Our Nation's Yesterday A Look At Historical Fiction Trends
The piece argues that readers now seek a reappraisal of national pasts in fiction. It notes a shift from contemporary slice of life novels to works revisiting Civil War revolutions and the reconstruction era, showing pasts as complex rather than romantic. It urges balanced study of history to guide future national development.
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Anthony Adverse
America
Bystory
House of Representatives
Treasury
Garner
Uvalde
Gamer
Pharmacy of the Future at Fordham Promises Pure Drug Focus
Fordham University unveils a model Pharmacy of the Future that confines its operations to pharmaceutical products. It contrasts with the bustling neo-modern drugstore and nostalgia for quiet apothecary aroma. A playful note adds three glass jars of peppermints on the back counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fordham University
Fordham
Buyer's Beware of Fake Mutual Benefits Life Rackets
Postmaster General Farley moves against sham life protection schemes that pose as insurance but avoid the word. They target people up to age 85 without medical exams, selling policies with death benefits paid only after a postmortem investigation, exploiting readers who miss fine print.
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Farley
Beneficiaries and the buy of insurance warned
The article urges readers to investigate before investing in insurance as a rule of caution while noting postal authorities move to shut down crooks. It states that benefits are seldom paid to the intended recipients under flawed policies.
Keeping the Iron Horse Steams On as Rails Backbone
W M Winterrowd of Chicago, VP Franklin Railway Supply, told Atlantic City engineers that the steam locomotive remains the simplest most reliable and cost effective railroad power. He warned sentiment favors steam and that railroads would not be railroads without steam engines.
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W.M Winterrowd
Chicago
Franklin Railway Supply Co
Association of American Railroads
Atlantic City
Mr. Winterrowd
Trade and industry amid 1937 market unease
New York Times notes disquiet in labor disputes and taxes on industry alongside a spring market gloom. Yet April production indexes hit post 1929 highs, steel output remains robust, factory employment climbs since 1929, and freight loadings rose. Market activity droops though stock values stay above 1935 levels. future prospects uncertain as gold imports and agricultural price pressures loom.
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New York Times
Washington
American
Iron and Steel Institute
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Government by firing squad in Soviet Russia
The Christian Science Monitor notes near a year of executions for alleged treason as eight Red Army generals are killed, questioning Kremlin explanations and the fate of leaders who built the state. It argues repression breeds fear, corrodes certainty, and shocks other nations.
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Christian Science Monitor
Red Army
Kremlin
Russia
Stalin
Rusiany
Soviet Union
Soviet Russia
Fish legend ends in Okoboji pike surprise
M B Rein of Mitchell writes about his baffling fishing luck at lakes Okoboji Spirit. He notes pike bites suddenly improving with lengthy sessions on Spirit Lake and a quick string of catches near a cottage on Okoboji, challenging common expectations about where to find big pike.
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Fis
M. B. Rein
Mitchell Republican
Okoboji
Lake
Spirit Lake
Ixents
Lake Okoboji
Okchoti
News Behind The News On Looming Garment Of History
Washington dispatch looks back to 1930s tax drama. Garner calls for treasury oversight while protests swirl around Mellon’s museum project. Chicago riot film testifies before a Senate committee as archives vaults prepare for future safekeeping of historic footage.
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Washington
Treasury Steel
John Nance
la Follette Civil Liberties Committee
Chicago
Whnker
Mellon
Andrew Mellon
Lafayette Square
Rainy Prairie Diary Entry Reveals Flooded Day
Central South Dakota farm diary notes a heavy downpour that drenched ponds and crops, delaying chores and inspiring reflections on courage. narrator describes dark skies, flooded animals seeking shelter, and a plan to bake an angel food cake as rain lingers and history remembers the event.
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Jane
Twenty Years Ago in Huron Residents on weekend visits
Twenty years ago in Huron local residents and families traveled by train to visit relatives and friends in Lacrosse Wolsey Rochester Minneapolis Sioux Falls and other nearby towns. Several women and children left for short visits while others returned from trips. A birth was noted for Mr and Mrs J W Nvals on Sunday with family traveling to celebrate.
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J. B. McGinty
Jack
J. C. Chestnut
Dorothy
Rochester
Minn
John Sauer
Minneapolis
Rienda
EF. W. Holcomb
Waley
RB. Phelps
Sioux Falla
New York Snippets From George Ross On June Signs
In New York June 19 a stream of quirky urban vignettes from George Ross report strange spectacle in Union Square and around Rockefeller Center. A mix of oddities includes a man watering geraniums from a kitchen sink, a blood pressure scam on Fourteenth Street, sneakered work crews, and a Fifth Avenue conductor warning it is cooler upstairs. The piece notes strikes by Broadway ushers, disputes over terrace dining in underwear, and cosmetic glimpses of theatre life, with references to Ann Corie and potential screen tests for Louise Hovick.
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New York
Congress
Sonal
Union Square
Stalin
Rockefeller Center
Sixth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Fifth Avenue
Sirike
Cruise of the Conrad by Alan Villiers reviewed
The review praises The Cruise of the Conrad as a travel book focused on sea life and voyage details. It notes Villiers bought the old frigate Joseph Conrad, gathered young sailors, and sailed around the world while teaching seafaring skills. The reviewer cites storms in the South Seas, adventures, and a few overlong digressions about geography and finances, concluding the voyage tale remains engaging despite flaws.
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Alan Villiers
New York
Charles Scribner'a Sons
Copenhagen
Georg
Joseph Conrad
Boye
Jef Hel
Eli Quile
South Seas
Stormafong
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