Governor Smith Faces Prohibition Clash In Campaign
An editorial praises Governor Smith for a candid stance on liquor, arguing his support for modification of prohibition through referendums while enforcing current laws. It notes the issue dominates national debate, with Smith’s position drawing mixed reactions across major cities and states, framing the campaign around enforcement and potential reform.
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al Smith
Iowa
Smith
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Buffalo
Detroit
Milwaukee
United States
New York City
Frank
Nis
Daily English Lesson On Misused Words
A compact lesson notes common misuses and pronunciations. It highlights simplicity and lists words like vindictive with a sentence showing a vindictive look. The piece focuses on pronunciation, spelling pitfalls, and vocabulary expansion.
Political discourse on party platforms and congressional will
The speaker notes uncertainty in party platforms and acceptance speeches. He warns that presidents' good intentions often falter under congressional opposition and partisan politics, urging focus on both congressional campaigns and the presidential race.
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Ceptance
Congress
Truth Telling Starts At The Table
Minerva Hunter recounts how Claude, a young boy, learns to tell the truth by testing parental responses to his statements about food. After his grandmother’s indulgence allowed him to manipulate requests, his parents insist on accepting his words as truth, prompting Claude to adjust his claims to match his real desires.
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Minerva Hunter
Claude
The four legged fountain and a quiet New England bossy
A fragmentary column blends poetry and social commentary. It praises a cow figure as a generous earthly symbol and contrasts it with critiques of third party moves and city life. It notes a $74 000 NY school baths appropriation and jokes about school schedules and drunkenness.
The Sculptor and The Political Slogans
A poem speaks of shaping a child into a man and the permanence of character. The column jokes about rubber prices aiding politicians and imagines a controversial campaign slogan about liquor. It notes Republicans and Democrats flooded with campaign songs and offers a light socialists tune titled The November Blues.
Autumn Hints At School Time And Football
A columnist note reflects on approaching autumn and the return to school in September. The piece wryly links the end of vacation to the start of classes and the inevitable rise of football, presenting a light, forward-looking tone.
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Washington
Parrot and Cat Tales Spark Morning to Night Quirk
A comic fragment recalls a woman avoiding marriage because of a swearing parrot a barking dog and a nocturnal cat. Papa Kangaroo jokes about a missing baby while a college line hints at lack of sleep. A muffled scream at a dance ends with a whispered question.
Dinner seating rule pairs husbands and wives
A hostess explains a seating plan at a dinner, resolving the problem of pairing guests by placing husbands and wives together. The dialogue mentions a champ sprinter and a captain who wins a race, and a playful reference to Mary.
Dress Like the Junkman's Horse and a Forest Nightmare
A fragment blends fantastical verse about dressing like a junkman's horse with a suspenseful woodland tale. A youth wanders a dark forest, unsure what stalks him as a horned owl calls and a hairy, unknown creature looms before him in the stygian night.
The Sertat Waxes Warm Campfire Dying Out
A fragment hints at a campfire scene with a fading glow as night approaches. The text seems to convey a nostalgic or rustic mood centered on warmth and dwindling flames.
Marker planned for Captain Emil io Carranza in Mooresville
Mooresville residents plan a marker near the flying field to honor Captain Emilio Carranza the Mexican air ace who died trying a nonstop flight from New York to Mexico City. He was forced down in Mooresville by fog on a flight from Mexico City to Washington.
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Mooreville
N. C
Mooresville
Emilio Carranza
New York
Mexico City
Carranza
Washington
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