Chesterton lauds Middle West inAmerica critique
In a reflective column the famous British writer G K Chesterton praises the American middle west. He contrasts it with New York and Chicago, arguing the region upholds virtue, family, religion, and plain living amid a modern age. He calls the middle west America at its best and favors its steady small-town values.
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America
Midwest
Appalachian Mountains
Middle West
G. K. Chesterton
G. K
Chesterton
England
Middlewestern
United States
New York
Chicago
Open Forum on City Parking and Signage Critics
A reader laments the city commission’s parking controls and street clutter in the business district. Questions raised include blocked views, unsafe corners, improper sign placement, and delayed maintenance of trees and sidewalks. The letter questions funds and ordinances while urging action.
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Fourth Street
Wisconsin Avenue
Presbyterian Church
Shortened excerpt hints at political radio appeals and regional tensions
Fragmentary letter excerpts reference Senate support requests and easterners’ radio activities. The garbled text mentions Charles T. Duke and P. S. Undoubtedly, some senators will aid those who habitually seek broadcasts. No clear events or dates are stated.
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Charles T. Duke
P. S
C.T. D
Sensea
World League adopts three year temperance education push
An educational campaign by the World League Against Alcoholism plans a three year global program using motion pictures and theaters to promote temperance. The article argues that post prohibition attitudes wavered and urges overwhelming public support to sustain enforcement and educate the world on the folly of alcohol consumption.
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World League Against Alcoholism
A Lesson In Contrast in Miami Nightlife and Gambling
A Boston newspaperman visits Miami and contrasts an exclusive nightclub with a gambling room. Wealthy patrons, including a bored woman in an evening gown, wager huge sums at a roulette table while another scene shows fortunes rising and falling in minutes. The piece notes gambling as a real business enterprise amid social disparity.
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Boston
Miami
Tost
Agid
Civilized Value Lost in a Dollar Driven World
The article contrasts a reporter’s brutal loss of money with a hotel scene and a chambermaid, highlighting a Florida tale of two women and a collapsing value system. It laments a future archaeologist judging early twentieth century America by material wealth, predicting decay and social rot driven by money.
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Huw
America
Florida
Social Washington turmoil and vice presidential hostesses
Social Washington features a dispute over rank for the vice president’s sister as hostess, while broader national capital niceties cause no timberland stir. Congratulations to the Iroquois Chief on forty two years. Editor Halladay notes the paper’s growth and influence as it remains lively and influential in the state.
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Washington
Curtis
Halladay
Farm relief plan outlined by administration and Hoover program
Dr John Lee Coulter reports Congress will act swiftly on a two part farm relief program. A Federal Farm board modeled on the Federal Reserve will finance stabilization of major farm prices and oversee the industry. Tariff revisions aim to protect American farmers from foreign competition, boosting protections for flax beef dairy poultry beets and sheep sectors.
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Congress
Washington
John Lee Coulter
House
Senate
Hoover
Federal Reserve Board
Northwest
Iit
Federal Farm Board
Winds Power Farm Lights Spark South Dakota Debate
A South Dakota wind power discussion spurs reports of on farm use. Emery Enterprise cites a wind plant near Emery using an airplane propeller to drive a dynamo powering a house. Parker area farm also reports a rooftop propeller generating electricity. practicality for broader use remains uncertain.
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Argus
South Dakota
Sturges
Arlington Sun
Emery Enterprise
Roy Cutts Farm
Emery
Ught
Parker
Side Whist Club Event in Huron Sees Twenty Attend
Twenty members and guests gathered Wednesday evening for the Side Whist club at Ar and Mrs A Kelsey. Mrs L H Feiner won first prize. Paul Fleming won the consolation prize. A pleasant evening ended with refreshments. Nearby transport news notes a rail line change and trips by several local men for work and business.
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L. H. Feiner
Paul Fleming
Durfee
Tagedlmg
Monlon and
Ter
Wnona
Hayarden
M. Eckhart and Son TW. Ly
Minneapolis
A. K. Gardner
Linus
Bert Ingalls
Sthurs
F. B. Reymond
Wils
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