Dominant Roosevelts Rogue Echoes In Broad Street Musings
The piece sketches Theodore Roosevelt's lingering fame after Manila, then drifts to New York’s East Side satire and a cast of literati and ghetto figures. It notes literary debates about Shakespeare’s authorship, profiles a quirky news-tipster couple, and riffs on Dickens and vaudeville figures with colorful, if meandering, street portraiture.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Philippine
Thas
Afghanistan
Kipling
Bond
Hitler
Babe Ruth
Oxford
Aga Ben Hus-san
Teheran
Laurel
Hirdy
Louie” Zeltner
Federal financing to revive building industry urged
A historic call urges government action to direct money into construction if bankers refuse. It argues funding is the key obstacle to revival, claims millions of workers could return to jobs, and urges mortgage reform, lower interest, and safe, affordable financing through expert input. The piece insists government intervention may be necessary to sustain one of America's vital industries.
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America
The Three Second Kiss and Its Censorship Tale
A past censorship rule limited film kisses to under 40 feet of film sparking a Bronxville traffic joke. Police blamed perversion, yet residents feared social judgment over public displays. The “third kiss” became favored as a balance between visibility and propriety.
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Motion Picture Board of Censorship
Uty
Bronxville
Prohibition Taxes Threaten Foreign Liquor Trade
British and French wine growers fret over a potential steep duty after prohibition as the United States may curb imports. The piece argues a high tax could block foreign goods while noting war debts and unpaid American loans clouding revenue prospects.
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Tisfillers
United States
Britain
France
Listen World! By Elsie Robinson
The author argues that the so called good old days never existed for most Americans. She links long economic struggle to modern strikes, blaming systemic oppression and deprivation behind worker unrest and the belief in a better life.
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Elsie Robinson
Tate
Ufe
Liem
Postal Savings Under Fire By James T Williams Jr
James T Williams Jr reports that the Roosevelt administration may seek to abolish postal savings banks. The claim notes bankers long campaign to end the system and cites Comptroller O Connor at the American Bankers Association warning Congress could repeal the postal savings act as Glass Act deposit insurance looms.
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United States
Roreevelt
Congress
American Bankers’ Association
Treent
James FP. T. O'Connor
Currency
Mr. O'Connor
Seearch
J Phys
Kia
Mn Congress
Hwerestic
Raysavel
Deposi Marie
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Bony
Khe Kom
Postal savings banks praised for aiding local banks and citizens
The article argues that the postal savings system has steadied the banking mood, waking dormant funds and strengthening local banks. It notes deposits are redeposited locally, with interest paid under specific rules, and cites endorsements from lawmakers and officials challenging banker opposition. It references the 1911 launch under Postmaster General Hitchcock and mentions Glass amendments affecting interest payments.
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Congress
Noarburs
Frank Hitchcock
Postal Savings System
Postal Savings
Glass Banking
Oso
Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland
A brittle meditation on marriage and jealousy contrasts old-fashioned wives with modern partners. The piece mocks male infidelity and female judgment, using witty similes to critique the idea of a woman as a man’s entire circle. It satirizes writers and lovers, calling love a telescope yet exposing flaws through a microscope.
Ten and Twenty Years Ago From The San Antonio Light
Entries from The San Antonio Light reflect October car registrations in Bexar topping one million in value and Poe Junior High’s formal opening tonight. Meteorologist J H Darboe notes October highs of 92 and lows of 44. A misdated 1903 item mentions Berthowe ruin and a buck deer of 122 pounds. Miss Bertha Sehed leaves her clerkship as she marries Mr Gentry Yorles on November 12 at Alamo Heights residence.
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Bertha
Stars and Stripes Optimism Amid Struggles and Hope
A reflective piece discusses maintaining opportunity and resilience during hard times. It contrasts pessimism and optimism, notes people strive beyond neighbors, and highlights a mindset of persistence vs surrender. The text mentions health, effort, and the pull between ambition and reality.
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