Navigation plans spur Alabama river barge potential and power debate
The article outlines a vision for dams on the Tallapoosa to deepen channels and boost barge service, with downstream benefits for Gadsden and other Alabama towns. It questions Alabama Power authority, urging state regulation to prevent a power monopoly while supporting resource development and interstate export.
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Mobile
S, Georgia
Tallasa
Coosa
Gadsden
Angiston
Wetumpka
Alabama Power Company
Alabama
Public Service Commission
The Price of Rubber
An analysis of rubber market power highlights how a British-led export cartel has pushed crude rubber from 17 cents to 75 cents per pound. With the United States as a major user, mills fear supply constraints and seek substitutes as Dutch and independent fields expand. The piece notes potential antitrust and market-readjustment effects on tire and automotive sectors.
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United States
Automobile 6
Ming
Frontiers and adventure in exploration era
A fragment discusses the urge to continue exploring northern regions and the risks of hazardous attempts. It references Columbus and predecessors venturing into unknown frontiers and the adventurous spirit in the blood.
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Columbus
Atlantic
Scientists defend evolution beliefs and Coolidge strategy
Scientists urge patience with nonbelievers in evolution while noting anti evolutionists stir controversy. Mr Coolidge reportedly plans a new strategy to win back the Northwest for the Grand Old Party.
Flapper Found Guilty in Murder Trial
A New York jury convicts a young flapper of murder. The report warns that with such verdicts, the era may curb pistolings of gentleman friends, ending impunity for similar acts.
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New York
Temperance Meeting Moves Stir in Edinburgh
Nearly 2,000 women temperance workers gather in Edinburgh causing the Scotch distillers to fear for their trade as the crowd voices strong opposition to alcohol.
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Edinburgh
Italy's Black Shirts Rate Mussolini Best Among Premiers
The group known as the black shirts rating Italy's Mussolini as the highest standing premier in their estimation sees their support as paramount for the regime.
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Italy
Mussolini
Japanese birth rate not a menace, notice urged in California
A public notice declares the Japanese birth rate poses no threat to the nation and urges posting the clarification in California. The statement emphasizes stability and national welfare while seeking broader dissemination.
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California
Gangsters Target Policeman Curran as Explorers Rested
Chicago criminals resume shootings at Policeman Curran while the Amundsen Ellsworth explorers, recently awake, are now in good condition and ready for action.
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Chicago
Policeman Curran
Amundsen-Ellsworth
Short Stories ONE THRILL MORE
Exchange between a cautious screen star and a director in a fictional setup as they discuss performing a dangerous feat with a rope. The quotes come from American Legion Weekly and Fliegende Blätter.
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George
American Legion Weekly
Prisoner Refuses Counsel But Seeks Witnesses
In court a prisoner asked to choose a lawyer from the barristers present. The judge pressed for a decision. The prisoner replied he would not select counsel but could use a couple of good witnesses.
Man Told Engine Knocks Are Knees in Traffic
A man who had just begun driving was confronted by a friend who asked for a tip. In a crowded street the friend warned that the engine was knocking. The man replied that the noise came from his knees, not the car, in a humorous exchange reported by Monthly Tidings.
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Jim
Mose Explains Wireless Telegraphy in Hound Dog Analogy
Columbus Dispatch quotes Mose describing wireless telegraphy as a long hound dog stretched from Cincinnati to Cleveland. He says stepping on its tail in Cincinnati would make it howl in Cleveland, illustrating the concept without wires.
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Mose
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Derang
Columbus Dispatch
Pertinent Paragraphs on Towns and Umpires
A compact collection of aphoristic lines on towns baseball umpiring nature invention and personal endeavor. It notes that outcomes hinge on umpires words and that failure often follows broke status while success may require opposing friends advice.
New Visitor Arrives in Green Forest Tale
Reddy Fox plans a turkey dinner as Old Man Coyote visits Big Tom Gobbler and Mrs Gobbler in the Green Forest. The coyotes warns them about Reddy Fox while the two birds test the fox’s trustworthiness and hint at safer perches among the trees.
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Reddy Fox
Big Tom Gobbler
Mrs. Gobler
Green Forest
Big Tom
Mrs. Gobbler
Mrs. Goblér
Reddy
Old Man Coyote
Mrs
Green Meadows
Coyote
Ee Tom
Man Coyote
Martha Resents a Houseful of Sudden Labor Savings
Mrs Parkside's plan to reward Martha with a new room and labor saving devices backfires when Martha mourns the loss of her familiar life. She laments the old dishpan and bed as she confronts a changed home and routine, expressing that it is never too late to regret what was lost.
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Martha
Parksides
Parkside House
Mrs. Parkside
Eleven Antarctic Animals Test Prompted by Teacher
A classroom task had students list eleven Antarctic animals. Jimmy Jones quickly wrote his selections on his slate and handed it to the teacher. The fragment ends with unreadable stray text.
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Jimmy Jones
Gus Weirun
Uncommon Sense on Fussiness and Its Burden
The piece criticizes the fussy person who vent s petty annoyances in any setting from home to travel. It argues fussing stems from selfishness, harms others, and spoils life, noting how even small worries multiply as civilization eases, turning life dreary for the fusser and his circle.
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Europe
Belgium
Italy
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason on four percent beer in Canada
Canadian beer at four per cent draws drinkers from Rochester Buffalo Syracuse and Troy in a flow to sample the verboten joy. Prohibition era thirst drives men to cross borders for a milder, lawful draft with no fear of arrest or crime.
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Canada
Rochester
Buffalo
Syracuse
Troy
Fair Canada
Plimmer sisters aid Brent children after neighborhood shock
Electa Eliza and Elaine Plimmer hear news of Jasper Brent's death and visit his neglected children with Mrs Preskins. They rally neighbors, move the trio to the Plimmers' home, and confront a dreary future as the sisters confront marriage pressures and community duties.
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Electa
Eliza
Elaine
Eliza Plummer
Miss Plummer
Plimmers
Plimmer
Jasper
Lecta Plimmer
Jasper Brent
Brent
Dan
Mrs. Courtney
Brent House
Parlor Talk Reveals Jim Berry and Doc Eccleberry
In a domestic scene Jim Berry guards a small fortune while Doc Eccleberry frets over health matters and a potential examination. Lady resists medical pressure as Jim jokes he lacks nerve to face a test, the exchange ending with a quip about a setter pup.
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Doc
Pacara
Jim Berry
Doc Eccleberry
Jim
Dear Jim
We Women
Betty Brainerd notes occasional glimpses of tiny city gardens in New York. She argues gardens appear feminine and window sill farming is a maternal task, contrasting gardening with male roles in tilling soil and raising crops.
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New York
When Lovers Speak In Metaphor Of Flowers And Gardens
A columnist muses on romance and metaphor linking flowers to courtship. He notes how a serious suit elevates to gifting flowers and sweetness, comparing women to gardens that in bleak seasons resemble a withered rose, reflecting romantic cycles.
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Young
Clarence Darrow Would Have Defended Cain
A speculative note about Clarence Darrow and Cain suggesting how history might have changed if the famed defense attorney had handled the Cain case. The remark reflects on curiosity and legal prowess in a historical context.
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A Darrow
Clarence Darrow
Cain
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Oklahoma man acquitted of murder must serve jail time
An Oklahoma man was acquitted of murder but sentenced to ninety days in jail for bringing a loaded pistol into the courtroom during his Ottawa Kansas trial.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Herald
Morning at the Adams household with adopted Brent children
Mrs Courtney visits a morning table where Martha Electa and Elaine care for a family of children including Marion and Marjory starting school. The Brents, now called Plimmer, are welcomed as part of a happy household with toast coffee grapefruit and cocoa.
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Martha
Electa
Mrs. Courtney
Bobby
Courtney
Brent
Plimmer
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