Byrd Urges Unite and Defend Democracy at Gettysburg
Senator Harry A. Byrd of Virginia, first southerner to deliver Memorial Day at Gettysburg, warns that unity alone is not enough. He cites racial and religious prejudice, industrial injustice, monopolies, heavy taxes, and federal overreach as threats to democracy and warns against alien ideologies and centralized power. He calls for vigilance to defend American rights and free enterprise amid global dangers.
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Thrifty Nation Despite Low Mood Worth $8 Billion
Prof Donald H Davenport of Harvard Business School estimates national cash savings reach 8 billion dollars after a decade of low mood. The figure, excluding homes and personal possessions, equals about one fifth of natural wealth and would provide 530 dollars per person if evenly divided. The analysis cites savings banks deposits building and loan funds life insurance and pension credits as major components.
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Harvard School of Business
Worthy war on tree blights in springtime elm decline
Government foresters survey the growing Dutch elm disease threat as elm leaf beetles increase defoliation risks. Dr. E. A. Richmond notes the fungus menace, while the PWA allocates 527000 dollars to combat the blight alongside a Forest Service campaign. Public cooperation urged to save the trees.
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Pennsylvania State College
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Modern Borgias in the Beginning of a Mass Murder Case
Philadelphia’s mass murder case drew 24 arrests with undisclosed suspects and over forty alleged victims. The saga, likened to historic killers, includes a confessed participant, a woman who pleaded guilty, and several others awaiting trials as authorities pursue justice and financial motive.
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Straw hat lore ties past to modern fair display
The piece links straw hat history from ancient Syria to Shakespeare and notes today’s Monocristans of Northern Ecuador led by Carmen Delgado. At the Ecuador Pavilion, Montecristan’s 3,090 residents showcase weaving tradition as a defining heritage, with Delgado highlighted as a key envoy.
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A Better Way to Handle Promotion in Schools
The article argues against probationary promotions and demotions, urging teachers to consider long term outcomes. It advocates promoting a student if the next grade will suit their abilities, or leaving them in place if the higher grade will overburden them, with summer work used to verify readiness. It highlights Bruce Barco as an example and notes how promotion psychology differs from demotion.
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Damocles
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Hints and Dints from a Cold Sunlit Evening
A collection of quips on sidewalks stray tree limbs and unenforced laws. Observations include safety near cliffside sandwiches, noisy neighbors, and urban quirks. The piece notes political fatigue and taxpayer concerns while poking at outdated ideas about vacant lots and radio chatter.
Noted Leaders Comment on War and Solvency
Washington Senator Robert A. Taft warns against adopting war methods unless prepared for war. Gettysburg Senator Harry F. Byrd warns insolvency endangers Americanism and democracy. New York General Evangeline Booth says fears of war are fading. Geneva John G. Winant cautions near war is as bad as actual war, producing slow but similar harms.
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Moonlit Campus Romance Delights Football Hero
A college football star courted by the campus queen under moonlight. She asks if he loves her, he affirms with a caveat that the coach insists he must think of football sometimes. An offhand line about election season notes society’s need to keep earning a living.
Trivial pursuits and heavenly asks collide in verse
The poem ponders human triviality and the search for meaning amid wealth fame and progress. It contrasts lofty reflections with plain scenes like a housewife scrubbing a floor and a painter bitten by a dog. It ends with wry lines about city governance and thrift rhetoric.
The World and the Mud Puddles Verse on Careers
Lucy Robinson presents a verse where a young hopeful debates his career path. He contemplates the pressure to choose a prestigious field as his father urges an auditor’s stable future, while the youth protests that such a path lacks the magic he seeks and jokes about Yale.
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Lucy Robinson
Hints On Etiquette for Sidewalk Passersby
The note advises pedestrians to let others pass on crowded sidewalks. When two or three people walk together and someone wishes to pass, they should break the phalanx to allow overtaking pedestrians a chance to move through. The guidance emphasizes courtesy in shared public space.
Mussolini Criticizes Roosevelt Over Geography Vision
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini accuses Franklin D. Roosevelt of ignorance of European geography. He ridicules the U.S. leader for supposedly changing positions frequently as he comments on European affairs and maps.
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Hay Fever Remedy Trade in Quiet Talk
A summer hay fever tale shows a man offering a small remedy with long hail of praise. A speaker claims thirty eight years of hay fever relief from the product while another notes speech freedom fears and government aid to farmers.
Vaudeville Partners Mourn After Woman's Death
A long running vaudeville act ends with the female partner's death and the survivor recalling reactions at church and cemetery. A friend remarks on the impact, while anecdotes on kings, tables, weeds, savings, platinum disks, and Jersey lightning appear in the same humorous note, reflecting a column of gags and fortunes.
Retort on Nervous Breakdown and Illness Myths
A maid jokes she never finds time for a nervous breakdown. A bedfast friend improves after her husband’s death forces work. The piece questions fear of death and notes many real illnesses go uncomplained, while a fretful woman’s discomfort may stem from flatulence rather than disease.
Graduation Invitations: One per Household Preferred
Dear Miss Markel explains that family invitations are not in best taste. Send separate invitations to each household member. If economizing is necessary for a large family, send one to Mr. and Mrs, another to Misses Smith, and a third to Messrs. Smith.
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Markel
Watkins Syndicate, Inc
Goethe nine requisites for contented living quoted
Quoted aphorisms on health wealth strength grace patience charity love faith and hope are listed. The piece notes observing the anti fireworks law on the upcoming Fourth of July and comments on public behavior verse humor about fireworks jokes a flirtatious married lady and a radio joke about a room light. It ends with a lighthearted file about A C the Scotch friend helping neighbors and toasting marshmallows at a Christmas fire.
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Goethe
What’s What At A Glance Lies Committee Promises
A glance at the inquiry yields little proof of linkage to prominent figures. Most agitators appear as small players, with few clear ties to major individuals or organizations. The committee has yet to establish solid connections or decisive findings.
Roosevelt's Radical Aides Win Most Policy Battles
Washington column argues that in the Roosevelt era radicals within the White House consistently win over conservative colleagues. It cites how initial conservative proposals are replaced by radical measures favored by younger aides, aided by Roosevelt’s personal dislikes of business leaders and his attraction to the group’s charm and loyalty.
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Wish for Friend Departing From Just Folks
A short verse by Edgar A. Guest offers warm farewells to departing friends. It wishes loyal hearts safe journeys with gentle winds and growing blossoms, hoping for luck, calm seas, merry welcomes, and a safe return. The poem blends well wishes with hopeful reassurance for distances traveled.
Words Of Wisdom Quote From Napoleon On Power
A concise maxim contrasts two world powers the sword and the mind. It notes the mind outlasts the sword in the long run, attributed to Napoleon.
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Woolen Head Weds Sign and Humorous Highway Notes
A collection of quirky roadside signs and newspaper captions presents a light, period voice on social life. Observers note jokes about weather detours, curbside service, dairy ads, and a contractor’s motto amid debates on New York’s literary status and authors’ travel costs.
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Office of Concrete Contractor
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