Can America Recover Alone
A Portland Oregonian list notes past recoveries show the United States often led rebounds independently of Europe. It cites 1879, 1885, 1908, and 1921 as US-led recoveries, arguing the nation has repeatedly shown greater recuperative power from slumps while world demand and policy vary. It concludes the US typically pulls itself out even amid European stubbornness.
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Europe
London
Portland Oregonian
United States
Pennsylvania Automobile Inspection Period Encourages Road Safety
The state’s second annual inspection runs July 1 to September 30, requiring all cars on roads to display a green approval sticker. Officials note inspections reduce unsafe vehicles, citing May data with 233 accidents from faulty equipment, seven deaths, 227 injuries, and $33,400 in damage, highlighting a strong safety dividend from prompt inspection.
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Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Camping Season Pressure on Wilderness Solitude
The piece outlines mixed feelings about camping open season, detailing indifference and envy among non-participants and praising adventurous campers while warning that widespread automobile use has eroded wilderness. It notes litter and discarded refuse as a growing problem, with many travelers seeking solitude forced deeper into remaining frontiers.
One Third of a Dollar Bill From 1776 Surfaces
A Binghamton man owns a rare one third dollar note issued in 1776 with the Mind Your Own slogan and a shin plaster style. It states resolution of Congress from February 17, 1776 and features thirteen states linked with the center motto We Are One. Its rarity and curiosity value may rise as US pays bills with I O U s.
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Binghamton
United States
Speed Cop Intercepts Driver in Quick Notre Dame Pennant Escape
A brief city report describes a driver pulled over by a speed patrol. The driver quickly reacted by tearing out a Notre Dame pennant, signaling a hasty, improvised escape attempt amid the encounter. Authorities assess the curbside incident and record the actions for the docket.
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Notre Dame
Termites Threaten New York City Structure Stability
New York faces a termite issue described as widespread and unseen as colonies operate invisibly underground. Officials warn of potential structural damage if control measures are delayed and urge inspections across buildings and landmarks.
The Heart Within You and Its Unyielding Beat
A devotional meditation on the heart as the Great Servant within the chest. It remains strong and enduring through doubt, despair, and failure, urging resilience from birth to death while offering a steady rhythm and wisdom beyond cynicism.
Privacy In Business Don’t Censure The Questioning Public
Mundy argues that officials must protect business matters from unauthorized inquiries. He notes that higher ranks gain reputations for arrogance when they cut off inquisitive people. He urges tact and loyalty to the organization, urging silence on inside information and respectful, restrained conduct.
Sunsets and Slices of City Life in a Noisy Era
A mosaic of wry observations and quick quips from a past newspaper page. Jokes on mirrors, housekeeping, taxes, and everyday grit mingle with notes on weather, speed, and political figures. The tone mixes humor with civic commentary and sly critiques.
Just Folks By Edgar A Guest Golf
A compact verse on golf by Edgar A Guest from 1933, reflecting the sport as a solace and social rite. It contrasts peaceful course settings with the frustration of imperfect shots, noting camaraderie and the struggle of brassie misfires. The poem frames golf as both respite and comic fate for players.
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Edgar A. Guest
Milwaukee bottlers face world’s most aggravating job
Several hundred Milwaukee bottlers claim the world’s most aggravating job as they fill hundreds of thousands of beer bottles without tasting a drop. Brewers ban pre tasters of the brew while prohibition agents watch the bottlers closely. The lad with curled hair may fear his old dad’s language.
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Milwaukee
Bravery of Living and Quips on Beer and Ads
A collage of reflective verse on enduring daily life and loss, followed by satirical snippets about beer culture, a riddle about residence and freckles, a St Paul Dispatch claim of a future opera season, and sharp observations on advertising ethics and shopper behavior.
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St. Paul
Bible Thought For Today and Texas Tourist Shootout
A Bible verse leads the page into a police related incident. A Texas tourist resisted demands from desperadoes with a volley of pistol shots. The column hints at how police methods might curb gang activity.
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Texas
Life’s mystery of neck pain from others’ hurt remains
The saying notes that pain from others often settles in the neck, a common metaphor for emotional strain and tension. It highlights how interpersonal conflict or hurt can manifest physically in the neck area, suggesting a link between stress and bodily symptoms.
Twelve Bottles of Whisky Irony and Prohibition Ironies
A local man narrates a rambling tale of twelve bottles emptied down sinks with one glass saved, a chaotic count to 74 houses, and a wobbling confession to his spouse. The item ends with Finland’s statesman remark that Finland abolished prohibition to avoid prohibition itself, reflecting a humor column tone.
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Finland
Norfolk hog caller yodel shatters radio tubes
Fred Patzel of Madison, a world champion hog caller, performed on a radio broadcast and smashed about 200 tubes with his loud hog call. A local note mentions new frocks have hooks and eyes, while a woman criticizes belt key rings as unhelpful clutter.
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Norfolk
Fred Patzel
Patzel
Madison
New York's Youth Rule and Nation's Slump Opinion
A satirical reflection on New York residents under thirty, prosperity, spinach psychology, Al Capone trivia, and William Allen White's claim that America is scared angry and asleep. It argues a slow awakening through consumer cycles and patience with banks while cinema and gas stations face limits. The piece lampoons modern habits and the elusive Joneses.
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William Allen White
America
Press Influence in Crisis Shapes Public Duty
Fragmentary remarks discuss council ambitions and the press as a steadying force during national turmoil. The speaker hints at political action, noting that “worst is” followed by prosperity and the press keeping the country from despair and mob violence through its influence.
Reduction Of Cotton Crop Tests Whole Farm Program
National recovery plan for cotton imposes acreage reduction under farm relief and recovery acts, with compensation funded by Congress. Newspapers hail the program as a fair trial to revive farm prosperity, balancing supply and demand and leveraging government aid while aiming to protect farmers in the south and related industries.
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General Recovery Organization
Congress
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Star-Telegram
The
Washington Evening Star
the Evening Star
Nashville Banner
Wallace
ST. Joseph
London
South
Charlotte Observer
Charlotte
Oklahoma, City Times
Oklahoma
Buffalo Evening News
Hartford Times
Roosevelt
Brawl at Pittsburgh Picnic Ends With Arrests
A Pittsburgh congressman’s picnic devolved into a free for all with beer bottles and mugs used as weapons. Three men and three women required medical attention, and about twenty people were arrested. The scene featured chaos and rowdy behavior amid the celebration.
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Pittsburgh
Notable Births and Milestones Across History
Notable birthdays include Hervé Florimond Ronger born 1825, a French operetta creator, and Walter Hampden born 1879, actor-manager. An 1887 British act ended pillory use, last English pilloried Peter Bossy for false testimony. Yosemite Valley in California was added to state park status by Congress in 1864 and became a national park in 1890, home to ancient living giants in Mariposa Grove.
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Herve
Florimond Ronger
Walter Hampden
Dougherty
Great Britain
England
Peter Bossy
Yosemite Valley
California
Congress
Paris Woman Gives Birth to Normal Son at Nine
The nine year old Magdeleine Renaud, daughter of Louis Renaud of Paris, became the mother of a normal male child. Her case is famous in medical history. The French government granted her a pension of 1500 francs a year. The man who abandoned her escaped punishment as he died before the birth.
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Magdeleine Renaud
Louis Renaud
Paris
1834 Indian Territory Established for Red Indians East of Mississippi
The text notes that in 1834 Congress established the Indian Territory for tribes east of the Mississippi. It states this area is now part of the state of Oklahoma.
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Indian Territory
The
Mississippi
Congress
State of
Oklahoma
Elizabeth Barrett Browning Dies at Age 55
The renowned poetess and spouse of Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, died in 1861. She is widely remembered as the prototype heroine of The Barretts of Wimpole Street, shaping literary and biographical memory for generations.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Robert Browning
First women to graduate law school and Catholic church primate
Ada H. Kepley of Chicago becomes the first woman to graduate from a U.S. law school in 1870. In 1886 James Gibbons, a Baltimore native, becomes the first cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States at age 52, later rising toPrimate of the church in the United States.
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U. S
Ada H. Kepley
Chicago
James Gibbons
Baltimore
Great Hoboken Pier Fire Destroys Ships
A 1900 blaze at Hoboken New Jersey destroyed several ships including the liners Maine Bremen and Saale. The disaster cost about 145 lives and caused roughly 10 million dollars in damage.
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Hoboken
N. J
Maine
Bremen
Saale
Blondin the Tight Rope Walker Impresses Royal Audience
In 1859 Charles Blondin the French rope walker crossed Niagara on a tight rope and performed feats including a blindfolded crossing, wheelbarrow ride, and carrying a man on his shoulders. He later walked on stilts before the Prince of Wales, who journeyed long distances to witness the stilt act.
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Charles Blondin
Niagara
Blondin
Prince of Wales
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