Knowledge of the law confuses the lawbreakers
A quirky editorial alludes to legal knowledge and a burglar caught with tools in his wooden leg. It muses on the impact of no advertising on a newspaper’s appearance and business, joking about readers and publishers reacting to a ad free edition. It references Ruth Brown Snyder and capital punishment context in New York.
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New York
Nazareth Call to Community Action and Shopping Focus
The piece urges Nazareth residents to unite for better community and timely shopping habits. It contrasts loving the town with loving its people and notes spring optimism, urging cooperation to improve the home and future shared activities.
Private or Public Killing in the Snyder Case
The piece questions the eagerness for execution of a convicted woman and man, arguing the electric chair adds horror, and condemns legal killing as a moral paradox worse than private murder driven by drink and depravity. It calls for justice to forego killing to curb criminal violence and hatred.
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Snyder
Exhilaration of stance in flood era resilience
The speaker argues Mississippian communities resist displacement after floods and winds. Residents cling to homes and memories, expressing a love of thunder and excitement while acknowledging climate and finances influence relocation less than sentiment. The piece comments on Midwestern stubborn attachment to place.
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Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River
The Human Gamble With Nature in Civilized Life
A reflective note on human resilience and progress. The author argues people naturally gamble with nature, driving farming, industry, education, religion, and civilization to advance as nature balances abundance across regions.
Nazareth’s emblem: loyalty to community and progress
A civic reflection urging Nazareth residents to view their town beyond a skyline of houses and mills. It argues the only true emblem is the local loyalty and collective effort shaping the town’s growth, progress, and prosperity.
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Nazareth
Farm relief efforts hinge on McNary-Haugen linkage
Washington agencies push for a combined farm relief plan by linking it to flood control bills. Leaders of the American Farm Bureau Federation the National Grange and the Farmers National Union plan an October meeting to craft a coordinated campaign for Congress when it reconvenes in December. Chester H. Grey L J Taber and Frederick Brenckman urge the president to back the strategy.
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Washington
Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
Farmers’ National Union
Chester H. Grey
American Farm Bureau
L. J. Taber
Frederick Brenckman
Farm relief debate hinges on funding for crop marketing
Sentiment among farmers remains strong for the equalization fee in the McNary Haugen bill. Advocates urge federal aid to market crops, arguing government price fixing is acceptable for industry via tariffs, yet not for farmers. The issue frames pig iron as precedent for tariff-based relief benefiting over four million farmers.
Unwritten Sacrifices Memorial Day Editorial
An editorial on Memorial Day reflecting on unwritten sacrifices and the enduring memory of loved ones. It honors the universal brotherhood of humankind and the soul’s growth beyond social status, urging reflection on how memory and sacrifice shape our lives and ideals.
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Brotherhood of Man
The Rose Girl He Adored By DUFORD JENNE
Dale chases a rose girl at a dance, finds her, and plans to escape outside. They talk, then she vanishes and he is confronted by guards accusing him of theft in the cloakroom. Gus and the rose girl return, and Gus denies knowing Dale as suspense builds.
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Duford
Jenne
Das Sanborn
Gus van Dorne
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Dale
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Washington
Mise Gordon
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Beart
Miss Gordon
Ion
Flesh and the Devil leads to romantic entanglement
An art student confesses she helped with a scheme as a frightened plan unfolds between two characters. A bold pair discuss staying undercover to guard jewelry, and the scene ends with a tentative embrace and mutual promise to avoid escape.
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