Untouchable Mayor Pillai in Madras Campaigns Gandhi's Caste Breakthrough
A long excerpted passage discusses J Sivashanmagan Pillai, Madras mayor, as an untouchable ostracized by caste, and Mahatma Gandhi's effort to break India's caste system. It frames Pillai's election as a hinge in social reform, noting widespread fear of untouchable contact and the slow pace of caste dismantling.
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J. Sivashanmagan Pillai
Pillai
Ilje
India
Gandhi
Madras
Wilkins Proposes Five World Participation Plans
ERNEST H. WILKINS, president of Oberlin College and War Personnel Board director, submitted five plans to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee. He favors an All-American League of Nations or an international League of Democracies and argues the United States must choose between guiding the world or withdrawing, while warning against policing the world with ships and troops unless threats reach U.S. shores.
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Oberlin College
United States
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
Rome
Wilkins
War Personnel Board
Great Britain
Dominions
International League of Democracies
League of Nations
Air conditioning promises comfort and health benefits
The Family Doctor notes air conditioning improves comfort by controlling temperature and humidity across rooms and buildings. It questions health effects on people adapting to varying temperatures and humidity, the impact of ventilation, odors, and body emissions, and cites a London engineer’s remark on secrecy of chilling spaces and California’s large air conditioning industry.
Johnny Will Get Attention If He Has to Kick the Cat
Fragment from a reflective domestic tale about a difficult child named Johnny. The narrator probes motives behind the boy’s behavior as he acts out to gain attention, noting incidents like hitting peers, stealing cookies, breaking Grandma's spectacles, and roughing the cat. The piece questions parental response and family dynamics.
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Johnny
Jack
jAltue
Jualsus
Seimebody
Peritimu
Mas
Winsulf
The Gray Gull Pursues a Convoy in Atlantic Night
Jerry Whitfield and Captain Cabell Banks command the privateer Gray Gull in a high stakes chase against a warship and merchant convoy off Jamaica. Polly, aboard with a loyal dog, faces danger as tides of war press them toward Washington for orders. The crew braces for action, while Jerry confronts inner conflict about vengeance and duty. The night harboring fear gives way to resolve as they slip from the convoy’s wake.
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Cabell
Jerry
Chesapeeka Bay
Potomac
Banks
Washington
Madison
Meer
Potty
Polly
Cabell Banks
Jamaica
Caribbean
Terry
Ynen
Jerry Whithield
Jerry Whitfield
Sloop of War
New England
Political Announcements From Hempstead County Race
The Star announces candidates in the Hempstead county Democratic primary on August 9. The fragment discusses a child named Reginald and broader social observations on attention seeking, behavior, and the desire for recognition, referencing parental care and moral implications.
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Hempstead County
Vueaday
Vor
Sherrin & Coleetne
Reginald Rden
Melt om lve Arctic Classe and Hell on Tee epic tale
A Book a Day features Bruca Catton with Melt om lve Arctic Classe. Commander Ba ward Tilsberg presents Hell on Tee from Dili. Men: $2.75. The epic tale paints heroism amid harsh wartime experiences.
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Bruca
Catton
Hell On Tee
Baward Tilsberg
Dili
Sretie
Flapper Fanny Fir Pay Exposes Polar Adventure Tale
A garbled 19th century style narrative recounts the doomed voyage of the Jenne Neste toward the North Pole via the Bering Sea. Commander Elishore and engraver Willacy Melee provide the story through musty Navy reports, praising a vivid but tragic maritime rescue of few survivors.
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Fiesce
Siberian
Navy Department
Willacy Melee
Eb van Ta
Glamour Gals With an Accent in Hollywood Import Boom
Hollywood pursues foreign glamour stars to boost film appeal. European idols face cautious US debuts with restrained press, English training, and measured publicity. Gaal, Hun-garian star, enters in a modest English role while studios court European followings and mixed reception.
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Berene Molnar
Bing Crosby
Welbine
Certian
Acta
Miss Guol
Francis Dujkwinch
Harel
Jeng
Hungary
Gaut
Aimerigd
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Star Publishing Co., Inc
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Alex
H. Washburn
Star Building
South
Walnut Street
Hope
Arkansas
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Associated Press
NEA
Newspaper Enterprise
Rate Star
Press
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Nevada
Howard
Miller
LaFayette
Star
Madras Presidency
Bay of
Benseal
Mormis Fishbein
Eastor
Jyargal
The
American Medical Association
Py Lygela
Health Blagazinog
Victoris
LGU
London
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California
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Rachel Mack Gopi
By Sylvia
Jeannelle
Golden Gate
Amurs
North Pole
Bering Sea
Bering
Jenne
Barthy
Liam
Hollywood
Paul Harrison
Holly Woor
Iportant Pictures
Samuuel Goldwyn
Anni Sten
Kelli Gallian
Ermine Sinton
France
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Raoul
Simon Ballyhoo
Tolkicwwn
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Gal
Europe
Bayel
Toyesainee Jaeysuil
Mrandeka Gaal
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Jeanie
Cuil
Pune
Portas
Mun Massey
Franciska Gaal
Mor
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