Plan for Control of Milk Dropped
Washington announces abandonment of its plan for control of the national milk supply. Opposition led by dairy interests prompted the action, as the administration shelved a program to pay about 165 million dollars in producer benefits funded by a butter processing tax.
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Washington
Farm Administration
Dairywell
Chester C. Davis
Davis
AAA
National ‘Co-operative Producers’ Federation
Tugwell Promoted to Undersecretary of Agriculture
President Roosevelt nominates Rexford Guy Tugwell, longtime brain trust head and former assistant secretary of agriculture, to the new post of undersecretary with salary rising from 8000 to 10000 dollars. T. Jefferson Coolidge is named as undersecretary of the treasury.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Brain Trust
Agriculture
Tugwell
T. Jefferson Coolidge
Secretary of the Treasury
the Treasury
Poison Gas Guards U S Treasury Vaults
Washington reports that the Treasury is installing gas filled steel doors as security for new vaults. A burglar penetrating 30 inches of metal would die in a cloud of gas released by concealed chemicals. The vaults, large enough for the nation’s gold and other treasures, will be finished in September at an estimated cost of 390000 dollars.
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Washington
United States ‘Treasury
Bank loot recovered for 25 thousand in secret conference
More than 200000 dollars in bonds and stocks stolen January 31 from the Independence State bank in Kansas were recovered at a downtown hotel secret conference in Kansas City Missouri. Two attorneys represented the bank and 25000 dollars were paid for the loot.
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Kansas City
Independence
Kan
NRA Sign Inspires Hen to Lay 414 Ounce Egg
A Massapequa barnyard hen at the State Institute of Applied Agriculture laid an egg weighing 4.45 ounces, about double the usual. The bird laid the egg near an NRA sign reading We Do Our Part nailed opposite the nest.
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Massapequa, L
State Institute of Applied Agriculture
Massapequa
Taggs and Widow Joke Caps Off Quiet Exchange
A sharp quip lands during a quiet moment as one man notes Taggs was a great man and another retorts he knew him through marriage to Taggs's widow. The exchange underscores a wry local humor about shared memories.
Conference Outcome Revealed Plans For Next Meeting
The two businessmen confirm the conference went well and agree to hold another session next week. They emphasize progress and continue discussions on key topics.
A Bright Idea for a New Dirigible
A conversation proposes upgrading air travel by enlarging the equilibrator and adding a motor to pull the balloon, suggesting a novel propulsion concept for dirigible balloons.
Wholly Correct Teacher Johnny A Question About Fish Nets
Johnny explains what a fish net is as a bunch of holes tied together with strings. The description highlights how nets are made from interwoven links to trap fish.
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Johnny
Shortage prompts a view on brains and money
Mr Dustin Stax compares brains and money as similar in value, noting they vary with supply and demand. He warns it is terrible to be short of either.
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Dustin Stax
Unpaid Bill Returned For Insufficient Funds
A humorous exchange notes Dunn & Co. sent an unpaid bill and the recipient returning it marked as insufficient funds. The dialogue frames a domestic scene with a wife explaining she rejected the bill for lack of funds and sent it back.
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Dunn & Co
Day of Doom Flo I Don't Intend to Be Married
Rea I don't intend to be thirty until I'm married answers magazine quotes a playful exchange about marriage plans and age with a humorous tone.
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Flo
Rea
Answers Magazine
Miss Wrist Watch-Say Big Boy Outpaced in Fast Step
In a playful or cryptic verse line a speaker chides a fast runner or performer nicknamed Big Boy, urging separation and noting the speed exceeds their capability. The fragment reads like a colloquial taunt or banter about pace and pursuit.
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Big Boy
Death of Gange Washington Jackson After Eating Possums
A local chatter asks about the death of Gange Washington Jackson after he reportedly ate two large possums and a peck of sweet potatoes. The exact cause remains unclear and raises questions about the incident.
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Jackson
Field Battle Question Lingers Over Village History
A playful exchange asks if a field hosted a tenth century battle. The answer says the field at the hilltop was not the battleground. The dialogue notes Farmer Gray owns the field and bars its use for village sports.
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Gray
Roommate dispute mentions rats and mice in flat
The exchange shows Mrs Broadacre asking about rats in the apartment and Mrs Littlefat answering there are only a few mice and no room for rats in their flat.
A Few Little Smiles in Crimson Gulch
A traveling salesman notes Crimson Gulch is orderly and introducing a new system. Cactus Joe jokes about helping a young man with racketeer symptoms by sending him to Chicago to tell his friends how he made good in the big town.
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Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
Chicago
Poor Husbands and Wives Quip on Anniversary Looks
A Boston Tram script lines a playful exchange where a wife chides husbands for forgetting anniversaries while husbands joke that weddings were memorable for the women’s gowns and their own foolishness. The dialogue reflects light social humor on marriage rituals.
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Boston
Two of a Kind First Convict What are you in for
Two convicts exchange tales one mentions breaking into Wise Investment Company offices while the other claims to be a chain man of the same firm. The Philadelphia Public Ledger is cited. A local dealer advertises Ferry's Pure Bred Vegetable Seeds at five cents a package. The Heathen is referenced in an ad. A wife and husband quip about a church sighting and dozing during the service.
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The
Wise Investment Company
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Ferry
Wise James Teaches About Web Footed Animals
Wise James explains that the animal is web footed with the spider as the humorous example.
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James
It Can Be Told Small. Boy Father and Committee
A witty reflection on committees and their function. The line contrasts a boy and father pondering what a committee is with the idea that committees only keep minutes and waste hours in London Tit-Bits style.
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London
High-Toned Guest Seeks Quiet Wakeup Call
A guest in Montreal asks for a discreet wakeup, replying that the host will ring when desired. The exchange highlights etiquette around servant duties and guest comfort in the era.
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