British Policy of Expediary Diplomacy in 1938 Crises
A 1938 overview notes Britain as global ringmaster facing stress as it pursues peace with dictators. It highlights UK actions toward Germany and Italy, Balkan diplomacy, and Anglo Italian relations, alongside U S policy shifts and Pan American defense talks. It mentions Chamberlain, Hitler, Mussolini, Carol, and Roosevelt amid rising international tensions.
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Great Britain
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Munich
Hitler
Rumania
Jugoslavia
Greece
Turkey
London
Romania
Carol
Magda Lupescu
Michael
Balkan States
Bulgaria
Lord Perth
Rome
Italy
Ethiopia
Russia
U. S
Foreign Office
Min- Chamberlain
France
Djibouti- Addis Ababa
Djibouti
French Somaliland
Suez Canal
Tunisia
Roosevelt
Western Hemisphere
Hugh R. Wilson
Lima
Peru
Washington
Healthy Mind Preserves Facial Beauty and Joy
Strong thinking sustains beauty and happiness. A disciplined, optimistic mind reflects in the face and eyes, while worry and malice show as sorrow and ugliness. Keep thoughts wholesome, ignore hurts, and let the mind radiate health and beauty.
Why so many fake Santas seen in city streets
A humorous column notes holiday crowds with multiple Santa look alikes prompting questions from children. It recalls Omaha mayor’s ban on street Santas and suggests a comforting reply that Santa has helpers. The piece ends with a playful doubt from a child about mistaken identity.
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Junior
Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Omaha
Dad
Papa
Santa
Hint of the Day for Hair Styling Tips
A guideline advises examining yourself in a mirror after brushing to choose a flattering hair style. It suggests consulting an expert stylist if possible or visiting a good barber for a cut. Try various parts to match your type mood and wardrobe.
Canada Holds Greater Area Than United States and Alaska
The Dominion of Canada spans 3,729,665 square miles, larger than the United States proper at 3,026,790 square miles. Including Alaska, the US totals 3,617,675 square miles, so Canada exceeds the combined area of the US proper and Alaska.
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Dominion of Canada
United States
Alaska
Fear of Ghosts və Widows Re marrying In 1912 Georgia case
A Collier's Weekly writer notes fear of ghosts from widows who remarry. He cites a 1912 Macon Georgia divorce where the husband said the ghost of his wife's first husband haunted them, making cohabitation impossible.
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Collier's Weekly
Macon Ga
American Turkey Has Foreign Name
The article explores how the turkey acquired its name. It suggests origins from calls like turk turk turk, head ornaments resembling a Turkish fez, and early trade routes via Spain with Hebrew merchants. It notes confusion with the peacock leading to the Hebrew term ttukki and the evolution to turkey.
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Turkey
America
Spain
Christmas Celebrations Traced to 4th Century Records
Roman Philocalian calendar marks first mention of Christmas in 354. The English first celebrated in 598 with St Augustine baptizing 10 000 converts. Tours council in 567 set a 12 day festival from Christmas to Epiphany. Ethelred laws 991 to 1016 ceased strife at Christmas. Mainz Synod 813 and Norway 950 broadened observance.
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St. Augustine
Tours
France
Ethelred
Germany
Mainz
Norway
Hakon the Good
Lucky Dime Drives Dan’s Christmas Hunger Dream
A penniless wanderer named Dan clings to a single dime saved for 20 years since ploughing his father’s farm. As Christmas crowds fill the town with meals and buys, he debates whether to spend his last dime on coffee and a doughnut or a hamburger, amid tempting aromas from a nearby shop.
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Andriscoll
Dan
Rare Dime Worth Thousands Becomes Christmas Dinner Event
In a cafe Dan trades a long-held dime for a hamburger and coffee while a meddling old man confirms the coin’s status. The owner proclaims the dime a rare find worth big money and longs for it as Dan orders a full Christmas dinner.
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Dan
Dan Driscoll
Hawaii Yule Greetings Broadcast to Pacific Islands
Honolulu reports station KGU broadcasts Christmas greetings on December 24 to American personnel on Howland Baker Jarvis and other remote Pacific isles. The messages mark Hawaii's festive outreach to the dozen young service members keeping the flag flying in the equatorial Pacific.
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Hawaii
Pacific Territory
Honolulu
Pacific
KGU
Howland, Baker, Jarvis
Pacific Islands
Locking Into the Future
An assortment of aphorisms and reflections on time memory and choice. The piece muses on gratitude past favors future expectations and the ease of action versus decision making with observations on history and human conduct.
Two Necessities of Eloquence and Hearing
A quotation notes that the greatest impact of eloquence depends on both a skilled speaker and a receptive listener. It emphasizes the mutual role of delivery and reception in effective communication.
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Africa
Berlin
Oswald Prow
Union of South Africa
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Pirow
Balkans
Ebro
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Josef Stalin
Stalin
Moscow
Canada
Cordell Hull
Joseph P. Kennedy
North
South America
South Africa
Ambassador Kennedy
Patricia Lindsay
Bell Syndicate
Pop
Peggy Hopkins
Joyce
New York
Hotel Waldorf-Astoria
Keene
N. H
American
By Katherine Edelman
Ex-Lax
Aristophanes
Ydin E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Yncate
Mooun
WIU
Carlyle
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