Thirty Years War Metaphor in Swarthmore Commencement
Newton D. Baker uses the Thirty Years War comparison to describe postwar bitterness and lingering tensions. He cites General Tasker Bliss noting war years plus afterins that shape attitudes for a generation and suggests Versailles failed as an instrument for lasting peace.
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Swarthmore College
Newton D. Baker
Tasker H. Bliss
General Bliss
Europe
Fewer deadbeats dot 1929 sales across 25 cities
Records show 306 retailers in 25 cities report less fraud and no rise in bad checks as prosperity eases. Credit vigilance and acceptance of checks help, though some classes may turn to theft when luxuries feel out of reach. Slow accounts outnumber 1929 but are not bad. normal employment will balance them.
Too Many White House Spokesmen Draw Fire
The piece argues the White House has excessive spokesmen who speak for President Roosevelt on radio and in syndicated articles. It warns public perception favors direct words from the president and notes advisers’ comments risk confusing the public and diminishing his influence and prestige.
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White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Colonel Howe
Professor Moley
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
United States
Home Owners Relief Act Opens Access to Mortgage Aid
Government predicted full operation within a month to ease foreclosures. The Home Owners' Loan Corporation backed by 2 billion dollars will offer bonds trades or cash loans up to 40 percent of appraised value with 15 year repayment at 5 or 6 percent. First branch to open within a week. broader rollout planned nationwide. Gandhi fast not news anymore.
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Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Loan Corporation
Haverhill Gazette
Oakland Tribune
Santa Monica
Boise Idaho Statesman
Congress
Charleston
S. C
Evening Post
Akron Beacon Journal
Kelter
All Of Us By Marshall Maslin The Worst Crime
The piece argues smallness as humanity’s worst crime. It contrasts how nagging fussing at loved ones erodes love and strength in women men and children, claiming persistent smallness wrecks life, distorts joy, and stifles growth and freedom.
English temperance talk prompts crowd surprise answer
An English temperance speaker concludes a hall address by boasting he has never visited a public house. A heckler asks from the back which pub he frequents, prompting a sharp exchange and a quiet moral point about restraint.
Press Comment Snippets From Dailies Across the Nation
A compilation of quips and editorial comments from various newspapers. The items include jokes about pigeons delivering mail, police power on beauty culture, aging signs, lawmakers and taxes, crossing safety with fast trains, forest policy, radio critics, and a professor noting chimpanzee training vs human infant response. The excerpts reflect light editorial tone and social commentary of their times.
Bible Thought For Today Ecclesiastes 7 16 Verse Quote
A brief devotional note cites Ecclesiastes 7 16 advising against self righteous excess and overwisdom. It echoes the warning to avoid pride and self destruction through extreme piety or wisdom.
Dinner Stories Her Good Points
Wife seeks a reference for their former maid and the husband notes her strengths. He mentions she has a good appetite and sleeps well, suggesting reliable daily habits as favorable traits.
Quips and Confessions from a Turbulent Era
A collage of social quips and personal notices from 1933 includes remarks on widows and widowers in West Virginia, a Scranton school director with a high salary yet illiteracy claim, and sharp takes on politics, education, and progress. It features Joe Bulger's farewell, reader letters, and short humorous vignettes including a Roy Simpson payroll joke and references to public figures and events.
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Fred Rentz
News Company
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Salt Creek
Republican
Fred
Joe
Lookout Mountain
Jake
Budget Balance Dominates Veteran Pension Debate Across Papers
A nationwide exchange shows a clash between President Roosevelt and Congress over veterans relief and budget balance. Editors from Richmond to Santa Monica urge restraint, warn of higher taxes, and call for fair treatment of veterans while arguing economy must predominate to preserve credit and confidence.
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Congress
Richmond News
ST. Joseph Gazette
SAN Jose Mercury Herald
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Lincoln State Journal
Fort Worth
Hartford Times
Asbury Park Evening Press
Washington
Glendale News-Press
Cincinnati Times-Star
Roanoke World-News
America
Oklahoma City Times
Providence Bulletin
Springfield
Mass
Washington Evening Star
Baltimore Sun
Morgantown Dominion News
Lilac Bank Keeps Its Pledge to Me
A poem by Edgar A. Guest praises lilacs by the door as a steadfast bank that never fails to pay dividends in May. The speaker notes purple blooms, sweet fragrance, and a faithful yearly display that comforts despite cold springs and restless thoughts about governments and promises.
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May
Edgar A. Guest
Once Overs By J. J. Mundy
A columnist urges readers to endure ailments without complaint and warns against seeking sympathy. The piece notes people often endure pain quietly and may die unexpectedly despite long suffering. It quotes a Puritan-leaning note about Pennsylvania's legislature deeming Sunday baseball forbidden.
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Pennsylvania
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