A Wartime New York Anecdote of Awnings and Escape
The narrator recalls a chaotic day in New York ten years ago with mistaken visitors, a mistaken tenant, and a stubborn awning taker. A builder's elevator of events unfolds from a door knock to a window windings, a mistaken Gilmore sighting, and bustling city life as details blend into a comic slice of urban memory.
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York
Grodecon
Willard Gilmore
Pethert-Law
Sil d Gilmore
Gilmore
Mr. Gilmore
Reidgeport
Hearst Papers propose 11 wide reforms and policies
The Hearst Papers advocate a platform including Washington style non entangling alliances, proportional Senate representation, separate Defense departments under a national secretary, education- focused literacy drive, January installation of leaders, a federal sales tax to cut other taxes, a thirteen month year with Saturday holidays, Nicaragua Canal for commerce and defense, West Indies acquisition for debt payment, selective immigration and deportation of undesirables, and full publicity of income taxes.
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George Washington
United States Senate
Army
Navy
Air Forces
Secretary of National Defense
Education
United States
Congress
Nicaragua Canal
Hearst Papers
English West Indies
Intelligent Courage in a Bank Kidnap Plot
In Galva Illinois a banker and his wife faced a kidnapping case with uncommon resolve. While the husband initially withheld aid the wife quietly assisted authorities during his captivity and the couple later helped trap the abductors. The banker also displayed moral courage by deceiving his captors to protect others.
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Galva
Illinois
Sign of the Times on Prohibition after Waukegan murder trial
A murder trial near Waukegan Illinois ended with the defendant William Butler Jr acquitted. The defense blamed society for poisoning liquor replacing wholesome drinks, signaling growing public doubt about prohibition as a temperance measure. The piece argues that public sentiment sees prohibition as a mistake and suggests a new temperance statute.
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Waukegan
Ill
William Butler Jn
Associated Press
White Collar Relief Measures Aid Unemployed
The piece notes 996 million dollars in national improvement and construction aimed at relieving unemployment, highlighting that relief efforts also impact white collar workers including small shop proprietors. It argues that white collar relief is essential and feasible, alongside blue collar programs.
Rickenbacker to Receive Medal of Honor in Ceremony
On November 8, nearly twelve years after Armistice signing, Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker will be offered the Congressional Medal of Honor. President Hoover will personally pin the decoration on the famed air ace. The issue prompts debate over valor recognition for a peacetime pilot compared with a World War ace.
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Edward V. Rickenbacker
America
Hoover
Rickenbacker
United States
Exercise and Heart Health in Youth Sports
An article warns that intercollegiate rowing and other sports strain the heart and urges gradual, progressive training. It stresses preparticipation heart exams for children and athletes, repeated tests after exertion, and avoiding sudden, intense activity. Families, physicians, and schools are urged to monitor exertion levels and tailor activity to individual heart capacity.
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Alwaye
Phirirana
Phin
Sachaporta
Peaturse Eervice
Ync
Texas Cattle Trails and the Stockmen's Alliance
A fragmented account recalls cattle drives from Texas to Wyoming and back to Catallus regions. It notes 600 head shipped to Halifax Kansas, later returning via San Antonio, with prices and market moves, and cites a July 1863 stockmen association pamphlet detailing resolutions to curb trail-ward losses and prosecute offenders. Leaders include B H Ezebine as president and John Rowell as a forewarer, with a roster of early officers and signers.
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Dasa
Caterina
Wyoming
Na Beri
Tiveatock
Chicago
St Louis
St. Joe
Cathrine
Kaczas
Mali
Kansan
Lissen
Oll Superintendenta
B. H. Ezebine
John Rowell
F. Haggnan
E. J. Sutledge
Jo. Cotuila
BE. Witton
Alfi
McColm
Alonzo
Allee
J. BE Netherlin
Intex Speed
J. TH
Pioneer Instrument Gift and cattle trade glimpsed in San Antonio notes
A San Antonio excerpt recounts a pioneer instrument presented to Traitu by Cayt William B. Hrecaphas and references cattle movements from a New Mexico depot to Cotulla. Collis Bouldin of Montales earned $33 a head on beeves, illustrating market winds and local sayings about manufacture and deception amid dated frontier commerce.
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J. J. Holmes
C.J. Cannon
D. Parks
W. F. Thodes
le Owi
Traitu
Cayt
William B. Hrecaphas
San Antonio
New, Mexico
Cotulla
Bert
Mary
Collis Bouldin
Flontales
Stows
Berar County
Che
Collis
Portrait of a Woz Love Story in Elsie Robinson Column
Opinion piece praising Mazo de la Roche novel Portrait of a Woz and its canine-centered storytelling. Describes Jillet Argyle Hunt through vivid imagery, contrasting female and male traits via a dog’s perspective. Highlights themes of resilience, affection, and society’s view of gender.
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Mazo de Lp Roche
Bec Mietrene
Nox
Hunty
Argyle
Wes
Hamlah
Do You Know A Tale Of Fin Antonie And De La Roche
A fragmentary 1945 era passage probes social satire and gender roles with quoted dialogue about a pale domestic scene and the frailties of women. It references Miss de la Roche and Argyle in a melodramatic tone while hinting at broader stage or dramatic contexts.
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Apata
Hamish
Miss de la Roche
Bol
Argyle
Ponte
King Peatures Sym, Inc
Greatest Ever Jones Sets New Golf Standard
The Illustrated London News caption proclaims Jones of Atlanta as the greatest golfer, noting his open and amateur titles in Britain and America. It argues success comes from hard thinking, planning for family independence, and continuing golf only when desired, portraying Jones as a model of disciplined achievement.
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Jones
Atlanta
Georgia
Great Britain
America
Hmself
Accie
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