Centralization of power upsets local self government says Coolidge
Northampton, June 21 1931 reports warn that federal employment service expansion will place markets and jobs under federal control. The article argues wage and price fixing will follow, eroding individual independence and liberty while boosting reliance on government.
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Northampton
Mass
Washington
Congress
Federal Employment Service
District of Columbia
Life in His Hands Reflections on Good People and Fear
The narrator recalls childhood surrounded by presumed good people who promised virtue and salvation. They felt pressured by rigid moral expectations, doubting if wealth of happiness or heavenly treasure justified persistent fear of a grim future. The piece questions whether living fearfully for tomorrow is truly virtuous.
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Elsie
Heaven
Earth
Burgess
WY Rogers
Fragmented musings on virtue and vice in a King Feat piece
A reflective fragment critiques moral stereotypes in a King Feat column. It ponders why villains often attract charm while good people seem dull, questioning the thrill of wrongdoing versus honest kindness and pride. The piece teases readers with paradoxes and suggests humane values as worth more than sensational flaws.
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King
Unsung Heroes of Peace Officers and Public Valor
The piece argues that police and peace officers face greater dangers than the public acknowledges. It compares their risks to seamen and sailors, noting officers may die in the line of duty while the public pays little tribute. It calls for recognizing the heroism of peace officers and the tradition surrounding their service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tan
Tax tale orate on taxes and tea revolt refrain
The musing narrator riffs on taxes as a recurring burden, listing numerous levies on bread tickets, rail travel, gifts, and incomes while recalling historic protests like the tea tax. The piece critiques the breadth of taxation and hints at reform with a playful, period voice.
Scientists Receive Ever More Life Prolonged Experiments Proposals
Dr. Robert G B Cornish of Berkeley, famed for reviving a death row terrier, reports a flood of US letters offering to volunteer for human life experiments. He sought Western governors’ permission to test on legally executed criminals, but no approvals were granted and none of the volunteers have been accepted.
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Robert GB. Cornish
Berkeley
United States
Cornish
Accident Toll Shifts With Rising National Fatality Rates
National Safety Council reports 39,000 Americans killed by accidents in the year, up 21,274 from WWI era losses and 2.7 percent higher overall. Motor fatalities rose 18 percent to 36,000 while home and work accidents also increased, with work deaths up 1,000 and home deaths up 8,000 as employment patterns shift.
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National Safety Couplel
He Yvrar
A.F
Unclear fragment cites murder trial and city pride
Fragment discusses blame and commentary around a murder case, referencing Pittsburgh pride and local tone. Readable names and places are garbled, with several nonsensical phrases and scattered dates or terms.
Masked Old World Fame and Fables From Echoes of Fame
A collage of 1920s celebrity culture notes traces public adulation of stars like Dempsey Tunney Valentino and Mary Pickford, plus fashion, theater, and literary anecdotes. It references public reaction, salaries, and media echo while naming figures such as Will Rogers, Gelett Burgess, Lindbergh, and Mary Pickford in a brisk, period voice.
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New York
Lindbergh
Gene ‘Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Cafe Corporation
Valentino
Rudy Vallee
Mary Pickferd
Peanut King and the Rise of a Commonwealth of Shells
A past era profile traces a London clerk who becomes the British peanut king in five years. It chronicles industry shifts due to new processes, agricultural policy, and economic upheaval, linking peanuts from Africa to global market expansion and industrial use. The piece notes Peanut King’s rise amid change, alongside broader themes of opportunity and risk in a transforming economy.
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Exiay
London
Taln
Ti. M. Mitchell
Mn British Shipping Ee
Mitchell
Kens
Bob Cratchitt
Theristmas
Myr
Mitenell
Ike & School
Idsa
Rovers Louis Steven
United States
Congress
Anralia
England
Africa
Braii
Drakres
Kling Fea
Synd
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Price of Life
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Fanta Claus
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David Werfield
Ant
Lamibs
Major Bowes
D. O. McIntyre
Harry Keon Wilken
Agai
Wilson
Garhiel
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Lincol Steffens
George Horace Lorimer
Jn Rouster
Booth Tarkington
Damon Rungbn
Gelett Burgess
Will Rogerel
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Peanut
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