Muscle Shoals Fray Tests Coolidge Resolve Over Leasing
A critical editorial warns President Coolidge against backing Senator Underwood’s plan to lease Muscle Shoals to Alabama Power. It argues the bill would gifts public power to the private “power trust,” cites $135 million spent, two dams, nitrate plants, and Wilson Dam, and urges government ownership to serve the South. The piece casts Norris and Weeks as counterpoints and labels the proposal a potential Tea Pot Dome risk.
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Coolidge
Oscar Underwood
Congress
Railroads
Electric Power Trust
General Electric Company
Electric Bond Share Company
Mr. Underwood
Alabama Power Company
Senate of the
United States
Panama Canal
Muscle Shoals
Power Trust
Wilson
Tennessee River
The
Senator Norris
Bill
Norris
Federal Power Corporation
Southeastern
Underwood
Weeks
Fall
Harding
Navy
Washington
Red Tape Reprimand Sparks Russian Vessel Fine
A United States shipping board ship was fined 500 by Russian authorities after sailors gave old clothes to poor women and children. The piece questions double standards in law enforcement and wonders if innocent people suffer under red tape in both nations.
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United States Shipping Board
Gift giving by surprise as a social satire
The piece extols surprise in gift giving while joking about the poor returns of practical gifts. It quips that clever suprises avert anger, mocks ugly returns, and notes trends like bobbed hair and mustache cups. It humorously suggests avoiding sensible presents and favors glittery trinkets instead.
Boy’s Christmas Wish Sparks Spiritual Moment
A Sunday school scene recounts a boy asking if Christmas would bring a fire engine. The speaker recalls the boy’s fear and hope, and his eventual declaration that he would "get it" if true, implying a deeper faith as he prays.
Figures of Speech Yowling Dervish in Political Rhetoric
A historical write up explains the term howling dervish used for ardent believers in politics. It outlines Mohammedan dervishes and describes their religious practice with chanting Allah and intense bodily movement, sometimes followed by exhaustion or self-harm, noting minimal serious injuries due to discipline.
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Allah
Eatures Syndicate, Inc
Beat Em to It in Wayside Wisdom
A man named L meets a confident stranger who promises quick success. The visitor praises L, hints at wealth, and asks for twenty dollars to fund a final move. L resists mild flattery, revealing limited cash and bank balance, while the visitor reels from the rejection.
Good and Bad Habits by Royal S Copeland
Senator Royal S Copeland argues habits shape health and future behavior. He warns against long-term sugar salt meat and indulgences and urges parental influence and lifelong vigilance to prevent harmful routines. He notes some people digest tough foods or sleep little yet urges personal limits for lasting well being.
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Royal S. Copeland, M. D
United States
New York
New York City
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Christmas Is Coming and Gift Giving in 1924
Brand Lessing reflects on Christmas meaning and urges early shopping to ease clerks’ workload. He praises bringing joy to children and strangers, warns against mere habit in giving, and stresses charity and fellowship for the unrepresented during the holiday season.
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Santa Claus
Over Life's Hurdles by Louis E Bisch
A 1824 essay outlines six child traits imitation curiosity play romance egotism and suggestibility as key to training. It urges parents to model kindness truthfulness and refinement, answer questions, foster play, and curb vanity while guiding development with consistent example.
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Louis E. Bisch
Premier Syndicate, Inc
Santa Claus
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