Y M C A Hotel in Chicago to be Dedicated Soon
The remodelled Y M C A hotel in Chicago will be dedicated this month with a new addition bringing capacity to 2700. The expanded property valued at about 4.6 million serves as a safe haven for boys and men, offering low cost lodging, meals, and free evening entertainments under a Christian atmosphere with advisers on hand. Located near the Stephenson Hotel on Michigan Boulevard, just outside the Loop.
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Chicago
Great Stephens Hotel
Michigan Boulevard South
Loop
Can We Handle Prosperity and Keep Morals High
A magazine piece questions how a prosperous nation will use growing leisure and wealth. It cites Gandhi on wealth as a menace to civilization and urges finding common sense solutions to avoid moral decay while remaining fit for prosperity.
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Ghandi
India
They Wanted to Disarm At Geneva and Russia Parade
A historical piece notes Bolshevik leaders at Geneva proposed disarmament first raised months earlier. It contrasts that with Moscow May Day displays claiming a massive fighting force of 15 million. The passage questions sincerity and prudence of Soviet aims and suggests Western powers doubted Russia’s long term intentions.
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Geneva
Russia
Moscow Bolsheviste
Word Use and Pronunciation Guide Note
A compact study note on common word usage and pronunciation. It cites misused phrases like shall try and do it and mispronounced sounds as well as distinctions between counsel and council. It also lists synonyms for decorate and a quip about owning a word after using it thrice.
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Council
Governor Al Smith Leads Democratic Presidential Bid
The article portrays Governor Al Smith of New York as the strong favorite for the Democratic nomination. Senator James Reed and Governor Ritchie trail with limited support beyond their home states, suggesting Smith will secure the nomination barring a major opposition shift.
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al Smith
New York State
James Reed
Missouri
Ritchie
Smith
Democratic Party
Henry Ford Delivers Brief London Oration On After Dinner Talk
A London report notes Henry Ford spoke for thirty one words about after-dinner remarks. He makes automobiles and such and is not a speech maker. Commentators say his short view contrasts with mass production ideas and pleases some readers.
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Henry Ford
London
Henry
Mr. Ford
Slapping Superstition in the Face by the Thirteen Club
Women of the Thirteen Club in New York City held a Friday banquet to defy superstition. They smashed mirrors walked under ladders sat under umbrellas spilled salt and proclaimed luck is earned not ruled by days or symbols. They urged readers to rid minds of fear and embrace readiness for success or failure.
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New York City
New York
Thirteen” Club
Hops From a Day State Ship Frogs in Louisiana Trade
More than 2,500,000 frogs are shipped annually from Louisiana to markets and research centers, supporting agricultural and scientific industries. The figure reflects a robust amphibian trade feeding farms, labs, and pet suppliers in the region.
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Louisiana
American Individualism and American System Ideals
A collection of Pro American statements praising individualism and the American System. Notes on Aristocracy in character and democracy in spirit, with references to industrial efficiency social justice and liberty. Includes a mock obituary and a humorous note about Mrs Esther Lamb’s travel plans.
Permanent Guests Solicited Renovat ed Throughout
A compact advertisement page from the Oakland Tribune parodies hotel promotion with a collage of jokes and quips from various papers. It samples humorous lines about humility births weddings and daily life including a Yakima Washington schoolgirls pie feat and a Chef Chaplin nod, reflecting playful editorial tone.
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Oakland
Cal
Tribune
Chaplin
Yakima
Washington
Toward Washington County Road Paving and Airplane Hopes
The column notes cement rolling onto mud roads in Washington County and predicts improved country driving, joking that a governor is not always needed to pave roads. It muses about a future with waved roads and widespread airplane use, closing with a tongue in cheek worry.
Father of 38 asks L A for help with haircuts
Pedro Navarez a 73 year old father of 33 children by three wives appeals to Los Angeles city government for aid to provide haircuts for his large family. He says thirty three children require much money and notes more children may come.
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L. A
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Pedro Navarez
Senor
Pedro
Novarez
Fragmented quotes and captions from multiple papers
A collage of cynical quips and headlines from Wall Street Journal and various papers including Florence Alabama Herald Columbus Ohio Journal Worcester Mass Gazette and others. The lines mock money pursuit unemployment unions race relations and wartime fears with a closing line The Old Plug.
Springtime Mischief and a Job in Musical Comedy
The text blends verse on spring flirtation with a comic exchange about forming a government department to solicit subscriptions for the Congressional Record. A theater manager questions a pretty applicant about her talents as she auditions, noting the humorous mismatch in setting.
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Congressional Record
Typing Objects Reiterate The Typewriter Puzzle
A playful, repetitive riff on a typewriter and its user. The text loops through who types on which device, ending when no more typing remains on the typewriter in use. It emphasizes the recursive nature of typing actions and the device itself.
Quack Medicine Vonder Testimonial From a World Famed Rejuvenator
A misused testimonial claims a single overnight dose of a celebrated rejuvenator cures aging. The speaker says on awakening he told his wife he must grab his satchel for school, implying rapid, dramatic effects. The tone satirizes dubious medical claims.
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Quack
Shoes Repaired Delayed as Customer Waits Over Two Hours
A shop sign promises repairs “while you wait” but a customer reports waiting more than two hours without service. The exchange questions the shop’s handling and timeliness.
The Quest to Trace Ancestry to a Chimpanzee Limb
A reader asks why one would study lineage to the very top of the family tree to locate a chimpanzee. The piece ponderously muses on ancestry, evolution, and the odd notion of kinship stretching to the ape line.
New Friends For Old
Lotty, a shy spinster, discovers Laura Wayman orbits Mrs Parcell in social shifts. When Laura abandons Lotty for Parcell, Lotty endures days of hurt and quiet, finally learning Laura used her for a free lunch and shopping while leaving Lotty to cover debts. Laura confesses in a train-side reveal, seeking sympathy from Lotty.
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Otty Bennett
Laura Wayman
Laura
Lotty
Mrs. Parcell
Letty
Woman's Club
Mrs Briggs
Mrs. Briggs
Mrs
Rickman
Holidays Serve Good Purpose in Education
Mrs. Jason Lindeman notes holidays teach patriotism and lessons for youth. She backs a crusade pressuring factories in cities to observe legal holidays to build good citizens. A colored boy in July says he never had a holiday, explaining no one in his family died recently.
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Jason Lindeman
Washington
Lincoln
Meaning Shifts of Boulevard Over Time
The term boulevard traditionally meant a broad pleasure route and social promenading street. Today it also denotes a major through street where traffic on main arteries outranks side streets, tracing back to fortifications and ramparts once on the site.
Advancement in Russia Organizes Rapid Physical Culture Growth
In Soviet Russia organized physical culture has grown fast. Membership rose from 2.7 million to 3.66 million in the last year. Men and women are about evenly split, with students making up over half the total. Workers account for 22 percent, and office employees for 18 percent.
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Soviet
Russia
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