Government versus private enterprise in fertilizer program
Discussion on a congressional clash over a government plan to build fertilizer plants for demonstrations in about 19 000 farms, then lease them to cooperatives. Critics claim it unfairly competes with private industry using tax money, while supporters cite wartime shortages and price improvements. The piece also notes atom powered planes becoming practical and questions the broader impact of government competition.
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Agriculture Department
Sweden
Washington Memoir of Boykin and Atomic Tales
NEA Washington column by Peter Edson recounts Alabama Rep elect Frank Boykin campaigning in Mobile and meeting curious townsfolk. It blends a comical tale of a speech, a scientist at Bikini, and Secretary Wallace misplacing notes during an atomic information event, highlighting wartime science anxieties and political theater.
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Frank Boykin
Alabama
John Hawkhead
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Mobile
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Tweedy Histinue
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A Christmas Tale of Wishes and Guilt in a Family Home
A narrator recalls preparing lavish Christmas gifts for Cecily and her heartbreak as Cecily’s mother Della overshadows the moment. The scene shifts to a bustling holiday gathering with siblings, neighbors, and newly arranged toys, revealing lingering regrets about past opportunities and a household balancing care, money, and resentment.
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Corina
Robert
Corinna
Cecilly
Delia
Thorne
Marlin Street
Val
Mercedes
Rural Essays and Kipling Echoes in Kentucky Musings
Fragmentary text reflects a Kentucky rural setting with references to August drought, hay, rain, and a narrator weighing career paths in Extension Service or university teaching. It mentions Westminster Abbey, Baskett Valley, Herderson County, and Rudyard Kipling style prose alongside advice about farm work, college life, and liaison with nature. The piece blends quotations and personal reflection with rural landscape imagery.
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Kipling
Rudyard
Swamp Root Kidney Relief Ad Offers Quick Urinary Help
An advertisement for Kilmer's Swamp Root promotes rapid relief of urinary discomfort due to excess acidity. It claims a mix of herbs and vegetables supports kidney function and urine flow, urging readers to mail five dollars for a sample and address to Kilmer & Co. Considers testimonials from users and suggests medical validation by a practicing physician.
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