Purge failures and party shifts shape 1940 politics
A long roundup examines Roosevelt’s third term rumors, purge failures in Democratic states, and a fragmented party outlook as 1940 politics unfold. It tracks Kentucky and other states, Manchuria to Moscow tensions, Sino Japanese war dynamics, and economic policy battles shaping U.S. leadership and unions.
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Gillette
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Adams
Missouri
Clark
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Congress
Pacific
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Litvinoff
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Japan
Siberian
Moscow
Russia
Yangtze River
Nanking
China
Manchuria
Peking
Canton
Britain
Hongkong
South China
Miss Matilda Bell Remembers a Daring Naval Love
In a seaside village Miss Matilda Bell, the elderly shopkeeper, sits by her window watching the sea as memories wash over her. She recalls youth and a pledge of truth to a bold naval officer from five centuries earlier, while the sunset casts a magical spell.
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Matilda
Bell
Miss Matilda
Miss Matilda’s Bold Choice Ends In Love And Flight
In a seaside tale, Miss Matilda clings to memory of a fallen lover as years pass. A young officer dies heroically aboard ship. On a rocky coast, Matilda and Tom contemplate a life together in South America, choosing love and partnership over sorrow.
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Tures
Miss Matilda
Matilda Bell
Tom
Tommy Boy
South America
Wise and Otherwise: quotes on speech and manners
A psychologist urges a child must express ideas while cautions about plain wallpaper. A writer notes girls were quicker eighty years ago. A Scot mocks free speech after a phone nickel request. The piece contrasts marriage timing and money, suggesting best husbands marry young and waiting to earn hurts more to spend.
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America
Mirrors and Tapestry Weaving Observed in Collier's Weekly
A Collier's Weekly note explains tapestry weaving requires watchful study of progress in mirrors. The weaver observes the work from the back and checks through a mirror facing the front of the fabric.
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Collier’s Weekly
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