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Labor vote factors in 1930s era election dynamics
The nation faces an independent vote influence in November amid party splits and campaign issues. The AFL aligns to a nonpartisan stance, while pressure from executives hints at favoring Smith. Labor leaders praise both Smith and Hoover, but fear mobilizing the labor vote remains uncertain and scattered.
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The Not So Stilly Night Radio Slumber Bill
A columnist laments late night radio noise across time zones and loudspeakers. They advocate a congressional companion measure to universal daylight saving to regulate radio broadcasting and protect national sleep. The piece links noisy programs to disrupted rest and protest letters.
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TARD MONEY Coin prejudice grows against large coins
The article notes rising public aversion to coins as the US shifts to smaller currency. Silver dollars, once heavy and inconvenient, are fading, and 50-cent pieces may disappear. No half-dollars minted in the east in six years, use now mainly in the west. Denver mint produced only quarters last year, showing the paper money trend spreading from New York. Government efforts to popularize larger coins fail amid public bias. Ten million silver dollars circulated in the east two years ago were returned to banks quickly.
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Il Duce’s Lapses Question Mussolini’s Global Plan
A critical look at Mussolini ordering fascist allegiance for Italians abroad and his immigration clashes with the United States. The piece argues dictatorial fallibility and warns that nations must ensure assimilation when admitting foreigners.
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Iowa’s lush landscape in a historical growth surge
The article remarks that immigration policy linked to Mussolini touches on emigration, while Iowa’s 1928 growing season stands out as unparalleled. It describes a exceptionally lush spring with dense foliage, heavy grass, rampant corn, vibrant flowers, large vegetables, and tropical shrubbery across the state, signaling a record of verdant abundance.
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Counterfeit Economy and Postal Dust Concerns
A reader laments post office twine substitute as a costly, dirty loophole in the federals financial practice. He links dusty floors to health risks for postal workers and urges authorities to restore proper cleaning and safer tying twine while reflecting on public budget talk. The column includes reader questions on foods, ivy poisoning remedies, and canker sores with Dr Brady’s brief responses.
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New York Models and Showgirls in 1920s Spotlight
The piece surveys New York art models and showgirls, noting pay scales from about $10 a day to $35 75 a week for dress salon mannequins. It profiles careers and paths, from aspiring artists’ studios to Greenwich Village nightlife, and describes the social dynamics and ambitions of models, some marrying artists, others pursuing education or other professions.
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Growing Up To Our Motors By GLENN PRANK
A discussion on the safety movement in industry and motor use. Glenn Pratt argues the machine age raises physical risk yet can dull minds without a philosophy of safety that balances risk and adventure. He cites Sidney J. Williams praising the concept and urges definitions beyond Safe First.
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Uncle Wiggily and the Jumpity Jump
Baby Bunty asks if Uncle Wiggily will take her bouncing rubber ball. The rabbit gentleman replies he would not, but suggests giving the ball and rubber string to Old Toad could bring him happiness. Bunty, an orphan rabbit, wonders what the matter is as she hops along with her toy.
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Old Toad Hindered by Rheumatism Says Uncle Wiggly
Bunty learns from Uncle Wiggly that Old Toad can no longer croak catch flies or hop due to rheumatism. Bunty worries how his wife will help with hopping and his unhappiness if he cannot hop.
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Burroughs Nature Club Questions and Answers Note
Contents show reader inquiries on identifying a small blue gray bird with white wing patch and black facial markings, plant blooming advice before frost, and pickerel weed timing, plus detailed answers on penguin wing use and perfumery from flowers. Also notes on a large snapping turtle and misidentification of an alligator snapping turtle with size estimates.
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Abe Martin on wedding questions and Texas becoming doubtful
Humorous Abe Martin muses on a wedding question asking who was the bride’s first husband. He reflects on modern radio and fashion as signs of progress while noting it would surprise him to see Texas doubted as a state.
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Speeches and Spin: Dink Botts’ Public Rise
A vivid extract on political oratory and public speaking craft from early era rhetoric. It traces Dink Botts’s path from Bloom Center town council speech to a promising future, highlighting how preparation, stage presence, and audience reading shape political success amid a wet campaign climate.
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Afterthoughts by Austin Tims in Army Travel Narrative
A soldier recounts a Susquehanna river journey by train to a manufacturing town. The stop inspires cheering cadences and a street parade past a central square, where an elderly woman’s distressed gaze dampens the narrator’s mood as he recalls leaving behind home and family. The scene closes with the platoon singing softly while the narrator remains troubled.
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Hue and Cry by Patricia Wentworth in Public Ledger
A governess named Mally Lee enters Sir George Peterson’s household and clashes with secretary Paul Craddock over a missing codicil. A diamond theft ties Craddock to the gem as Mally endures peril, escapes a locked room, and reunites with Ethan Messenger amid a ballroom intrigue. Complex romantic entanglements unfold as Mally confronts past trauma and a mounting scandal.
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Uncle Rays Corner Seeks Europe Leaflet Questions
Uncle rays corner recounts Pompeii Rome impressions by John and Betty. They describe catacombs and the coliseum, lions, martyrs, and ancient money. A leaflet project invites letters with Europe questions and answers to be published with Ramon Coffman as editor.
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