Wandering jobseekers warned against leaving home
The piece urges jobless men and boys not to roam for work amid high unemployment. Officials warn that bread lines fill with workers from other communities and say most find misery. It cautions about crime risk for those who fail to secure work and emphasizes helping communities first.
Drowning Hazard Prompts Call for Swim Education
The piece urges mass swimming instruction to reduce drownings seen every holiday and weekend. It argues learning to swim is universal, benefits all ages, and urges parents to ensure children are water safe to prevent tragedies at beaches and pools.
Wise spending for economic relief urged by national speakers
Two New York conventions urged prudent spending to spur recovery. John H. Fahey of the National Relief Dry Goods Association cited 38,000,000 employed Americans with spending power, while George H. Houston of the Advertising Federation of America urged private investment and modernization to restore growth. The piece argues domestic demand, not bonds, drives recovery and notes a prize fight crowd spending as evidence of consumer capacity. It ends with stray items and quips.
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All Of Us By Marshall Maslin Observed Boss
A reflective essay explores truth and manipulation through a boy’s lie and the idea of “minced words.” It contrasts harsh talk with kindness shaping perception and the limits of authority in everyday life. The narrator notes a shopkeeper’s tactful sales approach as prudent business and human conduct.
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Little One-Liners and City Snippets From a Bygone Page
A collage of short quips and observations covers weather, sidewalks, gatekeeping law on low hanging branches, fashion woes, jokes about prices, and a courtly office interview. Bits include a baby girl named Margarine, a grocery clerk’s potato joke, and a finance car ad clash with parking woes.
Digs, jokes, and musings in a wry 1920s miscellany
A collage of quips and social notes spans topics from money and crime to weddings and politics. Bits reference rats of reform schools, mutilated coins, a row across the Delaware, and critics like Borah and Butler, wrapped in light satire and chatter.
Once Overs By J. J. Mundy
Opinionated thinking stifles suggestions and proofs from others. Bosses may fear job loss if they admit error, but open exchange of ideas fosters originality and improvement. Authors urge leaders to encourage workers to think freely for betterment.
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Edgar A. Guest
Sentence Sermons by Rev Roy L Smith D D
A compact collection of brief homilies from Reverend Roy L. Smith D D offering concise spiritual reflections. Each short sermon presents a moral takeaway illustrated with simple phrasing and common Christian themes.
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The Man Who Builds Confidence Quote
A reflective piece urging living in the sun, faith over fear, and steady work. It argues that peace guides motives, daydreams yield no real homes, and a better world rests on faith and a holy life dedicated to the task.
Bible Thought For Today The Waiting Soul
Truly my soul waiteth upon God for salvation and defense. Psalm 62 1 2. The ward caused most of our trouble, if only by making us familiar with the word hillian.
Oregon grocer faces defense after assault on inspector
A judge gave the Oregon grocer a chance to defend himself after admitting guilt for beating a government inspector. The man blamed loss of temper amid inspections of his scales butter meat and kerosene and a request to film his cheese. He quips about life insurance and public broadcasts as he reflects on the case.
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Egotistical actor and casting director clash over show’s grip
An egotistical actor boasts that his talk kept the audience glued to their seats while the casting director credits the performance for the crowd's rapt attention. The exchange captures backstage tension and the different views on why audiences stay put.
Senior partner dismisses office bow over untidy appearance
A senior partner dismissed his office bow for untidiness, signaling a strict stance on professional presentation in the firm.
Pitiful Cases and Absurd Conscience Musings
A column mocks an absent minded professor who bought poison to suicide and attempted hanging with a knife. It riffs on solving problems not being one’s job while lampooning moral postures and trivial wisdom about conscience.
My Endeavor to Live a Simple, Serene Life
A brief personal vow to pursue a simple sincere life today. The speaker commits to repelling discontent anxiety discouragement impurity and self seeking and to cultivate cheerfulness and magnanimity.
Absent minded woman tied string to remind self to harm husband
A woman who used a string on her finger as a reminder to shoot her husband when returning home is described as deeply distracted in the report. No further details are provided about motive or outcome.
Local humorous snippets and quips from readers
A collage of jokes and pleasantries includes a puzzled teacher question about an island and a bright boy answering with a sea trivia line, a quip about a long tunnel and kissing, and a Margie exchange. Also a barbed remark on pork chops delivery and a line about a cold night ending with a blanket response.
Americans Analyze Efforts To Improve Foreign Finance
The Lausanne conference draws global attention as nations debate reparations and debts. U S policy ties debt relief to reduced armaments, with press voices differing on strategies and outcomes for Europe and the world economy.
International Remedies Seen Necessary To Cure Global Troubles
Nicholas Murray Butler argues for an "international mind" to end world distress caused by war's aftermath. He says national arrogance blocks progress and only coordinated, cross border remedies can restore prosperity, peace, and civilization. No nation alone can heal international economic political woes.
Millionaire McNess tears up charity check in Sydney office
Charles McNess, an Australian philanthropist, demanded a meeting with the governor of a Sydney charitable institution. When refused entry without stating business, he tore up a $50,000 check and handed the fragments to the secretary, criticizing courtesy as a commercial asset.
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Australia
Charles McNess
McNess
Thoreau Reflections on Nature and Destiny
A brief musing presents Thoreau’s view that nature’s serenity mirrors humanity’s fate. It frames life as intertwined with environment, suggesting destiny and environment shape each other.
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