Colby honors Lovejoy martyr and presses freedom
Colby college at Waterville Maine marked Lovejoy the first American martyr to the cause with May 18 exercises. Franklin W Johnson warned of growing threats to free speech and a free press as authoritarian forces seek to subdue newspapers. He urged reaffirming the American principle of press liberty as protection against dictatorship.
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John Peter Zenger
Hirjah Parish
Lovejoy
Zenger
Spains
Colby College
Waterville
America
Moh
Franklin W. Johnson
Colby
Talmadge Radio Speech Attacks New Deal Policies
Governor Eugene Talmadge spoke from Washington to the nation arguing that New Deal programs and alphabet agencies have failed. He labeled NIRA a form of communism, warned against planning and regimentation, and urged a return to American constitutional principles and genuine Democratic values.
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Eugene Talmadge
Washington
Moyer
Aillones
Talmadge
Domestic conflict ends in divorce cliché say long run
Elsie Robinson sketches Ethel 26 and Horace 34, bright couple with a baby, as Ethel leaves her successful secretary career to run a home while Horace pursues his medical duties. She allies with other young mothers to modernize housekeeping, but his workaholic drive clashes with her desire for companionship. The piece invites readers to judge whether this modern marriage thrives or collapses.
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Elsie Robinson
Ethel
Horace
Saste
Mor
Nuitherhinad
Etrel
Domez
Hocrate
Dees
Cats and the city in a Greenwich Village ode
A humorous New York dispatch riffs on cats in Greenwich Village, praising a feline orchestra led by a famed alley boss and the social friction of urban life. The piece blends quirky cat lore with riffs on city living, dogged independence, and a coy critique of governance overreach. It nods to Mussolini, Hitler, and public figures while celebrating cats as night clubs on back fences.
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Zonger
New York
America
Lovejoy
Alton
Ill
Paris
Ligue de Defesse Des Animaux
Tan
Dush
Greenwich Village
Sibway
Minnie
Ike Tial
OWA
Paul Whiteman
Cat Orchistra Leadere
New York City
Te Society For the Prevention of
Nat Valhalla
Thay
Mussolini
Hitlt
Artists” and Writers’ Club
Metropolitan
Caruso
Luis Angel Firpo
Jack Dempsey
Dimmmy de Forrest
New Jersey
Yals
Catr
Ke Addiston
Lamb
Flore
Firpo
Addison
King Fea
Synd, Inc
Directors Appointed for Local Corporation Under Texas Law
In San Antonio area notes from May 21 195, directors R J Bople John Cunningham and Victor Keller were appointed to run a new Texas corporation. Reports describe city election expenses sworn by candidates on Citizens League Municipal League or independent tickets. A mass meeting was called to discuss financing the San Antonio Medina Lake toll road project.
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S.A
Texas
R. J. Bople
John Cunningham
Victor Keller
Tandle Oe
Sah Ahwwos Omer
Chee Commissioners
Bs M
James R. Savis
Citizens’ League
Municipal League
San Antonio
Medina Lake Toll Road
Fragmented quote on free speech and public opinion
The readable portion critiques a boastful man who interferes in free discourse. It notes that those who claim to know it all rarely keep quiet and mentions a statistic suggesting 24 percent of people favor something unspecified.
Grace George Flares Back on Stage as Elderly Roles Star
Grace George returns from retirement to a star turn that brings crowds to their feet, reestablishing her as a gifted portrayer of elderly women. The piece reflects on her career, her marriage to W. A. Brady, and contrasts with contemporary society including Mizner and Barrymore figures, all amid a gossip-filled portrait of New York’s theatrical world.
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New York
Grace George
Miss George
W. A. Brady
Brady
Guild
Anemia Diet and Treatment Outline Highlighted
A 1935 article notes diet, especially liver, as pivotal in treating pernicious anemia once deemed fatal. It covers causes, detection by blood counts, and simple to advanced therapies including rest, nutrition, and transfusions when needed, stressing early recognition and medical care for recovery.
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Priso
Greater New York Dietetic Association
Neid
William P. Murphy
Nabe
Opel
the King Bean, Synd., Inc
Astrology By Hiram Pe Readers Question Its Claims
Readers question astrology as a future-telling system and its claims about the twelve houses. The column traces origins from ancient maps to modern misgivings, noting inconsistent fate predictions and lack of logical basis, while acknowledging comfort for believers.
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Hiram Pe
Ars
Venus
Saura
Tomoe
Batu
Galileo
Saturn
Tntla
Ancent
Ate
Gibralter
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Deep Sea Fishing Club
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Caseig
Oyake
Elem
Garten
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Pin
Psrlic
Garoline
McDuff
Troilus
Methinks
Debay
Ike Gane Tunney
diMgent Inquiry
Tld
Bim
Vieinhiy
Blanca
Fulton
Peritiq
Ely
C. McIntyre
Edward Dean Sullivan
Wilson Mizner
Mizner
Gambler
Amart
Ion
Long Island Sel
Lis Suimmer
Tommy Manville
Manville
John Barrymore
Sylvastral
Hollywood
Algonquin
Barrymore
Dmcnaught Lynd
Royal
Copeland, M. D
Astrology
Cy Maxim
Min
Equator
Scandinavia
South America
Australis
Asia
Africa
Ale
Yeas
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