Atheism Campaign of Russia Exposed
New York reports details of a five year plan to eradicate religion in the Soviet Union. The plan calls for closing religious schools halting theology teaching and erasing God from public life within five years and enforcing atheism through state control of houses of worship and propaganda. Religious materials would be banned and believers could be expelled or punished.
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New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Pan-Unionist Commission
Soviet Union
Daily Improvement: Edgeworth and the habit of personal growth
A 1933 Western Newspaper Union piece uses Richard Lovell Edgeworth as a model for daily self-improvement. It contrasts Huntley’s failed business due to stagnation with Burroughs who evolves, arguing constant personal and professional updating sustains success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lovell Edgeworth
Maria
Huntley
Burroughs
Western Newspaper Union
Hen lays double egg in California farm
A Stockton hen owned by Timothy Donahue surprised observers by laying a large egg containing a perfectly formed second egg inside. The remarkable occurrence sparked curiosity about the bird’s health and laying patterns.
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Stockton
Calif
Timothy Donahue
Families Keep Their Motors in Auto Industry Recovery
New York report by James Dalton of Motor shows 1982 passenger cars in operation total 20,929,001 with 3,252,292 trucks and 24,182,383 vehicles overall. Despite a 6.1 percent fall from 1931, 1932 marks recession bottom. truck registrations drop 6.1 percent and state patterns reflect industrial vs agricultural impacts. Michigan leads losses with 220,000 cars, followed by Texas 165,000, Ohio 133,000, and Oklahoma.
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New York
James Dalton
Motor
United States
Fair Ac
New Jersey
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
West Coast
Michigan
Texas
Ohio
Oklahoma
England's Queen of Beauty Miss Laura Wilde
Laura Wilde was voted England's Queen of Beauty by popular acclaim. She received a purse of about 2000 dollars as the prize for her title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Wilde
England
Car registrations decline not equal to scrap total
The article notes that 129,000 vehicles in Iowa, North Carolina, Illinois and Wisconsin alone exceed 100,000 cars each year. It argues drops since 1929 do not prove more than 2,000,000 cars scrapped, as many are still serviceable but stored due to owners’ inability to cover operating costs.
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Iowa
North Carolina
Illinois
Wisconsin
Household Hints for Stains and Kitchen Care
To remove peach stains cover stain with wet salt and let stand for 24 hours. Wash in lukewarm water. Use tweezers to aid ripping or pulling threads. Use cooked starch on leather to renew color and add a varnish-like protection. Warm butter and spread on bread. Clean range enamel with vinegar and dry polish. Soak kerosene on cloth for clock that won’t run. Grease tins and flour cake pans to avoid crust.
Man Restores Lost Twenty-Five Dollars in Kalamazoo
In Kalamazoo Michigan Ralph Kruzinga a needy and jobless man who found twenty five dollars returned it to Fred W Reuss father of eight children The incident shows a good deed by a stranger contributing to the community.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
Fred W. Reuss
Ralph Kruzinga
Mysterious Indian animal glides with skin sails
A 20 inch long creature from the Indian archipelago, nicknamed a lemur though it is not a lemur, can fly or jump about 200 feet. It has no wings, but a skin membrane grows from its body connecting four feet and tail to form sails that unfold for gliding.
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Western Newspaper Union
Traffic Ticket a Month Too Much for Nerves
New York taxicab driver Alice Sarkis, one of the city’s few women chauffeurs, says she has received 13 traffic tickets in as many months and plans to quit. She claims descent from Pocahontas and says she will return to the Mattaponi reservation in Virginia to escape ongoing harassment by traffic policemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alice Sarkis
Sarkis
Mattaponi Reservation
Virginia
Costello
Eiffel Tower Sways Ten Feet Amid Wind Gusts
The Eiffel Tower sways up to ten feet from side to side during strong winds, illustrating the tower’s flexible design and wind resistance.
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Eiffel Tower
Yale Names Reginald D Root New Head Football Coach
Reginald D Root appointed Yale head football coach to succeed Marvin A Stevens. Root, a Yale graduate of 1926, recently served as freshman coach and varsity lacrosse coach. At twenty nine he has taught political economy at Yale for over a year.
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Reginald D. Root
Yale
Marvin A. Stevens
Root
First President No Ascetic in His Life
The piece argues George Washington was not an ascetic figure. Diaries show him hunting, dancing, attending theaters, banquets, and balls. He enjoyed theater, laughter, and social gatherings, even amid war, with life at Raleigh tavern epitomizing Virginia’s lively, luxury-filled frontier society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
New England
Virginia
Nathanael Greene
Wile
Williams
Burg
Washington
Raleigh Tavern
Dr. Pierce's Pellets Advertises Cathartic Relief
Ad copy promotes Dr. Pierce's Pellets as best for bowels stomach and five part system. Claims include a single Pellet for a cathartic effect and taxative three for relief.
Time's Change Reflections on Work Becoming Privilege
An elderly figure contrasts past duty with present pride as labor shifts from obligation to a valued opportunity. The remark frames a broader social shift echoed in community discourse about work and status.
Bayer Aspirin Tablets Advertised for Quick Dissolve
Advertisement urges consumers to ask a doctor about Bayer Aspirin Tablets and to ensure the product is genuine. It claims rapid dissolution both when swallowed and used as a gargle, promising minimal gritty residue. Boxes of 12 or bottles of 100 are offered at drugstores.
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Tren
Elbe
W Budreckis
WIU
P.v. Sarueant
JC. Turner
Atlanta Water Department
Henri Buchner
Verdun
Russia
Father Sage
Sibiriakov
Arctic
Japan
Gapsy Gertie
BAYER
Pittsburg
Finine
Cherokee Coal Producers Association
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