Honesty as policy urged in land conflicts across nations
A 17th to 20th century stream of thought argues honesty as the guiding principle for nations. It contrasts American land distribution after the Civil War with German and Mexican moves in Europe and the Americas, noting Mexico’s seizure of US farms and Canada disputes settled by arbitration. The piece warns that honesty is the best policy among nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cervantes
Virginia
Massachusetts
New World
British Isles
Scandinavia
Uncle Sam
Europe
Latin America
Mexico
United States
Germany
Economic Highlights Forecast for 1938 May Be Clouded by War Fears
The domestic outlook remains good with a potential six to eight month rise in security prices if internal problems were sole. Yet European turmoil looms, as fears of war weighed on markets in the week ending September 10, dampening industrial gains and clouding the year ahead through 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Economic Outlook And Rising Construction In 1937
The piece notes recession easing with steel at 44 percent capacity and motors nearing post-adjustment production. Construction shows non-residential down but housing up, aided by favorable loan terms. Electric power remains a reliable index, while railroads face wage disputes and potential federal intervention. International tension looms as Germany and England edge toward conflict, with experts predicting war may be near and Czech resistance uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motors
Brotherhoods
Congress
Europe
Diplomacy Among American Republics Conference Planned in Lima
Arrangements are under way for the eighth conference of the American Republics to meet in Lima Peru on December 9. Secretary Hull plans to attend and urges cooperative, integrated peace mechanisms for the Americas. The piece cites recent boundary settlements and tensions with Mexico as context for renewed emphasis on lawful conduct and mutual respect among nations.
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Lima
Peru
Laurance Duggan
U. S. State Department
Washington Evening Star
Pan-America
Hull
Americas
Bolivia
Paraguay
Honduras
Nicaragua
Ecuador
Argentina
Chile
Cardenas
Mexico
United States
U. S
State Department
Lima conference urged to condemn Mexico policy
A note to Mexico signals that the Lima conference will press for condemnation of Mexico’s outlaw policy as part of building a complete integrated peace mechanism for the New World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Lima
New World
Methodist merger seen as likely union of three churches
A Journal Every Evening report notes a 25 member unification commission of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and the Methodist Protestant Church met in Ocean Grove New Jersey to propose a basis for a merger. It cites shared evangelistic work missions and social service as core topics and says administrative differences can likely be reconciled. The Delaware and Eastern Shore region has strong interest, with a merger possibly reducing church numbers but strengthening remaining congregations.
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Methodist Church
Ocean Grove
N. J
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Methodist Protestant Church
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Not Our War It Is Up To You
J E Jones argues against war hysteria and warns against feeding public support for entering conflict. He contrasts 1917 zeal with 1930s diplomacy and urges Americans to stay loyal to peace and press their own restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Jones
Washington
Congress
Hitler
Chamberlain
United States
Goodyear to Boost National Farm Hour With Local Broadcasts
The Good year Tire and Rubber Company will supplement the known program with a fifteen minute daily sectional program delivering vital local information. It will cover regional weather forecasts shipping advice commodity prices crop conditions and other items. The localized broadcasts will be aired to farmers across a wide swath of the United States via about 48 Blue network stations. The National Broadcasting Company pledges to strengthen the National Farm and Home Hour through these Goodyear segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Faormen
Atlantic Ocean
Rocky Mountains
Texas
Ohio River
Canada
National Broad
National Broadcasting Company
Printing for All Aims at Quality and Speed
The article extols printing as essential yet varying in quality. It argues good printing uses modern type on excellent paper, justifying a higher cost, and stresses planning ahead for fall jobs. It highlights advertising value and recalls printing as a pivotal advancement in human progress.
IT'S YOUR TOWN booster message encourages exploring home costs
A promotional piece urges residents to tour other towns in a family bus ride to study living conditions costs schools tax rates and credit options. It argues against selling home possessions before leaving and promises that returning home will make readers more enthusiastic boosters of their own town.
motorists urged to slow down for puddles after fall rains
The Keystone Automobile Club urges motorists to reduce speed when approaching puddles to protect pedestrians from splashing dirty water. Matthew P. Hanley notes some drivers stop for pedestrians, but many do not, causing clothing damage and annoyance. Reform in driving behavior is needed.
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Keystone Automobile Club
Matthew P. Hanley
Eastern Shore
Something Accomplished by Work and System
A commentary on value of productivity stressing that actual output matters more than hours. It argues stress, labor trouble, and worker unrest shift focus to decisive tasks and proper sequencing. Systematization aids efficiency for both workers and housewives, the latter needing order for a neat home.
Indian Summer In Realms Of Autumnal Weather
The piece questions if Indian Summer truly exists beyond calendar labels. It notes signs such as pumpkins ripe for harvest, apple varieties like McIntosh and Red varieties, smoke smell, sumac reddening, birds quieting, warm midday sun, and later cool air. It foresees ducks migrating south and the harvest moon rising.
Farm and Home Hour Gets USDA Backing After Ten Years
The United States Department of Agriculture has stood behind the famous Farm and Home radio hour for more than ten years and cooperates with Four-H clubs Land Grant Colleges and national farm organizations to provide farmers with national news and expert rural counsel. Effective September 26 this well
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farm
Small business groups decline anti New Deal drive in Pittsburgh
Eastern business associations including the Smaller Business Associations of New York State New Jersey and Connecticut rejected invitations to join the National Small Businessmen’s Association anti New Deal gathering in Pittsburgh. C Wayland Brooks urged the rally claiming new government demands have ruined business independence and that small business taxes have risen 850 percent after a lengthy period of public and business hostility.
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New York State
New Jersey
Connecticut
Pittsburgh
Small Business Mens Association
C. Wayland Brooks
Investors eye Little Liberty League amid anti New Deal push
The announcement invites small business men to oppose the New Deal, portraying the movement as a revolt against un-American European philosophies. Notable figures linked to the effort include Royal Johnson, H Styles Budges, Samuel Pettengill, Louis Taber, Caroline Huber, Matthew Woll, and Alfred Haake amid denials of political aims by smaller business groups.
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New York Post
Little Liberty League
Europe
Royal C. Johnson
South Dakota
Association
Washington
H. Styles Budges
New Hampshire
Samuel B. Pettengill
Indiana
Louis J. Taber
National Grange
Republican National Committee
Caroline M. Huber
Republican State Committee of
Pennsylvania
Matthew Woll
A. F
Robert L. Johnson
Time and Fortune
Alfred P. Haake
Liberty League
C. Wayland Brooks
Power House
Who’s Who
Chicago and Illinois Bankers Association
Illinois
Pittsburgh
Henry Modell
New York
Marine rescuer earns Life-Saving Medal in 1933
Private John Gerey and fellow Marines faced a dangerous surf at Jauna Beach Santo Domingo during a 1933 Caribbean clean up. Gerey swam through heavy seas to save two exhausted swimmers, then returned to rescue the second man. His actions earned commendation from the Marine Corps Commandant and a Life-Saving Medal for gallant conduct.
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Jauna Beach
Santo Domingo
John Gerey
Marine Corps
West Indian Republic
Caribbean
Gerey
Pasture and Scratch Grain Fatten Mature Turkeys
University of Maryland expert Wade H. Rice notes pasture plus scratch grain built from equal parts corn barley wheat and oats effectively fattens turkeys. USDA experiments show September-start pasture and scratch finish birds in time for Thanksgiving. If no pasture, fatten on regular mash with scratch feed. Yellow corn colors skin, white corn keeps skin whiter with greens for vitamin A.
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Wade H. Rice
University of Maryland Extension Service
Rice
United States Department of Agriculture
Mr. Rice
System Head Honored for Humanitarian Service by Gifford
Walter S. Gifford, president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, received the gold medal of the National Institute of Social Sciences for distinguished service to humanity. The citation saluted his leadership roles in national defense, philanthropy, higher education, and corporate progress, and his remarks urged business leaders to advance mankind while pursuing enterprise.
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Walter S. Gifford
The
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
National Institute of Social Sciences
Gifford
Council of National Defense
Organization Society of New York
Johns Hopkins University
General Education Board
Carnegie Institute of Washington
United States
America
Long distance calls set 1937 records across U S and overseas
In 1937 long distance calls in the United States reached about 55 030 000, a new peak. Teletypewriter messages rose to 3 550 000, up 638 000 from 1936. Overseas radio telephone messages totaled about 59 000, 19 000 above 1936. Service expanded to Damascus Bagdad Sofia Port au Prince Juneau and two more liners. The fourth transcontinental line completed between Amarillo Texas and Kingman Arizona added another Pacific coast route. Bell connected with 36 000 000 of 39 000 000 world telephones and 72 countries.
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United States
Damascus
Syria
Bagdad
Iraq
Sofia
Bulgaria
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Juneau
Alaska
Bell System
Long Lines Department
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Pacific Coast
Amarillo
Tex
Kingman
Ariz
Meaning and origins of the name Bonita and Bonnie
The name Bonita meaning good little girl derives from Bona, a Latin root for good. Bona was once used by royal ladies in Italy and Flanders and a Queen Bona of France existed long ago. St Bonita is French. Bonnie may come from Bona or Gaelic and would mean pretty in that case.
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Bonita
Bona
Italy
Flanders
Bonne
France
Bonnie
Ape Executed as a Spy During War Era
A ship wrecked near West Hartlepool during the European war of 1701 to 1714 left only an ape survivor. Villagers, unfamiliar with primates, saw it as a French spy. a court martial found the creature guilty and hanged it.
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West Hartlepool
England
Collier’s Weekly
Islands in the British Isles and principal groups
Islands of the British Isles number around five thousand with the main divisions being England Scotland and Wales Ireland the Orkney and Shetland Islands the Hebrides the Isle of Man the Scilly Islands the Channel Islands and the Isle of Wight.
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British Isles
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Orkney and Shetland Islands
Hebrides
Isle of Man
Scilly Islands
Channel Islands
Isle of Wight
Good Food For Sound Thinkers Note of Cheer and Reflection
An old newspaper item offers a brief reflection on cheer amid misfortune, urging calm and steady thinking. It weaves a cautious, philosophical tone with a nod to the resilience of readers facing unseen challenges.
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Lowell
Wages of sin contrasted with eternal life in Romans
A biblical verse from Romans 6 23 states that wages of sin is death while God offers eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. The line emphasizes salvation through faith and grace.
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Christ
Our Lord
Rest assured He dwells in all life and health
A faith oriented note cites Mary Baker Eddy promising that God in glory will supply all needs according to his riches. The message emphasizes divine provision and spiritual assurance through spiritual author Mary Baker Eddy’s teaching.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Twenty Five Years Ago Carriage, fires and obituaries noted
A review of local events includes the death of Mrs. Angie Griffith in Harrington, road bid results for Holt Construction and Chesapeake Construction near Federalburg and Preston, injuries from accidents to Thomas Wyatt and Milton Parrott, a birthday party at Asbury Manor Farm, and several marriages and visits. Also reported: public notices on ballot marking, a fatal hotel fire at Park Hotel Berlin with Theodore Palmatory dead, a motor collision harming H Moore and Louis Cole, a long obituary for Harrison Collins, schoolteacher assignments across Caroline County, and community travels and family ties.
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Angie F. Griffith
Herbert D. Griffith
Mary E. Masten
Harrington
Griffith
Caroline County
State Road
Federalburg
Holt Construction Company
Preston
Chesapeake Construction Company
Thos. H. Wyatt
Fisher
Milton Parrott
Tuckahoe Bridge
George
Easton Hospital
James Frank Wright
J. Frank Wright
Asbury Manor Farm
Tuckahoe Neck
James
Frank H. Willis
Florida
W. R. Fountain
Annapolis
Washington
Baltimore
Ruth Long
Choptank
Alonzo Frampton
Andrew Slaughter
Denton
Rachel Satterthwaite
Concord
James Robinson
Easton
Everngam
G. 5
Thomas
Harrison Reese Collins
Dover Street
Collins
Elmer
Ebenezer M. E. Church
Edward Dodson
H. Elmer Collins
H. T. Moore
Tuckahoe
Louis Cole
Denton-Hillsboro
W. F. Bullock
W. E. Plummer
Slats Diary by Oliver N Warren
Slats records a week of rustic misadventures, odd humor and schoolless days. He notes Jake and Jane misunderstandings, farm tales, fashion judgments, and reflections on love, laziness, and self doubt in a humorous diary style.
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Oliver N. Warren
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Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson Incorporated
Benjamin F. Johnson
Mary Melvin
Denton, Md
Democratic
T. Alan Goldsborough
Senate
Millard E. Tydings
Harford County
the Treasury
J. Millard Tawes
Somerset County
Court of Appeals
James A. Young
Allegany County
Second Judicial Circuit of
Thomas J. Keating
State Senate
A. Fletcher Sisk
House of Delegates
D. W. Banning
W. Edmond Neal
Layman
J. Redden
Fred E. Covey
Wayne A. Cawley
William M. Garey Harry L. Sullivan
H. Roland Towers
Carlton
West
Orphans’ Court
Jesse T. Dennis E. Lloyd Fooks
Luther W. Handy
Sheriff William
Andrew
Goering
Nurnberg
Czechoslovakia
Neville Henderson
von Ribbentrop
Berlin
Russia
Methodist
Your Town
National Farm and Home Hour
Ike
Were Loe
Journal
Marydel
Maude Hummer
J. Henderson
Iran
H. Samis
M. Louise Higgins
Olivia M. Coffin
Bee Tree
Frances J. Merritt
A Goldsboro
Cora M. Pippin
Elie Ceary
Bertha Shull
Baltimore Corner
Varis L. Holland
Edinburgh
Mabel Baker
Moore
Williston
Elsie Lee Roe
Willoughby
Ursula Slaughter
Andersontown
Mary Fleetwood
Hickman
Margaret Carroll
Harmony
Mary E. Butler
Marguerite Smith
Grove
Ella M. Harrison
Smithson
Eudna B. Morgan
Preston—G. QO. Mudge
Ellen B. Ruby
Mary E. Davis
Eva M. Williams
Ethel Gantt
M. Amelia Carmine
Frances M. Tubbs
Bessie L. Baker
Hubbard
Elvira Wright
Bethlehem
Frances Hopkins
Federalsburg
A. C. Brower
Addie C. Gale
Nellie M. Butler
Grace Stevenson
May Thompson
Virginia A. Williams
Dora Noble
Eva Wright
Hazel V. Bullock
Hickory Hill
Dorothy Andrew
Houston
Lucy C. Fields
Nichols
Pauline Goslee
Nabbh
Jake
Jakes
Unkel
Ant
S. S
Janes
Jane
Elsy
Jane Herd
Jezey
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