Roosevelt letter hints at global cartel reform plan and trade control
The piece analyzes President Roosevelt's request to monitor international cartels and questions whether the New Deal will push other nations to curb private and government cartels. It discusses Webb-Pomerone, foreign competition, and possible moves toward broad government involvement in global trade.
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Ashington
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Brazil
Holland
Hoover
United States
Rosevelt
United Nations
Congress
Hull
Brave Men Can Bear the Truth But the Japs Must Be Tricked
Robert Quillen argues that Japanese propaganda and myth making distort reality and that Americans must see through their lies. He claims Emperor Hirohito is worshiped as a god, Japanese education lies about science, and soldiers fear surrender, concluding that the truth should guide Allied views and policy.
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Louise
Jesus of Nazareth
Japan
Hirohito
Hawaiian Islands
Guadalcanal
Florida
Fragmentary Reflections on Perception in Johnson Verse
A terse meditation on how memory and perception shape what we deem real. The fragment hints at unreliable seeing and the uneasy boundary between fear and desire, echoing Johnson’s wry skepticism about interpretation.
Whisperings of Autumn by George Adams
Autumn is described as a conquering season with splendor and ripeness. vivid sensory images evoke sunsets, crisp air, and the scents of departing summer flowers. nostalgic memories of youth blend with harvests and nut-gathering as nature prepares for winter.
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Rossetti
Damozel
One Book to Avoid by Bugs Baer on Gerty Stein
By Arthur Bugs Baer, the columnist jokes about Gerty Stein escaping Europe with a new book. He notes the book repeats phrases and mocks its content, promising to explain its meaning after arranging a discussion with Stein.
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Gerty Stein
Europe
Full Employment vs Liberty in Postwar Debate
A critical examination of postwar aims argues that full employment as a sole objective endangers political freedoms. It contrasts democracy with totalitarian alternatives, cites the cost to liberty and living standards, and notes that wartime deficits under Mussolini did not secure true freedom. The piece asks whether such a price is acceptable for America.
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Amer
Ica
London Economist
Wallace
Japan
Mussolini
America
John Maynard Keynes
State Department split over India policy and Burma aid
Revolt within the Roosevelt administration on handling India and Burma as Gen Stilwell reports bogged down. John P Davies Jr urges stronger U S pressure on Britain to resolve India's Hindu Muslim rift and Burma delays. Other notes on Roosevelts cabinet, Hull, and political flights amid wartime strain.
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State Department
U. S
Washington
Roosevelt
India
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Hull
Ickes
Morgenthau
Stimson
Navy
Knox
Burma
Phillips
London
John P. Davies, Jr
Gen. Stilwell
United States
China
Let's Explore Your Mind by Dr Wiggam Q&A
Dr Wiggam answers readers with brief opinions on postwar women's social standing and economics, political party accountability, introvert vs extrovert happiness, experts vs quacks, and changing minds. He notes unmarried women' prestige after war, party loyalty, introvert happiness varies, and women often shift positions more than men.
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Albert E. Wiggam
F.H. Knower
Jap Fanaticism and Saipan Crisis Influence War Mood
Marquis W. Childs reports on Saipan civilian suicide rituals and captured Japanese officers warning of mass resistance. The piece contrasts grim civilian fanaticism with ongoing Pacific war optimism, noting Nimitz’s plan to occupy Japan and Hengyang’s fall affecting China operations and future Allied landings on the China coast.
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Washington
Saipan
Pacific
China
Beautiful Hillside Home For Sale on Sunset Boulevard
Real estate ad describes a hillside house one block north of Sunset with an unobstructed view of a sunbathing movie star. It highlights a large living room for entertaining, two servants' rooms with a life-size servant painting, and the option to buy fully furnished with only an hour’s notice required from the owner who is homesick for Iowa.
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Los Angeles Herald Express
Hillside
Iowa
Sunset Boulevard
Unfair Exchange (Asheville Tips)
Profits may be wicked things but our experience is that they meet the pay rolls better than deficits.
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Asheville
Lime disinfection and antacid guidance in medical notes
Practical lime disinfection methods are described using fresh milk of lime mixed with matter to be treated, two hour contact time, and cautions against inert lime forms. Whitewash for sanitation, dried lime limitations, and chalk as calcium carbonate antacid with a preferred dose of five to ten grains. Reader questions provide opinions on tonsil removal and appendicitis, advising careful medical judgment and cautious treatment choices.
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