Smith's ignorance of the tariff in the campaign
The Philadelphia Public Ledger critiques Governor Smith's known ignorance on tariff policy. It notes his statements in St. Louis about presidential power over duties, his failure to grasp tariff basics, and his push for a broadened tariff commission, arguing Congress and the Supreme Court constrain any such move. The piece cites his past stance on the Underwood bill and warns that a nonpartisan panel cannot remove politics from tariff decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
St. Louis
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Cuba
Louisville
Sachem
Tammany Hall
Tariff Commission
Supreme Court
Mr. Smith
The
Ways and Means Committee
Tariff Debate Highlights Democratic Stance and 1920 Split
The piece argues against anti-protectionists in Congress and notes Democratic leaders would resist abandoning protective tariffs. It cites Governor Smith and Ogden Mills, contrasting Republican calls for broad market access with Kit Chen’s 1920 tariff defense and the party’s long free trade leanings.
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Senator Simmons
Ogden Mills
House
Representative Kitchen
Congress
Smith
Washington Society Season Opens Early This Year
Washington society is abuzz as the White House signals the opening of the season ahead of the New Year. Cabinet dinners begin November 8, with diplomatic receptions showing off gilded attire and jewel-hilted swords. The White House hosts small dinners but grand receptions define the social calendar, featuring ambassadors, ministers, and the Supreme Court in a colorful procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidges
White House
Supreme Court
Epitaph Verses Attributed to James Beattie
Quote from James Beattie reflecting on life and friendship. Poem speaks of shared frailties and forgiveness. The speaker urges the reader to forget faults, noting the tenderness of the tale and the speaker as a friend to all humankind.
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James Beattie
Dinner Table Gossip Across the Night
A narrator recalls a family dinner where the soup stays hot until chatter among Mable Gladys Agnes Florence and Grace fills the table. The scene shifts to lively gossip as guests linger beyond the meal. The intimate gathering captures social ritual and quiet drama around the table.
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Missus
Mable
Gladys
Agnes
Florence
Grace
Peter's Adventures Sign of Good Luck
Florence Vincent presents a transformative scene where White-Coat and Red-Feathers observe Two-Legs reacting to a supposed omen. The Nile spirit, rising waters, and desert parchedness frame a clash between disbelief and belief as the birds ponder the meaning of humans prayers and portents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter's Adventures
Florence Vincen
Nile
Egypt
Red-Feathers
Living and Loving Advice From Mrs. Virginia Lee
Amarylis asks how to show appreciation after a date whether to ask a boyfriend to write letters and how to handle a moody or petty boyfriend. Mrs. Lee advises honest appreciation after dates, allowing a girl to ask for writing correspondence, and addressing huffy behavior by requesting an explanation and judging if the friend deserves keeping. Time will tell about jealousy and shifting affections.
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Herbert, Hoover
al Smith
Sticks
Mrs. Lee
Amarylis
Sally
Kitty
News Wrap: New Yorker Diary and High Society Notes
A New York diary entry recounts a saddening scene of four European trunks abandoned at a pier containing liquor, likely left by a nervous woman. The piece spans skyscraper growth near Grand Central, presidential hotel stays, a short express strike, a peculiar prison anecdote, and society mentions including Vanderbilts, McCratchons, Whitneys, Astors, and Wright Harriman, with urban blowups and real estate moves highlighted.
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New York
Europe
Air Baths and Weight Loss Advice From Health Columns
The article promotes air baths as health aides alongside sun exposure and regular cleansing routines. It discusses how brief air baths can be integrated into daily routines, notes potential benefits for tuberculosis patients, and cautions on maintaining weight loss with water balance and consistent eating patterns. It includes anecdotes about dieting, the role of endocrines, and urges practical readers to seek pamphlets on reducing and gaining weight.
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E. S. Bullock
Journal of the Outdoor Life
Mrs. M
Peter Sizing
Retrospective notices from Tribune of One Three Four Years Ago
A compiled column recalls events from 1924 to 1927. Highlights include 219 members at Life Study Club, a City Basketball League planning meeting at the Y M C A, Dr Schmehl in Harrisburg with state health officials, a $1000 fire at Commercial Lumber, vermin control demonstrations in Youngsville, Scarlet fever cases closing Knapp school, goods stolen from G Gifford Smith store, and Charles Rohlin acquiring 432 Pennsylvania Avenue West.
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Warren Tribune
Warren Tribune Company
E. D. Wetmore
Henry H. Bassett
R. G. Chapel
R. W. Cousins
Fred C. Eaton
A. E. Johnson
J. R. van Cleve
William H. Wright
Frank R. Ford
Howard L. Schultheis
Devine-Wallis Corporation
New York City
Chicago
National Advertising
Warren Post Office
Republican
Herbert Hoover
Charles Curtis
United States
David A. Reed
Edward Martin
Charles A. Waters
William D. Porter
T. G. Cochran
Assembly
A. W. Mumford
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Charles P. Stewas
Hare
Wilde
Executive Mansion
Army
Navy
Edgar A. Guest
Mrs
Virginia Lee
Bey
Doe
New Yorker
Forty Second Street
Grand Central Terminal
Walter P. Chrysler
Woolworth
Lexington Avenue
Forty-second
Forty-third Street
Biltmore
Hoover
Waldorf-Astoria
McKinsey
Manhattan
Forty-second Street
Madison Avenue
Roosevelt
Wilson
Coolidge
Waldorf
Deary Dowd
Graham Fair Vanderbilt
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
George Barr McCrutcheon
Barclay
Hot Spring
East Sixtythird Street
Harry Payne Whitney
Newport
R. 1
Vanderbilt
Whitney
Laszlo Szechenyi
Vincent Astor
Bronx
Lulg Hunt Peters
Lulu Hunt Peters
Nature
Life Study Club
Schmehl
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Commercial Lumber Company
State Bureau of Vermin Control
Youngsville
Knapp
Glide Township
G. Gifford Smith
Charles E. Rohlin
John Schmutz
Pennsylvania Avenue
West
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