Recognition of Soviet Russia shapes a new path for U S policy
Editorial notes President Roosevelt's recognition of Soviet Russia after careful study. It argues the move will open a vast American market, ease tensions, and avoid punishing Russians for their government. It urges cooperative U S stance and faith in a higher moral order guiding humanity.
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Soviet Russia
United States
Roosevelt
Russia
Half a Century Reflections on Change and Progress
A speaker contemplates a fifty year span of work and worship by Friends and Kindred Spirits in the city. He recalls Dr. Rufus M. Jones and Methuselah to stress the past's value and warns progress requires intentional effort amid postwar gloom and pessimism. He urges looking ahead to meaningful, positive policy and sustained loyalty to human causes.
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Restored sovereignty and the approach to alcohol control
The article argues that after repeal of the eighteenth amendment states regain police power and must design rational experiments in alcohol regulation. It notes the need for careful enforcement in North Carolina and questions the expansion of federal power versus restored state sovereignty. It invites sober, policy driven approaches to reduce alcohol evils.
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Lord Bryce
United States
North Carolina
Cicero
Virginia
Tennessee
Fifteen Years of Incompetence Across Leadership
Wall Street Journal columnist Thomas F. Woodlock critiques modern economic and political leadership. He argues that European statesmen of the prewar era acted with purpose, while recent global leaders failed to grasp the stakes in war and peace. He uses Watteau as a counterfactual reference to illustrate lost lessons since 1914.
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Brandeis
United States Supreme Court
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Alpheus Thomas Mason
Supreme Court
Louis D. Brandeis
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Justice Brandeis
Destiny's Lesson in a Sardonic Hitler Portrait
The text muses that Destiny toys with a high placed figure like Hitler to teach a lesson to a complacent student class. It suggests contempt for the present student body while insisting the lesson will be learned, even through harsh birchings to drive the point home.
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Random Thoughts From a Rambler's Note Book
W A Bivins reflects on daily surprises and the value of action over complacent security. He argues reforms arrive quietly and a spiritual kingdom grows unseen, hinting at a future power beyond dollars and cents for American happiness and welfare.
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Rambler’s Note
New TB Treatment Marks Victory Against Disease Odds
Medical forces of the profession extend fighting reach in tuberculosis battle. The new treatment may not eradicate TB but offers another success against the disease’s heavy odds.
Health of Nation Improves Says Insurance Testimony
An insurance company cites 1932 and 1933 as years of strong health for Americans despite a general low mood. Doctors nurses preventive medicine and sanitation officers earn credit for improvement. The era's simplicity and outdoor activity also contribute to better health.
Russia Opens Door to Cultural Ties After Cold War Spirit
Sixteen years of opposing Communism give way to recognizing Russia as a source of talent. The piece argues that Russians contributed splendid artists and scientists and that a government change does not erase a people’s artistic drive. Litvinoff’s portrayal may help Europe and America see their own progress.
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Russia
Litvinoff
Europe
America
Gladstone quote on labor and social reform influence
The passage recalls William Ewart Gladstone’s view that the common people and toilers have driven most social reform measures accepted today, while the leisured and educated classes have often been in the wrong. It reflects on labor’s power in shaping industrial codes and policy.
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William Ewart Gladstone
Where Do We Go From Here The Immortality Debate
Don Marquis in the American Magazine argues that belief in immortality aids the will to live even as science questions life after death. He cites Dr. John R. Scroggs in North Carolina who refused to take seriously the hog remark and urged faith, while Browning is invoked to affirm enduring soul and divine life beyond time.
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God
Don Marquis
John R. Scroggs
Iredell County
Scroggs
James
Browning
Contemporary Trends in Patriotism and Prohibition Debates
The piece weighs shifts in American civic virtue and the NRA era, arguing that old style patriotism wanes while selfish business motives threaten reforms. It links local fair price codes, barber shop restraint cases, and temperance politics to broader ethical shifts and upcoming state legislative battles.
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NRA
Look Back to Glory and The Modern Encyclopedia Review
A Carolina Low Country novel Look Back to Glory by Sass centers on Richard Acton and Diane Rowland amid Civil War era glamour and fate. The Modern Encyclopedia by Wise emphasizes concise modern reference with 1327 pages 22 000 articles and robust thumbnails and atlas.
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Peter Ashley
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Indianapolis
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Mr. Sass
Richard Acton
Diane Rowland
Richard
South Carolina
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Hail
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Maryck Marion
Robert Barnwell Rhett
Secession Party
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Charleston
Stephe Elliott
Confederatermy
Fort Sumter
Wm. H. Wise & Co
New York
A. H. McDonnald
Averagoe
World of Books and Authors Featured in November Edition
A collection of reviews highlights The Child Manuela by Christa Winslow and Golden Rain by Margaret Widdemer, plus Brandeis biography by Alpheus Mason, The Oriental by Claude Kendall, and Cyril Sylvester’s International of Names. Also notes The Frontier and Midlothian issues and Vardis Fisher stories.
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Sirdar Ali Shah
Asia
Rabindranath
Palestine
Arabia
Egypt
Japan
China
Koran
Sadi
Attar
Khyyam
Ahmed P Tagore
Li Po
Mers
Frontier
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Vardis Fisher
Mier
Terralo
Benjamin Appel
Arthur Trumaprill
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