Southern paper urges Al Smith for president and southern support
A Dallas Morning Herald excerpt argues the South should back Al Smith to restore national unity and elect 266 electoral votes. It suggests southern influence in cabinet, Supreme Court, and diplomacy, while questioning northern Democrats' fit to lead. The piece criticizes the appeal as overly sectional and redundant.
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Dallas Vimes-Herald
al Smith
South
New York Democracy
Supreme Court of the United States
House
Senate
America
Europe
Dallas
United States
North
East
West
Supreme Court
Roseate Word Lesson From Daily English Series
Daily English notes discuss common word usage and mispronunciations. Today's entry defines roseate as full of roses or rose colored and cites a roseate glow of fame as an example. It also highlights misused phrases and pronunciation tips for words like several and designs.
Southern culture claim challenged by northern readers
In a sharp critique the item argues that southern culture and scholarship are not monopolized by Pat Harrison and fellow senators. It notes southern power fades with time, opposes southern prejudice, and ridicules a Dallas paper for inflating southern influence while acknowledging regional coarse humor.
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South
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
John Thomas Hefflin
Alabama
Jim Reed
Missouri
Cole Blease
North Carolina
Pat
Tom
Jim
Cole
United States
Dallas
Dallas, Texas
The Time and Fate Await My Own Future
A reflective meditation on patience and destiny. The speaker waits calmly for what is rightfully theirs, trusting time and fate. They believe their goals will arrive without haste, guided by an inner law and the universe.
Bride Learns England Has Battle Hill Souvenir
A young American bride travels in England and is shown a cannon said to be captured at Bunker Hill. She coolly replies that Americans have the Hill, implying the souvenir holds little value. The anecdote hints at cross Atlantic pride and humor.
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England
Bunker Hill
Arkansas hillbilly candidate for county attorney in Texas
A Arkansas born candidate running for county attorney in Texas says he was urged by his wife to run and praises opponents as upright. He quotes himself as a rustic, vows to curb thieves and bootleggers, and plans to spend the campaign kissing babies and bragging about crops. The piece argues truth in political announcements pays.
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Texas
Arkansas
Hill-Billy
Ozark Mountains
Court House
Boyhood memories of Herbert Hoover in West Branch
E. D. King recalls helping in the Hoover household when Herbert Hoover was born in West Branch Iowa He describes a small town life with blacksmith shops four stores a restaurant and a hotel He fed stories to the future president and recalls Bert Hoover as a bright child who loved animal tales and bears and dragons.
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Bert
Kansas City
Kan
Herbert Hoover
E. D. King
Richmond Street
van Cleave
Hoover
West Branch
Iowa
King
Herbert
Hoovers
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
West Liberty
Canada
Freedom
Brown
Bert Hoover
Pleasant Hill News Highlights From Aug 29
Mrs Mary Siles visited the Foss home last week. Mrs B F Miller spent days with son Will and family. Kephart family and Sam Sigeroose attended Friday evening. Pleasant Hill schoolhouse readied for Sept 3 with Clara Telford as teacher. Beatrice Kephart to Des Moines for county club competition. Hesseltine attend funeral of a couple killed by a train near Town City. Homer Kephart sold steers to S P Finch. Funeral of John H Kephart held at Pleasant Hill church, burial in Pleasant Hill cemetery. Rev Vernon Carter of Drake University to preach Sept 2 at Pleasant Hill church. Everyone welcome to services.
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Pleasant
Hill
Mary Siles
Toy, Foss
B. F. Miller
Will
Rl Kephart
Will Miller
George Weston
Haskins
Beatrice Kephart
Bes Moines
Lee Hesseltine
Town City
Homer Kephart
S. P. Finch
John H. Kephart
Pleasant Hill Church
W. W. Bowers
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Vernon Carter
Drake University
Des Moines
By The Way Readers Share Fair Impressions
Postmaster Harry McCall resumes the column from the desk, noting a return to routine. He invites readers who attended the fair to share their observations and impressions for future installments.
Three college girls and a late night misadventure
A humorous reminiscence describes three college women who tally kisses and greetings after a night out. The first returns to an empty room, the second comments on a morning comparison and scent of smoke, and the third stumbles in disheveled exclaiming a curt greeting.
Barometer of Love and Garden Letters From The Journal
A whimsical fragment blends romance with garden chat. Readers discuss love’s moods from dawn to eclipse amid notes on Mrs. Andersons garden columns and a seaside scene where a couple converses softly.
Modern Sheik Shaves Daily Amid Camel Camp Habits
A satirical profile notes a modern sheik who shaves each day then spends most time removing sand fleas from camels and smoking. The piece contrasts traditional and contemporary habits with ironic tone.
Fragmented verse and quips mix in a playful text
A collection of aphorisms and witty lines features a clever stone, Oswald, and remarks on spelling, mosquitoes, baths, growing up, and love letters. The fragmentary piece reads like a sequence of gags and maxims with no single narrative.
Post Office Civil Service Exam Joke Stirs Banter
A light exchange centers on the civil service exam at the post office. The hardest part was writing with the post office pens, prompting a humorous quip about a slap on the back being worth two in the face. The remark blends workplace wit with postal culture.
Waterloo man sued over mis-stated sale ad
Edward Gordon of Waterloo faces a $10 000 suit from Cedar Rapids merchant Benjamin Sternberg alleging Gordon advertised a stock sale as forced by cash need after purchasing Sternberg's merchandise and using his store name. Sternberg denies the claim and says the sale was permitted.
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Cedar Rapids
Edward Gordon
Waterloo
Benjamin Sternberg
Sternberg
Gordon
Film Warn Gas Dangers Carbon Monoxide Film Unseen Danger
The United States Bureau of Mines and Department of Commerce completed a one reel educational motion picture titled Carbon Monoxide The Unseen Danger to address the heavy annual death rate from carbon monoxide exposure.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Mines
Department of Commerce
The Flaming Youth Declared By Admiring Muse
A poem fragment praises a boy on a burning deck as a famed lad who deserves credit. It lauds the youth as the foremost Flaming Youth, noting his coined phrases and lasting reputation amid changing reigns.
There Ought To Be A Law Opinion on Driving Skill
A columnist claims the statistician states one in five Americans can drive a car. If true, the law should require those who lack skill to learn driving, rather than leaving it to the majority. The piece closes with a nod to old days and common caution.
John Coolidge Chooses Railroading Career
Holyoke Massachusetts August 30 John Coolidge son of the president has chosen railroading for his career He plans to begin work for the Pennsylvania Railroad next month The exact position was not disclosed The youth attended summer school with Coolidge at the University of Vermont last year Additional details were not available.
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Holyoke
Mass
John Coolidge
Pennsylvania Railroad
Coolidge
University of Vermont
Democrats Oppose A Dirty Campaign In St Louis Speech
In St Louis on August 30, Democratic national chairman John J. Raskob ordered a halt to a dirty campaign. Bruce Campbell Illinois regional vice chairman warned of a whispering campaign and urged supporters to meet it face to face.
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ST Louis, Mo
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Bruce Campbell
Illinois
Campbell
America
Three youths arrested on beer and wine booze
Des Moines August 30. Howard Fleck and Fred Treon both sixteen from Fairfield and Robert Smith fifteen from Des Moines sat in county jail with hangover symptoms after neighbors reported a homebrew and wine party. Deputies found a tapped beer keg and wine bottles in the cellar as officers arrived.
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Des Moines
Howard Fleck
Fred Treon
Fairfield
Robert Smith
Smith
Fleck
Treon
Findley
Publisher Buys Marshalltown Paper for Consolidation
C D. Bunley of the Farm and Labor World buys the Marshalltonian, a Marshalltown weekly, from Miss Miriam McNally and plans future consolidation with the Farm and Labor World.
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Marshalltown Paper
Marshalltown
Aean Buntley
The
Farm and Labor World
Marshalltonian
Edeall
Miriam McNally
Fragmentary Public Statement On Public Platform Claims
A fragment of text notes a warning that any charge made outside public platforms or press is deemed a lie. The quote targets accountability and cautions against unrecorded accusations, reflecting a stance on truthfulness in public discourse.
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