P G Of The Century Calls Post Office Modernization Change
The piece notes Lawrence F. O'Brien’s push to abolish the cabinet Post Office and create a non profit government mail service run professionally. Washington reaction is cautious as lawmakers resist major agency elimination while modernizing efforts lag and funds for mechanization remain partially spent. Today’s quip: He who hesitates gets bumped.
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Lawrence F. O’brien
Congress
Johnson
O’brien
Washington
Cryptoquote Puzzle Keyboard: Chinese Ciphering Style
Daily puzzle notes present a cryptogram with letter substitutions and hints. The sample shows A replacing L L L for three L's and X replacing O. It notes that each day the code letters change and includes a quote about judges, then attributes to Tacitus.
Woodrow Wilson and the U.S. Entry to World War I
The piece recounts Wilson's 1917 plea for war and America's shift from isolationism. It notes the 1917 Senate resolution and 1917 House declaration, the Lusitania sinking, unrestricted submarine warfare, and Wilson's mediation effort via Colonel Edward House. It mentions misjudgments by both sides and a path toward a league of nations.
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Woodrow Wilson
Germany
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
America
Wilson
League of Nations
Charles Evan Hughes
United States
Lusitania
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Mississippi
Europe
Great Britain
U.S
Edward House
Britain
France
Austria
House
Edward Grey
England
British Isles
Mexico
Japan
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Wilhelm II
Wilhelm
David Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Orlando
Italy
Wonders and Housebound reflections in Dear Abby column
A Dear Abby column excerpt shows a husband suspicious of hidden lingerie and a wife lamenting being excluded from his trips. The piece shifts to a Housebound letter about neglect and shared marriage activities, then a cat loving mother’s note defending pet care before addressing personal-ad advice and WWI era reflections on peace and war.
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Abby
John Donaldson defies quota enforcement in 1957 Ohio farm stand
Letter recounts Uncle Sam’s bid to seize the 389 acre Hartland Township farm after a 322 to 533.53 judgment sealed in Toledo in 1958. Donaldson refused to participate in wheat quotas, faced foreclosure threats, and claimed due process was denied. Narrator cites World War II service and advocates free market farming.
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Uncle Sam
John Donaldson
Hartland Township
Huron County
Ohio
John
Sam
Federal District Court
Toledo
6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Jack
Vietnam
Enterprise
Winthrop French R.F
Wakeman, Ohio
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P.G. of the
Daily Crossword
Tacitus
Jaffe
Levene
Levenson
Winslow Homer
India
North Sea
Prophets
Song Bird
Constellation
Jim Bishop
Abigail van Buren
Mrs. L. D
Pottsville
Los Angeles
Cal
Cadburn Woods
Aikby
Lois
Chatfield
Tom
Lisa
Larry Darling
Heavenly Haven
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