Roosevelts crackdown to expand federal alcohol enforcement
More than 2,000 federal agents will be deployed to curb bootlegging as March revenue shows legal distillation far below forecasts. The piece notes battles over funding, the Dillinger hunt, and looming stock market regulation, with warnings that heavy federal oversight may reshape Wall Street.
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Crossword Puzzle 7 Across and Down Clues
A readable puzzle list with numerous clues covering geography names ships and common words across and down. Entries include exclamations country names furniture measures and verbs with varied wordplay and spellings.
Began Early and Baby’s First Words Echo in Stray Stories
A Sunday school scene follows a young boy visiting his one month old brother. He asks when the baby will talk and hears that it may take a year or more. The boy replies with a reference to Job, lamenting the day he was born.
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Has Good Chauffeur Captain Fried Reaches New York Monthly
Quote from Philadelphia Bulletin about Captain Fried the ocean rescuer who visits New York about once a month. A friend asks how he travels from ship to home and he replies by machine. He says it takes less than an hour and credits a good chauffeur, though she won’t let him drive.
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Inuckahoe
Philadelphia Bulletin
Senator Sorghum Deflects Tax Question At Rally
A political exchange features Senator Sorghum deeming the tax inquiry uncalled-for while noting voters back home oppose any tax. An agricultural ad closes the item, touting Ferry's Pure Bred Vegetable Seeds at five cents per package.
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Amateurs Rob Dinky Furnishings Store in Cincinnati
A police captain questions the suspect's amateur status while noting a filling station, a speak-easy, and a beauty parlor nearby, yet he confessed to robbing a small furnishings shop. The Cincinnati Enquirer cites the incongruity of target choice.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Inventor Aims A Car Jumping a Fast Train
The inventor's wife recalls his current project a car designed to jump over a fast train at crossings. She notes his aim is to avoid arguing with drivers rushing for right of way and waiting.
Beggar Outside Receives Bread Jam and Nwen Napkin
A passerby is urged to share food with a beggar as Flo notes the man has seen better days. The group provides bread and jam and gives him a Nwen napkin.
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Flo
Almost a fan Clara I think I’m beginning to understand
Clara and St Tom exchange moments about watching baseball. Clara asks if that is the umpire at the bat, signaling a budding interest in the sport.
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Clara
St. Tom
Why she rejected the little donkey Jones
A woman explains she declined a proposal, saying she loved someone else. The man, confident of acceptance, asks why she rejected Jones as the partner for a life together. The scene centers on a choice driven by love rather than practicality.
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Cactus Joe Details Escape Grievance and Ejection
A man claimed by Cactus Joe to have broken jail did not actually break out. He complained about the meals and wine card, leading staff to tire of him and eject him from the establishment.
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Cactus Joe
Striking an Average Son-Dad Dialogue
A father and son discuss the phrase the average man. The dad explains it as someone not as good as his wife believes, revealing a humorous, idle debate about self-perception and merit.
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