Free Bridges Debate Flows Across Red River
In Whitewright visitors from two factions argue for toll and toll-free Red River bridges. The Sherman Democrat and Denison Herald weigh in on whether Texas Highway Commission can seize private bridges or keep them toll-based. Supporters press for action now amid possible condemnation and private ownership deals.
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Whitewright
Red River
Sherman Democrat
Denison Herald
Texas Highway Commission
Oklahoma
Texas
Hope for Radio Listeners and the Dill-White Bill
The Dill-White bill creates a five member radio regulation commission for one year to grant licenses allocate wavelengths and hear appeals. After a year the Department of Commerce takes over with a hearing commission. All existing licenses are canceled and stations must reapply. Public hope rests on trimming stations to calm the broadcasting chaos and restore selective listening for listeners.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Coolidge
Department of Commerce
Quality vs Cheapness and the True Meaning of Bargains
The piece argues bargains depend on value not price, noting that cheap goods look cheap after use. It contrasts low quality mail order and store goods with high grade materials and printing, concluding true bargains come from quality items while shoddy stock at cut prices is a bad bargain for buyers.
Clip and Comment Don t Knock Your Town
The piece argues against chronic knocking of a town or country and warns that critics harm civic life. It cites the Devil as a metaphor for harmful dissent and urges real citizens to act constructively rather than complain.
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Honey Grove
There Is Honor in a Dun
A Motherly Monitor-Index editorial argues that receiving a bill is proof of honesty and credit worthiness. Paying promptly preserves trust, while unpaid bills reflect poor credit. It urges frank communication when payment is impossible and stresses the societal value of good credit for commerce.
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Monitor-Index
Just what is Washington's old guard guarding
A Boston Herald analysis questions the purpose of Washington DC power brokers and veteran policymakers. It evaluates whether long standing political elites defend entrenched interests or safeguard national stability amid changing times.
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Washington
Boston Herald
No modern has invented an intelligence test to equal matrimony
A concise wry remark in the Austin American notes that matrimony remains a more complex challenge than any current intelligence test, reflecting social humor about marriage and intellect.
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Austin American
First US Labor Paper and 1830 Platform Chronicle
A historical note traces the 1825 launch of the Workingman's Advocate in New York, its evolution into the Daily Sentinel and Young American, and the first American labor platform. It notes Ezekiel Williams’ 1830 gubernatorial candidacy and details the twelve platform planks including land reform, debt abolition, women’s equality, and Sabbath mail restrictions.
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United States
Workingman’s Advocate
Evans Brothers
New York
Advocate
Daily Sentinel
Young American
Workingmen's Party of
New York State
Ezekiel Williams
United States Bank
America the free radio field amid global controls
A Radio News Magazine analysis notes that three-fifths of the world’s broadcasting stations are in the United States, which also has the highest ownership of receivers. It contrasts free transmission rights here with fees and restrictions abroad, including Greece, Hungary, Britain, Peru, Japan, and China, where licenses and penalties vary widely.
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United States
Great Britaan
Radio News Magazine
Great Britain
Peru
Japan
China
Greece
Hungary
Village inn chat ends with breakfastless walkout
In a village inn Bob Bodger vents at a farmer employer calling him mean as ditch water. The farmer questions how many eggs Bodger will eat and asserts the last one was the seventh. Bodger walks off to work without breakfast in frustration.
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Bob Bodger
Jorge
George
Bob
Beaumont minister routes loophole in marriage vows
Dr. Aubrey Hess pastor of the First Congregational Church in Beaumont omits the phrase until death as do part in a marriage ceremony and replaces it with as long as this union shall last, saying the change could place a man in conflict with an oath later.
Editors Should View Jails and Poorhouses to Watch Libel Danger
In Inglewood California Ben Read executive secretary of the California Editorial Association urged editors at the Centinela Valley Newspaper Men and Printers Association gathering to be shown jails poor houses and insane asylums to curb libel and slander. He warned against accepting free publicity from associations and ad buyers that hide tickets and dodgers printed elsewhere.
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Inglewood
Cal
Maud Chunk
Press League
Ben Read
California Editorial Association
Centinela Valley
Men and Printers Association
Millers Association of
Minneapolis
Meat Dealers Association of
Kansas City
Pineapple Raisers Association of
Honolulu
Woman tears up four thousand in currency to thwart relatives
In St Louis on March 2 federal agents told of a woman who withdrew 4000 dollars in December, tore it into pieces to stop relatives from stealing it, then scattered the fragments near her home. Walter E. Stobart, 50, later pleaded guilty to making a false claim against the government after trying to redeem 650 dollars of mutilated notes with a false affidavit. The woman recovered some fragments and brought them to agents for redemption.
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St. Louis
Federal Secret Service
Walter E. Stobart
Secret Service Bureau
Interests target politicians as a path to influence
The El Paso Times notes that when groups cannot gain a politician’s attention they often try to remove him from office. The quote highlights political maneuvering and the pressure groups apply to leaders to push agendas.
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el Paso Times
Youthful financiers and a shared rabbit tale
A Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph snippet tells of a father who gave his children dollars to buy rabbits. Each child claimed he bought the same rabbit from the others, leaving behind a single rabbit yet each one had contributed money for a separate purchase.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
The Way to Do It Life Advice Fragment
A quoted exchange about nerves and money asks if one was anxious when requesting funds. The speaker replies they remained calm and collected, reflecting on the approach to handling money conversations.
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