Lincoln Remembered and Soviet Critique Mark 1948
A personal meditation on Lincolns birthday linking family memory and national myth, followed by a note on Soviet official criticism of Russian factories under Mostorg and reflections on European recovery plans, press freedom myths, and the 1948 budget being presented to Congress.
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Mostorg
Lowell Mellett
Russia
Mellett
Stalin
Carl Sandburg
Lincoln
Knox College
Galesburg
Nazi Soviet Pact Revealed in State Department Documents
US publication of captured German records exposes Nazi Soviet relations from 1939 to 1941. Hitler Molotov talks aimed to exclude Britain and the US from Europe while Stalin sought axis ties or Balkan, Dardanelles, and Middle East dominance. Hoover opposes foreign aid expansion and urges restraint on the Marshall plan. Roy Roberts forecasts Eisenhower stepping from politics.
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Foreign Office
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Africa
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Dardanelles
Middle East
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Balkans
Balkan
Central Asia
Poland
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hoover
Holidays fall on weekends in 1948 calendar wows readers
The 1948 calendar places many major holidays on Saturdays and Sundays. Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on Saturdays 1949, while Labor Day and Thanksgiving land on Mondays and Thursdays respectively. The piece notes Sunday holidays repeat only every 28 years, with the next triple Sunday arrangement not until 1976.
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Old Mill
Pretty Bunny Ball Crochet Pattern No 5667 Instructions
Crochet pattern notice offering Bunny Ball instructions for 20 cents. Readers are instructed to send coin and name address and pattern number to obtain stitch illustrations embroidering directions and finishing information.
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Bunny Ball
Splendid Cough Relief Mixed at Home
Home remedy ad describes making a cough syrup from sugar and water or honey, then adding 2% Pinex to make a pint of medicine. It claims fast relief for throat and bronchial irritation, easing soreness and helping sleep, with a money back guarantee if not pleased.
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