in Los Angeles one day recently totaling forty eight happy people.
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Los Angeles
Jewish War Relief Campaign in Alabama
Birmingham plans a non sectarian Jewish War Relief drive June 27 to July 8 led by M B Joseph and Simon Gassenheimer with Morris Adler in Greater Birmingham. The effort draws support from prominent non Jews and follows appeals from Herbert Hoover and relief data highlighting hunger disease and suffering in Central and Eastern Europe. Contributions may be sent to Leo K Steiner Birmingham. Also legal notice of Emeline C Harris versus W C Pullen et al selling land in Lawrence County July 28 1920.
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Birmingham
Alabama
M. B. Joseph
Simon Gassenheimer
Montgomery
Morris Adler
Greater
Magic City
Europe
Herbert Hoover
Jewish War Relief Organization
Hoover
Central
Georgia
Leo K. Steiner
Jewish Relief Campaign
Ala
W. C. Pullen
Mary Lute Pullen
R. L. Cobb
T. C. Baker
L. W. Norton
F. A. Bloodworth
Circuit Court
Lawrence County
Circuit Court In Equity
Hillsboro
Lawrence
W. R. Jackson
Register
Graham’s
Mountain Home
Memphis
Tenn
Mountain Home School
Tennessee
M. B. Graham
ALA. Realty & Auction Co
Courtland
Lawrenceburg
Carter Glass for Democratic nomination and Alabama delegates
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia is a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. Alabama delegates to the National Democratic Convention in San Francisco left last Saturday by special Pullmans and arrive Friday. The convention meets next Tuesday. Three people have died in Pensacola Florida in the past week believed to be bubonic plague. Kaiser Bill is reported seriously ill at his refuge in Holland. Candidate Harding says he will fight the League of Nations relentlessly.
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Carter Glass
Virginia
Alabama
San Francisco
Pensacola
Fla
Kaiser Bill
Germany
Holland
Harding
League of Nations
William G. McAdoo
United States
Luke McLuke on Prosperity and Bull Luck
Luke McLuke critiques envy of a successful neighbor arguing hard work and privacy explain success. He contends low earners stay near their level and questions claims of widespread Good credit while noting many are mercy careful.
A Hero Steps Barefoot on a Tack Like Anyone Else
Quotation reflects a hero behaving as an ordinary man when confronted with a minor misfortune. Wry line contrasts idealized virtue with common hardship, while another remark notes how some men envy their wives’ gentle temper comparable to their own spouse.
Shake Hands Perceived Bad Form By Some Readers
The observation notes many women and some men view a firm handshake as improper or insincere, highlighting social etiquette and misread signals in contemporary interactions.
Slide Kelly Slide referenced in faded fan memory
A lingering line from the classic chorus “Slide Kelly Slide” recalls the old time fan who once sang for the ball club. The quip hints at changing tastes and the era’s fading sports culture while preserving a cultural touchstone.
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Slide Kelly
Wit and whimsy mix in outsize quotes and notes
A collage of quips and brief items discusses social quirks and public figures. It mentions William G McAdoo declining a presidential bid, George W Perkins’s death in New York, and Detroit’s population at 993,739 with a ten year growth of 113 percent.
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Detroit
Mich
United States
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