Heflin speech sparks Senate satire and stock debate
A Senate debate centers on Heflin’s Brockton speech and a lengthy discussion of Marshall and king 13 whereas clauses while the chamber considers a federal farm board bill. The piece questions conflicts of stock holdings by top officials and urges safeguards preventing private interests from intertwining with public duty.
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Heflin
Alabama
Senate
Brockton
Mass
Massachusetts
Gillett
Gilletts
King
Congress
Borah
Boston Herald
Lincoln
McDaniel
Southern Baptist Convention
Town State Fair to Celebrate Diamond Jubilee in 1929
The 1929 Town State Fair and Exposition is scheduled August 21 to 30 marking the seventy fifth anniversary. Farm bureaus history society and women's clubs will cooperate on a special program and advertising. Exhibits will show early Town history with pageants and historical displays across many buildings. Premiums and amusements are enhanced to boost attendance and set records.
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State Historical Society
Women’s Clubs
Fair Board
Mellon Squabble Over Mellon’s Treasury Post
A minority of the senate judiciary committee seeks Mellon’s removal as secretary of the treasury over stock holdings tied to trade interests. They argue such holdings render him “interested in carrying on the business of trade or commerce,” which law forbids for a treasury head. Mellon is a notable shareholder in the Aluminum Corporation of America.
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Gulf Oil Refining Company
Standard Car Construction Company
Treasury
America
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate Judiciary Committee
Andrew Mellon
Treasury Department
Mellon
Aluminum Corporation
Amer
Management of leg ulcers by William Brady M D
A health column explains that leg ulcers from varicose veins are often curable with proper care. It advocates a longstanding Unna paste dressing and explains how to apply multiple coats and bandages to support healing, noting daily changes hinder recovery. Questions respond to wetting hair, corns, warts, and home remedies, with cautions on self treatment and guidance to seek surgical care for warts on the face or neck.
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Unoa
Tom
Dilek
Harry
Canada
United
Brady
William Brady
We Ape the Indian by Glenn Prank
The author reviews a book on Pueblo education, noting strict imitation of parental skills across gender and crafts. He contrasts this with modern hopes for children to improve on parents, questioning how far contemporary schooling diverges from Pueblo practice and urging reader reflection.
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Glenn Prank
University of Wisconsin
Century
McClure Newspaper
Syndicals
Ono
Oun
Spring Fever and Time Shifts in News Notes
A collage of brief items notes daylight saving shifts in eastern cities, spring fever in Missouri and broader cultural quips. It cites calendar quirks, legal and social observations, and changes in shipping depth in the Great Lakes affecting cargo, river and port activity. Names and places include Missouri, New York, Chicago, Baltimore Sun, Great Lakes shipping.
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Baltimore Sun
Great Lakes
Chicago
Brain Tests for Readers in N W Evening Post
A Society Page brain teaser presents No 418: cross out every number divisible by or containing the digit eight from 1 to 120. It lists a garbled sequence with many errors and asks not to refer to answers until finished, promising answers on the Society Page.
Barroom Quips and Gossip in Abe Martin Page
Mrs Lafe Bud protests as her husband sets elderberry wine on the bar shelf. A humorous line about a split inner tube as a girdle appears from Miss Fawn Lip pincot on the Weekly Silp Horn women’s page.
Broadway After Midnight Reveals City’s Dark Night Life
New York reports that after midnight Broadway becomes a den of vice with theatres, cafes, speakeasies, and dope runners. The piece notes roamers, hustlers, and tourists, while observers discuss shifting social norms and the theater world’s reflections on modern urban life.
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New York
Broadway
du Page
Roaring
Forties
Purlieus
Paris Street Scenes Inspire Artists More Than New York
Paris's sidewalk culture thrives for painters who obtain canvas space on cafe terraces and traffic islands, while New York's busy streets offer little artistic pull. Critics note Paris as the most painted city, with outdoor fairs in Montmartre and Montparnasse drawing crowds.
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Mazel Reavis
Paris
New York
Manhattan
Notre Dame
Sacre Coeur
Seins
Congress Backs Boost for Congressional Record Circulation
Rep John J Boylan proposes sending daily issues to every public and parochial high school to boost understanding of government. He condemns the dull format and argues modern features like cartoons could revive interest, though leaders remain silent amid laughter and applause.
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Herbert Washington
D. C
Congressional Record
Congress
United States
Edgar Hatyard
Mebraska
Ongress
John J. Boylan
New York
Boylan
Tilson
Babe Ruth
Longworth
Lindbergh
Hoover
Wahabis Raid Southern Iraq Threatens Neighbors
Washington reports the Wahabis, led from Riyadh, raid southern Iraq while insisting on pure Mohammedanism. The National Geographic Society notes their ruthless attacks, hostility to Christians, and strict lifestyle. Riyadh’s walls and towers guard a drab mosque compound as they pursue conquest.
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Washington, D. C
Iraq
Yon Saud
Riad
Arabia
National Geographic Society
Arabian Peninsula
Harope
Adal Wahab
What science did Guam show the world
The Guam cable station, established on a bare coral island, became a hub of scientific activity. An American crew introduced soil improving grass, planted trees, imported birds, and started agricultural research with help from entomological, ornithological, and agricultural stations across the Pacific. Bees were imported to pollinate crops and pests were chased to maintain a productive outpost.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Samoa
United States
Guam
Pacific
Pacife
New Book on Lytton Strachey Titled Elizabeth and Essex
Philadelphia Inquirer notes a new book on Lytton Strachey titled Elizabeth and Essex. The article hints at themes possibly linked to automobile actuation, though it does not provide full context or analysis.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Lytton Strachey
Elizabeth and
Essex
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Waterloo Evening Courier
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Poutier Ridg
Corner Park Ave
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Hartman
Jackson McCoy
Cartier
Waterloo
Awa
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United Press “International News
all_news
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
San
William Brady, M. D
Early
Towa
Missouri
Walker
Tunney
Thornton Wilder
Bernard Shaw
N. W. Evening Post, Inc
Abe Martin
By Tad
Fritz
MAPAM
Inc
Tee
Onay
Nicks
George Babbitts
Sinclair
Elias
Frank O'Malley
Switzerland
Vevay
Williat
Tucson
Ariz
Utrillo
Naples
Montemartre
Montparnasse
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Europe
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Berlin
Washington Daybook
Peninsula
Merea
Mosfem
Wahabi
Hudson Star
A. L. Goldwater
New York City
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