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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1946
Page
2
Secretaries Snyder and the President oppose any federal tax cut while urging balanced budgets and debt reduction. Despite hopes, expenditures for the first quarter of the 1947 fiscal year totalled over 9 billion dollars, suggesting room for economies. The administration insists on fiscal restraint to avoid deficits as revenues decline.
The article traces U S expansionism from early desires to spread westward to the 1898 Philippines annexation. It notes current reluctance to acquire new territory, except strategic island bases for defense, and stresses that colonies bring welfare costs and demands for self rule. It concludes Americans favor foreign trade over conquest and want other nations free to develop their own systems.
A man traveling with his wife and two young children signs a hotel register. He initially writes only "John Smith and family" but should correctly format as "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, two children" to clearly identify all members of the party.
Babson Park Mass October 2 1947 Babylon argues the market is not clearly bull or bear. He cites labor strife and political events as factors, critiques Federal Reserve rules on brokers, urges stronger protection for small investors, and recalls 1948 forecasts while stressing investor welfare and American industry reliance on small investors.
Notable 19th century figures are listed with brief birth dates and roles. George Bancroft, historian and diplomat, born in Worcester. George Ripley, Brook Farm leader and critic, born in Greenfield. John Gorrie, Florida physician who innovated for the ill, born in 1803.
Readable notes from October 3 1896 recount Frederick fair preparations with acts from McCabe and Daniels and a Morris pony circus, a trolley route update, canal flood damage, new electric lights at City Hotel, and speeches by Frederick J Nelson and Cyrus Thomas. A large Republican mass meeting is planned and a Bryan and Lee rally pole will be raised on Bentz street. Two items mention the era twenty years prior including library association attendance and harness horse exhibitions.
A compact timeline lists events from 1835 cornerstone of Mount Holyoke in Massachusetts to 1944 Allied push into Germany. It notes Lincoln’s Thanksgiving, Wilson’s peace treaty appeal, United Nations site selection, and a New York longshoremen walkout, alongside birthdays of notable figures and era-shaping moves in science and religion.
Dorothy Dix argues that marriage cannot transform incompatible partners into ideal spouses. She notes many fail to foresee flaws, warns against relying on conjugal magic, and links unmet expectations to higher divorce rates among the young. She urges self-knowledge and clear partner goals.
In 1700s England, a predicted miracle prevented national collapse as a divine providence appeared. The birth of John Wesley in 1703 and his later reforming work sparked Methodist societies that transformed spiritual life. The piece urges hope for America in the twentieth century and cites Wesley’s enduring impact.
A fragmentary newspaper card cites Bible verses from Psalms and James, contrasting trust not in oppression with warnings against greed. It includes Milton’s admonition on riches and Longfellow’s reflection on guilt and retribution, presented as literary excerpts.
Washington commentary argues lifting censorship inside Russia and publishing all notes with the Soviet Union since V E Day would prevent war. It claims Stalin’s recent friendship gesture was a ploy to sway American public opinion, while internal propaganda fosters hostility to the United States.
NEA columnist Peter Edson notes President Truman backed Agriculture Secretary Anderson on keeping livestock and meat price ceilings, warning that lifting controls amid shortages would spike prices. He argues seasonal markets, corn crop prospects, and political timing shape the debate over decontrol.
Price controls in livestock move beyond economics into politics, shaping discussions up to the top levels as inflation fears rise.
A visitor recalls seeing vast steam rising from Manhattan streets and learning that the New York Steam Company supplies central heating to over 2,500 structures. From Rockefeller Center to the Stock Exchange, major buildings and terminals rely on this single provider rather than individual boilers.
In 1945 Manhattan relied on steam for heating hot water cooking and air conditioning, with 14 800 million pounds of steam used daily for many purposes including advertising effects along Broadway. Four generating stations supplied about 60 percent, with significant savings from By‑product steam from Consolidated Edison plants. The New York Steam Company evolved into Consolidated Edison after 1929 when control shifted to the utility.
The piece explains common misuses and pronunciations of words such as fishes versus fish, the correct ow sound as in fuel, and notes on misspelling. It offers synonyms and a vocabulary approach, highlighting annihilate as today’s word defined as to reduce to nothing and destroy absolutely.
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