Glass pockets and income tax privacy echoed by Morgan
The piece argues public access to personal income tax records is inevitable, compares it to public records of birth and marriage, cites the 1891 New York capital punishment case, and ends with J. P. Morgan’s warning that society will soon require glass pockets. It notes objections from taxpayers and the law's publicity stance.
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Congress
Coolidge
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
United States
J. P. Morgan
Dangers in Kissing Emotions and a Mount Vernon Trial
A Chicago minister warns kissing can mislead and laughter, noting varieties from passionate to Judas kisses. At Mount Vernon Illinois a sensational trial unfolds as a minister admits planning to poison his lover’s husband and his own wife.
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Chicago
Mount Vernon
Ill
Ted
Kenai
Parking Space By Bugs Baer
Satirical column argues for more pedestrian freedom and less restrictive white line traffic control. criticizes overcrowded cities, traffic cops, and the failed focus on parking space as a civic priority. mentions President Cal and a platform rooted in parking issues.
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Baer
Cal
Artless Ads Fireplaces in Geneva Free Press
Ady notes that untested fireplaces add a homey look and value, suggesting their worth equals installation cost. The Geneva Ohio free press carries a consumer-style tip on home heating aesthetics and value.
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Geneva
Ohio
Free Press
Ten oclock Towne Gossip and a Crossword Headache
A playful diary fragment describes a ten o’clock gossip session and a family fracas over a crossword clue. The narrator scolds the children for failing to solve a four letter word meaning near, then ejects everyone after a burst of anger.
Tribute to Governor-elect Miriam Ferguson
Editorial from TABBI SAMUEL MARKS offers congratulations to Miriam Ferguson, praising her triumph in Texas politics and her future stewardship. The writer honors Ferguson's late husband and labor against prejudice, extolling her strength, virtue, and ideal leadership in biblical terms.
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Mirian Ferguson
Texas
Commonwealth
Sarah
Rebecca
Esther
Tadith
Leah
Miriam Ferguson
Tabbi Samuel Marks
Wayside Wisdom: A Hidden Raise Tale
A wife pressures her husband for a higher wage amid rising grocery costs. He reveals he recently received a raise but keeps it secret to avoid alarming their maid and to spare conflict at home. The piece contrasts financial strain with concealed earnings.
Nature’s slow but deadly sea snail predator
A stone blind sea snail burrows in the sand to ambush mollusks. It grips prey with a massive foot and bores through shells with a rasping tongue, pulling the victim out and consuming it despite its sluggish movement.
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King Feature Syn, Inc
Dressing to Keep Well by Royals Copeland M D
M D Copeland urges practical winter dress, arguing against overdressing and for adapting garments to temperature. He emphasizes dry feet, layered outerwear, and minimal shielding to build resilience, warning against dampness and overprotection. Copyright 1924.
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Copeland
United States
New York
New York City
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Making Better Flappers by The Spectator
Mary Roberts Rinehart lauds the Girl Scouts as a national force guiding girls from verandas to country life. The movement turns country into a playground, teaches cooking sewing care for others and money saving, and builds character through play and work. Four hundred thousand girls mature every five years shaping American life with joyful craft.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
Girl Scouts
Over Life's Hurdles by Louis E Bisch
A compact motivational piece urging continuous forward progress for personal success. It compares life to a military advance, warns against backward steps such as debt extravagance inefficiency procrastination lack of system and muddled thinking, and emphasizes planning, effort, and focus to move ahead.
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Louis E. Bisch
Premier Syndicate
Tex
Premier Synd
Tac
Some Sap and Salt by Bert Moses
A short verse pondering who would labor if wishes came true and pondering the source and destination of slander. The poet questions science’s grasp of these mysteries while citing a quip attributed to Herbeek about Dumblepess.
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Bert Moses
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