Red hot campaign by Ruth McCormick for Senate nomination
The article notes Ruth McCormick spent about a quarter of a million dollars in her Republican Senate nomination campaign, with an estimated $10,000 yearly salary for the position. It discusses the role of money in campaigns and questions whether wealth determines electoral outcomes and access to office. The piece ends with a cautious forecast on how her case may be treated and readers’ interest.
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Ruth McCormick
United States Senate
United States
Cormick
Helen
Journal
Paris gaiety linked to high alcohol use and child mortality
The article cites French senator Ferdinand Merlin on 1928 alcohol consumption, comparing saloon density with other nations and linking France’s festive culture to higher infant mortality and health harms. It notes Paris has about 45 835 bars, and recounts hospital data on alcohol’s impact on families. MacIntosh and MacGrabb exchange ends.
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Loire
France
Germany
England
Sweden
Paris
Raymond Poincare
The
Republic
Jasquet
Boucher
M. Poinare
Family trip joke and kid’s dinner quip
A parent's Muscatine trip with a sister turns into a dinner joke as the speaker asks for the leg of fish. The exchange continues with a grandmother question about a cat and a child replying that the cat ate the mouse except for the stem.
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Muscatine
Grandma
Little Arthur
Calling Their Bluff On Bigger Buses At Crossings
A brief note warns that extending bus sizes will force rail crossings to require new safety measures. The piece hints at public transportation policy and potential safety concerns. No individuals or organizations are named in the readable text.
Dobbin’s clutch echoes from old time buggies
The Louisville Times notes that the younger generation should not assume the automobile clutch is new. The piece recalls its common use in old time horse drawn buggies on quiet country roads as a nod to historical tech.
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Dobbin
Dad
Louisville Times
Dobbin Still Retains Value Despite Months of Use
A Louisville Times snippet notes that Old Dobbin does not depreciate much after three or four months of driving, praising the horse's enduring value and reliability.
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Dobbin
Louisville Times
Speechless Emotion Passes to the Station Scene
An umlauted Nebelspalter quip sketches a brief exchange at a station. A husband explains his blackened hands come from patting the engine as he sees his wife off for a month away. The exchange captures a moment of ordinary travel ritual.
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Nebelspalter
Free and Independent New England Farm Relief Remark
A Detroit News quote recalls a passerby sympathizing with a stone picker, who responds that he does not own the land and is poorer than he appears. The exchange highlights rural hardship and land ownership perceptions in New England.
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New England
Detroit News
Thrifty Combo Mary Pickford Saved Huge Salary
Mary Pickford testifies she saved 420000 dollars of a 560000 salary, illustrating how strict frugality backed by grim resolve can yield large savings according to the Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Mary Pickford
Philadelphia Bulletin
Protection claim in iron industry trade debate
London Daily Mail argues that protection kept Britain’s iron industry ahead globally, while free trade caused a decline from first to fourth place as the US Germany and France rose with protective policies. The piece criticizes free trade advocates for the inhuman effects of their doctrine.
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United States
Germany
France
London Daily Mail
Rounder the dog saves coin with catfish payment
Old Timer, a river area resident, notes his dog Rounder dives after a lost silver dollar in the muddy river. The dog returns with a three pound catfish and eighty five cents, revealing an odd episode sparked by the coin’s disappearance and a curious bartering moment. The tale ends with a humorous exchange about rising costs and family concerns.
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Ben
Old Timer
Rounder
Witty Quotations and Jabs from Vintage Papers
A collage of old humor snippets and quips from Ohio State Journal Montreal Star and others. Jokes touch on doctors dentists marriage weather wireless radios and courtroom banter reflecting early 20th century light satire and social mores.
April Day Delights and City Talk From A Floating Weekend
A collage of phrases and snippets from a bygone paper era includes quirky exchanges about sleeping bags and knapsacks at a Washington street gas station, reflections on April weather with nature’s awakening, cartoonish street chatter, and a light note on fashion and graduation advice. The piece weaves humor with seasonal imagery and urban anecdotes.
Fortnightly club to meet Monday afternoon
The afternoon section of the Literature Department of the Fortnightly Club will meet next Monday afternoon with Mrs. Harry Montgomery.
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John Patterson
Merry Makers Club
Lena Hemmiileiel
Harry Montgomery
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