Democracy safety valve fades in postwar critique
A column argues that democracy remains a safety valve despite postwar failures to achieve self-determination. It cites autocratic backsliding in Europe, rising violence, and police state overreach, urging a revival of the World War era slogan that a world safe for democracy is the goal to prevent new wars.
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Woodrow Wilson
Europe
Wilson
GiGolo Takes Rap On Purse
A New York column recalls Doyle’s billiard parlor on Broadway as a last old time sport hangout. It notes Doyle as a power broker in prize fighting and other sports, with a rough, bustling scene and colorful clientele. It also surveys Manhattan shops, dog emporiums, detectives, and fashion fur markets shaping the era’s mood.
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O. O. McIntyre
New York
Jack Doyle
Broadway
Doyle
Lian Russell
Wilson Mizner
Alaska
Doyle's
Considine
Ed Frayne
Bill Harmsworth
Yowler the Bobcat Prepares to Hunt in Green Forest
The Bobcat Yowler stalks from his den after a day of sleep and detects beaver activity at Paddy the Beaver’s ponds signaling winter harvest. He contemplates prey from water and land, noting beaver youngsters may present a chance this season.
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Palm Beach
Rivieras
South America
Yowler the
Bobcat
Tufty the Lynx
Green Forest
Paddy
Beaver
Fowler
Word Builder and a Beaver Watcher Tale
A 1934 Burgess excerpt follows Yowler the predator as he plans a beaver chase. He studies Paddy the pond, notes new dam length and height, and waits for beaver children to approach the shore for a meal. The scene builds tension before a subsequent tale.
Sign of Health in Baseball Rowdyism Reflects American Spirit
Regret over World Series outbursts aside, the column argues baseball’s rough edge is part of its American character. It notes the sport’s roots in small towns and gritty crowds where heated language and tough play persist, and claims the game’s rough streak helps keep it distinctly American.
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America
The Lure of the Lottery by Glenn Frank
Glenn Frank discusses the lottery idea as a social force, tracing calls for municipal and national lotteries. He cites the gambling impulse, the lure of thrill, and arguments that lotteries could channel the sporting instinct amid stock market regulation debates.
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Glenn Frank
L. B. Jacks
Smokeover
New York
Ireland
William James
New Republic
C. McClure Newspaper
Trap and Gun in the Jungle Chapter 31
Bowers plans a deadly deadfall to trap tigers using logs and a self made short range gun. Ivy aids as they clear the gully and prepare bait while Bowers tests and refines his improvised weapon amid doubts about reliability and ethics.
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Bowers
Helen
Ivy
Gouverneur Morris
Health Talk on Cancer Radiation Progress and Hope
Doctors still seek the cancer cause but have reduced fear due to advances in radium and X ray treatment. Improvements in how these therapies are applied target cancer tissues more than normal ones, and surrounding tissue reactions contribute to benefits.
Guiding Your Child Across Three Generations
Grandparents often clash with new parental authority in three generation homes. The guide urges strict non interference and adaptation by elders to preserve family harmony. A final note mentions a California desert reptile living under sand with a swimming motion.
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Alice Clarissa Richmond
California Desert
Unclear 1930s Cartoon Snippet Mentions Dempsey and Photographers
A fragmented 1934 McNaught Syndicate item references Ted Healy style blows, Herringbone cloth troubling Jack Dempsey, Hal Phyfe, a photographer of literary leanings, and a home made onion spiced cottage cheese note amid a rude New York weather image.
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Ted Healy
Jack Dempsey
Hal Phyfe
Lite Rati
New York
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
School Days and Mental Ages Trivia Pointers
A fragment lists questions and answers about education and geography. It includes: average mental age of the U.S. population 14.24 years and adults 17.7, the most eastern point West Quoddy Head Maine, and Venice once called the Bride of the Adriatic.
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United States
West Quoddy Head
Maine
Venice
Emerald Isle Puzzle Clues From Across and Down
A filled crossword style grid lists across and down clues with themes from nation flags tablets and natural objects. The puzzle includes terms for body parts foods and celestial gods, with several entries referencing geography and color and common puzzles conventions.
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