Looking Ahead by George S Benson Harding College Dean
George S Benson of Harding College Searcy Arkansas praises Senator Harry F Byrd of Virginia as well informed on fiscal federal affairs and invites him to write a guest column. Benson lauds Byrd for integrity intellect energy foresight in Congress.
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Sr George St. Benson
Harding College
Searcy
Arkansas
Sen
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Congress
Senator Byrd
Geo. S. Benson
Immorality Has a Source by Sen. Byrd
Senator Byrd warns of a national crisis and long term defense needs while criticizing increased domestic spending and federalization efforts. He argues the U.S. Constitution and free enterprise deter conflict, condemns centralized power, and questions ethics in Washington amid RFC probes and political scandals.
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Eisenhower
Congress
United States
United Nations
Russia
Washington
James A. Farley
RFC
Mississippi
America
What’s In a Name and Other Tiny Tidbits
A compact assortment of curiosities and quick facts covering word origins, strange punishments, fashion habits in Japan, and surprising stat like daily water movement from the sun. Brief items hint at language lore and everyday oddities with playful tone.
Will and whimsy in old English and royal dining lore
A vignette collection notes a man leaving a drinkable bequest to his wife, a Victorian court custom naming the cook at each course, a 1915 record of extreme human fever temperature, and a claim that drops of liquid cause a rose bush to sprout new leaves.
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Queen Victoria
Sights in St. Louis and a Popcorn Kernel Church Tale
A columnist recalls a woman who scatters unpopped popcorn kernels for pigeons on the sidewalk in front of a post office. A gray church, its cornerstone dated 1927, bears soot from coal smoke, reflecting the city’s aging facade.
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St. Louis
How to Save Old Shutters
Old wood shutters that creak and fall apart can be salvaged for years more service with a simple remedy. Leave the louvers and square the framework, then attach quarter inch tempered Masonite to the frame with brass screws. The hardboard keeps the frame square and freshens appearance.
Antiquity and street scenes appear in a 19th century shopper vignette
The text sketches urban life with a jeweler dating to 1827, a man in sandwich boards advertising a book sale, a blind singer, a streetcar scene, and a stout canlike stick wielding old woman. It notes discount stores for wedding cakes, fried dress items, a San Antonio drugstore with shoe repair, a rubber fish measuring tape from George Boesch, and a basement grill decorated with stars.
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Sam Houston
Scotland
San Antonio
George Boesch
The
von Hoffman Press
Rick Grill
Bing Crosby
al Jolson
Whiteman
Cantor
Durante
George M. Cohan
Buster Keaton
Charlie Chaplain
Discount to Everybody Sign Guides Mississippi Station
A Mississippi service station owner adopts a bold sign offering discounts to all customers. The message contrasts with typical trucker targeted promos and echoes a universal welcome. The vignette mentions BeeBe Arkansas, Eula and Bula's Cafe, and a roadside sign pointing to coffee in Mississippi.
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BeeBe
Arkansas
Eula
Bula
Mississippi
No Sympathy in Tracks on a Fireman's Water Lesson
A spry rail yard tale recalls a green fireman assigned to help a cantankerous veteran engineer. While backing onto a water siding the apprentice spills into the tender tank after a misstep, and the engineer remarks softly that they only need to fill up with water.
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Tracks
Sonny
Morning Strength at Breakfast Quietly Restless Husbands
A light humorous note on married life shows husbands sipping coffee to steady nerves before facing their wives during breakfast routines. The vignette highlights domestic ritual and wry gender dynamic in a commonplace domestic scene.
The Right Word Payment Joke About Kipling
After a rival author complained of Kipling's 25 cent per word rate he sent a money order for a word. Kipling returned a word meaning thanks, illustrating wit about pay for writing.
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Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Being Frank Jane Dont you miss your parents
Irma says she misses her parents most of all and notes they were like mother and father to her.
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Jane
Irma
Lemons Priced At Three Cents Each Sparks Bargain Bid
A shopper questions a grocer about lemon prices. The grocer offers three cents per lemon, but the customer balks and notes she can buy them at eight for a quarter elsewhere.
Chopin Plays After Dinner Prodding
A noblewoman invites Frederic Chopin to dinner and expects performances. During the first course he is urged to play. He bites back hunger, plays a few notes, then returns to the table and apologizes that he has eaten so little.
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Frederic Chopin
Chopin
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Ring
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Automobile
Frank Biehunko JR
Insurance Agency
City Meatmarket
Philco
Wren
Mikulencak
Ford
Moulton Motor Sales
Lee Jarosek
Jalufka’s
Texaco, Havoline and
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U. S. Royal Tires
Emil J. Jalufka
al Capp
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Abner
Ian
Th’ Kenny Institute
Speshul
AI Capp
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