He's Against Police Dogs
Frank Sullivan of the New York World mocks Hoovers stance by lampooning him as a police dog owner. The piece imagines a white house overrun by dogs, urging Americans to rise against the dog yoke while noting a Florida 80 year old plan to rally thirty Hoover votes from one extended family.
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Frank Sullivan
New York World
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Detroit
George Washington
White House
Sullivan
Florida
Washington, D. C
Melbourne
Tariff policy battle in party platforms and speeches
Leslie M. Shaw analyzes the tariff issue as framed by the Republican and Democratic platforms and their 1908 to 1924 acceptance speeches. He notes Republicans push duties to cover production cost differences plus profit to shield American labor, while Democrats cap tariffs at the actual cost gap with safeguards for wages.
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Leslie M. Shaw
Republican Congress
Congress
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Iowa poised for record corn crop this year
Federal statistician Leslie M. Carl reports Iowa could reach a record corn crop of 498,611,000 bushels if growing season conditions hold. A 93 percent of normal Sept 1 condition suggests an average yield of 44.2 bushels per acre, surpassing 1925’s peak production.
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Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agriculture Statistician
Impartiality in Daily English Notes
A brief guide on using the word impartiality highlighting fairness and evenhanded judgment. The text discusses pronunciation and spelling tips while urging vocabulary growth and defining impartiality with an example.
Frost Safety Projections by Date Reported
Reporters estimate frost protection levels reach 60.8 percent by September 20, 77.5 percent by September 39, 91.8 percent by October 15, and 98.1 percent by October 31 for crop safety and resilience.
Consoling the Bereaved
A minister tries to comfort a church member who has lost his wife. The preacher promises unfailing love and sympathy. The widower, gazing at the minister, asks, Whats her home.
Sayings and Short Tales From A Young Man's View
A column features ABe Martin style proverbs and assorted quips. A short tale Recounts a boy driving a Ford with children aboard nearly causing an accident. A recruiting note and a curiosity box joke conclude the fragment.
Odd Clippings Mix Mockery and Self Referencing Tales
A Tennessee paper jokes about Russia needing fewer beards for recognition. A Los Angeles patrolman jokes with a detainee named Liza about intoxication. A Harrodsburg Herald letter claims a man is his own grandfather via a convoluted family marriage chain, ending with self referential confusion.
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Los Angeles
Liza
Los Angeles Times
Harrodsburg Herald
By The Way Bits From A Busy Newspaper Page
A collage of quirky vignettes and reader anecdotes from a late era paper. Jokes about luck Friday the 13th and rock inscriptions mix with classroom lines, a locksmith in a raid, poetry about perseverance, and a playful streetcar scene.
W C Fields Began Acting to Escape Early Mornings
Born in Philadelphia W C Fields left home at eleven to pursue acting after juggling and odd jobs. He worked as a newspaper seller in Atlantic City earning five dollars weekly and spent years as a vaudeville and medicine show performer before entering musical comedies and the Ziegfeld Follies.
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W. C. Fields
Philadelphia
Ian Atlantic
Fields
D. W. Griffith
Be Home Early Says Mrs Kite To Daugher Before Departure
Mrs Joe Kite warns her daughter to return home early and avoid stopping in public as she leaves, while Miss Fawn Lippin cautions about social interactions in a brief exchange.
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Joe Kite
Miss Fawn Lippincut
Comedian Mounts Comeback As Fools for Luck Shown
Des Moines reports Frank Dietz charged with illegal liquor possession after a citywide pursuit yesterday. Police say he threw four one gallon cans from his car and officers seized sixteen more gallons from a hidden room behind an electric panel.
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Des Moines
Frank Dietz
Deitz
Fife
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