Massie Case Demands Complete Pardon and Hawaii Reform
The Massie case advocates a full pardon rather than commutation, arguing that a mere sentence reduction leaves the stigma of an infamous crime and calls for complete reconstitution of Hawaii’s government. It attacks territorial leadership, cites improper grand jury action and prosecutorial conduct, and urges Congress to intervene with a military control remedy.
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Massie
Hawaiian Islands
Supreme Court of the United States
Hawaii
Congress
Woman's Instinct and a German Chancellor's Hesitation
The piece portrays a woman's view of intuition versus psychology, then cites Prince von Bülow's memoirs about Bethmann-Hollweg becoming chancellor in 1974. It, through Frau von Bethmann, mocks the chancellor’s indecision and constant vacillation, framing it as a family joke about changing minds.
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Prince von Boelow
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Boelow
Bethmann
Frau von Bethmann
Elrele
Moronic Millions Alleged by Eugenics Leader in New Haven
A provocative remark by Lean F Whites head of the Amati van Eugenics Society claims that a large portion of inmates in institutions are morons and that six million people may be moronic. He argues some can be taught manners and acting, while noting many cannot.
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New Haven
Lean F. Whites
Amativan Eugenics Society
Whitney
A Bed Time Story Of The Beer Age And Reform
Fragmentary passage discusses a past era when leaders like Ford Rockefeller and Butler altered labor by removing beer. It claims beerless workers grew highly efficient, finishing the nation’s work quickly, and references a era of reform against crimes carried out in their name.
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Ford
Rockefeller
Butler
Listen World! By Elsie Robinson on Good Olde Days Health
An essay by Elsie Robinson critiques nostalgic depictions of the past. It cites Henry L. Hopkins of the New York Tuberculosis and Health Association, arguing that traditional joys like pies and swimming holes masked health harms such as typhoid, ulcers, and tuberculosis. The piece contends that sentimental views harmed minds and communities, linking diet and lifestyle to broader social ills.
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Henry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
New York Tuberculosis and Health Association
Grandma
Mr. Hopkins
Love and Men in Personal Advice Columns
Editorial notes that there are few men writing personal advice for lovers while women can psychoanalyze and chart a partner's emotions. It argues men explain little about attraction, whereas women can articulate why they admire a man. The piece reflects on changing family life and gender roles in society.
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Iast
Diary of a modern Pepys and Broadway reminiscences in 1932
The entry recalls Bettoles and Tod Sloan notes, a Los Angeles drawing of dogs, and letters from Bert Levy and Tod Sloan. It mentions Flora Zabellé Hitchcock, Eva Steinmetz, Otis Ralston, and Frank McIntyre dining. Broadway crowds, a weary week, and Lindbergh kidnap note. It ends with a jab at Hernerd Shaw’s play.
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New York
Bettoles
Bert Levy
tee @etter
Tod Sloan
Los Angeles
Broadway
Flora Zabellé Hitchcock
Frank
Case
Eva Steinmetz
Otis Ralston
Frank ‘McIntyre
Spi
Bronx
Charles Lindbergh
Chesterfields and Voices in a City Notebook
A bustling city page blends tobacco notes with cultural gossipy sketches. It contrasts Turkish rich Chesterfield blends with global tobacco talk while cataloging celebrities, a police commissioner, and a lampooned talker’s reflections on art, fashion, and everyday life in New York.
Etiquette guidance on introducing a stepfamily
A reader asks how to clearly introduce a mother and her second husband to strangers without using step father terms. The advice discusses naming choices for the new bond, alternatives to daughter and mother, and how to handle mutual signature letters, emphasizing careful introductions to avoid awkward misunderstandings.
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Miss de Paynter
The Portant and Jagging Relationship Customs
Kathryn Depeyster examines social etiquette for introducing relatives and wedding gifts in a mid century context. The piece discusses names used in family introductions and formal versus informal gift practices, including greetings between students and the proper order of addressing adults.
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Portant
Jagting
Graham
Miss Judson
Mary Tyteon
Witt
Jove
Grace Wella Edwards
Mary Judson
0 and 20 Years Ago From the San Antonio Light
A collage of random clipped notes recounts past events in San Antonio. It mentions tobacco, Turkish leaf spice, broadcast plans, a Turner hall meeting, a fundraiser campaign, and bankers viewing a staged fight at a taxi depot. Notable names appear but details are fragmentary and unclear.
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Maiair
Kantth
Chicago
Eure
Remember When Mesquite Bricks Replaced Plazal paving
A reminiscence recalls the Alamo plaza paving being uneven by mesquite blocks causing wet horse injuries. City replaced with bricks, police used wagon transport for bricks and story mentions Officer Gus Kinckenkemper driving a two horse hack and collecting small payments.
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Alamo Plaza
Theat
Gus Kinckenkemper
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Hernerd Shaw
Xanthi
Cavallo
Bob ‘Gatland
Shaw
Wall Street
Fred Pilch
Shieo
Inyrinld
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Joseph Urban
Katherine Cornell
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John Erd- Mann
William Beebe
Victor Moore
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Harry Silvey
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Miss.de Peyster
Sant Antonio
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Tania Public Service
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