Notice on Mail Subscriptions and Delivery Service
Incomplete notice from the Des Moines Gazette indicates mail subscriptions are not accepted in certain towns. It lists Allen Klapp Co in New York and Detroit offices, notes press affiliations, and includes a quotation about happiness from L. E. Landon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen-Klapp CO
Ave
Fifth ‘Ave
New York
New Center
Detroit
Media Records
An-Pa
Bureau of Advertising
Associated Press
United Press
Pacncated Press
L. E. Landon
Thanksgiving Glory and Hope Amid Darker Times
A 1940s reflection on Thanksgiving in the United States highlighting freedom, resilience, and national resources. The piece emphasizes hope for a better future, crediting initiative, foresight, and abundance that sustain the nation and empower its people to shape their destiny. It frames gratitude around peace, strength, and the promise of progress ahead.
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United States
America
Aoe Teem Hope Company
Hegeler Zinc
Adam Hope Company
OPA
Hegeler Company
H Company
Hope Company
Edward Hegeler
Hegeler Zinc Company
Petroit Brass and
Zinc and Copper
OPM
Aluminum output in North America rises but underwhelms U.S.
The U S Bureau of Mines projects combined North American aluminum production at 1 12 billion pounds per year by year end, with Canada supplying about 400 million and the United States 720 million. Despite a higher national rate than Axis powers, criticism of Alcoa's aluminum monopoly persists amid production bottlenecks and underuse of magnesium in the U S war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Germany
Italy
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
Science knits closer as new transatlantic service links U S and Ireland
A new air route from the United States to Ireland, starting next spring barring unforeseen developments, will supplement Lisbon service and reduce flying time to New York and Washington. The piece argues transport advances are shrinking global isolation and pushing the U S toward a more international mindset with policy implications for Europe.
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United States
Ireland
Lisbon
New York
Wash
U. S
Europe
Cave Men and Moral Rules in a Small Town
Robert Quillen muses on ethics born from experience. A youth reforms after noticing girls won’t date him, illustrating how rules serve welfare. Honesty and temperance aid individual and tribe, while vanity blocks reform. aging brings perspective and acceptance of human flaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Asi
Thanksgiving Proclamations Chart a Nation’s Faith Through Time
The article traces Thanksgiving from Plymouth 1621 through Presidents Washington and Lincoln to fix the day on the last Thursday in November. It notes earlier presidents proclaimed days of humiliation and prayer, and how Lincoln’s era revived thanksgiving as a national, law-backed feast.
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H. S. J. Sickel
Plymouth
Washingington
Lincoln
Roosevelt Apology to Chile Sets Unprecedented Precedent
Jay Hayden notes Roosevelt's apology to Chile over a Time magazine article marks a historic shift in American diplomacy as the government concedes publicly to a foreign protest for a press publication. Observers warn this could force future apologies or risk ceding government stance to private press claims.
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Roosevelt
United States
Chile
Time Magazine
State Department
Bcease
Johnsons Hit on Fallacious Thinking in Defense Parley
A conservative analysis critiques a pamphlet urging total mobilization for defense. It argues the false choice between a long or short war, notes hitler's edge in land and the Allies in long run means, and stresses converting long and intermediate means into immediate superiority while warning against simplistic public slogans.
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Hitler
Russia
Questioning treatments and vitamin misconceptions
A reader credits a doctor who treated hemorrhoids with injections, reporting improved health and no work disruption. The piece then discusses pelvic issues, vitamins, and health skepticism, noting some people are biologically fit yet nervous and seeking weight gain advice.
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W.C.H
Master stroke dispatches troops to Dutch Guiana
Opinion notes Roosevelt’s deployment of American troops to guard Dutch Guiana bauxite mines as a strategic move against Vichy and Tokyo. It argues the action protects U.S. war interests, serves as a diplomatic reminder to Japan, and signals broader aligns with labor policy debates and tax plans, while touching on Mexican oil, highways funding, and debt deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutch Guiana
Vichy
Totio
Hitler
Mr. Roosevelt
Tokio
United States
French Guiana
Petain
Japan
London
Roosevelt
Dakar
Spice and Thanksgiving in American Maritime History
An opinion piece links Thanksgiving spices to U S commerce and empire. It notes imports exceed 125 000 000 pounds, warns shortages and rising prices, and credits spice trade with inspiring exploration, shipbuilding, and the American rights at sea and Pacific bases.
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United States Department of Commerce
United States
Congress Decides War Warily Amid War Talk
The speaker warns of looming conflict while stressing noninterventionist and isolationist stances. He cites Nash and dove imagery to argue for a constitutional requirement of war decisions by 36 states.
Medical Fallacy On Laxatives And Constipation Habits
The article challenges popular beliefs that poisons from digestion harm the body and that laxatives are essential. It argues most constipation stems from fear of autointoxication, artificial diet refinement, and insufficient vitamin B complex. It claims many can function without laxatives if not mentally fixated on bowel routines.
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R. Battin
Cedar Rapids
Lows
Iowa
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Wisconsin
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AR Rapids and
Marion
Robert Quillen
Dr. Joseph Fort Newton
Dr. Newton
George Clark
Fellows
Jim
Jay Hayden
Jay G. Barden
Leon Henderson
Castile
Coolidge
Hoover
Castle
Giacomo de Martino
Mussolini
Ra’ Oe
Gils
Weed
Zinc and Copper Division
Office of Price Administration
Hugh S. Johnson
OEM
Johnson
Itler
Grandma
W.H.R
Vauilty
Paul Maiion
Washington
Labor
Perkins
Doughton
Ota
Morgenthau
Treasury
Mexico
Japaz
U.S
Paul Malien
The
Chicago Daily News
Congress
Bugs
Willers
Nash
Jim Fariecy
Wm. Brady, M.D
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