Congress in limbo as Hoover Roosevelts clash in session
A wild session in Washington sees House Democrats divided, Republicans probing for leverage, and a looming veto threat from President Hoover. The Glass banking bill filibuster by Huey Long delays action, while Rainey and Harrison push retrenchment and beer relief measures. The Eighteenth Amendment repeal debate stalls in the Senate with party frictions and international debt talks reigniting.
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Japanese and Chinese clash over Jehol frontier Pass
Fierce fighting raged at Chinmenkow pass near the Great Wall as Japanese forces attacked with infantry cavalry artillery and bombing planes. Chinese defenders held the southern end aided by rugged terrain while Tokyo claimed victory at Chiumenkow. General Tsai Ting-kai urged leadership from Fukien against Japanese invaders. The Chinese government protested Japan's cross border attacks in Shanhaikwan, citing protocol 1901.
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Romantic origin of package medicines and industry risks
The article traces the rise of package medicines from family doctors to mass production. It highlights the doubts and risks faced by early pioneers, the shift to laboratories and machines, and how merit and patient needs drove widespread use and convenience.
Propriety Medicines and Public Confidence in Health
A reflection on modern medical research producing reliable medicines and the role of proprietary remedies in easing suffering and improving health. The text argues such products, priced for the poor, are worthy to American life and commerce and cites Lord Bacon on medicine’s reliability.
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Lord Bacon
Senator Sorghum on Americans and statistics
A dialogue quotes Senator Sorghum defending a humorless view of numbers. He says Americans lack humor about statistics and questions how long they can laugh at rows of figures.
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Senator Sorghum
True Love's Guerdon and the Night Train Wreck
A humorous London Tit-Bits exchange shows a train engine driver confessing to wrecking two trains during long night trips. His sweetheart teases him while the era's wit highlights railway romance and risk.
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Sweetie
London
Care for Your Hair with Cuticura Ointment and Soap
Before shampooing rub Cuticura Ointment gently into the scalp. Then make a thick suds with Cuticura Soap and warm water and rinse thoroughly. Prices: Soap 25c, Ointment 25c and 50c. Proprietors Potter Drug and Chemical Corp Malden Mass.
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Malden, Mass
Bayer Aspirin Gargle Claims Quick Sore Throat Relief
An old health ad touts three Bayer Aspirin tablets dissolved in water as a gargle to relieve sore throat, reduce inflammation and infection, and ease pain in minutes. It suggests taking 2 tablets with water if a cold is suspected and promotes Bayer products as safe for the heart.
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