Centralization of power and the danger to liberty
Northampton Mazars reports that federal employment service expansion to every state and DC signals reduced local self-government. The piece warns wages and markets may be fixed by federal action, with depopulation of individual self-reliance, citing Calvin Coolidge on dependence and liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mazars
Washington
Congress
Federal Employment Service
District of Columbia
Calvin Coolidge
Nish
Misuse of Radio for Propaganda
Elisha Hanson, general counsel for the American Newspaper Publishers Association, warns of a French government subsidized news agency entering the United States and partnering with a radio group to broadcast foreign news with propaganda. He argues this undercuts congressional intent and risks foreign powers influencing American public opinion via private, US-owned media and broadcast facilities. He stresses US press independence and calls for blocking such indirect foreign access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Banner
Elisha Hanson
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Hanson
United States
Europe
France
Hitler
Stalin
Mussolini
Congress
Times
Press Radio Bureau
American Radio
Fiend at the Gate Seeks Tough Drug Laws for Schools
Mrs George Morrison Poole, president of the General Federation of Women's clubs, condemns drug selling near schools. She urges federal action to treat drug peddlers as counterfeiters and kidnappers, warning to protect the nation’s future from this menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Morrison Poole
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Why did he marry that woman and not me
The passage argues many marry to ease life and preserve self esteem. It notes envy of superiors and disdain for inferiors drive choices, suggesting people stay with partners to feel like a big shot despite genuine respect or affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie
Neevish Pallywags
Fragmented 1915 essay and notices from San Antonio paper
A scrambled 1915 era column mixes social commentary on gender and marriage with local notices. It includes a publicity appointment for H. Herndon, mentions of the Texas Paras association, a fatal health office appointment, Mrs. Mary C. Eads obituary, and a stretch of fragmented reminiscences and opinions on women and romance with stray names and addresses interwoven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary C. Eads
Texas
Anc
Hower Fadts
Wade Q. Ratt
San Antonio
Mission Atevel
Repeated Play of Love and Fate in Old Theatrical Cables
The passage argues that marriage is a gamble and every new romance repeats the same plot with the same emotional arc. It claims men and women are alike under influence of inventions and fashion, making it hard to distinguish a first love from a last love, as the leading players repeat familiar actions with each new affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obinson
Antarilia
Ogasis
Ted
Bexar County
Giris
Waren
Golyg
Constanly
Burst of a Star Shocks Astronomers Across the Sky
Hiram P Maxim notes a Hercules star outburst, a nova-like event visible to the naked eye after long exposure. Astronomers, led by Harlow Shapley, call it an enormous outburst potentially marking a rare stellar explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Percy Maxim
Hercules
Falnit
Harlow Shapley
Harvard Observatory
Envi
Tycho
Ays
Venua
Bribanes
Jupiter
Ib San
Grea
Antares
Sirius
Curious Ditties from New Rochelle to Madison Avenue
A fragmented 1935 McNaught Syndicate column surveys New York cultural and social scenes. It mentions Prince George of Russia as a clerk in a fanciful store, reviews celebrity impressions, and notes Al Smith and Mrs. James Roosevelt in the audience. It details Clare Briggs manor in New Rochelle and Broadway gossip about George Waite, Basil Woon, Bruce Barton, and Quebec Charité, blending spoof and social observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prince George of
Russia
New Yorker
Dorothy Gray
Sig Spaeth
Schwatt
John Phillip Sousa
Clifton
Doris
Pit Dorsay
Osgood Perkins
Adolphe Menjou
Jack Lait
Walter Catlett
Ben Bernie
Gilbert Seldés
Alfred
Edna Millay
Browning
Toe Moore
Libby Holman
Jake Falstaff
Coleuinist
Guernee Marin
Cafe Slim
Madison Avenue trans-Lys
al Smith
James Roose- Vent
Weather, politics, and culture mix in strange Times
A garbled 1930s style column references weather lore and public security. Mentions Teeland going wet after 20 years dry, the Weatherman and collector, Uncle Ian’s air force, a one piece balking suit, the Metropolitan Opera, Hibler carrying a gun, and a 1995 slogan. The text blends quirky trivia with political musings and cultural nods.
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By Harding
Okir
Ins
Era Fe
Tay Payer
San Fred
J Herndon
H. E
Attanta
Hag Pem
East Crockell
Chamber of Commerce
C. B. Yandell
Herndon
Texas Paras Association
State Pack Board
Willie Mahula
Accord
Mmis
Etna Pirie
State Board of Health
Cehnol Inspection
Hygiene and Restarch Wrk
Oman
Amd
McIntyre
Clare Briggs
New Rochelle
George Waite
Broadway
Charleston
Dunge White
Paris
Montparnasse
Greenwich “Village
Basil Woon
Foquet
Bruce Barton
Walter
Aidelines
Mosa
Nairobi
Paaraa
IcVlly
Cobb
Quebec
Charité
Socrates
McNaught Synd
Tac
Teeland
Weatherman
Ian
America
Metropolitan Opera
England
Hibler
HuNtress
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