Custer’s Last Stand Recalled by Sioux Chief Standing Bear
The piece recounts General Custer’s fatal engagement at the Little Bighorn from Standing Bear, a 34 year old Sioux chief, recalling the battle, the warriors, and the broken promises of the Great White Father. It contrasts the white army’s defeat with Native resilience and memory of the event.
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Montana
Custer
Saventh U. 9
The
Little Big Horn
Grant
White House
General Custer
Old Standing Bear
Tee
Gall
Slending Bear
Washington
Black Hills
Pariente
Ling Bull
Venton Hair
Yellow Hair
Coryenne
Alte
Standing Bear
The High Cost of Easy Money in Julian's Fate
A meditation on the fate of figures like Julian, Serge Stavisky, and Al Capone as they chase easy gains. The piece argues that those who seek quick money through crime ultimately face prison or ruin, as conscience and law converge in the end. It frames the cost as personal reckoning beyond legal punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney C
Julian
Serge Stavisky
Ivor Krueger
al Capone
Samuel Insull
United States
Tuan
Mayo Chief Warns Against Universal Nudism Cure
Dr William Mayo of the Mayo Clinic warns that there is no universal Mayo diet or any broad cure for humanity. He cautions medical advice must be individualized after examination and ridicules nudist claims as ridiculous and indecent for civilized society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mayo
Mayo Clinic
South Sea Island
Second Thoughts on Life and Mediocrity in Youth
A Oakland youth leapt from a third story window in a crisis case, survived with critical injuries and later declared a desire to live. The piece muses on mediocrity, self worth, and public labels while arguing that the merely average are not criminals, yet often judge others harshly.
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Meincre
Oakland
Hoboing Under NRA and the Migratory Workers Issue
A New York Hoboes conference drafts an NRA code for migratory workers. It aims for a higher minimum wage, a four hour day, a five day week, and six months vacation yearly, to be taken in the South. The piece notes the code excludes beggars and vagrants and questions how to fund the increased be nefits.
New York Notes on Arts, Gossip and Radio Delights
A kaleidoscopic 1934 diary excerpt sketches New York life through dinners, breakfasts, and radio chatter. It mentions Mary Pickford, Eddie, and Margaret Divigton, plus observations on actors, theater, and readings by Irvin Cobb and others. The piece blends social color with literary and cultural footnotes across venues from Second Avenue to Parisian tabs.
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York
Arnold Bennett
Fay Brustr
Lucius Beebe
New York
Col. F
Stock Exchange
Mary Pickford
Thomas Burke
England
Tim
Utopia
Margaret Divigton
Eddie
Prince Tokugawa Declines Smile in San Francisco Visit
King Feat dyn, Inc. recounts the moment Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, former head of Japan's house of peers, refused to smile for newspaper photographers in San Francisco. The piece moralizes on American conformity and self expression, juxtaposing the prince's dignified restraint with American camera culture and public spectacle.
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Iyesato Tokugawa
Japan
House of Peers
Whith
San Francisco
Nippon
Larry
Tobinson
Calmir
Fyesato Tokugawa
Wwe
Tyesalo Tokugawa
King Feat Dyn, Inc
Marry-Go-Round by Helen Rowland
A witty meditation on male youth and marriage. The essay ridicules men who stay boyish at heart, while women pursue eternal youth. It questions why men delay maturity and marriage, and why wives must endure the double standard of aging.
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Helen Rowland
Ant
Seenacee
E Biya
Health Habits For Young Children By Royal 5
A practical guide outlines age based routines for feeding dressing and self care. Between ages two and three children should assist with clothing and hand washing while five year olds gain independent dressing and hygiene skills. Emphasizes regular meal times self feeding and patient guidance to foster healthy habits.
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Royal 5. C
Tamallen
Reland
Kink Feas, Ayn, Inc
Notable 1924 and 1916 San Antonio Light items
A 23 day jail sentence decision stands after a mistrustful absence from federal inspection. The 7 am temperature in April records 34 degrees the coldest in years with frost predicted tonight. Emma Pirle of the Alonse Public schools is recovering after an auto crash March 28. John Morgan, nearly 94, dies at a local hospital after a long life as an express wagon driver.
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San Antonio Light
Ode Hendred
Party-first Infantry
Bexar County
Forty-fifth District Court
Emma Pirle
Fan Alilonse Putiie
John Morgan
Ags
Morgan
Stars and Stripes With UK and the front door
Fragmented prose describes a tax collector at doors and a poor man seeking a break, mentioning Blaze Bayre, US officials, and debates on selling gods abroad. It references Europe, promises, money, a senator Burton RK Wheeler, and chaotic cafeteria scenes with a forbidden menu dialogue.
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Blaze Bayre
Day
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Canada
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O. G. McIntyre
Meredith Wilson
O. O. McIntyre
Deen
Ans Dante
Dumhill
Jeanne Files
Irvin Cobb
D. Coblentz
Charlie Russell
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Old Vic
Chile Sale
Leana Flure
Pugat
la Sole
Paris
Julia Hoyt
Nigat
Dan
Fowell
Sinclair Lewis
Charies G. Norris
Eda Ferber
Fannie Burst
Ike
Second Avenue
George Moore
Lise George Rector
Olivier
Tour Wargent
Bernard Gimble
Joe Moore
Asthaigh
Amile
Bavaria
BP McNaight
Elsie
Prince Tyecata Fukugawa
Fatth
Tyecata
Taney
Ead
Lec
Strowa
Europe
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Otver Unting
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