Democracy is best served by keeping America out of European war
A reflective argument urges neutrality as Americans weigh the costs of intervening in Europe. It asserts democracy thrives best at home, warns against entanglement, and contends preserving domestic vigor outweighs defending distant shocks. The piece stresses moral duty to demonstrate democracy as the path to peace and security without alliance-led battles.
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United States
Washington
Europe
America
Hitler
God
How the conference system functions in Congress
The piece explains how conference committees resolve differences on a bill when the two chambers disagree. It notes the appointing roles of the vice president and speaker, typical conferee composition, and the distinction between free and simple conferences. It also references party positions on arms embargo repeal.
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Congress
Norris
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Fragmented Daily Snippets Reflect Political Ironies and Beliefs
A mosaic of aphorisms and commentary on religion politics and society. It critiques agnosticism wartime attitudes and democratic ideals while lampooning hypocrisy and public discourse with sharp literary fragments.
Conference Rules On House Senate Bill Reconciliations
The text describes how Congress handles altered bills returned from the other chamber, noting that conferees must stay germane and cannot add or remove provisions not agreed by both houses. A conference report must be accepted or rejected in full without amendments.
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Ferees
House
Senate
Congress
Liberty hound: plea to end dachshund as Nazi symbol
A Times letter-writer urges cartoonists and humorists to stop using the dachshund as a symbol of Nazism or the German nation. He argues the practice risks cruelty to dogs born English and bred for generations, suggesting adopting "Liberty hound" as a better label.
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London Times
Broadway Night Sidebar Reflections of 1930s Celebrities
Walter Winchell style column recalls 1939 Broadway figures and scandalous anecdotes. Prank Tinney alimony letters. Harry Thaw remarks on Daddy Browning. rumored Tunney Farley fist fight. Texas Guinan’s gangster warnings. Ed Runyon, Alan Dale, Gladys Glad, and Mark Hellinger referenced.
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Broadway
Thaw
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Reuben
Ger= Tunney
Jim Farley
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Ee Runyon
Tommy Lyman
Baby Face
Texas Guinan
Mark
Texas
Quatrains on War and Ambition in Grim Verse
A fragmented poem contemplates nature’s indifference to human schemes and war. Images shift from neutral nature to golf, madness, a frightened woman, and the terror of grenades, capturing a world grown horrible by conflict.
Insights from a Vermont life insurer on accounting value
An interview with Robert O. Bickel and others discusses why a young man should study accounting, the value of life insurance early in a career, and how understanding financial statements aids business success. The piece notes policies from National Life of Vermont and the interview is conducted by C. V. Shepherd Agency in Cedar Rapids.
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Accounting
Professon
C. V. Shepherd Agency National Life Insurance Co
Montpelier
Vermont
Dows Building
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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