Thought For Today Review of the Year’s Mistakes
The line urges a mental housecleaning to learn from the year’s faults and ensure those errors are not repeated, prompting readers to reflect on personal improvements.
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1934
Page
4
Du Pont stance challenged by history in Nye committee view
The piece argues that during World War I democracies led the winning side while monarchies failed, noting the du Pont claim that absolute rule aids war is at odds with 1914 18 facts. It cites a $228 731 000 net profit for the Du Ponts and questions the Nye committee's democratic conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenes du Pont
Ekaterinberg
Noble Infant and Crown Prince’s First Birthday
A Saint Louis Post Dispatch critique notes that calling the Crown Prince noble at age one is odd. The piece jokes that infants, even princes, lack dignity, walking awkwardly with diapers and comical behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown Prince
St. Louia
Morro Castle Disaster Questions Raised by Public Ledger
The Philadelphia Public Ledger frames the Morro Castle fire as a list of unanswered questions. It questions federal subsidy of the ship’s construction and operation, ties between Ward Line officials and federal authorities, and the rapid spread of the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Morro Castle
Lta
Ward Line
Morro Castle fire notes blame on bulkheads and transport use
Officers salvage work cites wooden bulkheads as key to rapid fire spread and questions federal policy on using ships as wartime transports. The remark suggests the Morro Castle might have been safer without transport convertibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morro Castle
Steamboat Inspection
Best Ten News Stories of 1934 Violence and Crime Lead
Editors note that among the top ten stories of 1934 only two avoided violence or crime. Notable items include the Dillinger pursuit, the Dianne quintuplets birth, and Huey Long’s rise, with other entries on Dollfuss assassination and the Morro Castle disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dianne
Mie
Huey Long
United Press
Dionne
Louisiana
Premier Dollfuss
Bruno Hauptmann
Alexander
Barthou
John Dillinger
Morro Castle Ocean
Hitler
San Francisco
Samuel Insull
Wheeling Daily News
Following a Star Guiding All Human Endeavor
Cluefield Dally Telerropt argues that every wise man has a guiding star in literature science art invention industry and business. Those who ignore a star lack ambition and fail to achieve success. The Bethlehem story is cited as a supreme incident inspiring continual pursuit of a hopeful guiding star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Mfe
Raya
Cluefield Dally
Swedes’ phrase for new deal. world translations noted
The Parkersburg News surveys how various countries render the phrase new deal in their languages. Greeks call it new style while Austrians say neu teilen meaning new dealing. Latin nations call it new game. Chinese and Siamese struggle to translate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
News
Neu Teilen
Best Dressed Woman Ideas and New Year Reflections
A reader laments prize dominated lists of best dressed women noting many have means and time for fashion. Proposes recognizing hardworking everyday women like a dime store clerk and a busy housewife. Also includes New Year observances from ancient Rome to modern calendars and general wishes for a happy New Year.
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America
Ife
Sally Spitkins
Mary Jones
Hank
Ike Sally Spitkins
Clarksburg
Rome
Julius Caesar
England
American
Moundsville Journal
Roosevelt Briefs and social notes fill Capitol press roundups
The Dec 20 roundup reports President Roosevelt's concise message to Congress, Fordson social life at Leeshurs estate, secret service fuss over a Time magazine floor plan, and European Christmas travel for Pat Johnston and Bobby Straus. It notes pending railroad pension act decisions, Richberg Johnson relations, pay cuts for five percent ornament pay, Eccles defending the board, and plans for a mid March Florida trip aboard Nourmahal. It also covers Nye Van denberg probe methods, White House correspondents dinner changes, Senate funding for munitions probes, and O’Mahoney’s long campaign travels totaling over 40 000 miles.
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Washington
Secret Service
Time
Pat Johnston
Hugh Johnson
Bobby” Straus, Sre
Europe
France
Bobby
NRA
Supreme Court
Donald Richberg
Hough Johnson
Richberg
Johnson
Roger J. Whiteford
FHA
Br. Irvine Perrine
SEC
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Iearning
Carter Glass
Board
Treasury
Eccles
Glass
Florida
Vincent Astor
White House
Nyemunttlans
Capitol Oil
Roosevelt
Nye
Van= denberg
Red Hoover
Corre
corre= spondents' association
Grid
Iron Club
Fidiron
Senate
Congress
Marin
Leon Henderson
Isidor Lubin
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Lost manuscript chaos haunts Fannie Hurst in New York
New York December 28 The tragedy of a lost manuscript haunts novelist Fannie Hurst after she lent the first draft of a finished work to a typist who vanished. Rescuers and neighbors learn the search through Simpson Street in the Bronx for the missing pages and the recovered portions reveal the novel Lum... a pivotal work. The article spans literary notes and city life with Gershwin and others mentioned amid urban imagery and appraising tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fannie Hurst
Simpson Street
Bronx
Government Power Rationing Prompts Public Outcry
The text rails against government control of resources and criticizes corporate influence. It suggests dramatic shifts in energy and river ownership and mocks officials while calling for action to “recapture highways” from perceived profiteers.
Washington Close-Up by Kirke Simpson
Washington Close-Up by Kirke Simpson analyzes administration money control under Morgenthau and Richberg, noting tax and liquor pricing debates and House opposition. It cites Meade and Somiit on tax cuts, home loan consolidation opposition, and relief work programs, plus aviation news from Chilean Airlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kirke Simpson
Ienet
Somiit
Ang Hquer
Ohoken Alor-Elect
Morgenthau-Hill
Mead
New York
Planes To The Rockets Of The Future
Plans described by Lois Bregiet, French airplane constructor, envision winged rockets and a fast commercial design with heavy wings, large payloads, strong engines, and moderate supercharging. Flights will commonly stay below 19 000 feet with heated cabins and oxygen if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Bregiet
Oley
Test Your Knowledge From Washington Gazettes 1922
A mixed set of quiz questions and answers from The Washington Gazettes 1922 covers geography history and notable figures. It includes queries about Mount Hood Lincoln era topics and a pronunciation guide for Paraguay along with biographical notes on cartoonists and public figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fteaut
Mease
Arthur Brisbane Column Reflection and Copyright Note
A 1934 column by Arthur Brisbane outlines copyright, rights, and attribution details. The note credits the writer as the world’s leading commentator and signals the column is an added feature with international rights reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Brisbane
Lg Fe Dureu Byndiecate
Kélwra Mote
Wits
Arthur Orie Bettas
Richberg Urges Job Creation Amid 1935 Prospects
The piece cites Donald Richberg urging business leaders to create jobs and support wage earners, arguing against endless clerks and idle work. It contrasts his cautious optimism about 1935 with Einstein’s evolving ideas on the universe and quotes executives like Gerard Swope and Alfred Sloan predicting gradual improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Richberg
Roosevelt
Mo Richberg
Roy Howard
Gerard. Swope
General Electric
Alfred F. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Seaberg
Standard OW
Indiana
American physicians and the rise of medical science
A historical reflection on American contributions to medicine as outlined in Henry Sigerist’s work. Notable figures include Benjamin Rush Ephraim McDowell Daniel Drake Beaumont Samuels Gross J Marion Sims and others who shaped surgery digestion and anesthesia, all from the Western Reserve era and early United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Sigerist
United States
Kentucky
Daniel Dreka
Cincinnati
Middle Western
William Beaumont
Samuel Gross
J. Marion Sims
Western Reserve
America
Long Georgia
Morton
Massachusetts
Oliver Wendell Holmes
West Mitchell
W. 8. Halstead
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