What's What in Washington A Diplomatic Gossip Piece
A Chicago and Washington column by Charles P. Stewart surveys Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson amid bombings and political violence, then shifts to Senator Walter F. George of Georgia as a possible presidential dark horse. The piece paints George as a restrained Southern gentleman and pragmatic anti big government advocate.
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Misconceptions of a spry connection in Browning verse
The fragment portrays a spraying image of love and praise, noting a spray fixed to a bird and a queen’s heart. It suggests a dramatic personal moment and a plea for devotion, with Browning’s name appearing in a reflective context.
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Jove
Robert Browning
Just Folks and the Line of Office Progress
A concise poem shows a company ladder from office boy to president. Death removes the president but the firm endures, keeping a steady line of work as the office boy advances to clerk behind the scenes.
Betty Meets Kinglets in a Winter Yard Tale
Betty observes two Golden crowned Kinglets on a porch wintering in her yard. They reveal they travel patterns to Canada for nesting and raise a large family, sharing details of their eggs and care. Betty hopes they return to visit next year.
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Burglar Lifts Safe, Quietly Walks From Store
In Salt Lake City a burglar pried a small safe from its concrete base, hoisted it onto his shoulder, and walked out of the front door while a crowd watched through a window. Only after the escape did bystanders realize the crime.
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Salt Lake City
Police Dog Swap Ends With Returned Purebredhound
Charley Abrams walked his $600 police dog on a leash but found a common poodle in place of the prized canine when they returned home. The fake dog behaved sheepishly as the real dog later found his way back, and Abrams refused to release the impostor, naming him Gyp.
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Charles
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Holt
One Minute Pulpit Parable of the Lost Sheep
A brief religious meditation questions a man’s care for a single lost sheep. It cites the parable of leaving ninety nine to seek one and the joy upon finding it, underscoring themes of compassion and redemption.
Variegated notes from New Yorker on big beat and city life
The diary fragment sketches New York life from March 20. It mentions dance parties hosted by blind men, Broadway views from Times Building, figures like George Olsen, and Wall Street clerks. It notes speakeasies, female sandwich men, and adoption trends, plus a muddled anecdote about Doris Duke at the Ritz Carlton.
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George Olsen
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H. H. Rogers
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Children’s Aid Society
Doris Duke
Diabetes and child health guidance from 1930s column
A reader asks about curing diabetes in children and insulin use. Dr. Peters cautions no individual treatment, urges specialist care, notes adults with diabetes often overweight, children show growth relation, and describes monitoring and dietary care for long term management. He discusses baby health, inguinal canal issues, and suggests exercises and books for parents.
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Retrospective on Diamond block sale and Hodges estate sale
Extensive alterations will be made to the Diamond block purchased over a year ago by C A Beckley proprietor of the electric adep. The final chapter in the founding of a home for aged women of Pinegrove township was written last week when John Demmer bought at a public sale the Hodges estate at Russell.
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Pinegrove Township
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Russell
Auto crash on Pennsylvania and Liberty injures drivers
Morning collision at Pennsylvania avenue and Liberty street involved cars driven by Evelyn Alter and Charles Ponsky. United Central Oil Company once White Oil Corporation denied by manager R W Clarke.
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Evelyn Alter
Charles Ponsky
Pennsylvania Avenue
Liberty Street
United Central Oil Company
White Oil Corporation
R. W. Clarke
Ilks Club Plans Ford Dancing Party On April Seventh
Plans are forming for an old fashioned Henry Ford dancing party to be held Wednesday April 7. Tra Williams, supervisor of Corydon township, was a Warren business visitor today.
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Ilks Club
Henry Ford
Tra Williams
Corydon Township
Warren
Park department workers trim trees along river north bank
On March 30 1927 park department employees in the borough trimmed trees along the river north bank through Tribune Circle. Visitors included L French of Tivnesta and Emer FE Thompson of Farmington township.
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Tribune Circle
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