Notes on an Innocent Bystander in The Saturday Review
A survey of magazine commentary and war reportage humor and commentary. It notes Lieut John Mason Brown clashing with Archibald Henderson and cites pieces from Harper's Time Punch and the Times, with reflections on war fronts and literary criticism.
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John Mason Brown
Archibald Henderson
G. B. Shaw
Saturday Review
Henderson
Brown
Shaw
Irving Wallace
Hollywood
Pearl Buck
Harper's
Woollcott
Reader's Digest
Japan
Typewriter Ribbons and Portraits of Ladies in Quotes
A collage of quotations describes characters and figures with wry portraits. Edith Wharton, Alexander, Margaret Batley, Anne Parrish, Henry, and John G Pollard appear in witty lines about style age and identity.
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King Lardner
Edith Wharton
Alexander
Margaret Batley
Anne Parrish
Henry
John G Pollard
Thanksgiving Spirit Born From Early War Era
The text notes that Thanksgiving traditions date back to 1777 when the colonies celebrated after Burgoyne's defeat and cites Washington's push for a national day of thanks to honor the opportunity to establish a government. It frames Thanksgiving as rooted in wartime resilience and founding-era unity.
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Burgoyne
Plymouth
Mass
Washington
Mother of Thanksgiving Day and Her United Rise
The daughter of a Revolutionary War army captain, Mrs. Sarah Josepha Buell Hale of Newport New Hampshire is hailed as the Mother of Thanksgiving Day for guiding Lincoln to proclaim a national festival in 1863. A 91 year life as author and editor of Godey's Lady's Book is noted as context to a renewed wartime spirit and gratitude amid conflict.
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Carl Sandburg
Harcourt, Brace
Thomas Mann
Knopf
Manhattan
Ed Beattie
Crowell
Edward W. Beattie Jr
United Press
Munich
Daladier
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Hitler
Sarah Josepha Buell Hale
Newport
N. H
Lincoln
Hale
Godey
Boston
United States
Thanksgiving War Sermon Urges Patriot Resolve and Free Speech
The author links Thanksgiving to wartime sacrifice and freedom, urging Americans to back the fight at home and abroad. He contrasts American liberty with occupied Europe and warns that rationing taxes and casualties are shared burdens. He warns against surrendering rights like free press and speech.
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Canada
Mexico
America
Europe
Thanksgiving Reflections on Freedom and Tolerance
A Native of Thanksgiv ing, N C weighs the ethics of decapitation ceremonies in contrast to freedoms preserved in the United States. The piece contrasts mob violence in Europe under Hitler with Americans’ right to worship freely, noting this Thanksgiving as a reminder of enduring rights and religious liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Hitler
Capital Chaff and Hollywood Troubled by Pay Ceiling
Bernard Baruch seeks permanent Washington housing while Archibald MacLeish rents the old Robert E. Lee house in Alexandria. A New York banker balks at rent, quipping about his $50,000 former husband. The piece notes the $25,000 net income limit under the new tax rule, effects on salaries, and broken contract options for stars. It highlights hidden heroes in Egypt’s tank repair crews and McNary’s push for farm labor via furloughs, with War Secretary Stimson replying. Navy briefings close the note.
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Bernard Baruch
New York
Washington
Librarian of Congress
Archibald MacLeish
Robert E. Lee
Alexandria
Georgetown
Lionel Atwill
General MacArthur
Actor Atwill
Mrs. Atwill
Hollywood
Treasury
Baby Twins Dolls Pattern No 8293
Sewing circles announce a Christmas tree toy pattern for 15 inch dolls with muslin bodies and colorful outfits. Pattern No. 8293 offers steps and fabric needs. readers are urged to send their orders to the listed address.
Mourning Colors Vary by Country Across Regions
Mourning colors differ worldwide with red in parts of Africa, white in China and Japan, grayish brown in Ethiopia, pale brown in Iran, sky blue in Syria and Armenia, violet in Turkey, and yellow in Egypt and Burma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
China
Japan
Ethiopia
Iran
Syria
Armenia
Turkey
Egypt
Burma
Treat Constipation This Gentler Way
A health notice promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a gentler treatment for constipation. It explains that unlike harsh purgatives it acts on the colon contents and, with ample water, aids easy elimination. It notes All-Bran is made in Battle Creek and advises consulting a doctor if relief is not found.
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Kelloge’s
Battle Creek
National Strength Quote From Newton D. Baker
A brief quotation highlights that national strength relies on uninterrupted processes of character building as stated by Newton D. Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton D. Baker
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Benito
Dewey
Judith Evelyn
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House of Worship
Quartermaster Corps
United States Army
G. Obbler
Thanksgiving
N. C
Gobbler
Washington, D. CO
U. S. Ordnance Corps
Detroit
U. 8
Charley McNary
Oregon
McNary
Stimson
U. S
England
Secretary of War
Merry
Welles
Ed Flynn
Democratic National Committee
AFL
CIO
Bill Green
Phil Murray
White House
Navy Department
Lieut, Shott
Sweet
Judy
Jim
Willie
Millie
Twin Toys
New
Montgomery Street
San Francisco
Hulman & CO
Terre Haute, Ind
United States War Bonds
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