Russia Again in Spotlight as Germany Presses East
Joseph W. La Bine analyzes Soviet reentry to world affairs amid German pressures on Czechoslovakia and Romania. He links Moscow’s protests, Poland's territorial fears, and Berlin’s western and eastern moves, noting Japan’s shift toward Asia and rising geopolitical tension. The piece connects Russo Japanese frictions with European crisis, predicting broader conflict and strategic realignments.
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Russia
Munich
Adolf Hitler
France
Britain
Italy
Germany
Moscow
Europe
Japan
Hitler
Ukraine
Berlin
Carol
Rumenia
Bucharest
Balkan
Bulgaria
Yugo Slavia
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Reich
Poland
Czech
Romania
Portsmouth
Manchukuo
Mongolia
Russian Siberia
Chankufeng Hill
Asia
Siberian
Tokyo
Canton
Hainan Island
Barcelona
U S Farm Prospects Signal Cut In 1939 Plantings
Agriculture survey shows expected reductions in 1939 crop plantings due to prior surpluses and soil conservation efforts. Wheat acreage may drop about 1 percent from spring planting, while total 1939 winter and spring wheat prospects reach 65 673 000 acres amid last year’s excess production, export limits, and evolving feed needs. The report notes decline driven by soil programs and adjustments to past surpluses as Mexico and oil policy issues unfold in international affairs.
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AAA
U.S
Department of Agriculture
Mexico
Lazaro Cardenas
U. S
Americas
Germany
Donald Richberg
Brain Truster
Senor Cardenas
Richberg
Cardenas
HURBAN THE CZECH MINISTER WHO DEFIED GERMAN DEMANDS
Col Vladimar Hurban born in the Carpathians, refused to surrender the Czech legation in Washington to the German ambassador. A Slovak patriot and Czechoslovak nationalist, he served in Russia, helped found the Czech nation with Masaryk, held posts in Egypt and Sweden, and aided the 1930s Czech U.S. trade treaty later abrogated under Hitler.
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Vladimir S. Hurban
Hitler
Hurban
Germany
Hungary
Washington
Carpathian Mountains
Vladimar
Russia
War College
Vladivostok
Thomas Masaryk
Egypt
Sweden
Adventurous Americans and the Polar Quest Era
A 1933 piece recalls Evelyn B. Baldwin a lifelong Arctic explorer who died after a Washington incident. It trails Baldwin’s 1890s Greenland work with Peary and his near misses including the Andree expedition and the Wellman voyage. It contrasts with John Bidwell and the 1841 pioneer trek to California and ends with Plymouth history including John Billington, the colony’s first execution.
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North Pole
Washington, D. C
Evelyn B. Baldwin
Baldwin
Arctic Circle
Robert Peary
Greenland
Perry
Pole
Independence Bay
Kane Basin
Peary
Pale
Andree
Wellman
Graham Bell
John Bidwell
Missouri
West
California
Great Salt Lake
Pacific
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Father de Smedi
Souta” Pass
Wyoming
Central Basin
Oregon Trail
Salt Plains
Humboldt River
Nevada
Humboldt Sink
Carson River
Walker River
San Joaquin Valley
Bidwell
John Billington
Francis
John Jr
John
Plymouth
Johnny
Grattude
Plymouth Colony
John Newcomin
Alame
Western
Union
Bonneville chief Ross steers toward power diplomacy
In a portrait of James D Ross, the new Bonneville head appointed by the President in 1937 is described as a practical diplomat who can ease tensions with utilities. His Seattle municipal power background and varied engineering roles are noted, along with his quirky early travels and long path to aviation and public service.
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York
James D. Ross
Bonneville
Ross
Municipal Power Development
Seattle
New York Power Authority
St. Lawrence Seaway
PWA Power Development
SEC
Chatham
Ont
New York City
Edmonton
Alaska
America
Harold BE
Gray
Centrals
Air- Tay
Leviathan
Atlantic Air
New York Harbor
Mexico
Central America
University of Iowa
Guttenberg
Iowa
Seren Lee Pierson
Brazil
Mr. Piergon
State Department
Atlantic
Canary Islands
Argentina
South America
Harvard Law School
Pierson
Los Angeles
Export-Import Bank
George N. Peek
Saldar
Orpcanaga News 2 Pentaren
Hanging Draperies Over French Doors
Reader describes crafting draperies for French doors to avoid impeding door operation. Curtains sewn to rings hang over hooks set 7 inches past door frame, covering hardware while opening and closing smoothly. Includes note about lining, pleated heading, and reference to Mrs Spears sewing books with purchase details and free Rag Rugs leaflet.
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Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Punishment Aimed At Prevention Not Impulse To Good
Quote attributed to Horace Mann stating that punishment should prevent evil and cannot by itself spur good behavior. Emphasizes the role of deterrence over moral transformation.
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Horace Mann
Pinkham's Compound for Women’s Nervous Nerves
Nervous, irritable women fearfully seeking aid are urged to try Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad promises to support natural resistance, calm quivering nerves, and ease discomforts from female functional disorders, citing over sixty years of use and testimonials from more than one million women.
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Pinzham
Athor
Binkham
Pinkhem
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Mussolini
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Strasbourg University
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U. S. Supreme Court
Louis D. Brandeis
Securities and Exchange
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Arthur Compton
Ohio State University
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