G O P Figures Concede 185 Electoral Votes in Doubt
Washington observers tally electoral votes by region as they gauge the 1932 campaign. Analysts assign 185 votes as Democratic sure or edged, 175 as Republican, and 171 as contested battlegrounds across ten states. The battle lines form around the border, Great Lakes, and Mountain regions.
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Great Lakes States
Michigan
South Dakota
Nevada
Idaho
Borah
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Bronson Cutting
The
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Arizona
Nebraska
George Norris
New York
New Jersey
Great Lakes
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
The Hunters by Margaret E Bruner
A photo shows hunters with lifeless deer in a pole display. The poem questions pride in killing animals as sport and condemns those who revel in such acts. It contrasts animal cruelty with beauty. It notes global cinema figures including 50 000 moving picture theaters and 22 000 in the United States.
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Margaret E. Bruner
United States
Russia
How Modern Women Lose Pounds of Fat Swiftly
A 4 week plan promotes Kruschen Salts with a half teaspoonful daily in hot water before breakfast. It advises cutting pastry and fatty foods, reducing potatoes butter cream and sugar, and promises measurable fat loss and improved health with a money back guarantee.
Slim Pickens Targets Squirrels Not Planes in Local Tale
In Tickville humor, Hogwallow News notes Slim Pickens drills for squirrels yet fails to hit airplanes. Dock Hocks, blacksmith and sports fan, attended a prize fight in a pool room and prefers dog fights for crowd reaction. The Tickville train runs late weekly due to weeds and Dock trims weeds when business slows. A bridge club rumor is quieted by the Hearsay Club. The Deputy Constable seeks re election, claiming growing qualifications. Sidney Hocks considers himself a good detective after overhearing a tourist write a postcard at the post office.
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Dock Hocks
Tickville
Tickville Brass Band Chooses One Tune For Rehearsals
To cut costs the Tickville Brass Band will perform the same tune at all events. This efficiency measure aims to simplify rehearsals and reduce instrument wear while maintaining audience familiarity with a single, well known piece.
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Tickville
Sun Eclipse on August 31 Across Nation
An eclipse will occur August 31 with total coverage in parts of New England and 10 to 30 percent visibility on the Pacific Coast. The Middle West and Southeast expect 50 to 75 percent obscuration. Mercury and Venus lack moons. Mars has two small moons. Ancient catalogs predicted such events, showcasing human discovery. Exchange Whitewright merchants offer you better values.
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Pacific Coast
Middle West
Earth
Mercury
Venus
Mars
United States
California
Florida
Vienna
Phrase origin: Let George do it from France to America
Pathfinder Magazine notes the expression Let George do it originated in 15th century France as laissez faire a Georges in reference to Cardinal d Amboise. It evolved into slang and was translated into English, spreading to America without grasping its original sense.
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France
Pathfinder Magazine
Georges
Cardinal d’Amboise
Louis XII
America
Byrd Uses Ice Boxes to Keep Provisions from Freezing
Admiral Byrd carried ice boxes to the south polar regions to prevent provisions from freezing too solid, keeping supplies usable in extreme cold.
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Admiral Byrd
South Polar
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