Five shielded cities endure cold as planets drift
In a distant future, Tony, Eliot, and a council reveal how ten million survivors built five shielded cities to defy a dying sun. With power cut by the Midianites, leaders discuss escape plans, cremation of the dead, and efforts to reach Gorfulu while the city fights the cold. Marian and Shirley test daring bait schemes for entry.
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Tony
Dodson
James
Eliot
Peter Vanderbilt
Gortuin
Ellot
Ransdel
Wend
Strahl
Dafot
Dstow S
Hendron-Khorlu
Hiese
Ransdell
Rans+ delly
Dave Rawsden
Philb
Gorfulu
Jack Tavylor
Porte de Guerfulu
Duquesne
Paris
Bronson Beta
Jack
Tered
Cee
Beon
Marian
Marian Jack
Shirley
Marian Jackson
St. Louis
Jack Taylor
Perhips
Eliot James
Crosby
Whittington
Vanderbilt
Peter
Gronfid
von Belts
Hendren
Hendron
Khiotty
Kherin
Strohl
Gorfala
Dangt
Danot
Gortilu O
Notonis
Gort
James Wes
Chapter XI Shows a Stand Against The Gronfid
This fragment describes a tense stalemate where the enemy, the Gronfid, makes no direct attack. Larks patrol from a distance while Tony’s pilots safeguard Hendron and its shielded cities. The Milianites remain defiant, planning no decisive strike as ice and cold reshape the landscape.
President shifts to tax policy after Supreme Court limit
The President moves from direct regulation to taxation as a tool for policy, noting the court's view that tax power can threaten industry. The author argues such fiscal experiments would raise costs for workers and roundly warns against rushing the plan without thorough discussion.
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Arthur A. Ballantine
Secretary of the Treasury
Supreme Court
Sun-Lit Topaz Tale of Beauty and Kindness
A French jeweler in Paris shares a parable about a topaz that reflects sunlight to inspire beauty. The author recalls a university campus morning, noting a weary professor and a hard working freshman, both moved by light from happiness. The piece urges daily acts that brighten lives and curb greed.
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France
Paris
Cry for Peace Ethiopia Seeks Liberty Through Modernization
A statement from Ethiopia urges peaceful progress and modernization including education road building and radio stations to join world intellectual life. It warns that war from Italy would derail development and threaten freedom and employment for liberated slaves.
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Thiopia
Ethiopia
Investment of Time Over Wealth in Leisure
A speaker argues that modern life misframes leisure as idle time and urges budgeting time like money. Emphasizing that work and leisure are equal privileges, the true educated person enjoys solitude and uses 24 hours to enrich life, warning that American goals fixate on riches instead of time investment.
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Lefure
America
Army’s growing presence shapes American life and stability
The passage notes that the army is no longer a stranger to Americans with regular and civilian components in communities nationwide. It lauds the armed forces as the greatest stabilizing influence, and argues that despite small numbers and equipment gaps, extensive education has made the military highly efficient.
World on Mend by Sir Robert Borden
Former Canadian prime minister Sir Robert Borden argues that despite today’s confusing conditions, the world can improve. He emphasizes optimism and the need for active public participation by the best elements of society, recalling his 30 year stance on political engagement and opposition to inactivity.
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Sir Robert Borden
Canada
Old and New Patchwork Quilts Featured
Patchwork quilt making remains popular with old and new designs. The article lists ten quilt blocks like Log Cabin and Sunbonnet Babies and offers sewing tips. It promotes Quilt Book No. 21 from Home Craft Company and provides a St. Louis address for mail requests.
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Home Craft Company
Department D
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Avenue
St. Louis
Irrigation's Global Spread and Dependence
The irrigation of arid and semi arid regions, sparked about half a century ago, has become so widespread that an estimated quarter of humanity relies on food produced in irrigated lands. This rapid expansion is highlighted by Collier's Weekly.
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Collier's Weekly
Japan's War Spirit and the United States Clash
Kanju Kato writes from a Japanese trade union perspective warning that war in China grows as imperialists fuel expansion. He argues Japanese capitalists push war while imperial US policy and Japan's Far Eastern aims collide, with England fading as the U S and Japan clash.
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Kanju Kato
Japan
China
United States
England
Wage Fixing Critique by Senator Borah on Works Relief
Idaho Senator Borah argues government wage controls on works relief cap workers at 19 dollars monthly and claim monopoly can set living costs, saying such measures strip manhood from American citizens and reduce workers to peons.
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WNU Bervice
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