Purge politics split Senate as relief vote looms
National Affairs reports on Roosevelt’s purge fallout in the Senate with leaders fearing patronage cuts and clashes over wage hour rules. Key figures: Gillette Dickinson Van Nuys Clark and Bennett Clark. New Jersey relief vote sparking bipartisan concern while Supreme Court wage hour rulings loom.
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Supreme Court
Washington
United States
White House
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
Lester J. Dickinson
Frederick van Nuys
Indiana
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Hoover
Abdominal Belts and Mental Treatment in Voyage Health
A travel sickness belt may limit abdominal movement to reduce sea, train, and air sickness. Observations show lying down stabilizes the abdomen, while seated or standing reintroduces symptoms. Mental and psychic treatment is urged for most patients, with physicians creating an atmosphere of cure in the sickroom and considering obsessions and hysteria as part of disease behavior.
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W. Tober
Basel
Lenggenhager
Tobler
Howev
C. F. Martin
Montreal
Charles P. Emerson
Merck of Medicine
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Aunt Tibby's Trunk
Bert Howard and Mazie discuss Aunt Tibby who has left six months ago and may return soon. They debate keeping her and the family, wondering about the trunk she supposedly uses to carry stocks and bonds and its value. The scene hints at family tensions and bequeathment.
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Bert Howard
Tibby
Mazie
Titian
Aunt Tibby
Bert
Jaust
David
Aunt Tibby Keeps Hidden Trunk Yet Readies Will Reading
In a tense scene Aunt Tibby, near death, resists a move to place her in a home. A trunk of mementoes and a will reading unfold as family members press for access. The trunk holds the key to family history and fortune, with magic trinkets Mazie hopes will aid her.
On the Highway and the Human Need for Rules
The passage argues that security and etiquette arise from human nature yet are often seen as irritations. It notes reactions to a woman in an elevator and general friction when guiding rules clash with desire for freedom. It claims rules exist for convenience and comfort rather than restriction.
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Securites
Pike
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