davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09
Too Frightened to Put Rope Arou
German Beakers

Beakers were popular in Ger
many during the Sixteenth, Seven
teenth and Eighteenth centuries.
They were used as guild cups, and
many are to be seen depicting
Scriptural and classical scenes in
silver relief. TankardS were also
made in great quantities, but
mostly of another product combined
with silver, such as serpentine
stoneware, amber and ivory. The
fact that they were nearly always
decorated with silver borders
proved the very definite flare for
silver in the Reich.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09
Harry Woodring Named
Secretary of War

HARRY H. WooDRING was
named by President Roosevelt
to be secretary of war, filling the
vacancy caused by the death of
George H. Dern. This is recess
appointment, for the place had to
be filed within thirty days. 1t may
be the President will submit the
name of another man to be perma-
nent secretary early in the next
session of congress. Those most
often mentioned for the place are
Gov. Paul v. McNutt of Indiana
and Frank Murphy, commissioner
to the Philippines, who is running
for governor of Michigan. Should
Murphy win in the election, Nc
Mutt is expected to get the cabinet
post.
Woodring, who was Gov. ALT M.
Landon's predecessor in office in
Kansas, has been acting as head
of the War department since Dern
died.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09
Yak, Half Bison, Half Ok

The yak's shaggy coat of hair en-
ables him to exist comfortably in
deep snow, and to survive blizzards
which would prove fatal to cattle.
The yak is half bison and half OK.
For centuries he has been the best
friend of the TibetanS and his wild
neighbors. He can carry heavy
burdens through high, treacherous
mountain passes, and subsist on
meager fare. The wild species,
confined to inaccessible areas of
the Tibetan plateau, sometimes
stands six feet tall at the shoulder.
The wild yak is solid black.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09

abandon the gold
standard and de-
valuate the franc to
between Az and S
cents. The Neither
lands, Latvia and
Switzerland immedi-
ately determined to
follow suit. To save
the world from a
currency war, the
United States, Great
Britain and France
entered into a "gen-
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09
Japan Lands Marines

IN SndnSna1
EOUR Chinese gunner in Shang-
L hal killed one japanese marine
and wounded two others. and with
in a few minutes a Japanese land
ing party more than 2,000 strong
had occupied much of the Hongkew
section of the international settle
ment. The Japanese naval COM
mander declared martial law in
that area and troops stopped buses
and street cars in the search for
the slayers. Tanks, armored cars,
light artillery and machine gun
squads poured through the streets
and on into Chapel, the Chinese dis
trict that was the scene of furious
fighting between the Japanese and
the Chinese Nineteenth route army
in 1882.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09
''The Death That Saued''
BY FLOYD GIBBONS
Famous Headline dunter

ANGLING by the neck" as it's spoken of in the law books
Il IS generally considered fatal In fact the only
ever heard of who hanged by the neck his life
Harry Perry of New York City. 1t just goes show how
difference circumstance will change the whole picture for you
For most people hanging tough luck But Harry only
alive and kicking, but Distinguished Adventurer.
Aot of people out front know
for Well I'll tell youit this Harry hanged
comnodatng middle February,
Boston getting
lowed collected
the housetop Big cce down
the crowded sidewalks
there Harry
and punch holes the soleS of his
Harry living Boston in those and ir
store Boyon a of
the neighbOrhOod
had be cut down before they fell and hurt
the suggested
it, That slanted
him, land it's slippery that would
The foreman of
sisses and he through
to
$50 decided be the little Harry
for the
Wished He Had Been Less Hasty in Taking lob.
Harry he young known about
didn't
look at the and wished he hadn't been hay
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09
Oregon Towns Destroyed
bv Forest Fires

EOREST fires in southwestern
L Oregon worked terrible havoc,
and at this writing were still I'M
controlled. The towns of Bandon
and Prosper were entirely de-
stroyed, eight persons losing their
lives and 1000 being left homeless.
Thousands of refugees were shell
tered in a tent city, and that, too,
went up in flames. Armies of for
esters and volunteers were working
desperately to check the conflagra-
tions and rescue those in peril. The
property damage, including de-
stroyed timber, may run above
$2,OOO,0O0.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09
New Wage and Hour Law
Formally in Effect

THE Walsh-Healy act, setting
l. wake and hour standards for
certain concerns doing business
with the federal government, is now
formally in effect. The law was
passed just before the last congress
adjourned. It's chief provisions are
requirements that holders of gov
ernment contracts which amount
to more than $4,000 must pay pre-
vailing wage rates and pay over
time wages if their employees work
more than forty hours week.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09

the battle Of Geneva
and put BelIito Mus
solini's nose out of
joint. After an ex-
citing debate, the
League of Nations
assembly vo'ed, 80
to 4, to seat the
Ethiopian delega-
ton, now headed by
the enperor's Amer
lean adviser. The
negative votes were
cast by Hungary,
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09

tlemen's agreement" The exact
nature of this agreemen. was not
revealed, but the United States
promised to employ its $4,000, ,000,-
600 StabiliZation fund to head off
the feared struggle. Certain it is
that each of the three nations re-
serves the right to depart from the
pact if and when it's own interests
require such a course. An expected
outcome of the now general drop
ping of the gold standard may be an
international conference for stabili-
zation of world currencies. This
probably would be held in Washing
ton.
Blum called a special session
of the French parliament to pass
the necessary legislation, and his
plan was given grudging approval
by the chamber of deputies. Its
adoption by the chamber, where the
popular front" has a big majority,
was taken for granted, but a fight
was expected in the senate. The
general project was divided into five
sections, as follows:
l. Fixes the new gold content of
the franc at point between 43 and
49 milligrams of gold, prohibits the
export or import of gold, and Gre
ates an equalization fund.
2. Permits the requisition of gold
by the government, obliges individu-
al citizens to declare tLeir gold
holdings, creates a tax on profits
made from devaluation of the franc,
and obliges market traders to re-
veal their operations in foreign ex-
change since September 20.
3. Creates movable salary scale
and makes various readjustments
in the civil service, pension rates.
etc.
4. Provides for readjustment of
certain specific taxes such as those
on oil, coffee, pepper, tea and sugar.
S. Makes certain changes in the
debt structure of such public insti-
tutions as cities and communes ne
cessitated by devaluation.
From the Chicago Journal of
Commerce is taken this plain state
ment as to what Frances action
means to the ordinary American
citizen:
Reducing the amount of gold
represented by one franc will mean
that the average American will be
able to travel cheaper il France
than for the last two years. French
wines should be cheaper in this
country and women should be able
to buy French perfume for less.
That should be true of nearly every
thing else that France exports to
the United States-unless this coun-
try hikes the tariff on French ex-
ports or French prices boom out of
proportion to devaluation. Indirect
ly, franc devaluation may keep
Americans from war as the act may
be a wedge for currency Stabiliza-
ton the world over and more broth
erly relations between all nations.
But don't lose any sleep over it un-
less you are getting an income from
someone in France. In that case,
since it will take more francs to buy
dollars, your income will be cut. Ev-
eryone should have an interest
in developing sound foreign trade
and if franc devaluation starts the
ball rolling in the right direction
the eventual hope for development
is free foreign exchange move
ments. It's necessary for one coun-
try's money to be negotiable in all
capitals of the world if trade is to
flow freely. That's the big goal"
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09

troops with shell
and bayonet. The
rebels fought their
way through strong
defense and as they
reached the center
of the city there
was a great shout
from the Alcazar.
Out of that battered
citadel rushed the
a G G e d, battered
and half-starved ca
Ia+c xx,bo hol with
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09

A modern ocean liner, Queen
Mary, Normandie, Rex or Europa,
as it crosses the ocean Indifferent
to waves and winds, is a small
world in itself, a microcosm, with
this little earth playing the role of
Cosmos" If this ship should sail
to some new, uninhabited island of
Utopia, it might supply everything
necessary to start new civiliZa-
ton better than the one invented
by Sir Thomas More, who has been
made saint since he wrote
utopia" to amuse himself and had
his head cut off for his Catholic
faith.
On board, with his friend,
George Bacon, is Myron Taylor,
head of the United States Steel COM
pany, biggest industrial unit on
earth. He would supply the ma
terial for skyscrapers, ships, rail-
roads and machinery, plus organ
ization.
Simon Guggenheim would tell
them how to make corporations
profitable, by holding on"
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09

To make this list complete, P.
G.. Wodehouse is on board, one
who could and should describe this
shipload of important humanity"
going nowhere in particular, for no
reason in particular, some in the
steerage, some tourist and some,
with cabins on the sundeck, whose
names break up passenger list con-
tinuity to make room for the magic
words maid, valet and chauf-
feur."
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09

There be thr e e
things which are
too wonderful for
me, yea, four
w h C h I know
not:
The way of an
eagle in the air;
the way of a SER
p e n t upon a
rock; the way of
a S h ip in the
midst of the sea;
and the way of a
m a n w i t h a
maid.
What oul q
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09

meeting in Cleve-
land and the Grand
Army of the Repub-
lie in Washington.
The legion elected
Harry w. Colmery,
a lawyer of Topeka,
Kan, as its nation
al commander and
awarded next years
convention to New
York city. Mayor
La Guardia person
ally led the Gotham
1a1o tiop in tho biO
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09

steepy away
both sides of him. smooth slippery sheet with nothing
hold nothing
The foreman had with him, down to
the roofs He looked
found nothing but chimney chimney square,
sharp
easily, but there nothing
had to He OOped m
The jammed against thu
sharp of the chimney. 1t let
jerks that scared the life out him. The slippery
all HarryS weight
either
osbreak he did, beads
oreheadbads of perspraon that
them the trembling
eaf. he worst We to
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09
American Legion Names
Colmerv It's Commander

" ETERANS of two great con-
V aicts, the World war and the
Civil war, held their annual con-
ventions, the America, Legion
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09
France Devalues Franc;
Gold Standard Dropped

Z RANCE at last came to the con-
l. clusion that it could no longer
support the franc and Premier Leon
Blum'S government de.:ided to
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09
For Amazingly Quick Relief
Get Genuine B0ver Aspirin

You can now get Genuine BAYER
ASPIRIN for virtually IL a tablet
at any drug store.
Two full dozen now, in a flat
pocket tin, for 25fl Try this new
package. Enjoy the real Bayer
article now without thought of pricel
Do this especially if you want
quick relief from bad headache,
neuritis or neuralgia pains. Note.
illustration above, and remember,
BAYER ASPIRIN works fast.
And ask for it by it's full name -
BAYER ASPIRIN - not by the.
name aspirin" alone when you buy.
Get it next time you want quick
relief.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09

The contest between modern ships
for the Atlantic blue ribbon" or
ocean championship, held at this
moment by the British Queen Mary,
supplies most amazing proof OF mod
ern engineering efficiency. Consider
that, in a race across 5000 miles of
water, the Queen Mary, after being
beaten several times by the French
liner Normandie, beat the latter
and took the Atlantic blue ribbon
by a margin of less than half a
mile, across 5000 miles of ocean.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09

n inspired
writer say of this modern ship in
the midst of the sea? The biggest
ship he ever saw could be hung
from the ceiling of the dining salon
on this boat or tucked away in a
corner of the sun deck, disturbing
no one.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09
Ethiopian Delegates
Seated by League

uAILE SELASSIE couldn't whip
l. l. the Italians in the Ethiopian
war. but the fugitive emperor won
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09

The oftener you cross, the more
clearly you realize that the ocean
is a great deal too big for our
small planet. 1t is all one ocean
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Antarctic
all touching-water covering three
quarters of the earth's surface.
Consider the Pacific; take your
world map, Mercator's projection
fold it over from Asia toward New
York and beyond. 1t will cover
the United States, the Atlantic ocean
and all Europe to the Bosporus.
G King Features Syndicate. Inc.
WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09

regained my normal health. ! had no more
periodic pains, l got more nourishment from
my food, and I developed into a normal,
healthy woman" All druggists.
New size, tabs. so cts. Liquid $l.00 & Sl.35.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09

Communists, the "other aims"
seemed clearly discernible to op-
ponents of the administration.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09

Mrs. Vincent Astor, on her way
back from a grouse moor in Scot
land, would resume her real job
Of promoting deep music, finding
co-operators in the passenger list
Madame Flagstaff, the admirable
Norwegian singer, a deep soprano
able to make Isolde more impress
sive than Wagner ever imagined
her. On board also is Arthur Bo-
danzky, ready to conduct the New
Utopia orchestra" M ayor La
Guardia of New York will tell you
how earnestly Mrs. Astor talks to
him about her plans for a great
musical center. But Mr.. LaGuardia
will never know what shudderS
would sweep from Ward Nc
Allister's pineal gland to his
Achilles tendon if he could hear
Mayor LaGuardia say of the young
lady in question, That Mrs. Astor
is a nice, serious girl, thoroughly in
earnest"
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09

Various newspaper workers on
the boat would be ready to start
''the New Utopia Gazette; Floyd
Gibbons for war correspondent, plus
members of the Edward H. Butler
family, that own the Buffalo News,
and the able Abraham Cahan.
known to more New Workers than
any editor in America, with one
exception. And. most important to
newspaper prosperity, the ship car
ries Mrs. George D. Widener Of
Philadelphia. who has travelled up
and down in every corner of the
earth and says to your narrator:
Mr.. Brisbane, l have always
wanted to meet you, because I read
your articles every day"
There spoke the nucleus of a high
ly intelligent reading public.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09
All at Once Things Began to Go Wrong.

The full of that rope
hold him he slipped
everything all
under him and drew back But had
Harry. till CHM
NEY'S ALMOST THIS THROUGH"
Harry looked the foreman face" he says. was
deathly white looked the
Then realized what fix was in My
if 1 couldn't longer
leg braced against the gutter
a the leastpr
the old nOwbadly by
felt l
relieve numb leg but didn't the
Il hear below
had freely
with felt slight
his My began bleed
last the
a and slid it to me-"
Bu
Too Frightened to Put Rope Around His Waist
They yelled to Harry the
weak and frightened he that
would break and hurng
that AROUND HIS
he did his best relieve the
o the
Harry torture could 0t than ha p
the side of the roof Ee he'd
They him Leadt
arrived. heroic stunts?
will bc il lie doe
Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
One Human Shipload
A Floating Microcosm
Intelligent Mrs. Widener

7 MIS-. AStOr anu DIT. OaTreI ]
On Board the Normandie. - The
ancient writer made this admission:
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09
Spanish Fascists Capture
Citv of Toledo

CEN. FRANCISCO FRANCOIS
~ furious Spanish Fascists
reached the ancient city of Toledo
and drove out the government
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09

Harry young about
didn't
look at the wished hadn't
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-10-09
FROM GIRL TO WOMAN

Mrs. Ine2 Liddle of 1897
w. Cedar Ave, Denver,
Colo, said: "At the time
l WAS developing into
womanhood I was listless
and weak, suffered from
functional disturbances
and would have terrible
pains. l used DR.. Pierce'S
Favoute Prescription and
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-03
PATTERN 9G21

Warmth is mothers first thought
when winds blow cold. It's then that
two-to-ten-year Olds need the extra
protection of snug bloomerS meath
their brief frocks.' This frock but
tons down the front so the kiddie
may button it as easily as coat;
partly stitched pleats add skirt full
ness, and puffed sleeves create little
girl charm. A quick pull, and bloom
ers are in place. The kiddie that has
both frock and bloomers of wool
challis will be warm as toast the
whole winter long.
Pattern 9621 may be ordered in
sizes ., a, 6, and 10. Size 6 re-
quires 21h yards 36 inch fabric and
Il yard contrasting.
Send fifteen cents In coins or
stamps (coins preferred) for this pat
tern Be sure to write plainly your
name, address. style number and size.
Complete. diagrammed sew chart in
cluded.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, 232 w. Eight
eenth ST.. New York, N. Y.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-03
TAUGHT TO
READ
Bv DOUGLAS MALlOCH

THEY put it first of our three
RS,
The fathers of our stripes and
stars,
Yes, when they gave the land a
tool
Of liberty, the public school,
They placed it in the teachers
hand
With this requirement. this com,
mand:
Whatever else the land may need
The children must be taught to
read
But there is not a nation known
To earth but may be overthrOwn
And books. since books are made by
men,
May teach us error now and then.
For fools may write, or treason
print,
And one thing say. another hint.
And children must be taught, in.
deed,
Much more than merely how to
read.
And so | say. to those who teach.
Who shape our morals and our
speech,
Who would not let the children
drink
Polluted water. there is ink
Polluted also. there are those,
Who would on innocence impose
And we who would the children
lead
Must teach the children what to
read.
e Douglas Malloch.-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-03
Nj O TIL ER'S
COOK BOOK

may be used in exchange in the
following dishes:
Apricots in Nest.
Cook One-half pound of spaghetti
until tender, blanch and drain. Add
two slightly beaten eggs, the graf
ed rind of a lemon, One-half cup
of sugar, one tablespoon of lemon
juice, cook until the eggs are set
stirring carefully. Place in bak-
ing dish or mold and fill the cen.
ter with can of apricOts, sprinkle
with finely shredded almonds and a
dash of cinnamon, bake until just
lightly brown. Serve chilled with
whipped cream.
Egg Noodles Corona-Chef Maurice.
Take package of egg noodles or
a similar amount of the home pre-,
pared, cook them until tender and
drain. Butter a ring mold and fill
with the noodles. Bake one hour
in moderate oven.
Fry one small onion in a table.
spoon of fat. add one pound of veal
and brown well. Cover with one
and one-half cups of water, one-half
teaspoon of worcestershire sauce
aud salt and pepper to taste. Cook
gently for a. minutes. Thicken the
gravy with two to three table
spoons of -four mixed with the
same amount of cold water. Add
one can of peas or small lima
beans. Unmold the ring on a hot
platter and fill the center with the
veal and peas. Garnish with a can
of mushrooms if desired.
q Western Newspaper Union.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-03

Ambitious beginners who have
never sewn a stitch, but realize the
economy in a homemade frock, will
find this simple yoke-sleeve design
an excellent way to learn to sew.
The collarless neck $50 comfortable,
and easy to iron), short sleeves and
yoke cut in one, and an absolutely
plain skirt, sum up its easy-to-make
features. A few yards of pretty per-
Gale or broadcloth, and card or two
of bright buttons will find you
launched on a career that's to prove
of great satisfaction and financial
saving to you.
Pattern 9623 may be ordered only
in sizes IA, 16, IS, 20, 80, "a, SO, 3S,
40 and 42. Size 16 requires 3A yards
36-inch fabric.
Send fifteen cents in coins or
stamps (coins preferred for this
pattern. Be sure to write plainly
your name, address, style number
and size. Complete, diagrammed sew
chart included.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept, 232 W. Eight
eenth ST., New York, N. Y.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-03

time he reached the middle of the
Big River it seemed to him that
he was not getting ahead at all.
At first he had tried to swim to-
ward clump of trees he could see
on the opposite bank above the
point where he had entered the
water, but to do this he had tn
swim against the current, and he
soon found that he hadn't the
strength to do this. Then he turned
and headed for a point down the
river. This made the swimming
easier, for the current helped him
instead of hindered him.
Even then. he could feel his
strength leaving him. Had he es-
capped those hounds and the terri
BILE hunters only to be drowned in
the Big River? This new fear gave
him more strength for a little while.
But it did not last long. He was
three-fourths of the way across the
Big River. but still that other shore
seemed a terrible distance away.
Little by little hope died in the
heart of Lightfoot the Deer. He
would keep on just as long as he
could. and then-well. it was better
to drown than to be torn to pieces
by dogs
Just as LightfoOt felt that he
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-01-03
Feminist From West Says
a Change in Tactics
Is Needed.

Judge Georgia Bullock, of the Su-
perior court of Los Angeles, a re-
cent visitor in Washington, D. c., be-
lieves that women haev lost
ground" in the last few years, says
the New York Sun.
Like all feminists, she advocates
an equal chance for men and wom-
en- in business and the professions.
But unlike the militant feminists,
she does not insist rights can be
won or retained by combative tao
tics.
Time to Cooperative.
"Women in the past have won
some c0ncessions-suffrage, for ex-
ample-by warfare" states the
judge. "But the time for contention
is gone. Now our only hope for sur
vival in public life is to cooperate
with the men and to work toward
proving our merits and establishing
ourselves, not as trouble makers, but
as real contributors to public well
fare"
Contrary to the stand of most
women in public life and in organi
cations, Judge Bullock is convinced
that in the last few years women
in this country have their wings
clipped, have lost caste to GER
tain extent in business and the pro-
fessions. She attributes this to world
changes, but feels ''the only way
we can retrieve our former position
is to prove we have unique ability
and can work with, not against, men.
Her own successful career in the
legal profession has taught her thar
the odds are not all against women.
While she admits countless evidences
of determinations against women,
she explains that this is not due So
much to mans prejudice as to the
attitude of women themselves.
Too Dominant?
Developing this theory, she said
she had noticed how often women
in high positions set out to execute
their ideas, regardless of the opin-
ions of men and women with whom
they worked. Such action, she said,
was enough to prejudice men against
all women who sought self-expres-
sion outside the home. But l have
yet to see the man who resented
working with an intelligent woman
who knew how to cooperate with