Official Attempts to Block Vote on Repeal
Oregon becomes the twentieth state to vote for repealing the Eighteenth Amendment signaling a broad national shift. Governors Colorado and Oklahoma face pressure to allow timely public ballots, with critics condemning refusals as blocking the people’s judgment on this pivotal constitutional question.
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Colorado
Washington
Johnson
William H. Murray
Oklahoma
Murray
Wis
Kidnapers Declared Scarce Across England to Wales
England Ireland Scotland and Wales with a population of 50,000,000 report no kidnapping cases in over a century. The same is claimed for France and Germany, suggesting widespread rarity or absence of abductions in those nations.
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England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
France
Germany
Listen World by Elsie Robinson
Three couples discuss jealousy in marriage with one wife defending it as essential, while the others condemn it in theory yet admit its twinges in practice. The passage invites clipping the exchange to spring on a crowd for reaction.
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Elsie Robinson
Bersusy
Theo Jet
Jealousy and Kidnapping in American Life Debate
A fragment from a 1930s publication questions jealousy as a social force amid crime and family strife. It weighs ransom, law, and ethics, wonders how passion affects trust, and considers how society should respond to jealousy in marriage and daily life.
Lost City of Yo and the Dead at Bay of Itory
A fragmentary tale by Edwind Hill set in France near the Bale des Trepassi. Fishermen hear distant hoofbeats and a terrified scream in the night but glimpse no horse or rider. Church fathers warn against witchcraft as they speak of the Lost City of Ys and a doomed son.
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Anil
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Gradiot
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Gradion
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Appendicitis Dangers By Royal 5s Copeland Md
The article warns that despite modern surgical skill appendicitis remains dangerous and often fatal if treatment is delayed. It stresses immediate surgery when appendicitis is suspected, describes peritonitis from rupture, and cautions against laxatives or waiting for symptoms to worsen. A lengthy legend of Ys follows with moralizing travelogue details.
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AML
Bern
Thia
Tam
Cig
Kevere
King Kean Rens Tre
Farm and village novels shape dramatic farm theme era
New York critics and readers chase a farm village mood. Notables like Pearl Buck Gladys Hasty Carroll and Evangeline Wall influence three plays for a fan production. Louis Bromfield Edna Ferber and Payne Hurst among writers drawn to rural life as Broadway notes discuss a shift from city to country in literature theater and film.
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New York
Berpt
Pearl Buck
Gladys Hasty Carroll
Evang Wall
Louis Bromfield
Bounties and Kidnapping Wariness Across the Nation
The piece argues that if ransom funds from the U S over three years were pooled as bounties for kidnappers fewer abductions would occur. It claims the Lindbergh case shows suffering and calls for stronger government to protect citizens. It warns people may take the law into their own hands if the state remains weak.
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United States
Ils
Fifty Fifty Love Men and Women on Equal Terms
A 1920s column argues for equal responsibilities and privileges in relationships. It contrasts past courting with modern dating, noting both sexes pursue gold diggers and gigolos. The author champions mutual fairness, shared costs, and practical romance based on respect.
10 and 20 Years Ago in The San Antonio Light
A fragment from the San Antonio Light notes a grand jury convened over vice and gambling in Bexar County, with Ranger Jerome B. Wheatley asserting the posse will stay in San Antonio as long as needed. Also mentions a July 26 endurance run by the San Antonio Automobile Club from Galveston and back, featuring Mrs. R. T. Pruitt driving a Cole 40 tourer. Assistant United States Attorney Charles Cresson heads to Wichita, Kansas, then Chicago on government business.
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