All Bank Deposits Insured BeginningJanuary First
Washington announces deposit insurance under the Glass Steagall act with full coverage phased in: initial 2500 per depositor for six months, then up to 10000 after July 1, 1935, and partial for larger sums. Non national and non Fed banks exempt after 1936. Deposits now in failed banks not insured. Each person’s deposits in one bank combined.
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Washington
Glass-Steagall Bank Reform Act
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve System
Insurance Corporation
Why Are the Dead Buried With Head Pointing West
Excerpt explains burial orientation across cultures from ancient sun worship to Christianity. It notes medieval legend of Christ’s sepulcher facing west, Western Christian graves facing west so risen dead head toward the Lord, and older pagan eastward burial traditions among Franks and Charvaise during the Iron Age.
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Christ
Europe
Charvaise
Easy Divorce Ad Draws Surge of Applicants
A stenographer job ad by a law firm generated a flood of applicants. The office boy barred further entries. An aggressive woman demanded to see the boss, claiming to be his wife, but the boy repeated the denial, saying not today.
Jokes About Married Life and a Button
A couple exchanges quips about married life and self restraint. The bachelor jokes about refrain from cards and fishing trips while Benedict laments such rules. A wife teases reliance on a future button to get everything, the husband noting the button would require touching his shirt.
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Benedict
Mistress Question Probes Husband’s Mood While Away
A servant reports the husband was cheerful at first, but grew increasingly sad during the month, ending as the bluest man the servant had seen.
Husband quits smoking proves his will power
A lighthearted exchange reveals a husband confessing to quitting smoking and his wife affirming his resolve. The humor centers on the effort required to stop smoking and the couple’s supportive banter.
Prison Rock Breaker Sparks Laughing Exchange
A prison guard, tired after an hour of a convict hammering a rock, snatches the sledge and splits the rock with one blow. The prisoner retorts that his efforts had softened it for the guard, sparking a dry exchange.
Irishman Fumbles First Doctor Visit Keeps Thermometer
An Irishman who had sent for the doctor for the first time in his life watches in astonishment as the physician pulls the clinical thermometer from its case and tells him to hold it under his armpit for a moment or two. Mike lies still unsure what comes next.
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Mike
Doctor’s Temp Tells of Patient’s Sudden Improvement
A doctor removes the thermometer and draws a long breath, declaring the patient feels a great deal better already. The remark conveys relief and improved condition following examination.
Humorous Vignettes From Everyday Conversations
A collection of quick quips and in cartoons style exchanges. A colored preacher named Ham greets his first sermon with a playful name gag. A barber shop, doctor, and couple deliver punch lines about money, health, and daily life.
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Ham
Brothah Chittlins
Old Negro recalls Revolution and Washington in speech
A gentleman asks an elderly Black man if he remembers the Revolution. He answers with a vivid mix of reverence for Washington and a humorous claim of hearing something collapse, implying distance from events he did not witness.
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Washington
Rome
Revenge and Rumor Cloud a Teen Romance
The fragment hints at a broken relationship with a line about a girl and a man named Harry. A rumor claims she eloped with another man, suggesting a dramatic romantic setback.
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George
Harry
Cartoonish Schoolroom Exchange Sparks Teasing Quip
Miss Flat declares her locks are her fortune and protests insults. Miss Sharp retorts that if her face is her fortune she should be arrested for counterfeit money. A teacher questions what they raise in Cuba and Robert hesitates to speak, citing his mother.
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Sharp
Robert
Cuba
Do You Take This Woman Till Death Do You Part
The parson asks the groom for vows while the bride quips about time off for good behavior, highlighting a tense moment in a wedding scene. The exchange blends formal ceremony with sharp humor from the participants.
The College Problem Challenge
A short feature notes college study difficulties and the question Can I Go with the answer Yes if you have the money. The item hints at financial barriers impacting access to higher education.
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Bisquick
Crisco
Tyler Commercial College advertising its business training program
A persuasive pitch argues that many cannot afford or find jobs for higher education, and promotes a business education at Tyler Commercial College as a plan to ease college entry, stay in college, and maximize outcomes. It stresses speed, accuracy, and purpose, claiming shorthand and disciplined training help students keep up and get ahead, with a call to write for the catalog.
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Southwest
Business School
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