We the People and the New Deal in Congress
Jay Franklin analyzes the wartime and postwar shifts in government. He argues the federal judiciary expanded welfare aims while Congress, trapped by filibusters and parliamentary tactics, failed to advance reform. The piece reflects on unemployment, relief, and the political cost to the New Deal era.
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Jay Franklin Washington
Tennemace
TVA
Taunton
Congress
Senate
Willie
Ilfiuster
Hte
Congresa
Tat
Roosevelt
Japouly
Tob Ben Gainlst
Professiona
Hart
Waterbrooks
Washington
Register and Prune Syndicate
Paracelsus and the rise of mineral drugs in medicine
The article outlines early views on mineral medicines from Paracelsus, contrasting Galenic humoral theory with mineral-based therapies. It notes minerals like sulfur, mercury, salt, bromine, and nitrates as therapeutic agents and highlights Bromine discovery, desert mineral wells, and open wounds treated with nitrates. It references Paracelsus’s challenge to established medical rules and his belief in substances that alter bodily functions.
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Preberice
Hild Wudtehel
Galen
Galen Sepeddig
Paracelsus
Montpellier
France
Chile
Congressional hypocrisy and wage disputes in county payrolls
A polemical column criticizes Congress for shelving anti-lynching measures while northern readers confront hypocrisy. It questions Southern officials’ vow to uphold the Constitution amid lynchings. The piece then covers county salary battles led by Thomas Flatley and Elton H. Blair, debating pay increases against unemployment and relief pressures, with commentary on public-service compensation and job security. It closes with a xenophobic aside attributed to a Chinese teacher.
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Congress
Washington
South
Hace
U.S
Peron
Thoma Flatley
Elton H. Blair
Coit House
Blair
California
British State Coach of 1761 Explored in Historic Description
A fragmentary 1761 description details a four ton British State Coach, gilded and 24 feet long, set on wheels like a triumphal chariot. It notes symbolic figures for England and Ireland, a parlor-like interior, and velvet elements amid missing or garbled text.
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Engsi
Etlami
Ireland
Your Income Tax In A Nutshell Who What When Where How
Tax notice explains filing for single filers with net income 1000 or more or gross 5000 or more and married couples with net income 2500 or more or gross 5000 or more. Filing runs January 1 to March 15, 1998 at the Collector of Internal Revenue district of principal business. It outlines forms 1040A and 1040 with personal exemptions dependents earned income credit and U S obligations interest plus surtax on income over 4000.
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Internal Revenue
United States
Exemption for Head of Family in Tax Rules
A head of a family, defined by regulations, may claim a $2,500 exemption if they maintain a common home for dependents. If dependents live elsewhere temporarily, the exemption may still apply provided the household is maintained. The provision covers living together in a single household and applies despite temporary absences for business or visits.
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Libani
Oil price fixing case shakes Wisconsin business class
Stewart notes a federal grand jury in Madison, Wisconsin, found 18 companies and 80 officials guilty of conspiracy to fix gasoline prices in violation of the Sherman Act. Most defendants were millionaires or multimillionaires. penalties included fines up to 7,000 dollars and prison terms up to two years. The case, though not widely advertised, is deemed of major consequence and could presage further prosecutions in other industries.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Madteon
Wis
Smu
Ile Coney
Tno
Uys
Wisconsin
Justice Department
Biographies and Arts Trivia Quick Quiz
Questions cover who leads the U S public health service which sculptor heads the Shrine to Democracy carving in the Black Hills and which Shakespeare play features Bassani. The page mixes etiquette notes wisdom and birthday trivia with quirky one minute test prompts and odd spellings.
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U. S. Public Health Service
Black Hills
South Dakota
Bassani
Paris Styles Paris in glittering opera show gowns
Paris fashion notes describe jeweled evening gowns with velvet hats and lace details. Models feature green marocain and white satin dresses, violet floral trims, empire silhouettes, and intricate hats. Sleek lines, embroidery, and spring influences are noted as styles advance. The river Sava is described as a charming Belgrade landmark with recent flooding.
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al ’L'Opera
Molyteux
Flamentes
Schiapavelius
Sellaparelli Eas
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Fishing Year Profitable Report From Local Roadside Fishermen
Fragments indicate a local fishing season showed profitability with positive returns for harvesters. Sparse notes mention earnings and a tally of fish caught, but details are unclear.
Mortality and Education Costs Cited by Statistician
A statistician estimates improved mortality rates in the United States since 250 have saved about 750,000 lives annually while noting 160,000 practicing attorneys and 20,000 members of a specific association. He also cites public education cost at about seven cents daily per person over one year, with a total not exceeding 136,500,000.
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United States
Abicrichn Bariaséor Clation
Hollywood notes and mixed updates from camp and city
An assorted Hollywood bulletin reports Camp Fandack announcing a twenty week training schedule delaying a France departure until May. It notes Presley Shuss arriving in France, bakery firms complying with food administration requests for mono dorm flour bread, and a weekly vat of wheat-free baked goods. It also mentions a chronicler’s infographics of John Quelch and family mobility, career moves, and a veteran baker’s long service. The item closes with local obituaries and community notes including William He Walle’s death at 62 and a hometown travel update.
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Food Administration
Hollyimoid
Ian
Rolling Stone
Hollywood
John Quelch
Chiffeler
Holly
Vancouver
B. C
Qualen Wyeth
Dianlleon
Wis
Ghicago
Towa
Qualen
John
Wien
Qualens
Maying
Igih
Jdhih
Bahbulaldhy
Nalbitsiby
Uke Lycet
Chautautqua
Avalon
Enniy
Odlywedd
Rua- Jen
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Stewart
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Sava
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Camp Fandack
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Pressley Shuss
Hag
Weshideton, D. C
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Willtam He Walle
Encore Township
Mrivete
Jolt Boland
Camp Lee
Bij
Yeats
Heyony Doday
Iboth Hines
Ipnysiclen
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