Timely facts on blindness survey urge Fourth of July restraint
The National Society for the Prevention of Blindness notes 500 blind students in schools due to fireworks accidents and air rifles. Annually 750 to 4,000 eye injuries occur with about 70 cases of accidental blindness yearly. Parents and teachers should act to curb dangerous fireworks to reduce costs of Independence Day celebrations.
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Payroll Gains Reported Across Manufacturing Sectors
Secretary Perkins cites a May surge with a 4 percent rise in manufacturing jobs and 11 percent in payrolls from 17,923 establishments in 89 industries. The report, the strongest month-to-month gain since 1923, aligns with business optimism and General Hugh Johnson’s forecast of 4,000,000 workers returning by October.
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Public Works
Restoration of Two-Cent Postage
Announcement that the two cent local rate on first class mail will take effect next month meets broad approval. The change aims to restore mail volume and provide work for postal employees, offsetting deficits from the 3 cent rate.
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Deadbeat Nations and Europe Debt Delinquency
The piece argues that debt nations aim to cancel U.S. obligations by subpar payments. Britain pays less than a seventh, signaling a preference to default or delay. France followed with partial action, while smaller debtors await the water test. It warns Washington to expect more defaults and stresses the need for mutual understanding and restraint.
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Fame and folly mingle in wandering reflections
History notes crises pass yet questions linger about great men like Pierpont Morgan and the value of silence. A quip about love and the punchline of a witness’s testimony poke at fame and memory from a chatty, sardonic voice.
All of Us House Moving
In our town children once watched a house roll along streets while Ostrander’s father, Jim the house mover, guided it with rollers, a winch, and a white horse. The scene faded with wires, traffic, and houses torn down, leaving today’s kids unable to learn the craft.
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Keep Moving Forward Aim Higher and Enjoy Progress
Advice on balancing ambition with contentment urging steady progress toward better goals. Emphasizes setting new targets after each achievement and finding joy in the effort itself rather than only the final result.
The Greatest Happiness by Edgar A Guest
A man seeks happiness in wealth and power but finds true joy when he shares a meal with a hungry stranger. The act of giving transforms his view, teaching that fulfillment comes from giving rather than possessing wealth.
Hints and Dints Chronicle Various Musings and Jokes
A mixed collection of humorous quips and brief essays on noise cleanliness and daily life. It includes reflections on backbones of women and men, warnings about unnecessary urban noise, clergyman notices, and humor about toys news and everyday manners. The piece features aphorisms about patience, flirtations with cars and radios, and a Bible facts section.
Daily Editorial Digest Symposium of Editorial Views
A digest compiling editorial viewpoints from newspapers nationwide on topics of public importance. Edited by the Consolidated Press Association, the symposium presents diverse takes, framing debates on policy, governance, and societal issues across outlets.
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Debt talk at London conference stirs mixed US reaction
Analysts across the United States split on Premier MacDonald’s call to tackle foreign debts before other recovery efforts. Editorials from Star to Times urge tact, warn of failure, or push for US consideration, with observers stressing debt relief as a principal, not sole, aim and noting Roosevelt’s openness to proposals.
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Fragmented press quotes reflect varied public opinion
A compilation of brief newspaper clippings from multiple papers covers topics from a Kansas baby joke to university degree taxes, telephonic news to India, Fourth of July fireworks warnings, wool price signals, a Rubber Company wage story, Chicago police and teachers, suspended schoolboys singing Adeline, windowless buildings for children, and kittens born in a tree prompting dog beliefs.
Superstitions Tie Lincoln Bed to White House Luck
A four-poster bed once used by Lincoln remains in use at the White House. White House staff claim sleeping in it brings misfortune, citing Calvin Coolidge’s death after he slept there and Lindbergh’s kidnapping after a visit. Colonel Howe chose a smaller bed for fear of being overwhelmed by the nine-foot piece.
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Proverbial Wisdom and Erroneous Hospital Quote
The item notes a Proverbs quotation about the north wind and a backbiting tongue and includes a corrected hospital quote about treatment. It also critiques the command to love your neighbor and labels another crime explanation as human cussedness in plain language.
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