Applying More Pressure The Fed Accelerates Credit Inflation
The Federal Reserve has more than doubled its weekly government security purchases to loosen bank credit, aiming to spur business and industrial activity. The plan shows limited success so far, with production rising while payrolls lag, prompting questions about use of direct lending or banker pressure and a possible return to currency inflation if needed, as a Minnesota man gains fame for eating fifty ears of corn.
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Federal Reserve Board
Thomas
NRA
Congress
War Anomaly: Emotions Drive Conflicts Not Facts
A New England Institute discussion questions whether science has made war too costly to pay. Professor Milligan argues war may fade as costs rise, but critics say war is driven by emotion, not rational cost-benefit analysis, and thus likely to continue despite high expense.
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New England Institute On International Relations
Milligan
Milligans
Cost of War and Human Nature
The passage argues that unless human nature changes war costs will not deter nations from rushing in. It contends specious reasoning leads states to feel forced into conflict. Once started, a nation fears withdrawal and continues to the bitter end, making Milligan's idea less heartening.
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Professor Milligan
No Song Yet Encases NRA Message in Dance Era
A commentator notes surprise that no songwriter has captured the NRA message in a song while everyone seems occupied with General Johnson's music. The remark contrasts political messaging with popular tunes of the time.
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General Johnson
Love and quips stir headlines in army and sports chatter
Wry commentary blends military morale notes with a digested mix of cultural jabs. Butter is ridiculed for talking love to the Marine Corps auxiliary, while General Johnson hints at retirement and hay fever fears loom. Gehrig and Ruth comparisons frame the sports brief as a broader national mood.
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Smedley Butter
Smetgy J. Butter
POS
Smedhey Butler
Quite Another Letter From A Bald Headed Dad To His Red Headed Daughter
A 1933 column features a father’s letter urging his daughter Louise to test ideas by evidence and best judgement. It blends admonitions on open-mindedness with satirical quips about society, politics, and Americanism. The piece ends noting the judge’s remark on a vagrant.
Day by Day Journal Notes From a Diverting Outing
An early morning drive ends with a blowout near a large house. breakfast overlooking Sheepshead Bay precedes dull chatter from four old colleagues. A mail letter from Vicksburg, a missing H on a typewriter, and Vanity Fair burlesques prompt reflection. The diarist sketches ideas for a piece, observes socialites, art plans, and fleeting thoughts before heading home.
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New York
Arnold Bennett
Sheepshead Bay
Jessers
Vicksburg
Miss
Tase
Night Out With Dinners And A Mirage House Visit
Diary style entry recounts a visit to East 63rd Street and a trip toward Larchmont to see a replica house, with an owner named Mr. Givney. The evening features dinner under moonlight, a small orchestra, and a meal costing about 18 dollars including chauffeur tip. The narrator notes a blind, playful deception about addressing by name and later stops for chocolate sodas. A brief scene at Hick's and a search for Hamish and Anie McLauren are described, ending with a quiet night. Also cites July 1933 US auto sales of 170,000 with July 1932 at 104,188 and June 1933 at 174,190.
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Ben Riley
Just Folks ay Edgar A Guest
A short biographical poem honors Edgar A Guest describing a life of kindness, empathy, and quiet service. It praises his gentle nature, his help for the poor, and his steady resolve through hardship, noting his ordinary yet admirable deeds.
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Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest
The Pictured Lady Puzzle Answers Quick Reference
A fragmented puzzle grid titled She's A Novelist Horizontal asks who the lady is, with clues across and down. It lists references to a famous author, characters, and items like Twelve dozen and Winged, plus terms such as Leavening agent and Mineral spring, forming a crossword style quiz with vertical and horizontal entries.
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Ancient Kingdom
Syria
Doctor indicted in gunshot case reporting duty debate
Dr John J Somebody is indicted for failing to notify authorities after treating a gunshot victim. The grand jury learned of the case via a colleague who alerted police. The column critiques special reporting statutes for gunshot and sexually transmitted diseases, arguing they breach justice and patient trust.
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John J
Grand Jury
State Commissioner of Public Safety
Grand
Stoolpigeon
Red Tape With Lace Trimmings
Frederic J. Haskin examines a lace customs case illustrating the U S tariff on lace at 75 percent. The article traces how courts classify lace versus embroidery and unfinished lace, detailing arguments over stitching and production steps, and cites precedents like Nyman and Schultz and Kayser to show how the duty is applied.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington
Roosevelt
Public Service
Customs Division of the Treasury
United States Customs Court
Customs Court
Nyman
Schultz
United States
Nymann
Supra
Kayser
Inviolable Secrecy and Duties to Inform Police
The speaker questions physician client confidentiality and suggests special statutes to require lawyers, clergy, and relatives to inform police when clients or others reveal crime. He argues for compelled disclosure by professionals and relatives in criminal matters.
Questions and Answers on Sodium Sulphocyanate Use
A reader asks for the beat opinion of sodium sulphocyanate in medical treatment and discusses remote prescriptions. The reply states the author knows nothing about its use in the mentioned condition and would be furious if a druggist refused to fill such a prescription.
Doctor and patient dispute tonsil removal necessity
A reader asks why one doctor urges immediate tonsil removal while another says it isn’t needed. The reply suggests infection focus and diathermy as safer, less painful alternatives and notes doctors may differ in judgment based on experience. Dr Brady will answer health letters with stamped envelopes. Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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E. S
Brady
Williams Brady
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Jawa
Willie Life Of The Party Sparks Backlash And Risk
A boastful party comedian in a quarrelsome mood stirs laughter with pranks including a wife’s hat falsetto act. Some moment he crosses a line and faces consequences as readers warn such acts may provoke serious payback. A Miss Manners column then shifts to a reader seeking romance guidance.
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Mary Manners
Wils
Jaacn
Eutrup
Willie
Dear Miss Manners Advice for three girls in the public eye
Three dancers acrobats and contortionists seek how to win acceptance amid narrow minded critics. The Miss Manners reply urges maintaining dignified conduct, avoiding criticisms and public missteps, and earning respect through discipline and achievements.
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Miss Manners
Betty
Tiny
Jenny
Appointment of Executor for Hiltate Estate in Linn County Iowa
Notice from Linn County Iowa stating Fred W. Hann is qualified as Executor of the estate of Hiltate, deceased. The notice, dated August 11, 1933, directs all indebted persons to settle with the Clerk of the Linn County District Court, and names Fred W. Hann as Executor and attorney.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Man Hiltate
Iowa
Iowan
District Court
Fred W. Hann
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