Utopias and the question of perfect societies
Dear Dr Adler, readers discuss why utopias captivate yet frustrate. From Plato and Aristotle to More and Wells, utopias expose human nature and social flaws, while satirizing faults of their eras. Suggestions for a Great Books column include Brave New World and 1984 as warning tales of dehumanization.
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Dostoevsky
Thomas Babington Macaulay
Middlesex County
Aristotle
Plato
Thomas More
Francis Bacon
James Harringdon
William Morris
H.G. Wells
Pdeward Bellamy
Mala
Utopia
Tudor England
Sarauel Butler
Rewhon
Aldous Huxley
George Orwell
Dr Adler
Dr. Adler
Mortimer J. Adler
Power Of Faith Builds Strait Gate Youth Center
The Rev Alfred Powell of Strait Gate Church in Mamaroneck NY inspired a community effort to build a Strait Gate Youth Center in Washingtonville. A Friends of Strait Gate group organized a benefit show, backed by clergy and locals, raising 17500 dollars and fostering unity and faith.
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Alfred $. Powell
Little Strait Gate Church
Mamaroneck
N.Y
Washingtonville
Friends of Atrail, Gate
Strait Gate
Iave
Mr. Powell
No Spanish Moss in Spain ORLANTIO Fla AP
Fragmented AP copy notes flowering air plant Spanish moss in Spain is not native. It grows from Florida trees and relies on water and sun. The text is garbled but mentions belief the moss is not originally from Spain and questions its growth along host trees near water.
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Orlantio
Fla
Florida
Spain
Ross
Retirement Prayer for Golden Years Booklet Promotion
A fragmentary piece presents a man’s imagined retirement prayer seeking integrity, purpose, and curiosity beyond pensions. It references 67 as a retirement age, longing for meaning, religious exploration, and a payoff line urging readers to request the “New GOLDEN YEARS” booklet via mail order from Grand Central Station, New York.
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Grand Central Statin
New York
Bridge Pointers Crack The Diamond Endgame In Play
South failed to make the contract yet smart play and signaling reveal the crime during the card play. The dealer South misled by signaling and mismanaging diamonds to block the suit while the defense gathered clubs and spades. The analysis outlines how to dump diamonds from dummy and test drops to force the queen, then draw the suit to win the last diamond tricks and claim the contract.
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South
Sike
Akrsi Ags
Tite Paw
Soule
Duwn
Declarer
Standin Butt in a Wig Theft Accusation
A quoted taunt cites a confrontation involving a person nicknamed Stand ing Butt accused of stealing a wig from a mother figure. The fragment preserves a sharp insult and threatens with social shame if the act is confirmed. Further context is unavailable in the fragment.
Sunday Crossword Puzzle Ve Herel Ta SA Aglonainger
A snapshot of a cluttered newspaper crossword puzzle page with incomplete clues and stray letters. It lists numbered across and down entries with partial hints and scattered names, terms, and fragments. The garbled OCR text mixes languages, hints, and misread words, reflecting a damaged puzzle page segment.
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Ametivan Maya
Chere Jueyey
Tretlini
Auden
Fliel
Portraits of Your Smiling Eyes in August Day
A lyrical fragment extols the charm of a loved one's eyes and the enchantment of shared moments. Vivid imagery pairs skies, stars, and halos of light with affectionate longing. The speaker reflects on beauty, memory, and serene evenings amplified by the beloved.
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Bagorting
Richmond cabbie abused by unruly riders in rainy dawn incident
In Richmond California three passengers told cab driver David Hagar which way to go but forced him off course. The car veered onto a boat ramp by Wiebray where the riders jumped ashore without paying the fare.
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Richmond
Calif
Tam
David Hagar
Hage
Sindehield
Hagar
Tien Herry Hagar
CNG Brnleward
Wiebray
Treasury offers affordable steel die engravings for collectors
The Coin Corner highlights Treasury Department engravings of Abraham Lincoln on the five dollar note and other portraits, seals, and public buildings. Prices range from 20 cents to 8 dollars, with the Declaration of Independence at 8 dollars and the Gettysburg Address at 2 dollars. A booklet on half dollars is advertised for 50 cents, and the list of available motifs includes presidents and Supreme Court chiefs.
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Treasury Cavaloon
Treasury Department
Treasury
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennerdy
Supreme Court
U.S
Mary Pub
Gettysburg
Mi Amiphty Fine Art
TS. Treasury Department
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Washington
Coin Collector's Corner
Peps
HoLlywood
Cait
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Frank Wagner Siii
Chava
HS. Notage
Regan
Tere
Westminister
Awny
van Rey
Wy Beard
Yan Prise
Ner
Slaw
Sheinwald
A. Porkel
Re View
Grand Central Station
S.avool
Chiekhier
Ob Wuets Anat
Tomas Grurrat
Merry Widow
Erpuser
Delace
A. Robert
Singer Vanl
Torment
Horee Et al
Roman
Jand
Phillipine Srapart
Mississippi
Weelern
Tedsking
Seale Nate
Ericsson
Aoliifly
Martin
Alterale
Telerabia
Amedern
Minty
Jens
Wee
Triumph
Constellation
Wid
Pavis
Greenwich Village
United States Treasury
Robert Svensson
Eden
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