Pavilion of Women and Farewell My Son Review Notes
The Literary Guidepost reviews Pearl Buck’s Pavilion of Women examining marriage as social duty through Wu family life and contrasts Elmer Grossberg’s Farewell My Son praising Polk the mentor figure and Rudy’s awakening, deeming Grossberg’s debut a strong literary character study.
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Rudy
Coney Island
Son
Grossberg
Civil War Diary and Cabinet Portraits In New Editions
John Beatty’s diary of 1861 64 recounts camp life battlefield death and humor from Bellaire WV to Mission Ridge TN, with intro by Lloyd Lewis and notes by Harvey S Ford. Also reviewed Surreptitious Entry by Willis George a tale of espionage for US OSS and a study of Lincoln's wartime cabinet under Seward Chase and Welles.
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Tennessee
Harvey S. Ford
Willis George
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Wall Street
U. S. Naval Intelligence
Europe
O.S.S
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Lincoln's War Cabinet Facing Civil War Pressures
Burton J. Hendrick portrays Abraham Lincoln at the 1861 start of his presidency amid secession and national crisis. Lincoln must govern with divided party support while assembling a wartime advisory group from fractured factions and shifting loyalties.
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Burton J. Hendrick
Little, Brown
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United States
Republican Party
Dominican Republic Discusses Central Bank and New Peso
President Rafael Trujillo presents to the Legislature a plan for a Central Bank and an independent Monetary Board to issue a Dominican gold peso backed 100 percent by gold or dollars. The three stage conversion envisions the peso circulating with dollars, then dollar withdrawal as legal tender, and final foreign exchange use.
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Dominican Republic
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Federal Reserve System
Monetary Board
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International Monetary Fund
Victory Ointment Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Victory Ointment as a new and different antiseptic cooling pain reliever for eczema psoriasis rashes athlete foot and itching. It claims safety for babies and children with a money back guarantee and lists Eckerds Ring Harris and Jeffs Drug as sellers.
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Judge Wenzel Seeks Suspect In Parking Lot Theft
Supreme Court Justice Henry G. Wenzel wants the person who took his 1946 automobile from the official lot behind the Queens courthouse. Dinosaur tracks, claimed as the largest group, can be seen in Dinosaur Canyon north of Flagstaff. The News and Observer will not accept ads for the midweek editions due to newsprint shortages. Unpasteurized goat milk may carry undulant fever.
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