Socialism and the Constitution debate on NRA fate
The Supreme Court is poised to decide the NRA case, with critics arguing the Constitution shielded individual liberty against government overreach. The brain trust warns that extreme regulation threatens foundational ideals from independence through the revolution to the present. Elimination of the NRA could signal broad relief and a return to business recovery.
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Supreme Court
NRA
Brain Trust
All Intate Inquiry
Lkely
Mass Lawlessness Says Professor Johnson on College Dissent
A Columbia University professor brands student refusals to bear arms in war as mass lawlessness and treasonable, urging denial of public educational benefits to any student who refuses to support the country. He argues colleges should teach thinking, not dictate beliefs, warning that free inquiry without patriotic alignment risks national disintegration.
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Douglas Johnson
Columbia University
United States
Moscow
Third International
Johnson
Janson
Merry Commissar Wallace and the Cotton Trade Debacle
A satirical profile mocks Cotton Commissar Wallace amid New England mill closures and Japan’s cotton imports. It notes President Ai vel and Secretary Hull ordering inquiries, Wallace’s quips at Bowdoin, and a Manchester NH mill reporting over one million dollars lost in 1934 due to low-cost imports.
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Wallace
New England
Japan
Aivel
Hull
Institute of Politics
Bowdoin College
Amoskéeag Manufacturing Company
Manchester
N. H
Henry A. Wallane
Who Opened the Gate on Tariff Policy
A historical editorial voices alarm over tariffs and trade policy. It argues exports of raw cotton fall while others rise, steel jobs vanish, and imports from Japan depress American industry. It blames reciprocity treaties and most favored nation clauses for harming the home market and wages. The piece asks who left the gate open.
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Japan
Washington
Looking Out for Themselves in School Funding
A civic plea argues politicians put self interest first while public schools face shortages. It cites 30 million pupils in full time schooling and 27 million in public schools, urging federal aid to build schoolhouses as a public works priority and demanding maintenance funding with fewer politicians and more and better schools.
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United States
Office of Education
Harelip and Cleft Palate Surgery Advise Early Operation
ROYAL S. COPELAND explains harelip is congenital and not hereditary. He urges parents not to fear surgery, noting modern techniques correct deformity with minimal scarring. If needed, a two stage operation may be used for best results to ensure proper nourishment and growth.
Fragmented aphorisms in Stars and Stripes column
A garbled Stars and Stripes excerpt presents skeptic aphorisms about greed and value. It contrasts a dead consumer fixated on a spent dollar with a butcher who uses every hog part except the squeal. The text mocks optimism tied to perambence of politics.
Plump Versus Slender Beauty Through Ages and Trends
The piece traces shifting ideals of female form from Edwin and Will Boyguerry to early modern fashion, noting painters and scholars favoring curves while others link extreme slenderness to decadence. It cites 5000 New York hairdressers supporting fuller figures and recalls Anne of Cleves and Venus of Milo as icons, with Renaissance vitality and mediaeval lean ideals shaping taste.
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Edwin
Will Boyguerry
Mary Plump Wonen
Butkler
New York State
Cosmetologists’ Association
Wually Cai Sre
Tring
Henry VIII
Anne of Cleves
Holbein
Henry
Anne
Cleopatra
Menin
Greece
China
Rubens
Misthleyons
Pra Lippo Lippi
Buttle
Se Medicis
Return to familiar plans signals a social cycle shift
The piece contrasts a waning appeal of intimate cafe acts with the return of famous acts like Jimmy Durante and Sophie Tucker to cafe carousing. It notes Knickerbocker Village’s modernizaton reflecting urban change, and sketches a travelogue through Provence with scenes of Parisian life, decline of old social rituals, and a snapshot of cultural figures reemerging after a downturn.
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New York
Helen Morgan
Cafe Alager 5
Jimmy Durante
Listen World By Elsie Robinson
A feminist essay arguing women are equal as human beings not inherently superior. It rejects feminine mystique and urges practical, respectful equality, praising women as capable humans while challenging notions of special feminine powers. The piece emphasizes mutual respect and shared human worth.
10 and 20 Years Ago From the Files of The APRIL 24 1915
In 1915 Miss Estelle Storms daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Storms was queen of the Cau of Sylvan Flowers at the Mary Jestle theater in San Antonio. A question from a rural school contest noted Pinck cigar factory employing 600 to 700 people as the citys largest employer. City detective John Bibb arrested two professional pickpockets after citing the Festa.
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Estelle Storms
Arthur Storms
East Dewey Place
Cau
Sylvan Flowers
Mary Jestle Theater
San Antonio Light
San Antonio
Right Answers
Informa Lon
Pinck Cigar
Bax Antonio
Paliakman
John Bibb
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America
Third Avenue
Goce
Ant Minte
Crete
Mandalion
Olotts
King Bean
Sony
C. McIntyre
Sophie ‘Tucker
Cafe Carrouse
Broadway
Hector
Knickerbocker Village
Bam A
Herris
Nevada
Hollywood
Wall Street
Ford Mattox Mord
France
Provence
Europe
Frank O’malley
Paris
Toulon
Pard
Cally
Charlie Russell
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Breyport
Fifth Avenue
McNaught Synd
Elsie Robinson
Jeet
Worm
Siz
Ald
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