Predicting a Deadlock in the London Naval Conference
A 1935 Washington dispatch reports Japan pressing for equality in naval arms, threatening to abrogate the 1922 Washington treaty. The piece outlines Britain’s need for sea power, U.S. dreadnaught requirements, and possible future arms races, noting Germany France and Italy fueling race dynamics.
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Bassador
United States
Hiroji Saito
London
Japan
Great Britain
Far East
Asia
New Japan
Tsuneo Matsudaira
Norman H. Davis
Sir John Simon
Jesse
Orient
Tokyo
Nippon
Pacific
Britain
Admiralty
Isoroku Yamamoto
Japanese
Naval Air Corps
William D. Mitchell
Yamamoto
Switzerland Will Stand Firm In Face Of Germany
A column reviews Swiss resolve against political intrusion by Germany, noting universal Swiss military readiness and Switzerland’s pledge to expel German professors if Swiss teachers face political dismissal. It also cites Mrs Roosevelt’s child independence idea, US trade balance data, Ford partnership optimism, and ongoing European war talk with Hungary and Jugoslavia.
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Switzerland
Europe
Carl Barth
Bonn University
Kaiser
Prussia
Barth
Hitler
Germany
Franklin D. Roosevelt
NRA
Nye
United Aircraft Company
United Aircraft
Lighting meter promises optimal room illumination
The Parents Magazine introduces a small home lighting meter that gauges light like a thermometer, guiding correct lamp placement and task lighting. It cites eye strain statistics across age groups and links poor vision to extended hours and low level lighting, urging lighting regulation to individual needs.
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Parents
Science
Young Theologians in Dispute Over Beliefs
Lillian D Wald recalls summer impressions from the lower East Side and Henry Street Settlement. A hailstorm prompts a girl to claim Gods petting, while classmates Izzie and Giovanni quarrel over whose God is real. The teacher plans to bring a Bible to class to mediate.
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Lower East Side
New York
Lillian D. Wald
Henry Street
Izzie
Giovianni
Giovanni
Jaze
Bible Dialogue Ends in Shared Faith Between Rival Teachers
A student and his teacher examine rejected passages from their scriptures line by line until Izzie’s prejudice collapses and he concedes that the God worshipped in Hebrew texts is the same God.
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Izzie
Gift of Speech Cartoon Bursts With Tiny Ties
A Montreal Star cartoon caption shows an exchange where an old lady asks if a little boy can talk yet and the child replies that he can say thank you for a penny. The humor rests on a child’s polite response underscoring early language use.
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Montreal Star
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Fla
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Western Newspaper Union
Norfolk
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Swanson
U. S
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Uncle Sam
Ensel Ford
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The
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New York Chase National Bank
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England
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Eilng
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Chicago
Cuticura
Malden
Mass
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Ord Lee Fin
Leonard Ear Oil
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Leonard Merril
Leonard, Inc
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New York City
Gamnerat Foods
Battle Creek
Mich
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Postum
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Sapi
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