Surprises and the coming era of prosperity in American history
The piece surveys past and current shocks from aviation to politics, noting the big shocks since Wright brothers era and 1920s boom. It cites figures like Samuel Vauclain predicting great prosperity, while mocking doubters and highlighting persistent unexpected turns in world events and policy.
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Springfield Republican
Samuel Vauclain
United States
Wrights
Europe
France
Mussolini
Russia
Moscow
Italy
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Irish Free State
Sinclair Lewis
Mr. Stillman
New York
Stillman
J L Slocum 87 Keeps Bank Presidency In Falls City
Falls City notes 87 year old J L Slocum was re elected president of Richardson County bank for the 49th year. The veteran banker shows steady cheer and continued vigor, proving age no bar to leadership in Nebraska finance.
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Osler
Falls City
J. L. Slocum
Richardson County Bank
Betsey
Uncle Jim Slocum
Uncle Jim
Belated Realism on Subsidies in Public Debate
The article notes Postmaster General Brown's use of the term subsidy in a radio address to describe ocean mail contract payments and observes the shift from heated controversy to milder framing. It recalls Harding era fights over a ship subsidy and the Jones White act that labeled payments as subventions to avoid opposition.
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Baltimore Sun
Brown
Harding
Jones-White Merchant Marine Act
Congress
Wage policy urged as key to depression cure
The metal trades department of the American Federation of Labor issued three facts arguing higher wages boost consumer purchasing. They note only 6 percent of U S manufactured goods are exported, 1923 to 1929 output rose by nine billion dollars, while wages rose less than 500 million dollars, signaling wage growth as a major remedy.
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New York World Telegram
Metal Trades Department
American Federation of Labor
The Bonus Loans and the Service Men
The article argues the bonus loan act proved popular with more than two million applications or 57 percent of adjusted pay certificate holders. It notes loans bear interest and may be repaid now, with speculation that Congress may remit principal and interest in a future decade. It Also mentions Hazel Lindley visiting Lodge Pole.
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Dayton
Congress
White Shoulders and Young Sinners At Fox Theatres
Fox presents White Shoulders starring Mary Astor Jack Holt and Ricardo Cortez in a Rex Beach story with Melville Brown directing. The cast headlines a program including Thomas Meighan in Young Sinners as trainer in Fox drama, filmed on location with a notable supporting ensemble.
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Fox Theatre
Mary Astor
Jack Holt
Ricardo Corez
Rex Beach
Ster
Ann Harding
He-Man
Ricardo Cortez
Suave
Charm
Meighan
Fox
Meighant
Citrzen
Daddy
Elmer Starris
Hardie Albright
Dorothy Jordan
Beau
Natares
Cecelia Loftus
James Kirkwood
Edmund Breese
Lucien Prival
John Blystone
Fox Films
Audible
Dwight Griswold Seeks Nebraska Governor Post
Dwight P Griswold of Gordon announced his candidacy at a Chadron picnic hosted by the Squaw Mound Improvement Association. He spoke at Willow Island church noting plans to route campaigns through the Republican primaries. The announcement followed state senate secretary George Snow's return to Lincoln for a special session.
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Weston
Nebraska
Dwight P. Griswold
Gordon
Squaw Mound
Vno
Chamber of Commerce
Creamvation
Accidents Cause Fourteen Deaths In Two Weeks
A period report shows fourteen fatalities from accidents over two weeks ending June 2 with eighty home and farm incidents. Among 523 injuries, 40 were permanent, 245 hurt at night, 93 in farm crashes, and 80 in farm accidents. Eleven deaths occurred in the two week span.
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Ne Ds Ke Pie Association
mMyee
Ameet
Des
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Keen
Scene to Wed Worn Tiusdas to Arcare Pas
A scene to wed worn Tiusdas to Arcare Pas. Viola Now Wake Wen Pole.
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Tiusdas
Rehari McArdle Chronology In Weekend Series
A fragmented note mentions Rehari McArdle in a Cha Saturday event on the edge of a serious system in Mass. The text reads as garbled OCR and lacks clear dates or outcomes, but indicates a local timeline linked to a weekend series. Further readable details are not present.
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Rehari McArdle
Seriou
Oth. H. System
Mass
Wdaitiv Metcate
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Hazel Lindley
Sidney Motor Sales Company
Lodge Pole
Wales
Sidney
Eac
Mae
Cretenne
Peter Pan
Gilbrae Ginghams
Woodward’s
Rosemont
JM Coffee
Prunes
Baer Pavey
SSE Bss
J. M. Corn
Greenflees’ Inc
FOX! Theatre
Ing
Cortez
Melvile Bown
Ames
Andy
Thomas Meighan
Thomas Meeghan
Zuckerman Service
Dwight Griswold
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