Rural power and political reform in early American discourse
A reflective column critiques courts and lawyers handling insanity defenses, laments unified political blocs rubber stamping candidates, and warns against prohibition era rhetoric. It notes figures like Hoover, Bowman, Skromme, and Feuling while touching on Heflin, the Ku Klux Klan, and public sentiments on religion and free speech amid Prohibition era tensions.
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Anti-Saloon League
Association Against Prohibition
Ku Klux Klan
Agricultural
Hard Roads
Taxpayers’ League
Economy Block
League of Nations People
America First Bunch
Flightless cormorants and aging bankers from the era
An account notes the California Academy of Sciences expedition to the Galapagos with flightless cormorants and giant lizards. It discusses age in careers like Morgan partners, Capper’s rail freight bid, canal economics, health and weight, rat-proofing Los Angeles, and population projections amid medical cures.
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California Academy of Sciences
Galapagos Islands
America
Darwin
Morehhan
B. C. Forbes
Morgan & Co
Davison
Lamont, Morrow
Morgan
Graybeard
Alexander
Napoleon
J. P. Morgan
Senator Capper
Kansas
Uncle Sam
United States
Orthwest
Europe
Panama Canal
Los Angeles
Pick's Topicks by Thomas E Pickerill
Witty musings on social trends and human folly mix with quips about Christmas cigars aging, homes changing, laws, music, family roles, and a final jab at a fictional villain in a humorous New Year note.
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W—Pick’s Topicks
Thomas E. Pickerill
Christmas neckties and shirts as family plans emerge
The writer asks relatives to match Christmas neckties with shirts and socks while discussing presidential campaigns. They praise Lindbergh, noting his adaptable, roaming image and joking that if the moon or Mars are reached, Lindy will be there with a smile.
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Lindbergh
America
Lindy
Moon
Mars
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Iowa
Illinois
Gene Feuling
New Hampton Tribune
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Alabama
U. S. Senate
Nero
Robinson
Arkansas
U. S
Klan
Chicago
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Bill Thompson
Italy
the Arrow Print Shop
Rolfe, Iowa
Arthur Brisbane
Asarhi
James McLester
Ross
Wisconsin University
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Kan
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Hickman
Beach-Wickr
South LaSalle Stra
Llinois
Manuarg
Beach-Wicky Grain Company
Walnut
Snell Bldg
Fort Dodgy
the State Savings Bank
Robert Bruce
James Bruce
Jos. McEwen
J. B. Kent
Chim
W. S. McEwen
R. J. Kent
To Life Company
Towra
Des Moines
Bob Kent
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