A Challenge to Congress Showdowns Over Budget
President Roosevelt and Representative Dies clash over federal spending versus revenues. They argue Congress must own the balanced budget choice, with Dies proposing a leaner spending bloc and warning liberals oppose budget balance. The president says taxes may rise if needed, but the nation seeks restraint and solvency.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Dies
Texas
Representative Cartwright
Oklahoma
Mr. Dies
counYess
Digs
Insurance firms set low air travel risk rate
Insurance companies in New York to Chicago quote a rate of one dollar per seat for life insurance on air travelers, effectively betting 20,000 to 1 that flying is safer than ground travel. They claim past accidentes and safety measures justify the policy, betting that air travel is as safe as ground transport.
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Kor
China
New York
Barwin
Kilrain, Last Bare Knuckle Fighter, Dies at 78
Jake Kilrain died in Quincy Massachusetts this past week at age 78. In 1889 he challenged John L Sullivan for the world championship, a brutal bare knuckle duel that helped end that era. The piece notes the savage nature of Kilrain’s time and the sport’s move away from bare knuckle fighting.
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Jake Kilwain
Quincy
Massachusetts
John L. Sullivan
Kilrain
Scalp Alopecia Affects Hair Loss and Health
A brief discussion explains alopecia areata and related scalp disorders causing patchy hair loss. Treatment often yields partial improvement. correcting underlying health issues may trigger renewed growth and overall health gains.
Hair loss and nerve illness described by Copeland
By Royal S. Copeland M D discusses Anema nervousness scalp diseases and hair loss. He warns against using home remedies or scalp tonics unless prescribed by a doctor, noting chemicals can damage follicles. The article links alopecia areata to heredity and possible epitheal nervous system disturbance, with mentions of glandular factors and menstrual disorders in young women.
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Vongt
McNaught
Areata Ag
What Do You Know The Knowledge Test
A garbled quiz style text asks about English titles, civics terms, and language, with scattered questions on history, geography, and word meanings. It includes prompts about correct English titles, citadels, synonyms for sullyage, and the Sino Japanese war, among others, with inconsistent formatting and erroneous phrases.
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Conmont
Gail
Sama
Guam
Wale
Comite
Corigh
May
Theatre Critics Clash and Court Etiquette Highlight Broadway Scene
The New York critics mingle closely during season premieres and clashes flare in print. Alexander Woollcott and George Jean Nathan feud once, while Robert Benchley breaks into laughter. Critics adhere to unwritten rules like arriving early and avoiding laughter, with notable escorts like Katharine Cornell and Lunt and Fontanne accompanying guests.
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New York
Alexander Woollcott
George Jean Nathan
Nathan
Phillipse
Smart
Times Square
Robert Benchley
Critics quarrel over theatre and humor in New York scene
The piece notes critics exiting early to beat deadlines and declares George Jean Nathan the most contemptible showman, while Talulah Bankhead endures a short four day spectacle and many productions close after opening night. It mentions Equity rulings and a Pittsburgh store plan for free parking, with Frank Sullivan relocating after a spring visit.
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George Jean Nathan
Alaku
Talulah Bankhead
Grammar Lapses in Newspapers and Shakespeare Cited
A writer cites multiple style lapses from newspapers and classic works, noting misused pronouns prepositions and misquoted phrases. The brief laments the prevalence of grammatical errors across sources including a Boston linotyper and a Harvard history miscue.
Peking Woman Story Shrugged by Old Anthropology Debates
A fragmented account sketches the discovery debates around the Peking woman and Pithecanthropus, noting post Darwinian shifts in anthropology, key figures like Osborn, Keith, and Davidson Black, and the public interest in ancient human lineage amid Krueger and other contemporaries.
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Sfneckel
Tatler
Osborn
Keith
Krueger
Davidson Black
Peking Union
Modient College
Peking
Georges Cuvier
Evolutionary Theories Rise From Fossil Clues Across Eras
Edwin C Hill discusses paleontologists shifting focus to cave fossils and skull debris as clues to human origin. Scholars differ on Eden’s Garden location and evolution sites in Asia Africa and Europe. Earnest Hooton foresees possible survival challenges while Hedlicka warns of long recession with brain gains. Copy 1937 King Features Syndicate.
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Une
Earnest Hooton
Harvard
Hidlicka
Heaton
King Fras. Syd, Inc
Health and humane hopes shape Santa Claus letters
Readers from New York to Chicago propose a modern Christmas gift of health. Young Americans urge community care, affordable housing, and government supported hospitals with nurses and respirators. They envision painless childbirth, universal access to doctors, and civic programs to end suffering from disease.
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Russe
Bempecy Holmes
New York City
10 and 20 Years Ago From L A Light Files
December 2 1927 reports Evangeline Lindbergh mother of Charles Lindbergh and a party flew from San Antonio toward Detroit in a three meter plane stopping for fuel en route to complete the journey in a single day. note predicts new air routes from San Antonio Aid by analysts Hardley and Andrews. December 29 1917 mentions a Patriotic league of Bexar county formed to push prohibition and a telegram to Senator Sheppard urging opposition to Sam Antonins’ stance as representation of citizenship. also city health notices on food service inspections and new restrictions on open stalls after 60 days.
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San Antonio
Evangeline Lindbergh
Charles A Lindberg
Ketly Field
Detroit
Dallis
Muskogee
al. Lois
Mich
Gindvergh
Mexico City
Patriotic League of
Bexar County
Neganlerd
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Valley of the Euphrates
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