Ambassador Urges European Rural Credit Plan for Farmers
Myron T. Herrick urged adoption of a European style rural credit system to aid farmers. He proposed a life insurance backed security to cover indebtedness and argued municipal and village credits can unlock vast capital for development.
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Myron T. Herrick
United States
Paris
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
New York
Credit Foncier
Landschaften
Raiffeisen
Europe
America
Ita
France 1 Commission
The Presidents Mail How the Great Maps of Correspondence Is Handled Daily
The article describes the White House mail system under President Eisenhower. Confidential clerks open, sort, and draft replies to routine requests, charity pleas, and formal letters. Briefs with typed outlines guide whether the president reads the full letter or it goes to a cabinet officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
New York Press
Variety of the Bible a Survey of Its Forms and Tales
A compact look at the Bible's literary range from historical narratives featuring Joseph and Paul to Esther and the Apocalypse. The piece notes vivid short stories, dramatic plots, descriptive scenes, and the Bible’s broad intellectual appeal across readers. It includes critique from the Rewanee Review and scattered quips from period newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Pharaoh
Paul
Esther
Haman
Mordecai
Abepherds
Agaln
Ahasuerus
Edgar F. ‘Shannon
Rewanee
Stiff breeze cues road wisdom from a Globe-Democrat sly note
A lighthearted Globe-Democrat line jokes that even a stiff breeze around a corner can turn, while a Greek proverb asserts that any time is proper for declaring what is just.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Louis Globe-Democrat
Growth of the Boy Scouts Movement Spreads Worldwide
Chief Scout Executive James B. West cites a vast expansion of the Boy Scouts of America, with troops in every state and territory, including Porto Rico, Panama, Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippines, and Cuba, plus registered troop leaders in Japan and Syria. The movement reaches university settlements, schools, clubs, and religious groups, inspiring handicapped youth and diverse nationalities to join and gain character, health, and patriotism.
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Boy Scouts
Acant
James B. West Bag
Mr. Wert
Boy Scouts of America
Porto Rico
Panama
Alaska
Hawaii
Philippines
Cuba
Japan
Syria
Bolivia
Croxer
Fightles
Cardinal Farley
Catholic Church
Martions
Y. M. C. Aus
Scout Movement
West
New York
Buffalo
United States
Christmas Regrets
A Milwaukee Sentinel item notes a speaker comparing holiday regrets to having enormous feet, with a quip about being incomplete while admiring a stocking. The fragment reflects a humorous Christmas moment and a playful self critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hila Jay
Milwaukee Sentinel
Streets of Naples as Open Air Workshops of the Poor
The American Travelers Magazine depicts Naples as a lively open air city where artisans work in streets, with tailsors carving, women sewing, and vendors hawking goods. Noise from goat bells, mandolin bands, and marching regiments fills the day, while residents eat, sing, and perform daily tasks outdoors in colorful dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Count‘ess
Trattoria
American Travelers’ Magazine
Courtesy and manners test in cross cultural notes
A collection of brief excerpts on etiquette and miscommunications. It includes Yoshio Markino’s observation of Western and Japanese courtesy and a Lincolnshire railway guard’s quip about polite farewells. Also, humorous vignettes about timing, misread signals, and social restraint from various sources.
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Yoshio Markino
John Bull
Greenwich
Goldsmith Institute
John Bullesses
John Bulls
Lincolnshire
Revera
Gouwliess
London Telegraph
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Red Bank
Xmas
L. Miller
Nero
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Plutus
Joax
Hein
Philadelphia Record
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Colorado
Salton Sea
Tim
Ting
Miss Brown
Edith
Mr. Green
Green
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Rivarol
Long Branch Daily Record
Wellworth
Harry Goldstein, Mang'r
Trus
Tel
S. S. Nathanson
Long Branch Phonograph Co
B. Stoliar
Headquarters For Christ
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