James Madison Deserves a Monument
The editorial argues Washington must honor James Madison, founder and author of the Constitution, with a monument in the federal capital. It notes Madison's pivotal roles in religious freedom, separation of church and state, and navigation, contrasting his tribute with other presidents and revolutionary heroes while urging Congress to act amid perceived neglect.
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San Antonio
Tex
James Madison
Federal
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Postal Service
John Marshall
United States Capitol
Jefferson Memorial Commission
Congress
Nathaniel Greene
LaFayette
Count de Rochambeau
Count Pulaski
Thaddeus Kosciusko
von Steuben
Washington
Spain
Andrew Jackson
LaFayette Park
White House
Abraham Lincoln
Potomac River
James Garfield
Jefferson
Madison
Mississippi
America
United States
True Patriots Speak Out Against Unconstitutional Bills in House
The text praises independent House members who oppose unconstitutional legislation and criticizes the administration's influence over public works funding. It cites Representative Knutson and Fuller condemning the president’s push for unconstitutional bills and warns of a socialist shift unless constitutional protections are upheld.
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House of Representatives
House
Senate
Guffey
Knutson
Minnesota
Fuller
Arkansas
Kin Beyond Sea: Gladstone on the American Constitution
An excerpt cites William E. Gladstone lauding the American Constitution as a remarkable product of human intellect and resolve. The quote appears in an 1878 article titled Kin Beyond Sea, highlighting admiration for the founding document's design and impact.
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William E. Gladstone
England
Ilustrious Statesman
Sentiment and sentimentality in everyday life
A critique argues sentimentality differs from refined feeling and corrupts moral judgment. It labels characters like Bill and his mother as self serving and cowardly, while praising genuine sentiment that inspires better behavior and broader living. The piece contrasts aging ideals with modern selfishness and urges discernment.
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Bill
Tae
Sunshine Shafts Money Talks and Tongues
Fragmented OCR hints at a saying on reputation and speech. Core idea contrasts money and silence with a sharp tongue, suggesting reputations suffer from damaging words. Readers see a quotation about truth and social perception.
Mrs Harriman pushes US lottery legalization drive
The article profiles Mrs Oliver Harriman leading a nationwide push to legalize lotteries in the United States. Her campaign uses a $10,000 slogan contest illustrated by a Christy poster and argues care for charity funds while criticizing foreign lotteries and racketeers. The piece notes her social prominence and long interest in charities, contrasting Irish sweepstakes with US gambling policy.
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Edwin C. Fic
Charles Sabin
Oliver Harriman
United States
New York
Washington
Howard Chandler Christy
Kentucky
Pnto
Dublin
Ireland
United State
United
Early push for Louisiana lottery and gambling expansion
Fragmentary notes recount a plan by carpetbaggers to fund state relief through a massive Louisiana lottery scheme. Revenue reportedly peaked around 50 million with the state taking about ten percent, while promoters and agents captured the rest. The text mentions New York backing, political figures, and warnings of a gambling frenzy tied to state finance.
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Luisiana
Iil
New York
Willam Gardinal Q'Gon
Louie
Boston
New York Diary Sketches and Broadway Echoes
A lively New York diary recounts encounters with Dr Finley, Albert Keller, and Major Bowes, plus notes on George Bernard Shaw, Richard Watts, and Mark Hellinger. It mentions open-fronted King’s Island bars, Tomyon romances, and reflections on Wells and Laurel and Hardy, with a flurry of celebrity names and city scenes.
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New York
Dr. Finley
The
Tims
Har Lampmith
Florentine
Albert Keller
Ritz
Forty-Ninth Street
Missouri
Ohio
Tucy
Virginia Gong
Deac Aylesworths
Major Bowes
Ant Ho
Wip
Mark Twain
Margaret Isington
Rivell
London
George Bernard Shaw
Richard Watts
America
Watts
Ialking
Charlestown
W. Va
Ressig
Fant
East Crockett street extended through Alamo Plaza park
From the files of August 24 1925 Mayor Jos W Tobit announced plans to extend East Crockett street through Alamo Plaza park despite objections from Park Commissioner Ray Lambert. Also noted were Western Union in San Antonio adding an automatic telegraph printing machine in the local office and WGY Schenectady broadcasting test programs as reported by San Antonio Light.
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Jos W. Tobitr
East Crockett Street
Alamo Plaza Park
Ray Lambert
San Antonio
Western Union
W. Woolford
WGY
Schenectady
The Ideal Man and the Happy Wife Debate
A fragmented column jokes about gender roles noting that women often set the terms in modern law and life. It quips that an ideal man exists only in a never married woman and that a man singing in the mirror has only his whiskers for company. The piece ends with a stray line about social signals and dating.
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Ted Hinly
Mark Hellinger
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John Barhes Wells
Dutch Treat Lab
Karl K. Kitchen
Wells
Pegey O'Horligan
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Oley Speaks
Mandalay
King Sland
Seventh Avenue
Cirle
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Bagulelles
Glaenzer
Reno
Starold Bell Wright
J. P. Morgan
Donald Henderson Clarke
Erskine Gwynne
Hollywood
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Laurel and Hardy
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Ruemanta
Collee
Tee Taps
Maury Paul
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Trouston
Los Angeles Heights
Fort Sam Houston
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