Slush fund probe faces refusals in Chicago hearings
Edward W. Pickard reports on the Reed inquiry in Chicago as Samuel Insull and Robert Crowe refuse to answer questions about primary campaign funds. William Hale Thompson, Fred Lundin, Ira Coply, and others testify about donations and alleged ballot fraud while political tensions rise across Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Missouri
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Santa Claus
Smith
Robert K. Crowe
Cook County
Reed
Senate
Public Utilities Maynate
Crowe
Insull
Frank L. Smith
World Court
William Hale Thompson
Crowe- Barrett
Fred Lundin
Mall
Small
Ira C. Copley
Aurora
Edmund Jarecki
Chocolate Cake Catches Molly’s Eye and Hearts
Molly Mandeville, used to strict propriety, spots a chocolate cake in a cafeteria and forms a playful liaison with a young lawyer, Crandall. Her flirtation leads to a partnership and marriage plan, prompting Mr Lowry to credit his strict views for a favorable match.
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Mo Mandeville
Molly
Ishmael
Mr. Lowry
Mr. Crandall
Miss Mandeville
Ted Cr
Israel Zangwill Dies at 62 in England
Eminent Jewish novelist poet and playwright Israel Zangwill died in England aged sixty two. He was an ardent Zionist and founder of the International Jewish Territorial Organization and was persecuted in Russia under the czarist regime.
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Tsrael Zangwill
England
International Jewish Territorial Organization
Russia
Finns Learn Tree Culture For Farmwood Growth
Finnish farmers and landowners are being educated in tree culture to support future wood needs. Extension agents will visit farm areas to demonstrate practical tree growing methods.
Peach Desserts And Cakes From The Kitchen Cabinet
A 1926 Kitchen Cabinet recipe column presents peach focused desserts and dishes. It details peach pudding with meringue, peaches with rice, peach chutney, orange cake, a White House pound cake, Alhambra Bonbons, fudge, and prune roll, with steps and ingredients.
Dodson’s Liver Tone Promises Quick Liver Relief
A claimant named Sam Puckett credits Dodson’s Liver Tone with curing severe bilious attacks and sour bile after calomel. He says a single bottle restored his energy and appetite, and urges households to use the product to avoid dangerous calomel. The ad claims druggists guarantee satisfaction and offer refunds on failure.
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Sam Puckett
Dodson
Hidden donor sends 6850 dollars to Churchill for debt
A U S donor born in England but living in America for fifty years sent bonds totaling 6850 dollars to Winston Churchill then chancellor of the exchequer. Churchill thanked him publicly after being unable to write due to missing address. This marks the donor's third yearly contribution toward the English war debt.
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England
United States
Winston Churchill
Churchill
California Fig Syrup Ad Promises Easy Bowels
Advert says California Fig Syrup is a child’s best laxative with a pleasant taste. It urges mothers to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup, warning against imitations and noting bottle directions for babies and children of all ages.
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California
Untold Number of Rattlesnakes Reported Killed on Hilltop
A motorist on the highway notes that 96 rattlesnakes were killed on a hillside in the last month. Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge calls the culprit the darnedest-p'tu!-liar in the county.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
Sure Sign Robb My wife is a better cook than your wife
Robb claims his wife cooks better. Burke retorts their pile of empty tin cans is bigger, implying a humorous boast contest between the spouses.
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Burke
Cuticura Advertises Soothing Hand Care Trio
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum for all toilet needs. Soak hands in hot suds, dry and rub in Cuticura Ointment, remove surplus with tissue, and reuse the products for daily care.
Impolite exchange between a lad and a mannishly dressed woman
A terse dialogue shows a boy asked for fishing and the woman’s brusque retort prompts the boy’s puzzled reply. The scene captures social tension and unusual dress signaling class or gender norms.
Bond's Pill Promises Morning Recovery From Liver Obstruction
The ad claims headaches dizziness neuralgia indigestion bad breath and pimples are nature warning signs of an inactive liver. It urges taking Bond's Pill at bedtime to wake up well next morning.
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Nature
Safety First Ad Promotes Wartime Economy Health Tips
An old ad stresses frugality with lines about planting, saving money to buy vegetables and a sham product ver mifuge claimed to expel worms. It promotes Dr. Peery's Dead Shot at 872 Pearl St NY and ends with a proverb about a son in-law.
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Dr. Peery
Pearl St
Ady
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