Saloons on the Lower Dart Side Echo Prohibition Era Clamor
A fragmentary travelogue sketches old time bars near the Dart Side, noting bustling back rooms, brass rails, multiple bartenders, and the illicit “dump supply” of liquor. It describes camouflaged operations, cheap meals, and the ambience of speakeasy life with references to New York and Brooklyn amid a mood of prohibition era slang.
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Ealoonn
Audiotréete
Forsythe
Allen, Mulberey
Eldridge
Paris
Routh
Canal Street
Honest friendship with all nations and entangling alliances
The Hearst Papers advocate a series of constitutional and policy proposals including non entangling alliances with nations a strong federal role in defense and education a 13 month calendar a Nicaragua Canal and selective immigration to ensure American citizenship plus public income tax publicity and other reforms.
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George Washington
United States Senate
Army
Navy
Air Forces
United
Secretary of National Defense
Education
United States
Congress
Nicaragua Canal
Hearst Papers
English West Indies
Chicago cleans up vagrancy laws on gangsters revived
Chicago civic leaders push harsh tactics against racketeers as a public enemies list prompts police harassment. Federal aid flows in with Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of Chicago underworld finances, demanding explanations of income tax discrepancies. The piece notes a tough, lawful approach opposed to crime.
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Chicago
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Nabobs
White House hopes for Herbert Hover Jr recovery
Captain Joel T Boone of the White House physician staff predicts a full recovery for Herbert Hover Jr son of the president after a tubercular infection linked to a rundown condition. The White House doctor stresses early diagnosis as crucial and notes modern tuberculosis treatment can be effective. The nation extends sympathy to the president and first lady.
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Joel T. Boone
White House
Herbert Hover Jr
Reward of Valor for San Antonio Police Officer
An San Antonio police officer Lonnie Crow, returning home Monday night, was injured while pursuing an armed suspect, breaking two collar bones as he aided a fleeing man. The paper urges formal recognition of valor for officers showing unusual service beyond duty.
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San Antonio
Lonnie Crow
Fountain of Youth Visit Echoes Pirandello Tale
The piece links a coming visitor to America with the Ponce de Leon myth and Pirandello, noting a theme of reinvention at any age. It discusses aging, adaptation, and the idea that many seek youth by embracing new ventures rather than remaining in familiar home communities.
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America
Ponce de Leon
Luigi Pirandello
India
United States
Mes
Swimming By Royal S Copeland in Public Bathing
A 1916 article extols swimming as a growing healthful activity while cautioning about disease risks in public baths and beaches. It notes varying facilities, the need for sanitary standards, and benefits of well managed pools for safe exercise and recreation.
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Conference of State
Anit
Karen
New York City
Hudson
East River
Vitel Paiure
Newcptcer Factery
Selection of Mimicry and Adaptation in Butterflies
In a discussion on evolution, the text argues that adaptive traits within a species influence survival and reproduction, often through mimicry and caterpillar-stage dynamics. It notes that changes in adults can be selected, while overall species fitness may remain stable, illustrating gradual replacement of less effective varieties. Coprigt. 1990, tr. O. Walle.
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Ehrys
O. Walle
Sultan P
Weile
Women Folk Want to Live in the City
An informal reminiscence describes a rural family’s shift from farm life to city living as automobiles, stores, and urban amenities transform daily routines. The piece contrasts a once thriving ranch with abandoned homes and the rise of mobility, ending with the refrain that women long for city life despite the loss of rural stability.
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Gonsiz
Acura
Dad
Phrage
Gandhi and Truth as Gods Word in India’s Struggle
A speaker lauds Gandhi’s claim that God is truth and praises his steadfast belief in revealing truth to millions in India. The text contrasts Gandhi’s sincerity with British rule, warns of potential religious conflict if British power ends, and cites ominous threats from Hindus, Muslims, and Afghans about future chaos and domination.
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India
Gandhi
Pilate
God
Tie
Europe
Merth
Khyber Pass
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New York
Brooklyn
Oliver Herford
Park Avenue
Toadside
Long Beech
The
Hearst Papers Advocate
Fountain of Youth
Morgam
Leeks
Royal S. Copeland
World
Elsie Robinson
Eversibing Baswire
Winle Lown
Rauge
Boures
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