Wall Street of the Farm: Horses Rise in Value Across Midwest
Wayne Dinsmore of the Horse Association of America notes rising farm horse and mule prices in the Middle West with auctions showing demand for purebreds. He observes 18 horses at work per tractor and says many tractors sit unused, while breeders focus on superior stock as cars replace horses in field work.
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Wayne Dinsmore
The
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Middle West
Dinsmore
Vienna Bank and Doctors Clash Over Drug Currency
In Vienna a dispute over foreign currency allocations pits bankers against doctors. The National Bank cuts drug imports to $6,000, prompting shortages for hospitals. Bankers vow oversight to prevent misuse on cosmetics while doctors warn operations may halt. The feud ends with doctors receiving currency and bankers promising scrutiny.
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Vienna
National Bank of Austria
Austria
Equine Economics: Dobbin Returns in Rural and City Use
The piece argues farm horses regain value as low feed costs and fuel efficiency favor horses over tractors. New York census shows 55,000 horses in use, many by civic bodies, with harness manufacturers benefiting from renewed demand and a shift in rural economics.
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Old Dobbin
Whitney
Dob
Negro Religion and Society in America Progress Report
The census shows 11,891,143 Afro Americans in the U S with 125,000 in Roman Catholic and 42,585 negro churches worth 206 million dollars. Average negro church size 174. per person church giving about $10 yearly. 25,000 negro clergymen. illiteracy down from 30 to 10 percent. 107,000 degrees in professions. 51 negro banks and 42 insurance firms. queens borough alone has 43 churches. overall progress amid industrial stagnation.
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United States
Queens
New York
First Voters Clubs Split Into Democratic And Republican
East coast communities form first voters clubs as first time voters join political clubs. Speakers are secured easily and meetings sway young opinions. Initially nonpartisan aims fade as factions emerge with separate Democratic and Republican clubs after growth.
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First
Chicago
New York
First Voters
Controversy Between Garner and Hoover Sparks Old Question
The dispute involving Speaker Garner and President Hoover renews speculation about whether they had prior discussions before their public falling out.
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Garner
Hoover
New Narcolepsy Named After Kiss and Tale Link
A newly identified ailment, narcolepsy, purportedly triggers sleep after a kiss or upon hearing a story. The connection to storytelling explains the second effect, while the kiss-based trigger seems equally implausible to readers.
Kentucky Governor Names 24 New Colonels
Kentucky governor appoints 24 new colonels as the state faces scarce buck privates in the Blue Grass region and expands its senior officer corps.
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Kentucky
Blue Grass
Colonel House Faces End of Destiny in Wilson Era
Observation on Colonel House as his influence wanes in the Wilson administration. The passage notes that some readers mistake his name for a hotel rather than a key figure in diplomacy and policy during the era.
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Colonel House
Voter Complains to Marines Over Nicaragua Election
In Nicaragua under U S supervision a voter who objects to a candidate can report it to the marines, reflecting the era's political oversight and security presence during elections.
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Nicaragua
Uncle Sam
Oklahoma Governor Murray Faces Growing Nicknames Amid Campaign Dwindle
Oklahoma Governor Murray nicknamed Alfalfa Bill and other labels as his 1930s gubernatorial bid weakens. Local observers note supporters and opponents debate his image while his political strength declines.
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Bill” Murray
Oklahoma
Timely Views on Five Year Plan as Russia's Solution
Russian trading head argues the five year plan offers strategic benefits for Russia while expressing doubts about its effectiveness if imported to the United States. He weighs economic, political, and practical constraints and cautions against overreliance on centralized planning.
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Russia
United States
Russia states trade policy and five year plan aims
The chairman of Amtorg Trading Corporation outlines that Russia has not reduced purchases in world markets, cites better European credit terms, and notes difficulties selling in the United States. He rejects Red Scare fears, denies dumping, and supports a cooperative world business policy while endorsing the five year plan as Russia’s solution.
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Russia
United States
Cleveland
Ohio
Items of Interest from 32 Years Ago June 6 1900
Mr and Mrs Frank E Corbett return from Europe after several months away J C English assistant United States attorney who was in the city on legal business returns to Helena Wade Forbis son of Mr and Mrs James W Forbis arrives in town to vacation Walter Aitken starting a new paper in Kalispell visits Butte Mr and Mrs J T Sanford and Miss Gretchen Stanford of Great Falls are guests at the Butte
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Frank E. Corbett
Europe
J. C. English
United States
Helena
Wade Forbis
James W. Forbis
Walter Aitken
Kalispell
Butte
J. T. Sanford
Gretchen Stanford
Great Falls
Night lawn tennis gains in Wales with floodlight play
Experiments at Craigside in Llandudno show Welsh covered court championship games to be staged at night. Flood lighting gives a clear view of the ball making night play as easy as day. It is claimed to be Europe’s first use of floodlights for tennis.
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Wales
Craigside
Tlandudno
Europe
Leap Year Law Sparks Scottish Bachelor Worries
Bachelors in Scotland fear an old law still stands forcing a man to accept a marriage proposal made in Leap Year. Seven centuries ago the Scottish parliament passed penalties for refusals to a maid who popped the question in Leap year, and investigators have not found a repeal.
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Scotland
Oddball News Bits Stir Curiosity Across Regions
Reports mention white faced Indians found in Paraguay back country and political trouble at Tammany Hall. A duck with an artificial leg paddles the Ohio River at Evansville amid questions of which congress was defeated. A White Sox posse vanquishes an umpire while Australian mice reportedly chew a cat. A new invention is a trunk that calls vacationers about forgotten items as they lock up.
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Paraguay
Tammany
Ohio River
Evansville
Congress
White Sox
I Believe My Truth Is Fading
A narrator questions a lifelong belief and the urge to convert others, wondering if truth needs company or can stand alone. He tests his convictions by debating a friend, then confronts self doubt as prior certainties tarnish when aired. Shrinkage of savings deposits in the Dominican Republic and a tax on imported old clothes follow.
Pressing a Button to Form Habits for Children
An essay on training children to form useful daily habits such as waking on cue and eating on schedule. It argues habits save time and energy, enable higher work, and require early, consistent guidance and patience, with a illustrative anecdote of Mrs. Wesley launching reading practice.
Good habits as a child’s resource in trouble
The passage discusses the value of good habits for children as resources in difficult times. It notes habits relieve mental burden, free the mind for work, and serve as bulwarks against temptation, urging parents to count how many good habits their children have.
Answers to See You Puzzle Commentary
The list presents ten statements marked True or False with brief notes. Items include geography, mythology, and professional duties, assessing various factual and trivial claims across topics.
Senator Smith Defends Tariff Record in Public Remarks
Senator Ellison Smith of South Carolina releases a transcript of his remarks on the revenue bill fight to the Congressional Record. He notes he voted against every Smoot-Hawley schedule and the entire bill, calling himself the sole unreconstructed Democrat in the chamber.
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Washington
Ellison Smith
South Carolina
Congressional Record
Kirke Simpson
Smith
Copeland cites mass letter campaign on tax balance plea
Senator Royal S. Copeland describes 1200 identical Yonkers letters urging budget balancing and a sales tax to relieve corporations. Personal letters later reveal no employee consent to signing. Senator Smith notes potential balance the budget propaganda in the making.
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House
Royal S. Copeland
New York
Yonkers
N. Y
Smith
Copeland
Senator questions budget balance concealment
The senator says near 23 years in the senate he has never heard of balancing a budget and calls it camouflage. He proposes listing proposed excise taxes and uses letters urging balance while opposing taxes on items readers care about. He warns removing taxes would yield no revenue from the bill.
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Senate
Horoscope of June 6 1932 Brightens Plans and Prospects
Benefic stellar influences rule Monday promising clear vision and confidence. The forecast urges trust in well thought out plans, predicts luck in contracts and leases, success in employment for women, wedding happiness, college entertainments, and a cheerful summer with visitors to hotels. Noting notable birthdays, it cites Nathan Hale born 1755 and other artists. Automobile interests in Brazil seek suspension of car tariffs.
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Sway
Nathan Hale
John Trumbull
Charles Joshua Chaplin
Pierre Corneille
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