Hall of Mirrors Budget Pledge Deferred in 1935
The article critiques Secretary Morgenthau’s testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee delaying a balanced budget. It contrasts earlier Democratic pledges to balance promptly with plans to balance three to four years hence, noting Roosevelt and Hoover era statements and urging Congress to seize fiscal initiative.
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Morgenthau
House
Ways and Means Committee
Democratic Party
Treasury Department
Jenking
Ohio
Roosevelt
Pittsburgh
Hoover
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt tax message defended or challenged by Morgenthau
The piece critiques President Roosevelts tax message as confusing and political while Secretary Morgenthaus testimony before the House Ways and Means committee is judged lacking balance. It argues the proper time to revisit revenue is next January with the budget, noting no clear reason for current tax shifts and suggesting the New Deal seeks to share the hooey for the 1926 election.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Ouse Ways and Means Committee
Huey P. Long
Long
Ali
United States
New Deal Administration
Rossevelt Aims Panoply Of Old Ideas In Sample Program
A satirical montage assembles scraps from many political platforms to form a mock Roosevelt administration program. It blends scraps from Communist and Socialist lines, old populist notions, Greenback era ideas, and other varied sources into a single composite, highlighting the alleged ideological mix.
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Rossevelt
Greenback Weaver
Thomas More
Allonia
Bellamy
Wuex Long
Das Kapital
Robin Hood
Higher Mathematics Tower of Taxes So High
A fragment depicts a Taxpayer perched above towering taxes with a heavy heart and a tearful view. The speaker imagines wings to flee the oppressive ascent, lamenting the dizzying height of the fiscal burden and its apocalyptic applause.
Listen World by Elsie Robinson Inspires Faith in Hard Times
A reflective devotional piece urges readers to seek strength beyond themselves. It blends biblical verses with personal faith, portraying resilience through trials and the enduring spark of the divine within.
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Elsie Robinson
Sunshine Shafts The man with nothing to do seeks advice
An odd quotation appears suggesting a speaker dismisses idle youth and urges action. The fragment hints at a period voice urging practical guidance and engagement among young readers, but lacks clear context, names, dates, or events. The readable portion implies a contrived aphorism about purpose and effort.
San Antonio Highlights From July 1915 Rail and Road News
In July 1915 San Antonio reports new army grooming enforcement on short hair and a postponed Cameron Street opening between West Cypress and North Flores. Jitney drivers may select routes after a city commission decision and a horse owned by Capt Brice Disque wins top honors at an equestrian show at Fort Sam Houston.
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Sea of the San Ananio
Shelkg
Cameron Street
West Cypress
North Flores
Jong
Hee
San Antonio
Frederick
Brice BP
Disque
Fort Sam Houston
Inside a Greenwich Village teen's townhouse past and prose
New York based column surveys a compact Greenwich Village house at 751-2 Bedford Street once linked to Edna St. Vincent Millay and frequented by literary figures including Alexander Woollcott. The brick structure with a small footprint features fireplaces and a skylight studio on the top floor, while interior furnishings range in size. The piece trails the owners, visitors, and neighboring properties in a brisk, period tone.
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O. O. McIntyre
New York
Fark Aventw van Rehstellagra
Bedford
Greenwich— Village
Edna SL
Vincent Millay
Aos
Heth
Bedord Street
Marry Go Round: A Look at Marriage and Wealth Pressures
A satirical piece analyzes marriage as a fragile bond tested by money and social status. It contrasts the lure of wealth with genuine affection, noting how vanity, discretion, and consumer culture shape relationships. The essay argues prosperity can erode romance, turning love into routine conflict.
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Tinhorn New Dealer
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George E. Phair
Erhoes
Heaven
Israel
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Mife
Png
Feas
Grand Canyon
Dexander Woollcott
Sudmiering
Slahil
Laké Bomoséen
Vdrmont
Neshobe Island
Cooperatus Exaup
Woolleatt
Neysa McMain
Alteé Duet Miller
Harpo Marx
sWiilel Rome Burns
H. T. Webster
Fab
Hbreftiss Ruskin Crouse
Alison Bimith
Rotlin Kirby
Margaret. Fisiback
Ber
Boulevaris
Harold Rosses
Patricia
Frank Buligan
Alexander Y Woollcott
MoManght Synd. Snr
Helen
Minybor
Baity Pérlora
Golf Clube
Muthiobites
Ranning
Igh
Keeo
Rowland
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