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Lawless Few Bomb Threat After Transit Strike Averted
An 18 inch bomb found in a subway tunnel after Mayor Walker averted a transit strike. A section of three inch pipe used by the Interboro Rapid Transit system carried the explosive device. Officials condemn lawless action by a minority while stressing most union members oppose violence.
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New York
Interboro Rapid Transit Company
Prosperity Seen As Durable, Broad Based Across the Nation
The article argues current prosperity is lasting and broad, not a war boom or wage-driven upturn. It credits a solid base of production and consumption, with the United States leading among nations and benefits expected to reach all regions and classes.
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Florida
United States
Town crier Walter Smith quits after 78 years
Provincetown Massachusetts longtime town crier Walter T Smith retires at age 78. He offered 50 young men his job but none accepted. He laments a town without criers as a shift to instant knowledge grows. He envisions knowledge guiding careers and service while lives make broader marks in God’s book.
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Walter T. Smith
Provincetown
Mass
Conqueror Press
New World
Town Criers
Iowa City Adds 93 Members to Vice Elimination Panel
The Iowa City vice committee expands to 100 members amid reports of alcohol in the city and student passions. The Greater Iowa City Chamber of Commerce group increases its ranks, aiming to curb vice as part of a broader reform effort.
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Wild flowers on highways praised by Professor Pammel
Professor L H Pammel urges planting wild flowers along highways and railroad rights of way to preserve the native prairie beauty. He notes springs and summers bloom, rains have made them thrive, and hillsides blaze with purple pink red and yellow across the Black Hills and western plains.
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L. H. Pammel
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Black Hills
Road building and alimony woes stretch nationwide
The piece notes rapid highway expansion aided by automobiles, with Iowa and other states noting graded and paved roads in recent decades. It forecasts more cross state highways, while warning divorced husbands of potential jail for late alimony payments amid leniency in Iowa courts.
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United States
Phi
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Tiainings
Iowa
Iodine Fears and Phobias in Medical Talk
The article satirizes medical phobias and iodophobia. It discusses hydrophobia as water fear, claustrophobia, and photophobia, then critiques iodide use in nonsymptomatic goiters. Drs Hyman and Kessel are cited on iodine safety, arguing routine iodide remains valid amid concerns about adenomatous glands. The writer mocks medical advertising and urges caution of sensational claims.
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Leo Kessel
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Questions and Answers on Health and Hygiene
A newspaper quiz column answers reader questions on tobacco use by teens and health tips. It warns mild tobacco harms youths and suggests athletic outlets. offers a treatment for underarm sweating with aluminum chloride. assesses foods for fattening value, noting liver and cottage cheese as nourishing while cantaloupe and gelatin are weaker.
New Gadflies for School
Glenn Frank argues that educational reform shifted from content to pedagogy, praising new gadflies who prioritize student learning and individual growth over rigid standardization. The piece contrasts method-focused schooling with a newer approach that tunes teaching to how students learn, aiming to produce creative citizens.
Naming boys to avoid long initials in fame era
The Lincoln Journal notes how families favor a single strong name drawn from ancestry to spare future leaders from shedding initials. It cites Calvin Galusha Coolidge as baptismal choice with grandfather input, Amherst catalog entries for John Calvin Coolidge, and common practice of dropping first names like Stephen Grove. Cleveland similarly omitted his first name.
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Lincoln Journal
Calvin Galusha Coolidge
Amherst
John Calvin Coolidge
John
Stephen Grove
Cleveland
Coolidge Embodies Definite American Heart in Style
The piece likens Coolidge to the nation’s spirit, citing a French queen’s Calais line and a humorous image of a blacksmith peeking into the Statue of Liberty to find the motto First let’s get the car paid for. It frames Coolidge as the embodiment of fiscally practical patriotism.
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Emporia Gazette
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Calais
Bartholdi
Old age on the croquet greens in Central Park
New Yorkers observe senior players at Central Park croquet where veterans rival the vigor of youths. Rainy afternoons, umbrellas, medals, and large crowds accompany matches as police keep order. Nearby, cricket, soccer, and horseback riding draw daily interest in Van Cortland Park, with West Indian cricket players prominent and riding instructors noted for their air and style. Uncle Wiggily tales mix with city scenes as playful fiction threads through the column.
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Uncle Wiggily's Baked Apples
Uncle Wiggily observes Peetie Bow Wow and Jackie planning to dig green apples from a fence row. The story notes that eating green apples in summer can make children ill, and Uncle Wiggily prepares to investigate the boys' intended venture.
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Uncle Wigally Foils Orchard Apple Mischief
The rabbit gentleman hurries to the orchard to stop Jackie and Peetle from stealing green apples. He uses his hops to reach ahead, sits under the trees, and surprises the two little dogs as they approach the ground fruit.
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Mr. Longears
Uncle Wigally
Jackie
Peetle
Rabbit
Burroughs Nature Club Notes Column Preview
This column invites readers to send nature questions to the Nature Notes Dept for general interest answers. The excerpt notes it is 1927 and published by Houghton Mifflin Co. with guidance to look for answers in the column.
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Nature Notes Answers and Bird Pest Advice
Tomorrow's Nature Notes provides answers to three questions on animal feeding habits and seedling rooting and offers pest control guidance for pigeon hawks. It discusses whether bobwhites or quail feed on bugs when grain is abundant, if bats and whales suckle their young, and why certain transplanted seedlings root better, followed by practical steps to deter pigeon hawks through baiting and blind shooting after birds feed. It also begins a query about identifying a one inch caterpillar with a green band.
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Nature
Cinderella and the modern fairy tale in Bud Stillman vows
A nostalgic column blends fairy tale motifs with a modern romance between Bud Stillman, heir to a New York fortune, and Lena Wilson in a colorful wedding. It contrasts idealized love with iconoclastic doubt, likening Lena to Cinderella and noting the enduring wish for transformative magic in everyday life. The piece ends with a reflection on disillusionment and hopeful dreams. Philadelphia Public Ledger notes on Pat Harrison and tax policy.
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Lena Wilson
North Country
Prince Charming
Lena
Wordsworth
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Gouraud
Stillman
Poe
Annabel Lee
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Paris
London
Edinburgh
Cinderella
Forest of Adventure to Open Uncle Ray's Summer Corner
Uncle Ray announces two stories for summer readers The Forest of Adventure will begin soon featuring Bobby and Helen with a fairy tale bent while Lost in the Rockies may follow if space allows The Forest of Adventure blends adventure with fairy elements and aims to appeal to readers seeking imaginative tales with some improbable twists.
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Uncle Ray
Klondike
Bear River
Lizbeth
Elizabeth Simmons
Rockies
Rocky Mountain
Bobby
Helen
Caterpillar and beaver facts from natural history notes
Describes the saddleback moth caterpillar Sibine stimulae elemens feeding underside of leaves and its cocoon hibernation. Also notes beaver forepaws used as hands for handling materials and building dams with rear paws aiding swimming and propulsion.
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Holland
Wisconsin supreme court backs pre wedding advice rights
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that engaged individuals may solicit friends’ opinions on marriage before the ceremony and that friends may express views legally within libel laws. The decision upholds a tradition of candid advice while warning against defamatory statements.
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New York Post
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
The Wonder of Hoover at Emporia Porch Talk
Kansas City Times reports Secretary Hoover answered editors questions for three hours on topics from Chinese civil wars to rail and ocean freight rates. Hoover offered fresh, original ideas and showed a high sense of competence. He is seen as having transformative potential if kept in government.
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Kansas City Times
William Allen Whites
Emporia
Hoover
Kansas
Russia
England
France
Germany
America
Herbert Hoover
United States
Organize Yourself, Davenport Times Advice Column
The piece urges readers to become their own efficiency experts by mapping daily tasks at home, office, and on the farm. It argues that planning periods for duties prevents self blame and frees time for recreation, improving productivity.
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Davenport Times
Abe Martin Warns Against One Basket Strategy
Abe Martin quips that overreliance on a single plan or family in one car on Sunday is risky. He notes nonstop flights to Europe are increasingly common, likening them to scarce, slow arrivals from Scotland, in his characteristic humorous column tone.
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