Reform Talk From Speaker Champ Clark
An analysis of Speaker Champ Clark proposal to end the congressional record and shrink gallery seating. It notes echoes of Webster and Calhoun era debate, praises the public record as a spur to oratory, and highlights cost and time waste in creating print. The piece also comments on Clark’s reforming role and his broader influence.
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Peaker
Champ Clark
Webster
Clay
Calhoun
Hayne
Mr. Webster
Missouri
Clark
Statesman and pastor in Belgium clash of fate and faith
The piece contrasts King Albert’s helplessness with Cardinal Mercier’s defiant leadership during Belgium’s hardships. It praises Mercier as a modern Moses guiding a suffering nation while warning Belgian women about ostentatious dress amid scarcity. It notes Congress seeking $32.1 million for river and harbor work, mocked as pork despite engineers trimming it.
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Lbert
Belgium
Albert
Cardinal Mercier
Christendom
Moses
Mercier
Congress
Army
Preventive medicine and public health education
An essay on the national movement for preventive medicine led by government and major health organizations. It stresses education on healthy living, disease avoidance, and routines like regular medical exams, urging readers to engage with health news, attend lectures, and follow public health warnings to safeguard personal and national health.
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United States
American Medical Association
Rockefeller Lnstitute
Life Extension Institute
National Committee For Mental Hygiene
Boards of Health
Edgy Boards
Censu Bureau
Anyig
Ity
Wall Street in Campaign Rhetoric and Economic Power
The piece argues that political speakers label opposing candidates as backed by Wall Street, noting that many business leaders support both sides. It explains a writer’s map showing Wall Street’s banking influence is widespread beyond New York. The author concludes that any candidate favoring United States growth and trade aligns with Wall Street interests, and that average citizens are part of this broader financial system.
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Wall Street
Wall Street U. S. A
New York State
New York
Trust Company
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Denver
San Francisco
United States
You
A Meadow Mouse Family Stays Hidden Amid Farm Threats
Danny and Nanny Meadow Mouse live in a corn shock in Farmer Brown's field as Foxes and Coyotes stalk them. They glimpse a wagon and horses delivering corn to the farm, fearing capture and wondering if their bright corn castle will endure. Danny keeps watch, hoping the dangers pass while the predators circle the shocks.
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Anny
Nanny Meadow Mouse
Farmer Brown
Danny
Roddy Fox
Nanny
Green Meadows
Roddy
Granny Fox
Old Man Coyote
Reddy
Granny
Christmas poems and punishments at Our School
A diary style report from Our School recounts daily life on Monday including disciplinary lickings, a festive promise to write a Christmas poem every day, and bets about who will win. Fatty Bellowes asks for no presents while the School Committee visit praises diligent study by candlelight and the janitor Blinky Hammond handles animals in the dressing room discovery of a nest of mice.
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Miss Palmer
Chrissmass
Chrissmuss
Genevieve Hicks
Brigham
Fatty
Steve Hardy
Mister Brigham
Mister Grigg
Walt White
Blinky Hammond
Jan Nitor
Lowden consults with party leaders in Chicago
Governor elect Frank D. Lowden arrived in Chicago Monday to confer with Republican leaders on reform bills. He favors consolidating departments, creating a state department of finance, and will speak at a harmony banquet this evening.
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Chicago
Frank QO. Lowden
Terest
Col. Lowden
Galvin's Injuries Fatal in Unionsown Car Crash
Uniontown dispatch reports Frank Galvin, an automobile driver, died after injuries sustained in a crash involving his mechanician Gustav Wiegle. Authorities say the incident occurred December 5 and details remain under investigation.
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Galvin
Uniontown
Frank Galvin
Gustav Wiegle
Driver Hughey Hughes Killed in Uniontown Speedway Crash
Reports say Hughey Hughes and another driver died following a crash at Uniontown Speedway last Saturday with Hughes dying Monday. The incident prompted an investigation and standdown of events at the track.
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Hughey Hughes
Uniontown Speedway
Sloan's Liniment for sudden hurts and outdoor pains
Sloan's Liniment is recommended for bumps bruises sprains and rheumatic aches. It penetrates and soothes without rubbing offering relief for colds lingering soreness and external pains. A bottle at druginists costs 25 cents.
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SLOAN
Judge Greenwald Shot in Hammond Court Clash
In Hammond Indiana judge Charles E Greenwald bailiff Louis DeBouw and juror George Robbins were shot Monday by Michael Innik who held a twenty year old grudge against the courts. Greenwald was wounded in the arm and side while DeBouw and Robbins were hit as they aided the judge. Innik was captured. Robbins sustained scalp injuries and DeBouw and the bailiff were said to be in grave condition. A stray line notes that no woman ever got too old to be interested in a wedding.
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Hammond
Ind
Charles E. Greenwald
Superior Court
Louis DeBouw
George Robbins
Michael Innik
Robbins
Innik
Standard Oil Company
DeBouw
Four Bills Target High Food Costs In Congress
Four bills introduced by Rep. Fitzgerald of New York aim at high food costs. One proposes a food embargo, another would regulate transportation of cold storage foods, and the remaining two would regulate parcel post admission of farm products and manufactured foods to reduce food rates.
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Washington
Dec
Fitzgerald
New York
Foley’s Honey and Tar Offer for Coughs and Ailments
Mail 5c for a trial package from Foley and Co. promising Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup Foley Kidney Pills for pain in sides back rheumatism backache kidney and bladder ailments and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation biliousness headaches and sluggish bowels via Miller & Arthur Drug Co. advertisement from a historical newspaper.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Miller & Arthur Drug Co
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