The Modern Mother Enemies and Economic Policy Clash
A Washington tone column argues that the Roosevelt administration faces conflicting paths between a New Deal domestic program and tariff reductions. The piece warns free trade could undermine home recovery and cites Bernard Baruch on costs and protection. It notes executive limits on tariff relief pending the June London conference and urges focus on prosperity at home.
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Roosevelt
Hull
London
America
Bernard M. Baruch
Brookings Institution
Washington
Will O
Wallace
Listen World by Elsie Robinson a modern critic
A fragment from a 1933 column examines married life and jealous women. It contrasts mothers with modern housewives and questions what constitutes the real enemy of women, hinting at social pressures, gossip, and self pity without graphic detail.
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P.T. A
America
Elsie Robinson
Will Rogers and Gramercy Memories in 1935
The writer recalls Will Rogers’s magnetic stage presence and quick wit, comparing him to Mark Twain and Jimmy Durante. They contrast Rogers’s ease with others’ clumsy airs, then drift to Manhattan’s Gramercy Park area, noting its unchanged facades, historic houses, and the charm of strolling residents. The piece closes with a reunion dance with a childhood friend.
10 and 20 Years Ago from the San Antonio Light May 30 1923
A clipping recalls events from May 30 1923 including a 40 mile trip around Brackenridge Park to set an athletic record and a thunderstorm sweeping the city with near 100 miles of wind and 180 holes noted in a record. The item notes the era's weather and local feats.
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Park Avenue
Park Avenues
The
San Antonio
Mahgham
Ronger
Brackenridge Park
Lugham
Alsin wOerrant
Roosevelt III pleads guilty to speeding in Cambridge
Theodore Roosevelt III, 19 and Harvard freshman, admitted speeding in a Cambridge court. He received a $10 fine. The dispatch notes public curiosity over a Roosevelt descendant in a lighthearted, opinionated tone.
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Cambridge
Mass
Theodore Roosevelt, III
Roosevelt
Harvard
Teddy
Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland
A fragmented excerpt reflects on marriage, independence, and gender roles. It critiques male vanity and female bargaining power, contrasting social performance with intimate reality, as a sequence of anecdotes on love, fidelity, finances, and the desire for stability. The piece leans toward witty social observation rather than a linear narrative.
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