Let's Pass a Law and the Faith in Legislation
The piece questions faith in Congress to legislate prosperity for farmers workers and the aged. It notes vast spending by both parties without lasting farmer prosperity and asks whether legislation alone can create success, arguing personal thrift and effort are also essential.
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Union Party of the United States
William Lemke
North Dakota
Congress
Capitol Hill
Washington
Mid-West
Don’t For A Happy Fourth
A safety notice urges careful handling of fireworks and hazards on Independence Day. It lists avoidable risks such as burns, drownings, fires, and near‑buildings discharge. Travelers and families are advised to keep matches away from children, store fireworks safely, and supervise all use for a safer, enjoyable Fourth.
Wonders of the soy bean and its wide uses
The Consumers' Guide from the AAA details the bean's many applications from meal to oil. Meal yields flour for infant foods and baked goods while oil enables soap paints lubricants and plastics. Dried beans provide soy sauce milk varieties and sprouts, and meal yields glue and paper sizing.
Third party appeal lingers in Huey Long shadow
Philadelphia June 30 A lingering third party idea could have affected Roosevelt's re election if Huey P Long had lived. His broad south and border appeal might have shifted states like Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas and Oklahoma, with some support from Maine and Michigan.
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Central Press
Democratic Convention
Charles P. Stewart
Philadelphia
Huey P. Long
Roosevelt
Landon
Kingfish
Louisiana
New Deal
Francis Townsend
Charles E. Coughlin
Gerald K. Smith
Huey
Senator Long
Mississippi
Georgia
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Maine
Michigan
Dr. Townsend
Father Coughlin
Mr. Smith
Scribbles and quips from a lively public page
A collage of humorous and pointed remarks on politics, society, and culture. The piece teases out lines about guns in politics, aging, class, expanding government, Shakespearean judgments, and everyday observations from war to leisure, ending with a jab at civil service jobs.
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Pop
Bible Thought koi Today All that a man hath will he give for his life
A compact devotional line citing Job 2 4 noting the price of life and earthly possessions in a concise religious reflection.
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Job
No bare chests on Atlantic City beaches now restricts attire
The piece notes Atlantic City bans bathing in public with no covering above the belt and walking the boardwalk in a swimsuit is prohibited even with a robe. It humorously contrasts fashion trends, job ambitions, and political humor about sunflowers and Republicans.
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Atantic City
Atlantic City
Eyebrow Shaping Tips From 1936 Guidance
Fitness of brows emphasized natural look with minimal plucking. Avoid severe upturned arches and avoid lines extending to cheekbones. Tips address closing or widening eye spacing and suggest sending questions for personal answers.
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Watkins Syndicate, Inc
Joke About St Johns River Swim Challenge
Jake describes a man who swims the St Johns River three times before breakfast. Shorty counters that any fool would swim it four times and return to the starting side to grab his clothes. The exchange plays on audacious feats and practical humor.
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Jake
St. Johns River
Shorty
Plenty and neighbors' amount matched in dispute
The report notes that the amount in question equaled what the neighbors had, forming the central, unambiguous point of contention. No further details are provided in the readable text.
What to Do When Kidnapped In Red Book Magazine
A kidnapping survival tip series advises victims to engage guards in conversation to pass time and potentially identify them by voice. It urges leaving fingerprints wherever possible in the place of confinement, emphasizing constant observation and memory.
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Melvin Purvis
Red Book
Office Seeker Aims For Wins By Partial Truths
An amused dialogue turns on distinguishing twins and a political jab. The uncle congratulates Dick on an engagement to a Robbins twin, while noting the challenge of telling them apart. A political quip follows about a candidate who cheats some to gain votes.
Henry Seligman on inflation and the gold standard
The New York banker Henry Seligman doubted inflation after England abandoned the gold standard. He argued that the poor favor inflation to lift their level, contrasting the idea with a parable of a fat man who sought a doctor’s remedy to shrink himself.
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Henry Seligman
New York
England
Political scene shifts after Democratic convention ends
Philadelphia dispatch notes Democratic nerves over the new Coughlin Lemke third party and its broad appeal. The piece argues the Democratic platform is a strong, middle course, praised by labor yet insufficient for many farmers and workers. Roosevelt's strategy centers on countering the new coalition. It concludes neither party holds a secure stronghold.
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Philadelphia
Coughlin-Lemke
Roosevelt
New Party
Alfred M. Landon
Singing to Sleep Ends Insomniac’s Long Battle
An insomniac recounts trying remedies from tea to doctors without success. A neighbor’s pitched pitcher accident leads to sleep, followed by a nurse’s instruction to drink something. The piece ends with a wry note on hotel living.
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Morpheus
Words of Wisdom by Edwin Arnold
A short aphorism by Edwin Arnold declares that one who does right deeds is twice born, while a person who commits ill deeds earns vile status. This reflective quote contrasts virtue and vice in moral terms.
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Edwin Arnold
Minister Replies Calmly to Tipsy Passenger
A wandering drunk in a Pullman accuses a minister of bunk. The clergyman keeps his seat then requests the man to go to hell more quietly, addressing the situation with composed humor.
Notable Nativities and Yesterdays Highlights
Centurion page features profiles of Vladimir Zworykin Louise Pound Paul Heyl and Walter Hempden with birth years and roles. It also recalls 16th century Montezuma’s death after ransom payment and notes the first U S plow patented by Charles Newbold in 1797 amid farmer fears about soil and wear.
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Vladimir K. Zworykin
Louise Pound
Paul L. Heyl
Walter Daugherty
Walter Hempden
Roy L. McCardell
George Bamberger
Charles Watkins
Chicago
U. S
Charles Newbold
First Einstein Relativity Paper Noted On June 30 1905
June 30 1905 marks Albert Einstein then 26 a Swiss patent examiner delivering the first paper related to his Theory of Relativity a moment that would later make him a world famous figure. The item also references historical notes and a 30 year retrospective on the Pure Food and Drugs Act linked to Upton Sinclair The Jungle.
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Albert Einstein
Switzerland
Upton Sinclair
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest and Joe S. Jackson
Edgar A. Guest reflects on Joe Jackson's baseball era and their shared reminiscences. The poem recalls Joe's insight into players and the shifting nature of fame, ending with the line that life holds more than trophies as Joe is described as dead.
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Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest
Joe
Etiquette Hints on Eating Cakes and Pastry
Plain cakes may be picked up with fingers at the dinner table while fancy cakes and pastry should be eaten with a fork. The guidance emphasizes proper table manners for different desserts.
Mary Improvised Payment on Account for Caller
A maid reports a caller phoned while the mistress was away. The maid could not identify the caller but says the mistress promised to provide something on account tomorrow.
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George W. Tonway
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Mail
Audit Bureau of Circulations
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West 44Th St
Real Estate Trust
Pittsburgh, Gulf
Detroit
East Grand Blvd
Milwaukee, Commerce
Michigan Square
National
Pred Kimball, Incorporated
International
Mews
Individua
United States
Huey Long
Long
James A. Farley
Senate
Justice Department
Cummings
Civil Service
Farley
Ezzy
Department of Justice
Dryden
Pepys
Hume
Voltaire
Goldsmith
Byron
Sardou
Hamlet
Fred L. Rentz
New Castle
Mr. Rentz
Nina
Francine Markel
Church
Barnum
Miss Market
Will
Leslie Eichel
Franklin Field
Clark Kinnaird
Montezuma
Mexico
Hernando Cortez
Indiana Territory
Appalachians
Lexington
Indian Territory
Yosemite Valley
Mariposa Big Tree Grove
California
Ada Kepler
Effingham, Ill
U. S.union College
Hoboken
N. J
Joe S. Jackson
Aldershot
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