Two Old Hands Critique New Deal Finance
Lewis W. Douglas former budget director and John R. McCarl former comptroller general warn the New Deal policies threaten American principles and inflate debt. They urge vigilance as Roosevelt’s budget strategy draws sharp criticism from trusted insiders.
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New Deal
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Roosevelt
John R. McCarl
Douglas
Democratic Party
McCarl
League of Nations artwork protection plan urged
The League of Nations proposes universal war footing for art protection. Museums would shield movable works, train staff for rapid removal, and bolster protections for architectural monuments while keeping key military sites at a distance. A neutral last asylum town could be created in each country.
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League of Nations
League
International Museums Office
Dear Louise and Political Snippets from 1936
A collage of columns and letters satire and commentary from 1936 covers social morals political advice and public opinion. It critiques ethics in partnerships gender roles censorship and prewar politics with quips about Roosevelt Spain Hitler and America’s prosperity framed in a newspaper voice.
Dig the Bomb Shelters to Save Art and Heritage
The writer argues that preserving artistic treasures and historic monuments matters more than human life in mass conflict. Civilization might endure many deaths but could falter if its masterpieces and symbols are destroyed. The tone urges preparation, advocating bomb shelters as a safeguard for culture.
The New Deal Debate Condensed by Mason City Paper
The Mason City Globe Gazette contrasts Roosevelt’s oath with a Roosevelt letter on Guffey reform to frame a concise critique of the New Deal. The piece urges readers to launch criticism from any point and reduce it to a simple, unanswerable contrast.
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Roosevelt
Mason City Globe Gazette
Samuel B. Hill
Supreme Court
Enid Lannington Draws Major Widener in Gown Plot
Enid Lannington, a country girl turned delivery girl for a New York dress shop, encounters Major Widener, a wealthy patron, at a Purdy residence. He hints of further meetings and sends gifts while a mysterious rescuer hints at a hidden set of “streamlined hearts” and potential trouble as Enid learns the man she met may be Mr Jerry aboard Widener’s yacht.
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New York
Grant Lawrence
Lawrence
West
Enid
Mason
Cora
Widener
Major Widener
Mrs. Purdy
Hanson
Flora Bristow
Bristow
Howard
Captain Howard
Jerry
PRE-WAR RULER Puzzle Answers
Answers fill a crossword style grid covering terms from 1 Lump to 53 Street with clues including King, throne, taxes, and war era items. The puzzle blends geography and common nouns from pre war vocabulary, listing across and down definitions and solutions.
Oddities of Brilliance and a Sailor's Tale
A rambling collection of anecdotes features brilliant people blundering in social scenes from Marconi to a coronation joke. It recalls a captain's dinner on the Leviathan and a doctor discussing patient cravings with humorous medical misreads.
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York
Marconi
Signor
Mars
Fannie Hurst
Notable Pets and Quirks of Early 20th Century Elites
A survey of famous figures and their unusual animal habits and quirks. Booth Tarkington kept a docile French poodle until a banjo was played. H T Webster’s bull feared birds. Constance Collier’s Sealyham refused to walk without a pink bow. Mistinguett’s Paris Soir edition binds. Richard Canfield once sent a letter to Whistler. a saucer of ale was given to test a dog’s drinking habit.
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Tarkington
H. T. Webster
Constance Collier
Mistinguett
Paris
Richard Canfield
Whistler
Mind and morality from a scientific lens lecture
An interview style piece discusses education democracy, equality of opportunity not sameness, and why people resent superiority. It explores how love can start from flattery and attention from the opposite sex, noting friendship needs mutual friendliness to grow.
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Louise
Dad
Benwood
Columbia University
Beings and Bones a Dog Learns About Sharing
A speaker accuses his dog Bismarck of selfishness after finding a buried beef bone the dog would not share with the needy. The verse questions the animal’s generosity and ends with the dog’s weary, indifferent stretch and wag.
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Bismarck
Stretch
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