Revenue rise in first quarter. tax receipts top $1.0 billion
Internal Revenue Bureau data show first quarter receipts up nearly 20 percent to $1,009,994,623 from $845,471,253 a year earlier. Corporate and individual income, capital stock, liquor, cigarette, gasoline, and auto taxes led gains. agricultural adjustment tax contributed nothing due to Supreme Court invalidation.
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Ashington
D. C
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury
Supreme Court
Bids For Major Dam Projects Revealed In U S Bid Records
Secretary Ickes said that in two cases the bids for steel tubing for the Grand Coulee dam in Washington and for copper cable and wire for a transmission line on the North Platte project in Nebraska showed most bids identical, with at least one exception.
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Kidder
North Platte
Nehring Electrical Works
de Kalb
Ill
Grand Coulee Dam
Dickinson
Aids
Washington State
North Platte Project
Nebraska
Ickes
Jackknife Revered Tool bygone Craft in Wood Age
A Montreal Herald writer recalls the jackknife as a key home tool in the wooden age. He notes that great grandparents used wooden utensils, metal scarce, and winter whittling shaped boys’ skills. The knife built useful items rather than pass time.
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Montreal Herald
Fills Upholstered Furniture With Hair and Moss Filler
The passage notes fillers for upholstered furniture using hair or moss. It states horse tail and mane hair produce the best fillers. Moss must be thoroughly cleaned and picked by a machine to remove sticks and leaves, improving quality.
Kansan in Spotlight as 1928 Nominee and Historic Stateside Run
The piece notes Kansas as a presidential candidate birthplace with Alf Landon and Earl Browder in 1928. It recalls 1884 governor John Pierce St. John, details his early life from Indiana to Missouri, and highlights his anti liquor stance and Prohibition presidential campaign with a record of travel and speeches.
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Kansas
Sunflower
Alf. M. Landon
Earl Browder
Wichita
John Pierce St. John
Indiana
California
Illinois
Missouri
State
Senate
St. John
Butler
Cleveland
Blaine
United States
Western
Union
Montreal Known as City of Crosses From Early Pioneers
Montreal earned its nickname City of Crosses as pioneers raised crosses to honor survival from the St Lawrence river’s floods. The most famous cross was erected by Paul de Chomedy, le Sieur de Maisonneuve, nearly 300 years ago.
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Montreal
St Lawrence
Paul de Chomedy
le Sieur de Maisonneuve
Maisonneuve
Cod Liver Oil Heals Burns and Aids Wounds Says Lancet
Dr. J P Steel reports cod liver oil dressings for burns and slow healing wounds. Oil soaked lint left 48 hours repeatedly improves healing and reduces pain. Also offers guidance on weight loss by selective food choices and liquid intake.
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J. P. Steel
Dr. Steel
Star Dust Star Dust Celebrates Comeback and Big Contracts
Karen Morley returns to popularity after illness and signs a seven year deal for four films yearly. Shirley Temple heads to China for Stowaway scenes, then Wee Willie Winkie in India. Margot Grahame, Irene Dunne, Joan Blondell, and Dick Powell star in a round of premieres as Paramount showcases its talent.
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Paramount
Shirley Temple
China
Shanghai
Kipling
India
Shirley
Irene Dunne
Joan Blondell
Dick Powell
Dick and
Joan
Broadcast studio humor and a kicking microphone
Martha Atwell, director of popular radio programs like Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch, imagines a microphone that could kick back to teach actors to stay still. In a We the People broadcast, Phillip Lord helped calm a crying participant after a kidnapping tale unsettled the room.
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Mrs. Wiggs
Phillip Lord
Phil
Betty Furness and Gary Cooper Move Between Fame and New York Society
Betty Furness enjoys painting but returns to New York for social events with the crowd she once joined before Hollywood. Gary Cooper and his wife are prominent in the city when seen, though their presence rarely makes news. The piece recalls Cooper's past romance with Lupe Velez that kept him in the spotlight.
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Betty Furness
New York
Hollywood
Gary Cooper
Gary
Lupe Velez
Dorothy Arzner Switches Gears Between Films
Dorothy Arzner, famed director known for Mother Carys Chickens with Ginger Rogers, relaxes by studying astronomy, redecorating, and gardening between projects. Buck Jones marks 19th anniversary in pictures and leads a 5,000,000 member Buck Jones Rangers club. Katherine Hepburns Portrait of Rebel renamed A Woman Rebel to avoid misreading as a Confederate soldier photograph.
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UDD
Dorothy Arzner
Cary
Ginger Rogers
Buch Jones
Buck Jones Rangers
Katherine Hepburn
Union
When Paul Preached in a Schoolhouse in Ephesus
Lesson centers on Paul’s third missionary journey in Ephesus with a focus on spiritual warfare. It highlights his use of reasoning, miracle as divine attest, and the need to put on the whole armor of God for victory. It describes the conquest over evil through faith, repentance, and scripture, urging believers to destroy harmful books and embrace the Word of God as defense and offense.
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Paul
Ephesus
Satan
Asia Minor
Diana
God
Christian
Planning Our Work: A Guide to Daily Time Management
This quotation emphasizes the value of a morning plan to organize daily tasks and navigate a busy life. It contrasts orderly scheduling with a chaotic, unplanned existence where time is misused and review is impossible.
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Hugo
Advise on choosing company and admiring greatness
The speaker urges youths to seek wiser company and study great minds. He argues books and good people form the healthiest society and that true pleasure lies in admiring greatness while narrow minds worship small things.
Postum Free Week Offer From The Postum Company
The Postum Company advertises a full week’s supply of health giving Postum free to anyone who writes for it.
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Postum Company
Etiquette Tip on Hostess Greetings
A perfect hostess greets guests with At last upon arrival and follows with Already when they depart. The brief guidance captures a social trigger for courteous door manners.
Worry and Providence Warning
The text admonishes against future worry, arguing it adds weight to troubles whether they arise or not and that such fear betrays a lack of trust in divine providence. It frames worry as futile either way and focuses on spiritual reassurance over anxiety.
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John ‘Dickinson
Anti-Trust Department
Roosevelt
Dickenson
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