Gasoline tax shows rising state revenue dependence
The report details 1935 gasoline tax collections by state, totaling nearly 780 million including federal adds. New York, California, Pennsylvania, and others posted higher consumption. Florida and Tennessee levy seven cents per gallon while Missouri Rhode Island and DC use two cents. The tax is seen as easily collectible though often misused for non highway purposes.
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New York
Pennsylvania
California
Florida
Tennessee
Missouri
Rhode Island
District of Columbia
United States Steel launches at home sales push for workers
The United States Steel Corporation promotes a Buy at Home program in plants with posters urging employees to buy automobiles and steel household goods. The drive aims to boost steel demand and employment, encouraging New Castle and Shenango Valley merchants to stock and sell locally produced goods for district buyers.
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United States Steel Corporation
New Castle and
Shenango Valley
New Castle
The Gift of Lengthened Years
A historical note discusses rising life expectancy based on 1901 data and 48 state insurance tables. It attributes longer lifespans to science, health rules, safe water and milk, disease protection, and improved nutrition, then questions whether society uses the extra years wisely.
American unity and vigor impress Manchester Guardian editor
James Bone reports at the Cleveland Republican convention that U S delegations from distant regions show striking unity and identical concerns. He notes Americans’ vitality and resources, observes a well nourished confident populace, and contrasts this with European perceptions. He avoids blanket disparagement of America.
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James Bone
London
The
Manchester Guardian
Cleveland
Europe
Bone
Baltimore Evening Sun
Texas
Maine
Florida
Alaska
England
Siberia
Midsummer garden race shows gardener vs weeds and heat
The piece shifts from garden struggle to the gardener’s stamina and thrift. It argues early rising and cool evenings beat the heat, and row after row of healthy produce signals a dependable worker. A boy keeping a tidy garden earns a practical recommendation beyond paper credentials. A dry summer likens to extracting salt from a shaker.
Murray urges American farmers to seek fortune in Argentine chaco
William H. Murray known as Alfalfa Bill advises cotton growers to try the Argentine Bolivian chaco for rich land suitable for cotton corn and vegetables. He notes cotton grows wild in the Bolivian chaco and improves by year three. The piece also cites a Canadian safety strategy and Carl Greeley’s US travel wisdom tied to regional expansion. The U S Navy orders 191 bomber planes to enable transoceanic bombing in war scenarios.
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Paris
William H. Murray
Bolivia
Oklahoma
Chaco
A Bold Vision for Peace Through Superior Air Power
The piece argues that the United States must build the world's largest fleet of fast destructive speed planes and long-range bombers. Such a force would deter aggression by illustrating the ability to target every city in an aggressor nation within a week, framing peacemaking through overwhelming capability.
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United States Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
America
Uncle Sam
United States
Detroit report on Black Legion torch squad
The piece notes the Black Legion operated a torch squad that burned houses of dissenters. Members admit burning one house, reflecting a crime wave blamed on bootlegging profits during prohibition era.
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Detroit
Black Legion
Moors at Granada Strike for Higher Pay
In Granada Spain a troupe of Moor snake charmers went on strike demanding more pay after one member received a raise of thirty cents a day. The scene hints at a comic possibility of snakes striking for more mice in return.
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Granada
Spain
Intelligence compared: Commons vs ancient free citizenship
The excerpt argues progress in science outpaces internal human understanding. It claims the average intelligence of the British House of Commons today is lower than that of free citizens two or three centuries before Christ.
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House of Commons
First White Woman Recovered From Tse Tse Bite In Congo
A missionary wife returning from the Congo region is claimed to be the first white woman to recover from a tse tse fly bite. The bite is deadly in Africa though not as feared elsewhere. A German scientist reportedly found a possible remedy, not yet proven.
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Congo
Africa
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Tragedy Embraces Contrasting Grief in Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest notes a shifting sorrow as a mother who lost her son laments his crime stained path while a neighbor once envied her loss now envies the renewed heartache. The piece contrasts sorrow across years with a moral reflection on misfortune and envy.
Strange corridor with no final termination and social satire musings
A fragmented collection of quirky observations on taxes gas booze and public life. Includes lines about Gov Landon and a remark on imagination from fishing. Ends with a wry note on parent teacher meetings and teachers reluctant to speak.
Mercer Jail Vagrant Charge Sparks Trial Demand
A Mercer jail inmate faces a vagrancy charge and argues she has never had a trial, insisting she is unjustly labeled and seeking release. She protests the guilty verdict on the vagrancy charge, likening herself to a lady tramp.
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Mercer
Eldest Cyrus Holds Back For Homer and Jack
A mother scolds the eldest Cyrus for misbehavior saying he should set an example for Homer and Jack. He replies he will be an example for Homer but not for both brothers, choosing Homer for Jack. Other quirky lines echo trivia and proverbs from the fragmented page.
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Cyrus
Homer
Jack
Scotch Carditis and the Pocket Shortage
A patient fears heart trouble after a routine checkup. The doctor’s questions about symptoms elicit denial. The punch line reveals the patient’s pants pockets are empty, and a side note suggests burglars and hold ups target slot machines for loot.
Nervous Patient Queries Operation Danger
A patient fears danger before an operation and the doctor reassures that a dangerous procedure cannot be bought for fifty dollars. The joke notes a silent woodcutter often hides a reason and ends by prompting to ask the former Kaiser.
Actor-Man Son-Daddy Dear defined as a wandering actor
A fragment discusses what an actor is and whether a son can be an actor. The speaker defines an actor as a man who walks to the side of the stage and peers into the audience area.
Romance in Daily Life and Military Airpower
The text links everyday scenes to romance from flowers and bees to traffic and cinema. It notes the US has about 2 320 serviceable airplanes and argues that sufficient planes and trained personnel deter war. It ends by contrasting charity with faith and hope, and the need for money.
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United States
There, your throat will feel better after the plastering
A cartoon gag shows a doctor charging three dollars for throat painting while a colored patient jokes his kitchen service cost two dollars. The exchange highlights humor around prices and miscommunication in a street scene.
Codell Tornado Toll Marks Three May 25 Storms
Codell Kansas has been struck by tornadoes three years in a row, all on May 25 around the same hour. Residents showed courage remaining in town as events recur, while other light anecdotes appear about a governor nomination and a forgetful professor.
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Codell
Rooks County
Kansas
Cadell
Witty Fragments From a Worn Page of Wit
A collection of humorous lines and aphorisms noted for their era’s wordplay. Jests poke at aging travelers, frugal fathers, fashion dictums, boxing, photography, and social birth rates, ending with a quip about Shakespeare and radio.
Dear Miss Markel Answers House Color and Gift Query
The column advises painting floors golden oak to match dark woodwork while walls and cupboards are buff. Brown and white gingham draperies and slipcovers suit the scheme. A shower gift is recommended, guest prizes optional. Train held in the left hand during a dance so the right remains for the partner.
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Miss Markel
W.R
Markel
Notable Nativities and Yesterdays in June History
A collection of notable births such as Pearl Sydenstricker Buck and Richard Crooks, and June 26 historical notes highlighting Napoleon’s balloon use, Lowe’s aeronautical feats, Acosta’s first solo dirigible flight, and state histories including Virginia’s ratification of the Constitution and the first bicycle patent.
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Pearl Sydenstricker
Buck Walsh
Sidney Howard
Joseph B. Eastman
Richard Crooks
Octavus Roy Cohen
Napoleon
Fleurus
Belgium
J. M. J. Coutelle
Thaddeus Lowe
U. S. Army
Lowe
Cincinnati
Confederacy
Pea Ridge
S. C
Virginia
Patrick Henry
James Monroe
William K. Clarkson
Atlantic City
France
The World And The Mud Puddles Baldness Causes
An article argues baldness stems from multiple factors including hygiene diet and habits. It notes men often lose hair in the center while women are less affected unless wear tight hats and hairstyles. It warns against alcohol hair tonics and hot baths and urges sun exposure massage and diet improvement to prevent baldness.
Bible Thought For Today Let us eat and drink
A brief devotional note cites Isaiah 22 13 urging present pleasure in place of future concern. The message stresses enjoying daily sustenance rather than lingering in doubt, urging readers to seek spiritual balance while amid daily routines.
Quote: God grants liberty to those who love it
A brief aphorism attributed to Daniel Webster stressing liberty as earned by love and vigilance. The excerpt emphasizes readiness to guard and defend freedom.
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Daniel Webster
Etiquette Letters Advice on Writing Tools
Etiquette guidance suggests avoid writing letters in pencil except when illness or lack of ink prevents using pen. It emphasizes neatness and legibility in formal correspondence.
All Of Us By Marshall Maslin
If restless or bored I go outside and walk or sit under night skies. I feel wind hear night sounds and smell hidden flowers and through Mother Nature my troubles recede. Nine times out of ten the treatment calms me and puts my life back in perspective.
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Mother Nature
Island of Guam History and Navy Developments
Guam has been under Naval administration since 1899 starting with Captain R P Leary appointed by President McKinley. By 1930 population reached 18509 with a large Navy hospital electric plant and radio station on the island. The text notes Guam as a landing site for the China Clipper and gives location details 1380 miles east of Manila and 780 miles north of the equator. It also clarifies that battleships New Mexico and Mississippi withdrew from Panama maneuvers due to engine trouble not a collision.
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Guam
Mariena’s
R. P. Leary
McKinley
Navy
Pacific
Manila
P. I
Nicaragua
Navy Department
New Mexico
Mississippi
Panama
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