We Have Just Begun to Fight Roosevelt Speech Review
A 1936 radio address excerpt recalls Roosevelt declaring We have just begun to fight on election eve. The piece analyzes the Philly acceptance, shifts in the New Deal, tensions within the party after Iowa losses, and concerns about losing progressive Republican-leaning voters who joined Democrats for his persona and program.
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Roosevelt
Philadelphia
New Dealers
Iowa
Gillette
Towa
Britain eyes lump-sum deal to settle World War debt
Britain shifts stance on settling the 18.52 billion dollar World War debt to the United States. A lump-sum payment of about 0.5 billion is proposed to clear the default issue, amid changing risk perceptions and U S law restricting loans to defaulting countries. The debate weighs whether any cash settlement serves long term interests or invites future risk.
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America
London
United States
Sam
Shylock
Coolidge
Britain
Mexico
Fragmentary note on wartime sensibilities and humor
A ragged excerpt discusses uncollectibility across nations and the futility of war, imagining a half billion dollars and recalling a man rushing home at speed to save a pane and his wife's rummage sale. The tone mocks legal tickets and judges, hinting at social satire amid wartime concerns.
Europe Faces Severe Drought Impacts Across Nations
Reports emphasize the drear drought effects in Europe with Italy hit hard and wheat crops well short of consumption. Germany disputes the gloom, while France suffers similar losses. Britain warns of rising Western wheat imports as U S supplies loom. The drought raises fears for meat stock and future prices, with relief plans like 20 percent corn mixes. The Montana Railroad Commission proposes keeping trains running to ease relief efforts.
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Europe
Berlin
Germany
Italy
France
London
United States
Balkan
Dandelion origins traced from Europe to America tale
A digest of herbal history debates the dent de lion or dandelion as European in origin, likely arriving with garden seeds or possibly native to the Rockies. It notes its fernlike fronds and a salty reception when used in spring salads, then pivots to a separate brief on a divorce case where a husband claims a trance marriage.
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Europe
Asia
America
Rocky Mountains
Editorial on Monopolies Probe Promises Real Reform
A familiar issue drives calls to end monopolies. The Borah chaired Senate panel, with Garner and others, gets 500000 dollars to study monopolies, aiming for real reform without a witch-hunt. The piece notes past failures, Roosevelt era contrasts, and hopes the inquiry will curb unfair practice and preserve equal opportunity in business.
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Borah
Garner
Congress
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
King
Utah
Bankhead
Sammers
Eicher
Reece
Iast Congress
Congressional Committee
Ars
Aunh
Theodoros Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevalt
Franklin Roosevelt
Economlate
Quotable Faith Reflections on Truth Duty and Governance
A compact meditation asserts belief in universal truth, urges courage over fear, and warns that government can falter if citizens neglect duty. It suggests optimism about justice and usability of civic virtue amid societal challenges.
The Haskin Letter on War Costs and Munitions
Washington reflects on the World War cost per enemy life and the high wages in ammunition factories. It notes an estimated one million plus dollar cost per death, the global scope of munition work, and the hazards faced by workers in isolated facilities.
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Washington, D. C
Indus
Havar
Eset
Fragmented quotes on medicine and independence from era figures
A collage of mis-typed quotes and names including Dr. Sidney McCurdy and Dr. Charles Aurlingame discuss socialized medicine, reform of the age of Pericles, and inquiry into living knowledge. It also cites Guadalupe Martinez and George Washington on personal ambitions and a note on an independent press upholding democracy.
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Sidney McCurdy
Ohio Industrial Commission
Pericles
Charles Aurlingame
Hartford, Conn
Ammunition Plants and Wage Scale Details Revealed
The survey covers peacetime ammunition factories with bulletproof work areas and no spark-prone equipment. It notes a large wartime and postwar sporting ammunition market, female and male employment, seasonal demand, and wage ranges from under 75 cents to over $70 weekly. Plant figures include 3,140 men and 2,683 women across 12 U.S. plants.
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Exparte
Liss
Fke
Nuumber
Planta
Pritata
Mark Sullivan on A A A cabbage relief and pricing
The piece critiques an A A A purchase program that moved surplus cabbage to relief channels at market prices, arguing it aided growers but shifted tax funding, with questions about fairness to taxpayers and whether aid should meet market price. It notes A A A buys many foods and spends millions, citing cabbage as representative.
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AAA
Anila
Taapayers
New York Herald-Tribune Syndicate
The Family Doctor on Perspiration and Heat Borne Fatigue
Advice for hot weather shows insensible and sensible perspiration regulate body heat. Sweat glands vary with nerves and acclimatization. salt loss rises with heat, making regular salt intake advised for workers in extreme heat to prevent heat stroke and cramps. Fatigue increases with prolonged exposure and slower recovery, urging caution as exhaustion grows.
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United States
Answers to Questions from The Helena Independent Bureau
A reader’s questions cover monuments to the Lost Battalion in France, a skippet’s use in sealing documents, leading Latin American port Buenos Aires, the School Living in New York founded 1934, Kipling's poem publication, grain use since prohibition, Hood's Texas Brigade adoption, James Earle Fraser’s early art training, bridge players in the United States, Madagascar as largest island, sailor terms like old time rating, Harry Richman’s faith, Golden Rule Foundation aims and a Golden Rule Week, Terrible Terry McGovern’s last fight, Patience Lovell Wright as early US sculptor, and total relief funds spent from 1933 to mid-1920s.
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American Battle Monuments’ Commission
Binar-ville
Argonne Forest
France
Charles W. Whittlessy
Latin America
Buenos Aires
W. MG
School of
Syttero
N. Y
Ralph Horsod
Kipling
Tamoun
Teft
John
Hood
Texas
Mra. Hennen
Austin
Botha
North
South
American Contract Bridge Leager
United States
Fla
Madagascar
Africa
Nate
Harry Richman
CMS
Richman
Golden Rule Foundation
Golden Rule Foundaton
Near East
Geneva
Terry Mex
Terry McGovern
F. R. A. Patienen Lovell Wright
American
England
Lord Chatham
Westminster Abbey
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Los Angeles
Haskin
Foctia
Guadalupe Martinez
George Washington
San Francisco
Alfred H. Kirchhofer
Jey
Mark Sullivan
Emile
DR. Morris Fishbein
Jeernsl
Mapesina
Helena
Brigade
James Earle Eraser
N. G
Art Institute St Chicago
Ecole Des Heaut Arts
Paris
Salem
Saint Gaudens
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