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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1936
Page
7
The Lancaster Gazette outlines its editorial stance and service promises with emphasis on absolute fairness. It highlights advertising representation across major cities and urges prompt office contact for irregular or late delivery issues.
The article reflects on the past six years as a time of hardship followed by widespread progress. It notes advances in transportation with faster trains and air travel, better cars and roads, improved homes and materials, and enhanced consumer goods. It credits scientific gains and cultural growth to steady, intelligent work despite earlier misery.
Six men accused of torturing and burying alive a Soviet official in Suhersk during the post WWI civil turmoil face imprisonment or possible execution. The arrests underscore the violent back and forth between Red and White factions that plagued Russia after 1918, with many similar cases. The obituary of one official stands out as now being pursued in court.
The Matanuska Valley colonization effort in Alaska is deemed unconstitutional by some, while government figures disclose a total cost of 2.9 million dollars. Each family faces about 12 000, with 3 000 repaid over 30 years, and expectations remain that the project could become self supporting within three years if its agricultural potential proves valuable.
Hundreds of telegrams arrived in Washington soon after Roosevelt's address, bringing profits for telegraph firms through busy night messages. The Jackson Day dinner drew speculation by Rep. Fish about eventual political fallout, suggesting only someone calculating how long he could endure.
A cryptic note mentions a new smallest star called Nicky Gnat and hints at a Sahara skeleton discovery linked to sandpike. The text suggests scientific interest without clear results and implies a market-ready outcome for a young hopeful.
Washington reports a bitter split among the nine justices over New Deal policies with five conservatives clashing with three liberals led by Brandeis Stone and Cardozo. The dispute extends to opinions on the AAA and Vermont tax cases, while Chief Justice Hughes grays and attempts to steer strategy amid fear of eroding constitutional bounds.
In New York on January 13, crowds gather at J P Morgan’s lower Madison Avenue home but are kept at a distance by vigilant guards. The brownstone is a tightly protected site with watchmen guiding pedestrians and fending off photographers. Morgan reportedly relaxed his anti camera stance recently, though the mansion remains a magnet for sightseers and bulbs.
Basil Company Bank furnishes a 1936 asset statement listing loans and discounts cash on hand reserve balances with banks and exchanges unpledged U S bonds and other assets. Notary confirms the cashier Lettnsker swears the figures are true as of January 11 1936 with Agnes F Myers as notary.
The most favored today are those born between August 21 and September 22. General indications suggest morning tricky, afternoon fair, evening very good. Focus on earning approval from superiors in the late afternoon for a strong chance of success.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains that long term vitamin A deficiency harms mucous membranes and infection resistance but taking large amounts does not prevent colds. He notes infection risk is more tied to exposure and overall blood health, and outlines carotene as a vitamin A source. Pro vitamin A is described as crystalline carotene.
A compendium of astrology style forecasts for June to August 1936 cites danger dates and favorable periods, alongside remarks on family travel and practical progress. It also includes nutrition guidance about vitamin A intake from milk and a Q&A on cereal malting and digestibility.
Dana Cameron prepares for marriage with Ronnie as Aunt Ellen and Mrs Cameron confront past deceptions. Dana's pregnancy and Scott Stanley's schemes surface while Dana and Ronnie plan to elope. The two elderly sisters plot a lifestyle recovery including a long postponed trip and renovations.
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