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Newspaper
Liberty Bee
Location
Liberty, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1933
Page
3
A Christmas meditation from 1933 urges Santa to bring jobs and business, hoping for peace on earth and true goodwill toward men. The piece contrasts festive aims with worldly selfishness and laments repeated seasonal rhetoric.
Local gossip flags bootleg liquor and vote buying as old issues surface in Springfield. The piece mocks prohibition critics, jokes about legal reform, and notes Congress will convene in January while President Roosevelt looms as a quick fix.
A string of aphoristic lines critiques baseball club owners tax shifts farmers and government process tax. It contrasts horse trading with policy effects and features a filial exchange about swimming and clothes. It ends noting worry leads to creditors collecting.
A brief note thanks supporters for steadfast backing. The message emphasizes gratitude and enduring fellowship from a group acknowledged as loyal and hearty friends.
The narrator recalls childhood tricks to feed chickens and grow corn, then pivots to relief programs and job scarcity. He rails against political labels, arguing both Democrats and Republicans can be harsh, hungry, and unfair to the needy.
The piece denounces political propaganda as false and condemns involvement in partisan discourse. It states a dedication to avoiding politics while supporting inter-community land boosters and criticizes those opposing development and CWA program funds.
The passage recalls Columbus facing disbelief before his voyage and Galileo being branded a liar for proposing a moving Earth. It notes Roosevelt also faced backlash for new ideas, suggesting he cannot make things worse despite opposition.
A federal officer in Illinois found corrupt political influence harming job reports. A named politician allegedly pressured the officer to suppress the rotten story, keeping the public unaware of pay checks and employment practices.
The Quincy Times quotes Dr Atwood insisting there will be no politics in the Quincy office and no outside person will influence work assignments. A prominent citizen adds the tone seems unusually raw in that office.
The government imposes a process tax on wheat and meat and prices fall to tar levels. A corn tax leads to low feedstock demand as feeders unload stock causing further price drops. The government purchases butter and eggs, butter fat drops to 10 cents, with prices continuing to slide.
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