Political record of Al Smith in local option era
The piece compiles Al Smith's votes from 1904 to 1919 on local option laws and liquor measures, noting positions on town and city local option bills, saloon proximity to churches and schools, racetrack gambling, and prohibition referenda, with attention to his roles as Assembly member, Speaker, and governor. It contrasts reactions to Mrs. Hoover and Mrs. Smith in a Washington column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Smith
New York
Jamestown
Wainwright
Gittin
Hughes
Hackett
New York City
Court of Special Sessions
Lincoln
Assembly
Walker
McCue
Howard City
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Alred E. Smith
White House
Herbert
Hoover
Mrs. Hoover
Prohibition Reformist Efforts Highlighted in 1920s Campaigns
The record details a political figure active from 1922 to 1929 who opposed strict prohibition. It notes actions such as calling for repeal of state enforcement laws, urging modification of Volstead provisions to permit beer and light wines sales, and campaigns against film regulation. The figure pressed Congress and the Legislature on alcohol policy while criticizing peers who supported the 18th Amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullen-Gage
Congress
Arab Love Song Fragment by Francis Thompson
A fragmentary poetic piece presents Arabian imagery and conflicted love. The speaker invokes camels, waters, and celestial motifs while urging a beloved to leave family and tribe. The poem explores loyalty, desire, and personal longing across a desert mood and night.
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest An Incident
A worker in overalls greets a limousine passing by and is snubbed by fashionables who deem him unworthy. The speaker recalls how those same people once invited him to tea when he wore fine clothes, arguing that dress does not define human worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mustabays
Broadway
Spemder
Alexander Peacock
Cheerman
Joy Canyon
Los Angeles
Peter's Adventures in Nightjar and Scissors-Tail Tales
Florence Vincent narrates a rural tale with Nightjar and Lyre-Tail meeting two traveling birds. The birds trade nicknames and origins, explaining how Scissors-Tail became Nightjar and recount their family ties to other nocturnal species. The dialogue reveals humor and a sense of kinship among birds during travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobolink
Wife
Nightjer
Nightjar
Lyre-Tail
Scissors-Tail
Whip
Wifes
Whip-Poor
Wills
Chuck-Will
Careline
Living and Loving by Mrs Virginia Lee
Advice column on love temper, trust, and letters in teen romance. Readers share doubts about missing replies and how to handle silent lovers. Mrs Lee counsels patience, understanding illness or distance, and to avoid spur-of-the-moment spunky notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Virginia Lee
Metropolitan and Broadway contrasts lure New York stars
The Diary of a New Yorker notes how top Broadway beauties chase Metropolitan Opera fame yet often fail to translate stage success into opera stardom. It highlights Ada examples like Helen Gahagan and Nanette Guilfere, and contrasts lavish Broadway style with opera ambitions amid vivid anecdotes of financiers and private rail travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Metropolitan Opera House
Metropoli
Simers
Marion Falley
Metropolitan
Mary Lewis
Grace Moore
Helen Gahagan
Métropolitan
Mary Ellis
Nanette Guilfere
Constipation in Children Diet and Health Tips
Advice for correcting chronic constipation in children focuses on a fixed toilet time, proper diet, and abdominal exercises. The best time is likely after breakfast, with scheduling for multiple children and a dedicated, non-play bathroom routine to ensure focus on the task.
Remains of Week End Warren Accidents and Notices
Retrospective reports four deaths and multiple injuries from weekend accidents in Warren. Other items note fishing licenses issued, river stage zero, highway inspection due, and travelers with Merc y Academy students en route to Canada. Advice on child care, diet, and health columns by Dr Jule Hunt Peters accompany notices on pregnancy after menopause and a request for self addressed envelopes for pamphlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Tribune
Warren Tribune Company
D. Wetmore
Henry H. Bassett
BR. G. Chapel
Henry H. Baskett
Chay
RW. Cousins
Fred (. Eaton
A. Ras
Eee
More
William H. Wright
Frank 2
Pard
J. B. van Cleve
Howard L. Scholthein
Devine-Wallix Corporation
New York City
Chicago
Easrier
Mai
Warren Post Office
Roosevelt Highway
Mercy Academy
Warren
Toronto
Jule Hunt Peters
Warren Tril
Leoin
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EN Warren
Republican
Charles Curtis
United States
David A. Reed
Edward Martin
Charles A. Waters
Supreme Court
William D. Porter
T. C. Cochran
A. W. Mumford
Patrick Henry
Vocate
Charles P. Stewart
Francis Thompson
Edgar A. Guest
Peter's Adventures
Florence Vincent
Mrs. Lee
Flumres
Pane Gareass
New Yorker
Clare Kinnaird
Peacock
W. F. Kenny
LY Lulu Bunt Peters
Warren Gen'gal Hospital
Ralph Simpson
Biddle St
Warren- Sheffield
Firs
E. J. Holmes
Helmes
Maurice R.emory
M. D. Bout
Canada
Ishinga
H. P. Stone
H. D. Kopf
The
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