Roosevelt Speech Draws House Crowd and Reflections on War
Fred Biermann notes a near full House for Roosevelt’s January 3 address in Congress. He recalls presidents’ in-person briefings since Wilson, cautions against wartime hysteria, urges temperance and tolerance, and mentions attendance habits of new and old members including Iaan Christopher Sullivan’s Tammany leadership.
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House of Representatives
Roosevelt
James
Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Congress
Iaan
Christopher Sullivan
Tammany
LaGuardia Et Als
Mellon Donation Funds National Art Gallery Start
Summer work began on the national art gallery funded by Andrew Mellon. The project spans a space three blocks long and one block wide with excavation not yet finished. The writer notes unsigned Christmas cards and anonymous letters expressing thanks and denunciation, unsure who sent them.
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National Art Gallery
Adjourment Prediction Sparks Congressional Guesswork
The speaker and Senate leaders volley predictions on adjournment dates. On January 3 Speaker Bankhead forecast April 15. Senate Democratic leader Barkley estimated May 1 as adjournment approaches.
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Congress
Bankhead
Senator Barkley
Senate
Snow Here It Was Strange to Awake the Morning
A fragment from a January 3rd morning describes waking to an unusual snowfall. The tone notes the odd quiet and unexpected cover. The readable text hints at a calm, reflective mood framing a brief weather moment.
No Snow Yet Delays Christmas Cheer in Town
There has been no snow in Washington so far, and residents say it would not feel like Christmas without the white blanket. Officials note mild weather keeps streets clear while shoppers hope for holiday snowfall.
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Washington
Elgin Surprises Randalia Takes Alpha Monday
The play features Blaine Zurbriggen as Druy ila Wilma Lehman as Phyllis Ethel Thoman as Etta Lamb John McMil fen as Mr. Angus William Haas as Homer Bird Bessie Grimm as Christine Elliott Margaret Cridge as Mrs. Van Dyke Ernestine Benson as Diane Webster Robert Howard as Theodore Webster Sheldon Kohls as Mr Beasley Feb 4 setting shifts to interior refreshment stand Declamatory Elimination Contest Miss Wegner says eight students to judge four from dramatic four from humorous Second Semester enrollments Robert Gruger seventh grade and Elsi Habeger junior Grammar Room notes lists students with perfect or exempt attendance and tests Health Studies Civics course change Seventh and eighth grade news Room committees January activities map of United States library donations snow scene bulletin board.
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Blaine Zurbriggen
Druyila
Wilma Lehman
Phyllis
Ethel Thoman
Etta Lamb
John McMilfen
Mr. Angus
William Haas
Homer Bird
Bessie Grimm
Christine Elliott
Margaret Cridge
Mrs. van Dyke
Ernestine Benson
Diane Webster
Robert Howard
Theodore Webster
Sheldon Kohls
Mr. Beasley
Eugene Habeger
Betty Schori
Betty Strauch
Anna Schupbach
Alice Becker
Church Folks Have Wood Cutting Bee
About fifteen Illyria and Highland men staged a wood cutting bee at the Andrew Yearous and Guy Ernst farms last Wednesday and Thursday. They worked to furnish fuel for the Illyria Community church and the M. E. parsonage in Elgin. A big feed awaited them each day, with Delbert Chapman donating the tie of his saw to aid the effort.
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Andrew Yearous
Guy Ernst
Illyria Community Church
M. E. Parsonage
Elgin
Delbert Chapman
Names of Things We Eat
A brief linguistic tour traces how common foods acquire names. Parsley derives from Greek Latin Saxon roots and links to the name Peter, while potato comes from patata via batata. The word sweet descends from Sanskrit synd and sugar travels through Persian Arabic Spanish and French, with car kara once meaning grains of sand.
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Rome
Pearson
London Weekly
Sassafras in Medicine in Early American History
The sassafras root, once a key medicinal article in early America, was known as the ague tree. Decoctions of bark were believed to cure ague, while sassafras tea from young shoots and roots served as a popular remedy for colds and as a tonic, acting as a sudorific and stimulant.
Local News Briefs From Elgin and Nearby Areas
Illness and family visits feature in Elgin notices with Mrs. John Conner confining to bed at her daughter’s home and visits by Mrs. Wm. Ewing of Postville. Jubilation over Hawkeye’s 1937 debt clearance, Supreme Court justice George Sutherland’s resignation and Bratton’s possible appointment are noted along with humorous last will bequests from a Buffalo broker.
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John Conner
Mabel Graver
Wm. Ewing
Postville
C. J. Olson
Fred Reichert
E. L. Crowe
Clermont
John Falk, Jr
Otley
Fayette
Chas. Oneill
H. H. Wolf
John Fath
George Sutherland
Supreme Court
Sam G. Bratton
New Mexico
Bratton
Hawkeye
Buffalo
Norway Pine Native American Tree Identity Clarified
An authority states the Norway pine is a native northeastern North American tree, not a migrant from Norway as some readers suppose. The correction clarifies its origin as part of the continent’s native flora.
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Norway
French Terms and Coin Wear Describe Loss to Government
The article lists French cooking terms used in menus and notes that heavy wear on metal money costs the government over 1 million dollars annually. It explains appropriations cover the gap between face value of returned worn coins and value of new coins minted from melted-down coins.
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Lees
Hague endorses stand against Communist invasion rally in Jersey City
Governor-elect A. Harry Moore and Mayor Frank Hague joined a large rally of civic religious labor and veteran groups in the Jersey City armory to back Hague in resisting what he described as a Communist invasion by the CIO. The exclusive photo caption noted the event as the city’s response to the perceived threat.
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Jersey City
N. J
A. Harry Moore
Frank Hague
Eran
Hague
Echo
Fayette County
A Word to the Wise Urges Rail Links for Towns
A community proverbially warns neighboring towns south of us face calamity without railroads. Farmers and townspeople share a blunt stance that every farm and business relies on the town’s prosperity. The piece argues residents should protect rail access to prevent emigration and economic decline.
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