Ability and Wealth Defy New World Harmony
The piece argues that society rewards brute strength in sports and wealth in entertainment, noting Marion Talley as a prime example. Since 1926 she has earned about 334000 from concerts, excluding Metropolitan Opera salary and phonograph royalties. It contends that unusual ability earns wealth in varied fields and should be valued.
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Marion Talley
Kansas City
Metropolitan Opera Company
Miss Talley
Reed's Defense Underscores Reed as Democratic Rival to Smith
In the Democratic contest Al Smith of New York leads the field with James A Reed of Missouri a distant second. Reed defends his record opposing the League of Nations and other programs, saying he has been called destructive but regrets only not having more power to obstruct. He urges Congress to pause assaults on the Constitution to allow more sensible legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Smith
New York
James A. Reed
Missouri
Reed
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Congress
al Resolution
Pacifism Debate Divides American Factions
The Public Ledger notes the Women's Patriotic Conference on National Defense in Washington as a potent, though not fully successful, challenge to pacifist appeals aimed at women. The article frames pacifism and self defense as two opposed paths in current American discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Women’s Patriotic Conference On National Defense
Washington
the Public Ledger
Wartime Women and the Push for National Defense
The text argues that protests against war undermine national defense while praising patriotic women who support strong defense measures. It asserts pacifists contribute nothing to peace and claims most American women favor efforts to end war and aid the country’s security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wita
Song For Katinka A sundriesman wedding
A lyric speaker rejects traditional matches and vows to marry a sundriesman rather than royalty or soldiers. She fantasizes finding distant, varied love across worlds, preferring a life full of wandering, light, and unconventional union over princely restraint. The poem mixes mythic imagery with craving for travel and diverse tastes.
Retrospective from Tribune of One Two Three and Four Years Are
A 1924 item lists county gasoline tax receipts with Warren county at 17800 for late 1923. A silver anniversary for F B Underwood and wife is noted, planned by daughters. Other items include a nine chick brood from Pleasant township, and Rose Johnson in Cincinnati gaining recognition for the song Someone Understands.
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Harrieburg Tuendar
Warren County
F. B. Underwood
Elm Street
Edith Mathis
Ruth Underwood
Rose Johnson
Cincinnati
T. F. Johnson
Grade Avenue
Just Folks A Name God Gave Me Life Poem Fragment
A reflective verse on identity and lineage. The speaker notes a name given by parents as a lasting, defining baggage. It asserts the name travels with the person through fortune, health, and choices, shaping existence beyond material gains. The closing plea asks for mercy to bear the name plainly.
Rings on the Logs Reveal Old Oaks Tale
Dotty and Dee meet a woodland elf and Young Oak who explain tree rings. The rings mark yearly growth as the Mother Oak speaks softly about aging and family joy. Uncle Ned hauls in the logs as the girls ride back to town with wonder.
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Dotty
Dee
Uncle Ned
Wei
Young Oak
Mother Oak
Uncle New
Squeedee
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Dinner Stories on Professors' Pay and Campus Publications
A dialogue centers on whether college professors’ salaries should rise. One speaker argues for high pay, noting the disparity with student leaders who run campus publications. The exchange reflects campus wage concerns and leadership influence on editorial outputs.
Old man taunts boy over watermelon in street scene
An elderly man asks a curbside boy if he has “too much watermelon.” The boy replies “Nessuh, boss,” then adds “not enough nig gah,” reflecting a racist exchange in a street setting. The text preserves period language and racial terminology.
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Rastus
Songs of a Housewife in Winter Light
A short verse fragment portrays Eileen gathering skates and sleds as coasting ends. Snowy skies glow while street lamps light the night. Homes open doors to feed cold hungry families, exposing a warm table indoors and the comforting din of winter. The scene shifts to a white gleaming evening where neighbors seek warmth and friendship at twilight.
Washington By C P Stewart on Naval Disciplinary Fate
Admiral Magruder and Admiral Plunkett each criticized the navy boss action and war deterrents. Magruder was relieved and shelved, while Plunkett drew congressional heat but survived. The piece notes public reaction, political pressure, and a presidential stance on officers seeking funds and economies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Magruder
Admiral Plunkett
Jfoss
Megrader
Navy Department
Plunkett
England
Admiral Plunket
Reatler
Admiral Magruder
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Trichinosis notices in California diet bulletin
A California Department of Public Health bulletin reports 34 trichinosis cases in 1927. The text emphasizes cooking pork thoroughly to kill trichinae, cites home made sausages as a major source, and recalls a Los Angeles hospital case where raw pork led to death. It notes a 6 percent mortality and stresses noting parasite risk from undercooked pork.
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Department of Public Health of
California
Los Angeles County
Nature
Sato
Small East Fourteenth Shop Crafts Quiet Elegant Accordions
In East Fourteenth Street a tiny shop employs two Russian artisans turning out a dozen accordions yearly. Their instruments carry a mellower antique look, not garish, and rival Stradivarius in charm. A New Yorker muses on first aid kits, Thymos Iodide powder, and home life amid daily interruptions from relentless solicitors.
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New York
East Fourteenth Street
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Rochester
Telephone Company
Federal Forester
Bishop
Dix
New Jersey
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A. Glest
God
Arida
Blanche Silver
Tres
Dotty and
M. K. Rawlings
Reduc
C. P. Stewart
Army
Navy
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New Yorker
Burton Rascoe
Electric Company
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