Mobile needs convention halls and a city auditorium
The article argues Mobile lacks a large public convention hall and suitable noncommercial venues, urging bonds for a municipal auditorium and continued private hotels. It notes private halls limit use and calls for civic action to accommodate major national and state gatherings while contrasting Germany's postwar approach and Locarno implications.
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Fisheries Society
International Association
E, Fish and Conservation Com
Alabame Opticians
Mobile
Knights of Columbus
Russia’s Prohibition Collapse and Food Crisis Under Soviet Rule
An analysis of the Soviet shift to alcohol production, with whiskey and vodka now legal in public venues, while grain and potato supplies falter. The piece cites grain shortages, potato dependence, and widespread suffering from policy failures, noting foreign aid and domestic mismanagement alike.
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Russia
England
France
Germany at Locarno conference dispatch details
A dispatch reports delegates from Belgium Italy and Germany confering on the Locarno pact issue. Germany reportedly pledges to honor its frontier promises while negotiations stress guardrails to prevent violations of the French frontier during talks.
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Germany
Locarno
Belgium
Italy
Gerhave
Ger- Bly
Chicago Doctor Praises Gorgas Panama Canal Health Effort
A Chicago physician lauds General Gorgas for eradicating yellow fever in the Canal Zone and praises the canal as a monument to public health. The piece notes autumn forecasts and the lingering heat as the season remains unsettled after the mopping of foreheads.
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Chicago
Panama Canal
Gorgas
Canal Zone
What's One Man's Get Rich Quick Scheme
Uncle Eben laments that a single man's get rich quick plan often becomes a sudden misfortune for many, a cautionary tale echoed by the Washington Star in this brief reflection on caution and consequence.
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Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Deceived in Jack Claim Sparks Shocking Tale
A brief note from Oi Weekly recounts a girl who believed in love but faced deception from a man named Jack. She mistook his pallor and hunger for affection while he starved himself to buy her presents. The item underscores hardship and forgone meals tied to a false romance.
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Jack
Lyster
Nan
Circus swords swallower quips about diet in prank
Sigmund Romberg recounts meeting a circus swords swallower who swallowed pins and needles. Romberg notes they were not swords but pins and needles, to which the performer retorts he is on a diet. The tale appears in the New York Evening World.
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Sigmund Romberg
Mr. Romberg
New York Evening World
Doctor and mason clash over memory pun in ward
A wagging doctor chats with a stone mason outside a ward. The mason jokes about illness and memory, while the doctor notes that treatment hinges on the patient’s condition. The brief exchange evokes a dry street corner humor tone from the Toronto Globe.
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Toronto Globe
The Standpatter Buffoonery in La Follette Tale
A Washington correspondent recalls Senator La Follette faulting a standpatter for lacking a backbone. The test prompt features a staged exchange about a buffalo up a tree eating grapes and the standpatter's agreeable but evasive response.
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Senator la Follette
Washington
George
Open the other end of the barrel and call it a game
A collection of quips notes that honesty, happiness, and social behavior are tested by ironies and double standards. The text uses playful reflections on everyday life, relationships, and sports to illustrate human foibles in a wry, observant tone.
Life's Worth Living by Glenn Frank
Economic democracy offers a sane attitude toward wealth. The only permanently happy person earns what they get and uses it wisely through efficient production, just distribution, and wise consumption. Without this balance, political democracy lacks meaning for the average person.
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Buncombe
Watching the Parade of Camp Tests in Small Town
A narrative recalls a fall hunt camp where local men like Gene Cooper and Old Doc Henneberry face scrutiny. The piece notes evolving crews of ear nest seekers and emphasizes traits such as dependability, consideration, and wisdom as essential to avoid mishaps in the wilderness.
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Doc Henneberry
Gene Cooper
Gene
Doc
Reddy Fox Reconsiders Mud for a New House Plan
In the Smiling Pool tale, Reddy Fox schemes to obtain mud for a house with Jerry Muskrat. Reddy’s clever mud idea hinges on rain and an underground pile, but Muskrat points out the plan’s flaw as they discuss building a better nest. Jerry shifts focus to other matters.
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Reddy
Reddy Fox
Jerry Muskrat
Jerry
Smiling Pool
Headlines about Colonel House warn of peril if security fails
The Baltimore Sun notes a New York paper headline praising Colonel House while warning that if people keep fighting there will be war. The piece questions the public’s apparent lack of concern about growing global tension.
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New York
Colonel House
Baltimore Sun
Time Will Tell Says Tacoma Ledger on Evolution
A terse opinion from the Tacoma Ledger argues that as evolution proceeds new tougher and more resistant pedestrians may emerge over time, reflecting a cautious view of ongoing change and human development.
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Tacoma Ledger
Raang Bathhouse Revealed to Inform Attendant
A Boston Transcript item notes a bathhouse revelation for the first time informing attendants of the fact. The brief emphasizes disclosure and procedural awareness within the facility.
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Raang
Perfor
Boston Transcript
River Trail Warning From the Old Doc
The Old Doc warns hikers about dangers on the river trail, saying only a man with sense should carve an opening canoe with a knife. He cautions that reckless actions can lead to getting lost or worse.
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Doc
Unwanted Helper Billings Turns Home Into Brouhaha
A narrator recounts a chaotic episode with husband Billings, an artist who remodels a bedroom set in the basement, splashing paint everywhere and triggering a household disaster. The chaos includes ruined clothing, damaged furniture, and a spree of rants and alarms as family members cope with the painterly misadventure.
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Herbert
Billings
Gos
Michaelangelo
Ible
George
Constitutional Amendment on Bequeathing Federal Office
The Louisville Courier Journal speculates humorously that the North Dakota governor could appoint the late Senator’s wife to succeed him. It suggests a constitutional amendment allowing all federal officeholders to bequeath their offices by will if death occurs before term expiration.
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North Dakota
Senate
Louisville Courier-Journal
Nan Marraby Faces a Proposed Marriage to Harsh Sefton
Nan Marraby learns Peter will marry Doris Mears, leaving her heartbroken and seeking a way out. Harley Sefton pressure tests her, offering money and security, while Nan weighs fleeing with her children or accepting his terms to gain control of debts and a future. The scene ends with Sefton offering a costly choice and Nan’s reluctant acceptance.
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Joan Endidcott
Peter
Harley Sfn
Nancy
Sefton
Miss Dudeney
Nan
Arnott
Harley Sefton
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason on speeding and risk
In verse the undertaker's daughter flaunts wealth from sealskin to diamonds while urging caution as speeders crash on the heath. Bootsbootlegry, wine and reckless living fare as she plans trips abroad and a fancied future with a prince in a palace.
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Undertaker
Speeder
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