Tardieu Seeks World Police To Preserve French Security
A commentary argues French Minister of War Andre Tardieu proposed a composite world military force to enforce League of Nations aims at Geneva. It says France will not disarm, seeks air and land dominance, and uses such proposals for domestic political ends while avoiding disarmament.
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Andre Tardieu
Aving
Geneva
Rueles
Gificart
England
Pacific
China
Manchuria
M. Tardieu
League of Nations
Tardieu
France
AEM
Europe
Litvinoff
Russia
Morale crisis in long‑term joblessness and leisure use
A welfare council report notes that chronic unemployment erodes morale and worsens family stress, though divorces fall during economic strain as families stay together. It cites prior approaches in England and Germany with guilds, craft shops, gardening, and music instruction, arguing true happiness comes from inner resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Germany
Soap Shortage in Russia Sparks Debate on Progress
A cable dispatch reports a soap shortage in the Soviet Union. The remark echoes Lenin on social advancement by soap usage, prompting questions whether Russia is truly advanced or if bath habits and factory building are moot after the October revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenin
Knowledge Is Power w Georges T Murray and Alfalfa Bill Mur
Knowledge Is Power features Georges T Murray promoting his brother William H Murrow Mur gy as Oklahoma governor. The tale recasts a political moment with a dirt farmer image and a boast about memorizing the federal constitution. A boatman anecdote underscores a cautious, folksy tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Georges T. Murray
William H
Murgy
George
Oklahoma
Bill
Tuberculosis fades when caught early and treated at home
A 1914 health article warns tuberculosis may show subtle early signs including fatigue cough and weight loss. It urges prompt medical consults for persistent exhaustion and cough and emphasizes patient responsibility, sun exposure and simple lifestyle measures as aids to fighting the infection.
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Quenza
Genesee
Thas
King Kpaturen Myn
Cre
Trails and Tall Tales From Floresville Chronicle
The piece riffs on local figures like Floresville merchant Jim C Merchant and rumors of Hereford calves bought from F White, plus wider jokes about chickens and Smiley’s incubators. It recalls a Lockhart mayor misstatements, a Mississippi cattle theft yarn, and Trails’s long history chasing sheep with humor about ewes and fate in a rambling regional voice.
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Bellave
Jims. C. Merchant of
Floresville
Meade
Chronicle-Journal of
Jim
F. White
Cibolo
Stockdale
Surshine
Smifky
Gongales Inquirer
Smiley
Pete Mckenne
Mississippi
Rambling Tales of Sheep and a Puzzle Misprint
Historian notes a rambling reminiscence of West Texas sheep drives and a humorous cross word moment. A bank clerk’s misread mortgage note sparks a quip about the word ewe, illustrating quirky wordplay and rural memory.
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Tras
Tralls
Ray
Carney
Rotstown
West Texas
Marry Go Round By Helen Rowland
A humorous column by Helen Rowland on old fashioned femininity and modern independence. The narrator mocks social expectations, desires admiration, and prefers traditional marriage while acknowledging practical frustrations with independence and social roles.
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Marry
Helen Rowland
Stars and Stripes Partner Deliberates Crop Plan Amid Law Uncertainty
A business figure linked to Stars and Stripes Partner Drybottom contemplates crop choices for the thin year pending clarity on applicable laws. The fragmented text mentions married men, bachelors, a Lorelei reference on the Rhine, and a note on enterprise aiming to attract tourists, with garbled phrasing throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drybottom
Voices and parties on Broadway in a winter spree
Readable fragments describe socialite scenes on Broadway in February 1932. Mentions Delmoyico's, Queenie Smith, Helen Hays, George Gershwin, Ed Wynn, and patrons at theaters and gatherings. Anecdotes cover a performer’s farewell, a letter with a $10,000 check, and society chatter about actors, writers, and nightlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmoyico
Glace Bellew
Hampton
Bille” Bove
Mrz Duncan Fraser
Ted Woodyrd
Oadinide
Altefabie
Chore
Bob Gallipd
Queenie Smith
Kay
Robert Scripps
Helen Hays
George’ Gershwin
Jul
Hoyt
Ed Wynn
Rite Welman
The
Sun Rathapfels
Nathalia
Ana
Ta Bed
Tate
Listen World! By Elsie Robinson
The piece condemns U S hunger amid unemployment and cites an emergency diet for a five person family. It notes millions hungry, calls out insufficient relief, and contrasts aid to banks with lack of direct aid to Americans in need. It cites a government report and criticizes Congress for not authorizing immediate aid.
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Nomedia
Yrai
Americs
Jabor
Hoover
Bonafery
Américas
Altoone
Pennsylvania
América
Congress
King
Ten and Twenty Years Ago From The San Antonio Light
From the files of The San Antonio Light dated February 15 1912 a report notes financial concerns offset by European stability and a belief that prosperity will advance once global conditions stabilize. It lists Beaxr county voting strength, stockman William Green elected as director of Alamo National Bank, and Clfton Gorge company street work approved under county engineer supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.D Harris
National City Bank of New York
San Antonio
Willam Grees
Rhiner
Texas
Alamo .National, Bank
G. A. G. Haltf
J. 4
Brown
J. Me. Martindale
George GC
Vaughas
William Green
O.c.glaps
Erneme Bleves
Joseph Courand
Oxo Meertcheldt
County Commissionera
Cluton Gorge Company
Broadway
Alamo Heights
Courlty
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Russell
Metropolitan Museum
King Drauvier Bony
Henry Padder
Holbrook Bilin
New Jersey
Miller
Bo Jong
Henneed Kepteo
Herbert Bayard
Herem Hays
Psyche Flatalgan
Bib Davis
Margaret Iilington
Maj
Cadiz
Ohio
Elmer Davis
Aurora
Odgen Nash
Trvin
Draner
Roark Bradford
Ite
Lalect’ Stabler
Charles Sorionerville
Police
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Tarkington
Wes
Vin
Lotus
Abraham Lincoln
Ann
Snaud
Harlem
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Sutton
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