Provincial mindset vs world affairs in small towns
A long editorial argues against provincialism and urges small towns to engage with national and international issues. It asserts that citizens are global by nature, condemns information overload, and advocates informed, world-minded trustees rather than insular local focus.
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Frank
Einstein
Republican Program Committee
Wall Street
Main Street
China
France
Carroll County
A. B
Business and Politics Debate Over Honest Leadership
The Carroll County Press defends its editorial How Honest Is Business and denounces claims it labeled business men as crooked politicians. The writer argues for fairness in campaigns and criticizes white washing of business leaders while noting public distrust of business halos.
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Carroll County
Justice Reynolds
A. B
The Haze Deepens in Political Charade and Old Debates
The piece mocks party discourse as it traces Republican concerns over platform reforms and Roosevelt’s leadership. It recalls Dr. Glenn Frank urging action while criticizing vague proposals and political rhetoric about weather and self-interest. A cynical snapshot ends with bleak allusions to national decay and distrust of trusts.
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Republican Party
Glenn Frank
Roosevelt
Old Souths Storm Over Liquor And Other Local Quips
Andrew Jackson accuses a barrel of whiskey in the state house basement, prompting an attempted investigation halted by the clerk. Uncle Tom’s Cabin at the opera house draws crowds. Presbyterian club ponders church responsibility for youth indifference. Lafayette Bridge contracts get tangled as Craven Smith pockets them. Delphi Journal critiques Coin’s Financial School to align with Indianapolis. Post office service improvements noted after a local delay in mail delivery.
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Andrew Jackson
Carroll County
Jackson
State House
State Liquor League
Clair
Capitol
Stowe Company
Opera House
Presbyterian Church
Henry Marshall
The
Lafayette Bridge Company
Rattle Snake Creek
Buck Creek Ditch
Craven Smith
War Hype and Witty Snippets from the Era
A compile of quote snippets on war prep social unrest and advertising, noting unemployment, parable humor, and public sentiment. Items reference a social worker finding eight displaced acrobats, a 30 cent wife ad turning into marriage in three days, and various brief jests about Hitler and governance.
Gold Diggers Of 1850 Letter From California Field Notes
Christian Gros reports from Hang Town and Stockton California in August 1850. He details mining attempts, rough terrain, and high wages once markets open, plus hardships of the plains and the need to repay money borrowed home while planning for winter provisioning. He notes prices, crew, and prospects, and mentions travel to Sacramento and work availability.
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California
Christian Gros
Delphi
Farents
Hang Town
Charles Hant
John Aston
Charles
Stockton
San
San Francisco
Sewrights Ranch
John Armitage
Sacramento City
Bourbons of Nation Stand Against Liberalism in Editorial
L. D. condemns the Bourbons of the nation for controlling press and wealth, opposing majority rule and pressuring business to oppose government regulation. He warns this stance risks democracy and liberalism, and cites editorials on topics from Glen Frank to Hoover and Pepper.
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United States
Sma
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Glen Frank
Herbert Hoover
Pepper
L. D
Public Works Praised by Indiana Committee
Indiana public works progress now ten years ahead thanks to Federal Works programs says the State Community Improvement Appraisal Committee of twenty leaders from public and private life. The committee states the programs have been valuable to every community and governmental unit in the state. It notes a fire brigade in a midwestern state lacks a telephone, while mail calls were answered promptly, per the Wall Street Journal.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
United States
Wall Street Journal
Pacifist Trends in Democracies and Political Commentaries
A compilation of quotable opinions from Harry Woodring, Westbrook Pegler, and Manuel Quezon. Woodring discusses pacifism and the risk of public indignation undermining peace. Pegler offers a scathing comparison involving Franco. Quezon expresses willingness to back Paul V. McNutt for 1940 presidential campaign.
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Harry Woodring
Paul V. McNutt
United States
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Republic
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E. Franklin Street
Dwydiana
Delphi Times
Delphi Citizen
Johnson and Bailey Publishers
Democratic
Main Street and World News
Henry Ford
White House
Uncle Sam ¢An Trust
Delphi Journal
Indianapolis Journal
Indianapois Journal
Record Service
Pan
Hitler
Robert Taylor
Detroit News
Whit
Boston Globe
Gold Diggers
Corinthian
Fort Laramie
Accros
Plains
John Diwess
John
Humbolt River
St. Louis Star-Times
S. L. Huntley
U. S
Indiana Committee
William Allen White
Hell
Westbrook Pegler
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