House stalls on Supreme Court plan amid political risks
Washington. House leaders delay a vote on Roosevelt's court expansion proposal awaiting Senate action. Public opinion, local press and district sentiment shape lawmakers as they weigh the political peril of backing or opposing the President. Wheeler’s two thirds plan faces scrutiny as Morgenthau cites silver losses and subsidy debates.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
John Jones
Sam Smith
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Congress
NRA
High Court
Wheeler
Joseph T. Robinson
White House
Louis D. Brandeis
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Harding
The Rogues Gallery and the Pathfinding Sailor Maury
Neil Stafford muses on aging and everyday irritants from smoking to telephones and service staff. The piece honors Matthew Fontaine Maury, “Pathfinder of the Seas,” detailing his 1847 wind and current charts, vast maritime impact, and postwar legacy in Virginia.
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Jones
Decatur
Lawrence
Perry
Farragut
Dewey
Matthew Fontaine
Maury
Virginia
Navy
Ohio
Washington
Hydrographic Office
Naval Observatory
Confederacy
England
America
Virginia Military Institute
Richmond
Household Questions On Care And Food Preparation
Household questions cover lace care with hot soap water followed by cold water and milk to stiffen, pressing tips for rayon and synthetic fabrics, coffee yields 25 cups per gallon, and stain removal with cold or boiling water with borax or glycerin. Also advised are careful stocking handling, horseradish sauce recipe, and dish soaking guidance.
Kitchen Tips From An Old Cook Book
A collection of practical hints for cooking and home care. Includes bean seasoning with brown sugar salt mustard and vinegar plus cream or egg yolk options. Laundry notes advise overnight cold-water soaking to remove sulphur and steps to wash blankets with lukewarm soap lather. Also a tip to reuse cooled beef fat as a lard substitute.
Foreign Phrases Glossary Snapshots
A list of Latin and other language terms with English equivalents. Entries include for native land sui generis apropos de bottes y a Roma por todo pis aller sesquipedalia verba voila taedium vitae usus loquendi mala fide and modus verendi.
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Sui Generis
Rome
The Notion of David Atchison as President for a Day
The article recounts how David R. Atchison of Missouri, then president pro tempore of the Senate, was popularly labeled President for a Day when Polk’s term ended March 3 1849 and Taylor’s began March 4. It notes Atchison’s own denial of any formal presidency and cites constitutional experts agreeing the office was vacant that noon to noon.
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Kansas
Missouri
David R. Atchison
Kentucky
Achison
Zachary Taylor
James K. Polk
George M. Dallas
Senate
Benton
Atchison
National Congress
Friends of Atchison
Polk
Taylor
Dallas
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Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
United States
China
Bell Syndicate
WNU
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Rogues’ Gallery
Neil Stafford
By Neil Stafford
Mr. Higgins
Mr. Jones
Defense
Pathfinder of the Seas
Associated Newspapers
Eall
Dr. N. Howe
Burns
Don Leon
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