Proportional Representation and Monopolies in 1935 Debate
The piece discusses Proportional Representation as a reform to balance minority and majority power, citing Wheeling and New York speeches. It contrasts PR’s impact with the role of political machines in city governance and notes the need for careful, clear voter understanding. It also includes Glenn Frank’s commentary on monopoly, capitalism, and policy for an era of large-scale production, urging a modern, statesmanlike approach to curb abuse while preserving capitalism’s benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian G. Hearne, Jr
Wheeling
W. Va
Proporional Representation League
New York
P. R
Glenn Frank
Borah
Theodore Roosevelt
America
McClure
Tasue
Cap
Climbing the Bean Stalk and Hidden Words Puzzle
An OCR fragment presents a word puzzle with clues for horizontal and vertical entries. It references a giant, a beanstalk, and scattered clue numbers, mixing fairy tale elements with a crossword style fill.
The Golden Feather continues with Jean and Sandy
Jean Dunn plans to return to Dover after delivering a letter and locating Sandy at a farmhouse. She questions Red’s influence and Sandy's behavior as Eve hints at a move to a better place, while Larry and the Lewis family’s bonds and a bank robbery loom in the background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Dunn
Donald Montague
Bobby Wallace
Golden Feather
Sandy Harkins
Sandy
Bobby
Jean
Lewis
Larry Glenn
Wingy Lewis
Bobby Larry
Larry
Lewises
Doc Jeckers
Jackson
Tye
Eve Lewis
Eve
Dover
Red
Diary Notes on Theater, Gales, and Dining in New York
A diary fragment recounts walking backward to catch breath in a gale and mistaking a priest for Gene Markey. It mentions films, Somerset Maugham, acquaintances like Kitty Kendall and Dorothy Welch, and reflections on authors Ogden Nash and Sinclair Lewis, plus a comic aside about Delmonico's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gene Markey
Jon Moore
William Faversham
Dobbs Ferry
Somerset Maugham
Messmore
Kitty Kendall
Dorothy Welch
Colleen
Gaar Williams
John T. McCutcheon
State nicknames and biblical inscription query
A quiz item asks which state is called the Dental State Colorado admitted to the Union in 1976 and marks the centennial of independence. It then queries if measles are contagious or infectious and cites a Bible verse about liberty granted to all inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Stories in Stamps: Liberia’s Mud-Skipper Stamp
A Liberia issued stamp from 14918 depicts the mud skipper a fish that can leap from water and skim mud flats. The article notes its habitat in Fisheria Africa how its eyes fins and fuselage like body let it move swiftly to chase prey and how clear water drowns it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisheria
Africa
Asia
Liberia
Word Builder Says the Motto Began at the Bottom
Fragmentary quote discusses getting out, being fidgety, and a motto about beginning at the bottom to succeed. It notes a Friday Word Builder and a line about being born rich as a downfall. The text features a white haired woman speaking in a crowded, uncertain tone.
Rattles the Kingfisher Stays For Winter Fishing
In winter lights fade on Green Forest and Laughing Brook as Kingfisher Rattles remains to fish. He faces hunger and a long trek South, realizing he stayed too long while North Wind and Jack Frost chill the pools. The tale contrasts with a Health column by Dr. Morris Fishbein on diet and digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frost
South
Robin
Bluebird
Song Sparrow
Rattles the Kingfisher
Rattles
Laughing Brook
Kingfisher
Green Forest
Green Meadows
T. W. Burgess
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MAIL
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
the Globe
PAPYR
Giants
Anguizance
Twolfgang
Mozart
Farley
Polliries
THE
Ex. Brain Trust
Gacamine
Wwe
CKES
HE 2 Bleek
Nea
the Golden Feather
Robert Bruce
Site
Tve
Old Montague
Plainfield
Midlothian
Maplehurst
Mac
O. O. McIntyre
Ogden Nash
Sinclair Lewis
Ray Long
Anita Loos
Glorious Dumbells
Michael Arlen
England
Guthrie McClintic
Richard Maney
George Jean Nathan
Frank Crowninshield
Lucius Beebe
Moneta’s
Voisin
Old Delmonico’s
Champ Sissey
Harry Iehr
Old Del's
Limburger
Bagatelles
Brooks Atkinson
Hank Wales
Paris
Rebecca West
Nicholas Murray Butler
Eve Symington
Society Cafe
Jean Patou
McNaught Syndicate
LS. Klein
Mup
Ard
NEA Servite, Inc
Word Builder
Thornton W Burgess
North Wind
Fishbein
Morris Re Shbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Hygeia
France
Frozen Pool
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