Dawes named head of Reconstruction Finance Corp
Gen Dawes appointed president of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation with five billion dollars to aid banks railroads and other assets frozen by the economic mood. Hoover also names Wu Peney Meyer as chairman of the board and Stimson to head the U S delegation to the Geneva disarmament talks while Dawes resigns as ambassador to Britain.
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Hindus Eager To Drag Juggernaut Chariot Through Puri
The Juggernaut festival in Puri attracts thousands of pilgrims as the chariot with thirty five wheels and seven foot diameter moves through the town. Police presence increases for safety while devotees push the car along the way to the garden temple, believing sighting grants salvation.
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European admiration for American culture in New York schools
Andre Matrots of the London Morning Post praises American higher education and writing. He notes Princeton students’ readiness for French literature and lauds Hemingway’s restraint. He predicts Western civilization facing peril but regards Manhattan as a sanctuary alongside Paris and London.
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Romantic Cipher by an American Professor
A clever American professor wrote a cipher for a young lady asking for something easy to work out yet readable. The anecdote notes his playful solution as a compact, readable puzzle with romantic undertones.
Ciphered Sighs and Love in a Critical Clue
A playful, cryptic note ponders a cipher hidden in a love song. It muses that a sigh for any cipher can be read phonetically, while questioning whether the written form is intelligible. The speaker asks for reciprocated sighs and warns against losing a sigh for a cipher.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
How to Campaign Candidate to Campaign Manager
A compact guide outlining strategic steps for a campaign manager to organize messaging and operations. It covers issuing plan directives, assigning roles, and avoiding exposure to vulnerabilities by preemptively addressing potential issues.
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Burning Skin Disease Advertises Cole Carbolisalva
An old advertisement touts Cole s Carbolisalva as a quick cure for burning skin disease with claims of rapid healing. It promotes De Pierce s Pleasant Pellets for liver bowel and stomach regulation and references J W Cole & Co Rockford Ill and a 60 cent drugstore price.
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Worthless Uncle Onn recalls emancipation and irony
A South Carolina pensioner and former slave, aged a centenarian, recalls his ladle of dole and a patron who calls him lazy. He notes the 1200 paid by his master, then Lincoln’s emancipation left him “plumb worthless.” A blend of anecdote and social satire appears in this regional reminiscence.
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Warm Compliment Betty Restrains Colorful Streetwear
Betty, a plump young matron, recognizes her fondness for gay colors must be restrained in her street clothes to avoid emphasizing her bulk.
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Flat on Sharee Ends Park Stay After Night Protests
An officer tells residents they cannot camp in the park all night. Mr Doubleup asserts the town is shared and another family occupies the flat tonight, prompting a confrontation over lodging and local spaces.
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Last Slave Cargo Brought To America In 1859
The last cargo of enslaved people was brought to America in 1859 aboard the slave ship Clothilde, marking a late entry in the transatlantic slave trade and reflecting the era's brutal maritime practices.
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