Pity the Poor Civilians War Letter Satirizes Home Front
A reader letter by Andrew Pederson argues soldiers should not complain about hardships while civilians at home endure rationing and shortages. The piece notes critics of wartime measures, references rationing in butter and meat, and contrasts civilian sacrifices with military duties amid World War II.
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World Market Ties and War Finance Reflections Across States
A collage of editorials argues for global economic contact and war finance prudence. Articles urge tapping South American rubber, easing state tax surpluses, and shifting to peacetime jobs while maintaining wartime production.
The 101 Ranch and the Cherokee Strip Legacy
In northern Oklahoma the 101 Ranch once ruled a vast Cherokee Strip domain. Col. George Miller built a cattle empire from 1878, expanding into dairies, processing, and the famed Real Wild West Show. By 1950s era, government resettlement fragmented the property, ending a storied showplace of the Southwest.
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Fragmentary wartime opinion note on taxes and future
The text discusses local taxing bodies avoiding unnecessary levies and references ongoing world events. It mentions Russia advancing and Germany and Japan weakening in the Pacific, with a cautious view of reverses yet an overall hopeful outlook for the future.
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Goose Army and the eccentric doctor of a fantastic plantation
The piece describes a quirky old doctor leading a goose army and cultivating cotton with 3 009 ees to brew an elixir of perennial youth. His yard is paved with Bravestoner and his fabulous wealth circulates in surprising spots as told in The American Weekly distributed with Sunday Chicago Herald American.
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