200 American Families Will Start Life Anew In Alaska
A large federal relocation project moves 200 farming families from Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan to Alaska to form a colonization community near Palmer. Each family receives a government loan and equipment, builds a self sustaining hamlet, with a schoolhouse community center and planned dairy and truck farms in the Matanuska valley. The plan includes land allotments 40 acres per family and strict crop controls to supply local stores with 1 million dollars of goods annually.
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Alaska
William
Utley
Landa
Brain’ Trust
Federal Emergency Relief Communitasoin
FERA
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Hatels & Land
New Hope
United States
Teeh
Alma
Palmer
Alaska Colonization Corporation
CCC
CCQ
Alagken
OOO
Japan
Canada
Seward
Matanuska
Don J. Ir.win
Oklahoma Land
Eig
Matanuska Valley
Newapapar Walon
National Capital Circus of New Deal Spending Plans
A wide review of Washington power plays shows three new federal spending boards to oversee the five billion dollar program. Rex Tugwell pushes rural reform and electrification while Ickes chairs the allotment panel. Roosevelt touts speed and aid, amid factional tensions and party jockeying across the nation.
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Washington
National Capital
Capitol Building
Pennsylvania Avenue
Roosevelt
Sacers
Frank ©. Walker
Montana
New York
Walker
Py Sr. Walker
Plang
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Agriculture
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Federal Emergency Bellet Administration
Tugwell
Togwell
Pew
Civilian Conservation Corps
Congress
Ickes
Io Congress
Blallotment Board
Ickes Organization
Roosevelt Hap Eaid
The Flight of Louis XVI to Varennes in 1791
A historical recount of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette fleeing the Tuileries on June 21 1791. Drouet the postmaster identified the king from a coin impression, aiding arrest at Varennes and return to Paris for execution talks with Mon sieur Guillotine.
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Louis XVI
France
Tuileries
Ste. Menéhould
Afenehould
Magjesty
Drouet
Argonne Forest
Varennes
Commune
Paris
Marie Antoinette
Monsieur Guillotine
Treason and Trifle Save West Point History
A light cannonade by Colonel Livington against the British ship Vulture near West Point delays Major Andre. Joshua Hett Smith aids the escape, but Andre is captured by American militiamen, exposing Benedict Arnold's treason and preserving the fortress of West Point.
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West Point
Benedict Arnold
United States
Hudson
Andre
Joshua Hett Smith
Livingaton
Col
John Lamb
Lamb
Smith
Arnold
Inventor Merrit Singer and the Boston sewing machine breakthrough
A bankrupt New York inventor, Merrit Singer, rebuilt his life in Boston. After borrowing $40, eleven days of work, and near collapse, he solved a machine flaw by noticing loosened thread loops on the cloth. The tension screw then enabled perfect stitching, ending a long struggle with the sewing machine.
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Merrit
Singer
New York
Boston
Binger
Westorp
Curious church ledger entry from St Giles accounts
The London Telegraph notes a churchwardens record listing a payment “to the painter, for washing the Twelve Apostles off the organ loft, 48” during Puritan damage era. The Literary Digest cites this as a curious glimpse into historical church vandalism and repairs.
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London Telegraph
St. Giles-In-the-Field
Literary Digest
Read the Grape Nuta Ad and Join the Winners
An oddly phrased ad invites readers to study the Grape Nuta notice in another column and join the Ditsy Dean Winners for a chance to win valuable free prizes. The item resembles a promotional blurb in a local paper with emphasis on participation and prizes.
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BOYSI
Three Characters Every Man Exhibits and Believes
An aphoristic reflection outlining a man’s public persona, private possessions, and inner self. It distills character into three facets: outward display, personal holdings, and self-perception. The piece explores the mismatch between appearance, reality, and inner conviction.
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Federal Emergency Relief Commission
Qiberia
Seattle
Bering Sea
Pacific
William Bruckart
National Press
Washington, D. C
Hig
Capital News
Amzsez
Democratic National Congressional Committee
B. Drewry
Virginia
Abe Murdock
Beaver
Utah
West
South
P. H. Drewry
Middle West
P. B. Drewry
B. B. Crowe
Indiana
Democratic National
New Hampshire
Rogers
Deniel Webster
Pewspapera
Bankhead
Dem. Alz
Cotton Production Control Pe. 7
Thia Gime
Tt Ta
Westers Newspaper Union
Elmo Scott Watson
Ferry
Gedaan Aa
Sundews
Joo Wap Sallow
Stearns
Parker
Doan
GUNES
Weaterm Ave
Faol
Mpa
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