Willkie nomination fuels GOP fight and public sentiment
The Graettinger Times analyzes Wendell Willkie’s unlikely rise from obscurity to the Republican presidential nomination, detailing amateur campaign efforts, unpledged delegates, and the shift of Dewey and Taft forces. It portrays Willkie as a capable, photogenic leader with strong defenses of civil liberties and private enterprise. The piece notes Oregon Senator McNary as a potential running mate and urges national unity amid war-time tensions.
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Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Dewey
Deal
U. S
Mr. Willkie
William Allen White
Roosevelt
McNary
Oregon
Tha
Congress
Roosevelt and Willkie Run Dramatic Campaign
The passage notes that the race between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Wendell Willkie promises to be one of the most dramatic campaigns in U S history, highlighting the colorful rivalries and high stakes of the contest.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Willkie
Grandpa Bin Hoskins and the Patent Cure Traders
Fragmented quips and humorous vignettes about aging, money, and mischief abound. Grandpa bin Hoskins laments poverty while patent medicine sellers press him. A Fort Wayne tale riffs on whiskey and rust, and a life-insurance exam reveals comic misreadings.
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Grandpa bin Hoskins
Dickerin
Metals Mark Marriage Milestones and Gift Ideas
A survey of wedding anniversaries shows silver at 23 years and gold at 50, with various metals or substances used for other milestones. Rules vary by source, with paper for year two, leather year three, copper year five, tin year ten, silk year twelve, crystal fifteen, china pearl ruby and diamond across later milestones, and platinum for seven tieth. Queen Victoria once declined marking seventy years, deeming diamond at seventy-five.
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London
Victoria
Vast Polar Lands Contrast in North and South Regions
The text contrasts polar regions: the north hosts over a million people and extensive forests north of 60 latitude with timber, mining, and fishing industries, while the south, dominated by ice, has no permanent human inhabitants or large animals, only limited whaling and minimal ice-free land.
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South Pole
North Pole
South Polar
North Polar
Antarctica
Antarctic
Australia
Europe
Russia
Gibbon Roosts In Tree
The gibbon, the most two legged anthropoid, moves upright and agile with a 14 pound frame. It travels quickly by swinging between trees, roosting in a crotch and clasping its knees. It drinks by wetting the fur on the back of its hand and using it as a sponge.
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Gibbon
Frogs Show Unusual Jumping Feats In Mines
The Washington Post reports American frogs leap farther than European ones, with trained jumpers breaking beyond ten feet. Training focuses on croakers leaping often and building hind legs, though temperament can cause refusals to perform in contests. The old pastime in Western mining camps saw prospectors wagering large sums on a single leap.
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Europe
Washington Post
The Prisoner of Chilton Dungeon Legend
A famed dungeon at Chateau de Chilton on Lake Geneva once jailed Francois Ponivard between 1530 and 1536, described by Collier's Weekly. Byron's poem references him, and visitors such as Byron, George Sand, and Victor Hugo reportedly left inscriptions on the walls.
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Chateau de Chilton
Lake Geneva
Switzerland
Collier's Weekly
Francois Ponivard
Byron
Chilton
George Sand
Victor Huga
Lincoln at Prayer statue unveiled in Washington Cathedral
The Lincoln at Prayer statue, kneeling with a blanket of leaves, stands in Washington Cathedral, Washington, D.C. It was executed by Herbert Houck of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and presented by his sister, Mrs. William I. T. Hildrup, Sr., of New York, inspired by his grandfather’s tale of Lincoln praying on his knee.
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Washington Cathedral
Washington,d. C
Herbert Houck
Harrisburg
William It. Hildrup
New York
Houck
Marine Hymn Reversed A Poetic License Tale
The article notes poetic license in the Marines Hymn from From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli, detailing early actions at Tripoli, Derne, and the capture of Mexico City in 1847 with Maj Levi Twiggs, and the long legacy of the hymn sung worldwide.
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United States
Halla
Montezuma
Tripoli
Mexico City
Winfield Scott
Decatur
Preble
Bainbridge
Derne
Levi Twiggs
Honey bees brought to America 300 years ago
A Chicago Tribune correspondent notes honey bees are not native to the United States and were introduced about 1638 likely from Holland. Early bees were small black types, later popular Italian varieties emerged. Wild swarms in hollow trees sparked the belief of native bees, though historians say wild colonies followed settlers westward. Beekeepers group bees into Eastern European and African races.
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United States
New England
Holland
Chicago Tribune
America
Italy eyes Zara land swap with Jugoslavia past talks
Ancona locals near the Adriatic face Zara across the Adriatic on Jugoslavia’s west coast. Zara, once Dalmatian capital, covers 42 square miles with about 19 000 residents and was ceded to Italy in 1920 for strategic naval value. The area lies behind a ring of small islets, a factor in its enclosure and potential inclusion.
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Italy
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Jugoslavia
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Rapallo
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Rat-Proof Houses of Formosa Show Clever Shields
In Formosa native huts appear mushroom shaped but rest on stout posts topped with umbrella like wooden shields preventing rat access. Wealthier homes use inverted biscuit finger or tin palisades beneath, yet wooden shields remain most common across the island.
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Formosa
Ben of Galiles The Sea of Galilee Size and Depth
An OCR fragment describes the Sea of Galilee as a fresh water body about 13 miles long and seven miles wide, roughly Staten Island in area. It states it lies 700 feet below sea level with the Jordan feeding into the Dead Sea, a salt water body with no overflow, and mentions a distance of about 200 miles between the seas.
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Ben of Galiles
Sea of Galilee
Staten Island
New York Bay
Jordan
Dead Sea
Green Seas Reveal Curious Sways Across Polar Waters
The Arctic and Antarctic oceans, cold and low in salinity, appear vivid green. A proverb notes riches have wings, but they lack a scientific pilot when they fly. Campsie Glen near Glasgow, a small Scottish village, sits at the valley’s mouth.
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Arctic
Antarctic
Tonkins
Campsie
Glasgow
Scotland
Campsie Glen
When Pompeii Was Buried
Pompeii was a prosperous city of about 2 000 inhabitants when it was buried by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A D About 2 000 people lost their lives in the catastrophe.
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Pompeii
Vesuvius
Irregardless labeled erroneous by dictionaries
Dictionaries in the United States note irregardless as nonstandard or humorous. Regardless remains the correct term for formal writing, though usage varies in casual speech and regional discourse.
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United States
Wasp sting location and Mammoth Cave room size
The text notes the wasp sting located at the end of the abdomen and mentions a Mammoth Cave chamber described as the longest room in the cave, with measurements of 64 feet long, 287 feet wide and 125 feet high.
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Mammoth Cave
School District to Meet on Tax Estimate Hearing
The Graettinger Independent School District board meets July 23 1940 at 8 pm at Graettinger State Bank. Taxpayers may speak for or against the estimate of revenue and taxes per $1000 of assessed value. District Secretary H A Elsenbast announces figures: assessed value 655 923 dollars, mills 26.52, numbers of school age residents 910.
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Independent School District
Graettinger
Walnut Township
Palo Alto County
Iowa
Graettinger State Bank
Notice of Hearing on Joint Gravel Districts
Notice is given that a petition filed by Auditors of Palo Alto and Emmet Counties Iowa requests establishment of a gravel surfacing district. The described real estate spans multiple sections in township 97 range 38 with owners listed. a hearing before Supervisors is set at their office on July 26, 1940 at 1 o'clock A.M. by order of the county.
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Emmet County
Palo Alto
Emmet
Iowa
Towit
Sedition 1
Mallee
Frank
Meyer
S'olock
Denis
Vitor
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