Dawes Presidential Possibility Recalled In Campaign Portrait
NEA Service portrait recalls Charles G Dawes as vice president who challenged Senate rules on Inauguration Day 1925. He later backed farm relief and banking bills, earned respect for blunt clashes, and balanced public duties with family life and music at home.
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Manuscript prices and politics stir 1920s reflections
A serialized column surveys record sums paid for literary manuscripts like Alice in Wonderland and compares asks for Dante and Voltaire. It notes Coolidge's rumored stance on Mississippi safety spending, Depew’s long innings, aviation plans, rising women’s apparel trade, and a ship Leviathan voyage with colossal waves. It closes with light vignettes on a Pomeranian bark and a joking family exchange.
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Poor but Happy Senator Sorghum Says Government Beats Big Corporations
A Washington Star quote contrasts Senator Sorghum declaring loyalty to the country with a jab at government pay compared to corporate liberal payrolls. The piece notes that until 1881 wife beating was legal, reflecting on “the good old days” sentiment among older readers.
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Boss Assigns Applicant to Notions Counter Work
The Boss orders the applicant to take a job at the notions counter, assigning the world imagination to a shop floor task amid conversation about fitting duties.
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