Senator Brookhart backs Hoover over Smith for president
Senator Brookhart speaks at Des Moines Farmer's Union gathering about farm policy and party choices. He defends his support of Herbert Hoover, while criticizing Governor Smith's farm stance and the Democratic platform on prohibition.
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Iowa Farmer's Union
Herbert Hoover
al Smith
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Congress
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Democratic Party
Houston
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Governor Smith
Oklahoma City
General Motors
New York Wall Street
North Carolina
Texas
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Milo Reno
Milo
Daily English Word Lesson Salient Prominence Note
Daily lesson presents common language pitfalls. It highlights misused forms like did very well and mispronunciations such as hypnotic and the vowel 0 as in tof. The entry defines salient as prominent and conspicuous and urges mastering one word per day.
Practical Aids to the Independent Merchant pamphlet
Commerce Department bulletin urges small town stores to adapt during transition toward larger scale operations. It cites studies on unprofitable items and costly selling costs, showing how inventory, stock turnover, and selective accounts improve profits.
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Department of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Hoovers
Commerce Department
Cold Snap Brings Humor And Hardship In Washington
A Washington family spent a cold day in the car when the coal bin ran dry and others lit a fire in the furnace as they left for church. A mouse had died in the furnace, making the home uncomfortably foul until they aired it out and cleaned the furnace.
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Washington
Politics and a Prize Poem Appeal in the Desk
A humorous page notes readers sing of politics and contrasts Hoover and Smith. It invites readers to submit the best campaign poem on the back of a postal card, promises a lucky dollar prize, and hints at wordplay with Lilith and Milton references.
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Lilith
Smith
John Milton
Rural Route Reflections and Workplace Anecdotes
A fragmented rural route feature compiles verses about living and happiness with workplace vignettes. It includes a shipyard scene where a boy is paid unexpectedly, a note from the Express Company, and assorted sayings on life and love. It captures 20th century print style and social observations.
Vented trousers hangers inspire dated social quips
A fragment recalls a married woman inventing hangers for trousers to hang downward. The passage adds a courtroom style aside about social behavior in company. A stray line references a chorus girl and a future suitor in a folk tone.
Happiness Ahead at the Fox Theatre with Varied Wardrobe
Colleen Moore stars in Happiness Ahead written for her by Edmund Goulding. The wardrobe features extreme variety from a silk nightie to a bridal gown, plus a high school girl middy and plaited skirt as the story unfolds. The film is directed by William A Seiter with a scenario by Benjamin Glazer.
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Fox Theatre
Miss Moore
Edmund Goulding
William A. Seiter
Benjamin Glazer
Moore in varied gowns in Happiness Ahead
Miss Moore appears in multiple outfits from an attative eveans frock to a going away dress after a wedding gown in Happiness Ahead produced by John McCormick for First National. Edmund Lowe stars opposite Miss Moore with a cast including Lilyan Tashman Edythe Chapman Charles Sellon Robert Elliott and Diane Ellis.
Sparrows Brought to Brooklyn to Fight Caterpillars
English sparrow introduced to the United States in 1850 by Nicholas Pike and Brooklyn Institute directors. Eight pairs were released in Brooklyn to curb caterpillars believed to threaten shade trees across the eastern states.
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United States
England
Nicholas Pike
Brooklyn Institute
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mosquito’s Good Blood and Humble Beginnings
A humorous quip noting the mosquito born of poor but industrious parents carries in its veins a share of the country’s best blood as a wry observation from Josh Billings.
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Josh Billings
Must Be Born
A quotation attributed to the Boston Transcript defines a baby as a crying evil that worsens when it is put down. The remark frames infancy as a challenging, persistently demanding presence.
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Boston Transcript
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