Confession of Futility in War on Narcotics 1937
Secretary Morgenthau reports 10 major narcotics rings broken up and 3337 arrests in 1937 but admits no real progress in reducing the narcotics problem. He highlights passage of a federal law treating non tax paid marijuana like other narcotics as a hopeful step while warning of marijuana’s spread in yards and schools and the destruction of youth.
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United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
America
Treasury Department
Treasury
Bexar County Voting Power Reaches New High
Bexar County reports a record 76 000 qualified voters this year with 10 000 permanent and 2000 temporary exemptions. The turnout exceeds last year by about 13 000 and tops the 1935 poll tax payments by roughly 1 700. Citizens say the surge positions them to influence government and curb waste.
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Bexar County
Women jurors asked to be tested in court trial bias
Elsie Robinson prints letters and a short sermon on women serving as jurors in Los Angeles civil court cases. Readers discuss female balance, with Opal Taylor and Pearl Allgoa sharing experiences and urging stricter juror exams to curb emotional influence. a 13 year old Allan Segal laments billboards as a separate segment.
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Boris Maselach
Elsie Robineer
Darla Mosebach
Los Angeles County
Ely
Howrad
Hell Gardens
Calif
Elsie Robinson
Allan Segal
Los Angeies
Calf
Robinsony
America
Ogden Nash
Nes
Allan Regal
John Burroughs
Vila St
Los Angeles
Gatit
King Foes, Bynd., Inc
Opinion on heroes and luck in saving civilization
The piece argues that the last person who saved civilization is believed to possess hidden luck, while many others claim credit for fortune. It reflects on how the public relies on hustle when heroism is shared or uncertain.
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Atl
Talking to Merrill Beles at Harlem World’s Fair visit
An observer recalls encounters in New York including Merrill Beles of the Chicago pamphleteer circle, Mrs. Rhinelander Stewart, Miss Hotty Henderson, and Jules Graenger. The piece notes travel to the World’s Fair grounds, social chatter in Harlem, a Civic stance by Crosby, and Crosby’s prolific publishing activity and newspaper space purchases.
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New York
Merrill Beles
Chicago
Meigs County
Ohio
Hotty Henderson
Waldorf
Cec’ B. de- Milo
Frank Vance
Gallipolis
New World’s Fair Grounds
Harlem
Wil Rogers
Europe
Spain
Willan Rhinelander Stewart
Percy Grogby
Crosby
Rapense
New Yorks
Ina Claire and Stage Impersonators in Early Vaudeville
The piece recalls Ina Claire later theater star from Belasca and Theater Gulla days. It lists impersonators and vaudeville figures such as Little Elsie Elsie Janis Cissie Loftus Eddie Gurr and Dexter Fellows, praising their acts and noting their impact on stage comedy and drama.
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Wan
Eddie Gurr
Abrat White
Notable Figures Appear in Gossip and Publicity Rounds
The piece surveys social pages and media salvos around celebrities such as Paul Ghosly Knickerbocker and Elsa Maxwell, noting New Yorker profiles, Harper’s Bazaar mentions, and Cesil Beaton’s Scrape Book features. It also references Idaho’s mountain peak named for Senator Borsh and Will Rogers Jr. running a cattle ranch near Los Angeles.
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Paul
The
New Yorker
Elsa Maxwell
Harper’s’ Bazaar
Cesil Beaton
Ramanzas
Bob
Bagatellis
Hops
Hampton
Jules Brulatour
Idaho
Senator Borsh
Alice Roosevelt-Longworth
Washington
Will Rogers
Jimmy
Los Angeles
The Real Holmes Behind Conan Doyle’s Detective Fiction
An essay explores Sherlock Holmes as a cultural icon, noting readers’ letters to the post office about the fictional detective at 221 B Baker Street. It traces the model to Dr. Joseph Bell, a Scottish surgeon whose keen deduction inspired Conan Doyle, and recounts Bell’s striking diagnostic methods and mannerisms as described by scholars.
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Shertock Holmes
London Sunday Chronicle
Central Post Office
London
Sherlock Holmes
Baker Street
Dr. Watson
Arthur Conan Doyle
Conan Doyle
Sher Jock Holmes
Joseph Bell
Royal Infanmary
Royal Hospital
Edinburgh
Scotland
Joseph Ball
Bell
Watsons
Barbados
Fio
The Lingual Tragedy and Other Amateur Tales
A playful catalog of imagined works by Edwin C. Hill and Conan Doyle style echoes. It lists fanciful titles such as The Lingual Tragedy of the Atkinson Brothers and The Adventure of the Amateur Mendi cant Society, imagining elaborate plots and eccentric characters.
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Atkinson Brothers Et Trincatuales
Mendicant Society
Treth
Grice Paterson
Island of
Dita
Colonel Warburton
Riculettl
Club Foot
City Auditor Lewis Heuermann Dies at 68
From L A Light files February 1 1028 city auditor Lewis Heuermann died at his home at age 68 after serving in city government across multiple administrations. Other items note a beauty contest winner and a visiting Heinz in 1918 plus bread rations under food administrator Gircinghon.
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Lewis Heuermann
Heuermann
Nes
Gol W. Tobin
Lang
Ufe
Gam Bell
Jory
Warning on Kidney Tumors and Blood in Urine
A New York Academy of Medicine talk warns that kidney tumors are easily overlooked. Any blood in the urine is abnormal and needs thorough investigation. painless hematuria often signals kidney or bladder damage and should prompt medical attention early.
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Meyer
Sparkel
Wetin
New York Academy of Medicine
Medical note on urinary tract issue by Royal S Copeland
A brief medical note discusses determining the true share of affairs and indicates that cystascapte and X ray examinations are needed to rule out a possible tumor in the urinary tract. The text, attributed to Royal S Copeland M D, mentions ongoing uncertainty and dismissal timing.
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Hing Pea
Bynd
Ine
Mythology Quiz: One-Word Answers From Ancient Gods
A fragmented quiz asks for single word names of mythic figures such as Pan Helen Aeolus Paris Iphigenia Ulysses Styx Bacchus Arachne Medusa Pandora Athena and Loki. It tests Greek gods heroes and mythic beings with multiple choice prompts across 13 items.
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Wua
Pan
Plato
Plate
Wra
Andhemache
Helen
Nara
West Achilles
Roajan
Buddha
Jax
Aeolus
Agamemnon
Paris
Iphigenia
Ulysses
Styx
Iola
Bacclus
Ing Penuves
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6Th St
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Erli Dans Place
Nere
Tabac
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Dexter
Frank Ward O'Malley
MclIntyre
Afelvaught Syad
Tieton
Gaborians
Monsieur Lececq
Father Brown
Mr.Chesterfield
Agatha Chinetle
Hercule Poirot
John Edam Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Arthur Bartlett Maurice
Lock Holmes
Dr. Bell
Ale” “& Highland Regiment
Slade
By Edwin C. Hill
Milions
Wilson
Kalland
James Phillimore
Lighthouse
Isadora Persano
Stark
Sherlock Thimes
King Fens
L. A. Light Files
Eien Fisher
Fuleping Avenue
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Palace Tharter
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Fitishureh
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Heinz
Pasadena
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John B. Gircinghon
Royal S. Copeland, M.D
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