Wanted A Loan for Prosperity
A nation facing winter unemployment calls for a bold federal relief plan. The piece advocates a $5,000,000,000 prosperity loan for public works, urged by William Randolph Hearst, Senator Wagner, and labor leaders. It presses President Hoover to convene Congress and authorize a wide program to create jobs and revive demand.
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Willian Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Wagner
New York
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Culutnia
Iowa
Hoover
Congress
Manchurian fowl promise big egg production insight
A garbled report extols Manchurian fowl with giant eggs and potential U.S. farming benefits. It notes hens laying large eggs, large birds from Manchuria, and suggests feeding and lighting innovations to boost production, with Secretary Wattie and state department support for experiments.
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Ieredity
Manchusia
China
Wiyde
State Department
Exige Antone
Manchuria
Kerr County Pioneer association meeting recalled in Kerrville
Texas readers are reminded of a lively Kerrville Kerr County Pioneer association meeting held last Saturday in the courthouse. The piece recounts colorful personalities including Jim Binekes and Billy Booker, notes travels to La Paz Bolivia and Buenos Aires, and describes a chaotic social scene with a jail visit and a dramatic pin theft.
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Kerr County Pioneer Association
Kerrville
Jim Binekes
Birt Coultlard
Hut Felke
Kerr County
Ols Baller
Turk
Bille Booker
Bony
Barr
LaPaz
Bolivia
Billy
Sven
Buenoa Aires
Tolivia
Billy Blocker
Johnny Blake
Chet
Molision Goveenmant
Traite
Hig Treatre
San Antonio
Robbery Tale From A Dark Night At The Drugstore
By Harry Williams a devotee recalls a tense scene at a drugstore where patrons laughed and drank until a hijacking disrupted the gathering. Henry, fearing heart trouble, narrowly avoids fainting as the crowd reacts to the sudden danger and speculation about the robber's intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Willie
Jaid
Wilie
Ialent
Weoryanya
Lieto
Mears
Listen World by Elsie Robinson
A dated inspirational piece by Elsie Robinson urges readers to persevere through despair. It references Aaron Tarr and Marquis James, detailing a narrative about loss, resilience, and the belief that life can improve with effort and patience. A fragmentary dialogue emphasizes enduring hardship and finding renewed purpose.
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Aaron Tarr
James
Mountaing
Tennessee
Dackwon
Murr
Jife Bard
Tie
Thradosia
Calomel and the dangers of self prescription
A funeral for a young woman highlights calomel overdoses as a deadly risk in domestic and professional medicine. The piece warns calomel’s harms, echoes mercury dangers, and urges responsibility in prescribing and self treatment to avoid fatal outcomes.
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Ilis
Parelor
Arricken
Ao Universal
Yan
Newenarer Fes, Bervice Inc
Unclear OCR fragment on a dispute and alleged parties
An unclear OCR snippet describes a contentious matter at a permit scene with unnamed individuals and alleged parties. The text is garbled, making specific persons or actions difficult to identify or verify.
Wandering Memories of a Market’s Lost Era in New York
A fragmented reminiscence piece enumerates vivid and quirky relics of a bygone urban world. It lists odd objects, fashion items, street scenes, and characters, from apple pin cushions to dancing to the Ben Hur Chariot March, reflecting a nostalgic panorama of daily life and public spaces. The author cites old city sights, vendors, and social tableaux with a wistful tone.
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New York
Iacem
Rockle
N.T. Coushua
Sountes
el Neal
Ciyder
Walmut Bureau
Nottingham
Sister
Volka
Niagara
Kentucky
Red hair myth drives fashion and fantasy in old tale
Helena Rowland explores the craze for red-haired women across history, noting how blondes are praised as innocents while redheads spark fascination and power. She cites Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, Catherine the Great, and Elizabeth I as contrasts, arguing red hair stirs more headlines than reigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendes
Cleopatra
Helen of Troy
Catherine the Great
Elizaveth
Tam
Padone
Fras
San Antonio Light Fifteen Years Ago Highlights
A rambling recap from the San Antonio Light recalls notable events from a past decade, including a chamber of commerce teletype to 162 entities, relief work in a tent city, a sensational motor theft with a 2400 dollar Lexington car described in detail, and a record well drilling milestone delivering 1,000,000 gallons daily.
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Flaek
Tionseluh
Gunter
C. Th Vandel
Chamber of Commerce
Crewe Flond
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Calomel
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Maya
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Tlensenton
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