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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1927
Page
12
Will Durant surveys how Athens declined due to soil exhaustion and reliance on imports, shifts in land ownership, and the rise of mercenaries. Wealth gaps widened amid new moneyed classes, bankers and brokers reshaping economic life and social conflict.
The rules describe the letter golf game where you change one letter at a time to form a new valid word. Each intermediate step must be a complete common word, you may not change letter order, and you must reach the target in a set number of strokes.
The excerpt traces how wealth and luxury spark social critique and how thinkers like Aristotle, Antisthenes, Diogenes, and Plato respond. It contrasts primitive spontaneity with civilization’s bonds, noting Plato’s parlor socialism and the push toward peaceful alliance to avoid subjugation, while warning that thought eclipses action as culture matures.
The piece lists Q and A items on law, history, language, citizenship, and statistics. Topics include federal versus state action on Jim Crow, Carter Glass tenure, why high altitudes are colder, the Armada, suit versus suite, Palo Verde meaning, passports for first citizenship papers, Canadians as Americans, age reckoning, Cleveland children, Lew Cody, matador and toreador, European corn borer discovery, and 1925 marriages versus divorces.
The piece contrasts justice filed by combat with advocacy, noting defeats of equal skill. It reflects on Morrow’s diplomacy shifting U S attitudes toward Mexico, reducing distrust, and urges honest critique. It also hints at public demand for probes into disasters and how politics may shape inquiries.
The essayist uses Senator James Eli Watson’s return as physician to a sick elephant to critique Republican handling of party health and leadership. It questions candidate choices for Governor and suggests evaluating Senator Robinson and a possible fresh ticket. The piece blasts past party prestige traded for power and urges courage and conscience in future races.
Senator Caraway pushes a Senate inquiry into whether the flood control plan submitted to Congress matched the engineers official agreement or was altered by President Coolidge. He argues public policy should be based on engineering judgment, not cutbacks, to reliably control the Mississippi River.
The article argues that President Coolidge signals caution amid Navy and Army concerns. Congress seeks thorough inquiry into deteriorating conditions, citing S-4 disaster, a large five year Navy program, and multiple accidents. It urges balanced preparedness, not militaristic expansion, and supports peaceful international aims.
A reflective fragment highlights Harry Thaw heading to Hollywood and questions about his candid behavior. It also notes old fruit ripening methods, large congressional bills, a Paris bankers banquet with a singer performing O Promise Me, and a bold Iowa man declaring assets against liabilities as 1927 nears.
In a collage of editorials from the era the piece surveys talk of possible appointments for the President after his 1929 retirement including Amherst College presidency United States Steel chairmanship and a Massachusetts Senate bid. It also notes a French court leniency in the Countess de Janze case and public reaction in America to perceived justice.
A compact bridge puzzle excerpt from 1927 covers three questions with concise answers. It clarifies when not to bid a minor after an opponent’s no trump, how many tricks justify a two no trump bid, and how many cards a four in a suit initial bid indicates.
James J. Davis argues in his 1927 Labor Department report that low wages hurt workers and even the local economy. He cites Indianapolis clothing stores and other industries, noting higher wages boost sales and overall prosperity. A reader adds criticism of editorial targeting and defends The Reader's Digest role. Oklahoma City became state capital in 1910, Guthrie prior.
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