Washington and Jefferson on the Third Term Tradition
A survey of early views on presidents serving beyond two terms. Washington warned against prolongation via rumor or intrigue, while Jefferson urged caution to prevent life tenure. The piece traces later positions by Jackson, Hayes, McKinley, Roosevelt, and Wilson, framing the third term question as a constitutional and republican test.
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Washington
Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
White House
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Lafayette
Thomas _ _ Jefferson
Monticello
Vermont
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Old Hickory
Jackson
Congress
Rutherford B. Hayes
Theodore Roosevelt
Baltimore
Woodrow Wilson
Senate
House
A. Mitchell Palmer
A Woman Seeks Excitement Beyond Domestic Life
Kathleen Norris counsels Betty to counter dull routine with inner spiritual purpose. She argues happiness comes from a higher plan, prayer, and active engagement in life through study, volunteering, politics, or building a richer world beyond the home. The piece urges leveraging ambition and community work to escape monotony.
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Betty
God
Feller Aims for Great Year, Coach Praises Bunting Effort
Oscar Vitt lauds Bob Feller's natural talent and work ethic as key to a potential record year. Vitt highlights Feller's bunting practice, improvement on bases with runners, and mindset to win two extra games.
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Oscar Vitt
Bob Feller
van Meter
Vitt
Household Questions and Easy Fixes for Home Care
Compiled tips cover removing lemon marks from walls, keeping geraniums potbound, salting meat, furniture polishing with hot cheesecloth, frying fish at constant heat, proper sandwich spreading, using checked dish towels as curtains, tightening knobs with rubber washers, standing on a thick rug to avoid fatigue, and prewashing colored kerchiefs with cold water and turpentine.
Wounded When Time Heals Mind Reminds Us Of Wounds
A reflective aphorism notes that as time passes wounds fade, yet reminders reopen old pain and memory. The author cites Ovid and suggests that bringing up past hurts freshens the hurt instead of healing it.
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Ovid
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Aware
Bae
Tom Jefferson
Old Hickory’ Jackson
Hayes
McKinley
Western Newspaper Union
Thomas
Kathleen Norris
Bell Syndicate
WNU
By Kathleen Norris
Ned
Floyd
Kansas
Lola
Boston
Indians
Bunting
Feller
Grantland Rice
Easuad Tha Nurchaen
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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