Insull Collapse Seen as Ambition Run Amok in Finance
Chicago reports Samuel Insull's downfall as a near two billion dollar loss in public investments. Indictments against Samuel and Martin Insull follow grand jury action over alleged personal speculations with company funds. The piece notes Insull's former power and vast empire and compares his collapse to Ivar Kreuger, with Eaton aiding a stock buyout to remove him from Commonwealth Edison.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull
Insull
Ivar Kreuger
John A. Swanson
Martin
Middle West Utilities Company
Monarch
Insull Utility Investments, Inc
Corporation Securities
Insull, Son & Co
Cyrus Eaton
Cleveland
Commonwealth Edison
Eaton
Exchange
Stall Walkers in Business and Their Wasted Energy
A bygone jockey compares stall walkers to worried businesspeople who waste nervous energy. He says horses waste energy pacing stalls, and people waste vitality through worry, noting worry harms sleep and clarity but can be countered by a developing life philosophy.
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Louisville
Butte
Southwestern
He Holds the Queen
A neighbor tells a short anecdote about a man who praises his wife’s bridge skill and jokes that his title as her husband makes him the “best bridge player” in the neighborhood. The exchange highlights playful pride in a spouse’s talent.
Jokes From The Way Back When A Quick Laugh Parade
A string of light humor from the era features bald jokes about a barber a diner and a gig and gal couplets from 1870 through 1932. It playfully contrasts in law and common phrases with simple punchlines about debt and credit.
Call for Progress Little Joan Question
A lighthearted dialog shows a child asking what angels do in heaven and whether they have radios. The mother replies they sing and play harps, prompting the child to wonder about radios in heaven.
Minister Receives Free Will Gift Amid New Fatherhood
A Texas church congregation gives their minister $50 as a free will gift after he becomes a new father. A deacon jokes about the timing, but the minister prays thanking God for timely succor, while the deacons remain uncertain who won the bet.
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Texas
Dinner phrases in linguistic prank dialogue
A comic dialogue features a Mistress and Sage debating how to announce dinner with lines about saying dinner is ready or served. The Fool adds a quip comparing two sides to a sheet of flypaper, noting the fly’s choice matters.
Boxer Faces Heavyweight Opponent In Ring Doubt
A negro boxer plans to fight a heavyweight champion but hesitates at the bout. His assistant tells him to imagine victory, yet the boxer admits he cannot trust himself due to past deceit.
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Sam
A Teacher and Jimmie Joke About Matches
A playful exchange has a teacher asking about how matches are made and Jimmie replying with a quip that his mother says the teacher has been trying to make a match for 30 years.
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Jimmie
Isn't it the Truth? A Parable of Troubled Talk
A reflective verse warns that voicing personal troubles attracts more sympathy from the world, suggesting repeated airing of woes invites ongoing attention and perhaps more trouble rather than relief.
Sunday Work Ethics Sparks Polite Family Debate
A girl explains Sunday work is wrong to her brother. He counters policemen work Sundays and go to heaven, but she replies that heaven does not need policemen. The exchange showcases a simple moral lesson in a domestic moment.
Death by Own Action in America Rises Annually
Dr Louis L Dublin statistician cites 20000 annual suicides in the country with more men than women. He links lack of character and mental maturity to self destruction and notes a yearly increase since 1925. He mentions alcohol and a New York incident as contributing factors.
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Louis L. Dublin
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York
Arthur Brisbane
Ft. Worth
Star-Telegram
Man Eats Giant's Meal In 56 Year Life Span
In 56 years the average American consumes 106400 pounds of food according to Commerce Department statistics cited by Popular Science Monthly. The imagined meal includes a beefsteak six steer weight and a bread loaf taller than a person.
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United States Department of Commerce
Popular Science Monthly
Giant Food Wilds Entertains With Gigantic Provisions
An era novelty lists colossal food items for a supper in Whitewright. A half ton block of butter, 224 pound cheese slice, six foot sugar bowl, 800 pound salt shaker, 12 000 times average egg, 1100 pound apple, and vast tins and boxes of fruit, fish, rice, candy and gum accompany 56 pounds of walnuts and 1176 pounds of grapes.
Man seeks $20000 for being kicked in the pants
Denver reporter Henry R. Ingham a filling station operator sues Cecil Smith an oil company official in Denver District Court claiming a July 17 1932 kick caused him suffering valued at 20000 The case centers on a disputed insult and monetary damages
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Denver
Henry R. Ingham
Ingham
Cecil Smith
Smith
Reason Enough Convict Hides Behind Locked Doors
A kindly visitor asks a melancholy inmate why he is imprisoned. He replies with a simple line that all doors are locked, implying confinement and despair without further details.
Misrouted Call Ends With Humorous Clerical Quote
A housewife dialing a shoemaker reaches a local minister by mistake. She asks to fix a heel while the minister retorts that he only works on souls, then the line goes dead.
Quote exchange on politicians carrying water both shoulders
Mrs Dumbell questions a politician's stance as a joke about carrying water on two sides. The man replies that it means balancing plain water on one shoulder and fire water on the other.
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John
Partners in a Selling Game Not Sharing Goods
A dialogue reveals two partners in a selling scheme not sharing products. One sells stove polish that stains fingers, while the other travels with a soap that removes the stain, each offering a different remedy two days apart.
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Bill
Court witnesses share similar records, as usual.
A Denver Rocky Mountain News remark notes many court witnesses carry comparable histories, reflecting common patterns in testimony.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain News
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