Roosevelt Faces Vast Early Challenges in 1933
Roosevelt confronts vast foreign and domestic crises as he prepares to take office. Debts, unemployment, farming distress, and a fragile budget loom while he plans a swift cabinet build and a special congressional session to push relief and reform. The piece notes mortgage relief, debt talks, fiscal cuts, and potential veteran gratuities revisions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Milton Abbey estate sale in Dorset sells for near 600000
The Milton Abbey estate in Dorset England sold for about 600000 dollars. The property included the historic Milton Abbey Church and the sale concluded recently.
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Milton Abbey
Dorset
England
Only Children and Traveling Men’s Sons Fail and Succeed Differently
Deans at North Texas Agricultural College Texas Woman’s College and Texas Christian University report that only children nearly never average in college. The traveling man’s son shows lower failure but few honor rolls. Farmers’ children excel more via hard work. ministers’ children have the lowest failure rate but modest honors.
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Tarrant County
George L. Dickey
North Texas Agricultural College
Arlington
Law Lone
Texas Woman's College
Colby D. Hall
Texas Christian University
Dickey
Hopeful signs for agriculture cited in Schenectady
Sam R. McKelvie, Nebraska farm publisher and former Federal Farm Board member, told a Schenectady audience that despite farmer discontent there are hopeful signs in agriculture. He urged Congress to cut government costs and taxes, stay on farm debts, mirror farmer business economy, open foreign markets, and let farmers run their own businesses.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Sam R. McKelvie
Nebraska Farm
Federal Farm Board
Congress
Plant discovery promises decay prevention for Citiara teeth
Dr. W A Archer of the Smithsonian Institution reports a plant chewed by the Citara Indians of Colombia stops tooth decay and even repairs enamel though it turns teeth jet black. The note ends by suggesting a want ad can locate items.
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W. A. Archer
Smithsonian Institution
Columbia
Jokes and a dark punchline about a dachshund
A short joke setup about a girl crying over a dachshund that died after circling a post followed by a baby bath temperature gag. The humor shifts from tragedy to a testy bath joke with color cues for bath safety.
Rainy Tuesday banter and wedding shower quips
A playful dialogue features a captain and widow at sea of life. A dentist asks about toothpaste while a freshman jokes his teeth aren’t loose. A kitten plans a bridal shower and a catty guest volunteers soap. A young man inquires about marriage license costs as the clerk offers a sly payment joke.
Silly Exchange Over Pet Frog and Snakes Spawns Laughs
A lighthearted snippet shows a boy asking a woman to move from his seat and jokes about his frog, green snake, and worms. The grandmotherly Mrs. Jones stands, ending the humorous episode with a polite rise.
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Mrs. Jones
Humorous exchanges at a shop and court scene prompt laughs
A series of cartoons and quips unfold from shop clerks to a stenographer to a policeman in court. Jokes include misheard orders and a playful misunderstanding of a kiss case, highlighting social mishaps and wordplay.
Affectionate Pie: Upper and lower crusts stuck together
A lighthearted note describes a pie whose top and bottom crusts remain fused. The joke hints at an overbaked treat and a playful kitchen mishap. Readers may recall similar baking blunders from prior columns.
Fragmented classroom exchange and family talk piece
A humorous dialogue shows a student deny cheating while claiming to be telling a classmate his nose was dripping on paper. A mother interrupts a boy’s afternoon, insisting that his gambling pastime, specifically shooting craps, must stop and that small wrongs have as much right to live as he does.
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Prof
Stude
Traveling Husband Inspires Breakfast Newspaper Joke
A humorous exchange about a wife staying home while her husband travels. She pretends the newspaper stands in for his presence at breakfast, noting she often forgets he is away.
Rumor of Engagement Sparks Teasing Exchange
A playful dialogue centers on rumors of an engagement to Peggy. One speaker says he hears the rumor, while the other replies with a lighthearted double congratulations whether true or not. The exchange captures social gossip and wit.
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Peggy
Witty Exchange Sparks Christmas Gift Quip
A humorous dialogue shows a waiter asking about orders and a diner noting Vicksburg’s order, while a mother jokes about buying a hairbrush for her husband and the junior counters with a playful remark about his father's hairbrush.
I Shall Only Marry My Exact Opposite
A brief quip notes Borum vows to wed only a wife who is his complete opposite. Jorum replies with a witty prompt and shares a light exchange reflecting social wit.
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Borum
Jorum
Old Subscribers Debate Poem Publication
A humorous exchange suggests publishing a poem from an aging subscriber faces rival concerns. The paper notes many long-time readers exist, highlighting editorial tension between novelty and audience sentiment.
Dialog Snapshot Becomes Witty Exchange Between Lovers
A playful exchange shows one partner reproaching a vow of bachelorhood after rejection while the other questions who would marry him instead. The banter centers on love, commitment, and social expectations.
Proposal Faces Family Reunion in Gentle Exchange
A young woman rejects a marriage proposal citing duty to her mother. The father reassures, suggesting the bride bring her mother along, turning the moment into a warm family decision.
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Father
Break for Liberty at Altar Sparks Dubious Elope Tale
A dramatic courtship moment ends in a comic run and return as vows loom. The bride and groom exchange glances while on the altar and the groom vanishes briefly before reappearing to continue. Local reactions mix disbelief and amusement.
Sunday School Jokes About David and the Doorkeeper
A brief humor exchange has a Sunday school teacher asking why David wished to be a doorkeeper in the house of the Lord. A bright boy replies that he would be able to go outside if he didn’t like the sermon.
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Dean Hall
Dean Lone
Dickey
David
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