Is It Normalcy in Prohibition Debate and Public Attitude
A fragmented 1930s column questions prohibition policy and enforcement costs as Congress debates liquor, arrests rise, and public attitudes shift. It contrasts Idaho’s dry stance with national pressures, notes Hoover’s enforcement, and ponders leaders like Lowden and Caesar amid social volatility.
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Eos Heflin
Pantages
Congress
Idaho
Hoover
Christ Julius Caesar
Lowden
the Treasury
Prohibition Service
Jesus
Caesar
Beets and Beehive Camps Spur Youth Work Spirit
A long reflection on boys and girls learning through farm tasks and outdoor prep, from picking strawberries to thinning beets in Pocatello fields. It praises hands on labor, Woodcraft, camping, and independence, arguing early work builds character and future industry leaders.
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Iddyv
Pocatello Fields
Sub Rosa by Mimi about esquimals and latitude limits
A 1926 Beil Syndicate essay uses esquimals as a humorous metaphor for mental narrowness and cold climate fixation. It invites readers to expand horizons, tune into world affairs, and imagine warmer, broader mental latitude beyond parochial constraints.
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Folzs
The
Beil Syndicate, Inc
William Henry Learns to Keep Promises and Engagements
A mother teaches William Henry the value of keeping his word after he changes plans with Tom and Pete. He resists going with Pete for a movie, then agrees to ride with his grandmother, only to be reminded that a promise must be kept unless a strong reason warrants breaking it. He ends up with Pete, learning a future resolve to choose before promising.
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Willem Henry
Tom
Helen
Mike
William Henry
Walt Gahile
Hom
Willem
Menry
Pete
Wiliam
William
Susan
Willam Henry
Robber the Rat and Happy Jack Face Off in Breakfast Clash
A Saturday scene shows Robber the Rat fighting Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel amid a family breakfast on the old star wall. Robber underestimates the spunky squirrels, but Happy Jack surprising him with fierce defense turns the encounter. The tale continues with a note of copyright 1929 and a new story teaser.
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Robber
Rat
Happy Jack
Gray Squirrel
Squirrel
Palmer Brown
Robber Ra
Jack
Tell
Jeck
Prang
Happy Jack Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Heppy Jack
Mappy Jack
Panny Teck
Golfing Ruler’s Par Challenge to a Nation
A poetic critique mocks a leader’s postwar rise and golf ambitions. It warns that ruling a nation and achieving par on the greens are not interchangeable, noting Italy’s recovery and suggesting impatience with swagger. The piece references wartime politics and public figures with satirical tone.
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Associated Press
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Idaho State Editorial Association
Focal News
Pocatello
Pocatel.lo Tribune, Inc
Daily Tribune
Two Brothers
Joe
Guy AS
Bell SynDicate, Inc
Mimi
Arctic Circle
Esquimen
Esquimaux
Arctic
New England
Iife
Europe
By Angelo Patri
Jack Squirrel
Robber the Rat
T W Burgess
Albert Bidney Johnston
Battle of
Shilo
Goddard Hancock Johnston
Los Angeles
George Blump
Vermillion
Crisp County
Georgia
Sam
Mapper Vaesait
Gutter
Girugagys
James J. Montague
Italy
Rome
Raskob
Solomon
Whalen
New York
Bell Syndicate Inc
Bell Syndicate. Inc
London
MR. Mussolini
Garrett Transfer & Storage Co
Pocatell
Marcel
Keystone
North Main
Masonic Temple
Silver Leaf Dairy
Clarence Pepe
Okamura Gardens
Kelvinator
Coldkeeper
R. H. Wells
AR. McPherson
Office
Idaho Coal & Ice Co
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