Moralists and Million Autos Reflect Shifting 1920s America
Four businessmen meet weekly for years then take children to Sunday school. America in 1928 saw 24,493,124 registered motor vehicles, with New York leading at 2,083,942 and California second. State and DC revenues from vehicle charges reached 222,680,025, up over seven percent from 2027.
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United States
New York
California
Ohio
Pennsylvania
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Michigan
Texas
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New Jersey
Wisconsin
Arizona
District of Columbia
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New Mexico
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Tennessee
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Wyoming
Delaware
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Defeatist attitude harms progress in business and life
A critic denounces defeatism as dishonest self view and subversive to progress. The piece contrasts genuine thinkers like Thoreau and Whitman with pessimists who undermine confidence, urging readers to avoid doom saying and to adapt to conditions for success in commerce and daily life.
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Thoreau
Walt Whitman
Virtue and equality in Voltaire and everyday life
Reader notes Voltaire’s mind and influence, contrasts with common myths about him, and argues equality rests on virtue. A 1929 reader quotes a plain remark on the heroic value of steady, everyday conduct and staying power in life.
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Voltaire
Napoleon
Frederick the Great
Mahomet
Emerson
Look Backward and Build a Better Community
The essay urges balancing forward progress with appreciation of past deeds in Rolfe and Pocahontas County. It argues gratitude for predecessors strengthens future growth, urges cooperative action, and warns apathy blocks services from business, education, religion, industry, and agriculture.
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Rolfe
Scandal Hints From Last World Series Woven in Commentary
The writer cautions that a scandal could grow from the recent World Series and cites the Philadelphia Athletics as an example of scandalous behavior. The piece jokes about reform efforts to stop ladies from playing bridge for prizes and notes the social clash with men playing poker for money.
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Philadelphia Athletics
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