Old fashioned optimism about America's future
An editorial roundup notes 1900s optimism in American magazines predicting progress through science and industry. It contrasts past confidence with present cynicism, highlighting forecasts of technology, war obsolescence, rising wages, and social change, while urging a return to hopeful, steady belief in national progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torward
Collier’s
Harper's Weekly
Life
Punch
America
Ray Stanard Baker
Weilen
Europe
Saturday Evening Post
Shirth & Wesson
Allion
Weole
Argentina Beef Rationing Under Military Regime Sparks Alarm
A Scripps-Howard report by James T.R. Whelan notes Argentina, once a top beef producer, has rationing on beef as Lieutenant General Alejandro Lanusse’s regime blames overconsumption and low production. The piece traces Peronist policies and successive governments’ interventions that shrank cattle herds from 51.5 million in 1968 to about 47 million, shifting from exporter to importer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
1 Mountain News
Scripps- Howard
James TR. Whelan
Land of
Whelan
Alejandro Agustin Janusse
Lanusse
Joe
Uruguay
United States
Rocky Moulin
Juan Peron
Pampas
Peron
Roberto Marcelo Luvingston S
Levings
Question and Answer on Golf Ball Dimples and Miscellany
A reader asks why a golf ball has dimples noting the rubbery cover and how they aid flight. The questions cover Canada's anthem, Golda's name origin, and Musca’s name meaning, with brief, unclear answers touching on language and astronomy.
Tap Hype and Fish News Mock Washington Phone Taps
A chatty spoof about constant phone tapping in Washington with references to Martha Mitchell and J Edgar Hoover. A newsletter writer Broadbeam notes surveillance fears while discussing tropical fish, with coded messages and a plan to leave a note under the Jefferson Memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Martha Mitchell
FHI
J. Kidgar Hoover
Broastbaden
Ambriva
Broadhean
Wisconsin
Streets
Tack
Broadbeam
PRE
Angeles
FBT
Jefferson Memorial
White House
Hodgepodge Across and Afloat Clues Digest
Puzzle fragments hint at a mixed crossword with clues like Prague countryabbrev and Irish fuel. Several entries run together, with references to architectural terms, maritime terms, and weather notes, indicating a garbled puzzle page.
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Prague
Royal British
Philippic
Reusic
Sardinia
Fragmentary riddle list contrasts myth and lore
A cryptic sequence blends mythic figures and odd terms. It lists names like Prana and Belgina, pairs of numbers, and scattered phrases such as Anoints, Sketched at Piershost, and Goddess of the dawn, forming a puzzle in lieu of a clear news item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyndareus
Piershost
Ofer Leet
Freedom Newspaper declares self-rule and civic spirit
The issue promotes individual freedom and self control as essential for development. It argues freedom comes from within, not government largesse, urging readers to align with moral guides and to begin peace locally. Telegram dated Tuesday April 20 1971 in Columbus Nebraska.
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Sily
Your Freedom
Columbus
Nebraska
Ask the Doctor May Be Infection
Dr Lawrence Lamb answers a reader with persistent vaginal discharge noting many infections arise from fungus or bacteria. He explains proper treatment, risks of douches, and the need to treat both partners in certain cases, avoid overuse of antiseptics, and consider stopping oral contraceptives if recurrent infection occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Lamb
M.D
Dr. Lamb
War Against Pallulion documentary proposal to CBS
A proposed CBS funded film titled The War Against Pallulion outlines a satirical doctored documentary in the style of The Selling of the Pentagon. It features Toger Mudd narrating smog scenes from major cities, Cornell and Berkeley campus sequences, and a Nixon administration push claiming motor pollution cuts to 1975 targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CBS
Pentagon
Richard Salant
Toger Mudd
Los Angeles
New York
Tokyo
Madrid
Milan
Mudd
Cornell University
America
Berkley
People's Park
Clerk Kerr
Roger Heyns
Harold Taylor
Washington
Thire Mudd
Rogers Morton
Morton
Nixon
Oved
Detroit
San Clemente
Pacific
Ping Pong Plot Stirs Foreign Affairs Talk in New York
Foreign policy experts weigh why China invited the US ping pong team after years of ban. Officials see possible signs of détente, while Nat Nabob jokes Mao’s aim is table tennis supremacy. The piece riffs on Mao quotes and Sino US relations with a humorous angle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peking
China
Nathan ‘Nat” Nabob
Gregory Peck
Mao Tse-tug
United States
Nat
Claimai Mao
Mao
Mao Tse-fing
England
New England
India
Nathan
Ping Pong Diplomacy Sparks Lighthearted Debate
Nathan argues against the ping pong diplomacy narrative, claiming Red China misused the sport for publicity. He jokes that inviting the bowling team would show real seriousness, noting his stance as Sunset Lanes secretary in Portsmouth, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan
Red Chinese Underground
Nat
Reds
U.S
China
Sunset Lanes
Portsmouth
Ohio
Oes
Flint
Technology, trade, and the race to keep No. 1
The nation risks losing its edge in high tech as West Germany and Japan close the gap. Experts warn margins shrink as global competition intensifies. To stay economically healthy, the United States must push harder in high technology while managing environmental costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Germany
Britain
Canada
France
Japan
Europe
Jerome Wiesner
Masenelgsetts Institute of ‘Technology
Wiesner
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