Debate on debt repudiation and Fink critique in 1938 editorials
The Helena Daily Independent discusses debt repudiation of Confederate bonds, criticizing German and British finance stances and referencing the Fourteenth Amendment. It also condemns Ambassador Suvich for his Pittsburgh speech, arguing it risks undermining American democratic stability amidst postwar upheavals and labor tensions. The column closes with a satirical quip on graduates facing relief aid.
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THE
Helena
Germany
Uss
United States
Paty
Bondas
Sights on a Changing Rural World From Mark Sullivan
Mark Sullivan recalls a rural past with horse teams, wagons, drovers, and early bicycles while noting a coming era of aerial photography under the AAA to map farms for crop control. He describes steam traction engines, flagmen, and the shift toward government surveillance from the sky as airplanes begin to appear over his land.
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America
City
Henry Wallace
Department of Agricultura
A.A.A
Missouri
Epy
New York Herald
Tribune Syndicate
A Tourist's Hard Look at America and Europe
A European visitor to the United States notes the absence of gas-proof cellars and public military instruction yet observes elaborate arms displays in money movements. He reports workers and labor organizers as ideologically independent, employers guarding hire and fire rights, and a readiness to use force. He praises free idea exchange and vitality, sees optimism, and warns democracy nears a critical hour. He cites biblical lines about enduring temptation.
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America
Europe
United States
German stance on Austrian debt rejected by critics
A Strabismic historian notes that Economics Minister Funk claims no obligation under international law to recognize Austria's loan succession. Critics argue the claim undermines moral duty, pointing to double standards used when Britain and France fail to meet war debts to the United States, even as guarantors resist repayment.
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Germany
Funk
Reich
Herr Funk
United States
Britain
France
Roosevelt Veto On Farm Loan Bill Overridden
The piece argues Roosevelt vetoed a bill to extend reduced interest on government farm loans but Congress overrode it,, citing prior reductions since 1933. It notes appropriations totaling 12 billion in six months and approving 212 million in crop parity payments without new taxes, suggesting a spending spree.
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Roosevelt
Federal Land Bank
Congress
Treasury
Dangerous operation linked to Bergen and Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen ponders a risky stage stunt as Charlie McCarthy is to be transferred to a new body. The piece muses on identity and fame, comparing past entertainers who altered themselves and faced obscurity. It questions whether insurance will cover a altered, rebuilt puppet.
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Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Charlie
Bergen
Doctors vote for health insurance in editorial summary
In a period editorial, the piece notes a 7 to 8 out of 10 doctor support for health insurance per American Institute of Public Opinion. It cites tension at the AMA convention in San Francisco and liberal currents from Yale’s Dr. Joan Peters and Surgeon General Parran, signaling debate within medical societies over annual payment schemes and public care.
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American Institute of Public Opinion
American Medical Association
San Francisco
American Institute
America
Morris Fishbein
of the
Fishbein
American College of Physicians
Joan P. Petera
Yale
Parran
House of Delegates
North African War Shadows Carthage Revival Under Mussolini
Washington letter peers into a possible new Carthaginian war led by Mussolini, linking Italy’s Ethiopia campaign cost to the potential North African conquest. It discusses Libya and Tunisia under Balbo, British and French tensions, and the strategic use of Sicily and Pantelleria, while recalling ancient Carthage, Hannibal, and Rome’s Punic Wars.
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Washington, D. C
Carthage
Cartage
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Pirot
Italy
France
Afrivan
Tunisia
Ethiopia
Judah
North
Africa
Tunis
Vialy
Libya
Tiunisa
Egypt
Great Britain
North African
Mussolini
Abyan
Bizerta
Mediterranean
Disney
Sicily
Syracuse
Middle Sea
North Africa
Tyre
Sidon
Dido
Bleily
Spain
Hamilcar
Hannibal
Roman
Alps
Fragmentary 4-How People Speak From Old Newspaper Snippet
A garbled 16 th century style piece shows quotes from an unknown stranger seeking payment for chicken theft from 32 years ago. Various quoted lines mention Christianity democracy and public guiding physicians in a Philadelphia court.
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Illinois
Drowning and accidents top summer health risks
The Family Doctor warns summer hazards are mostly accidents and drowning deaths. With motor traffic, railways, and machinery, U.S. deaths exceed England or Wales rates, while drowning accounts for about 7,000 fatalities annually. Emphasis on CPR and prevention could reduce tolls.
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Lfe
Canada
United States
England
Wales
Quick Facts Quiz Card from Helena Bureau Information
The reader quiz summarizes questions and answers on varied topics from publishing sales to geography and history. It cites names like Gustavus F Swift and James Whitcomb Riley, places such as Thebes and The Canary Islands, and facts about Lake Tanganyika and ancient tapestries.
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Sheldon
KFA
Davis-Bryan
R. M
James G Carter
State Board of Education
Massachusetts
Swift & Company
Gustavus F. Swift
Swift
Cape Cod
Chicago
Lake Tanganyika
Africa
L. A
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Thutmoata TV
Thebes
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