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An extended editorial rant questions media treatment of John Coolidge and Hoover era politics. It critiques Des Moines banks joining a Minneapolis chain, praises Hoover’s stands, and laments corporate power, locust swarms, tariffs, and war debt anxieties while remarking on public worry and a sparse list of local incidents.
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Des Moines
Minneapolis
Northwestern States
Iowa
Woodlworth
Woolworth
Heredity and Society in a Reflective Essay
A speaker argues that heredity shapes ability and behavior more than effort or circumstance. He compares the poor to perpetual children and notes Napoleon and Dickens as examples of genius fading without youth. The essay surveys gender and intellect, challenging the idea that women lack philosophical candor compared to men.
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Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte
Charles Dickens
Candid Thinking and Gender Roles in Public Life
The author argues men are franker and more philosophic than women and that society overpraises women while undervaluing men. He suggests candid thinking benefits men in life and questions whether women would gain from adopting similar candor, noting women often avoid philosophy.
Progress in Nation's Capital Clears War Hotels
Workmen tear down war hotels between the capitol and union station to clear land for a plaza. The removals mark the start of replacing mushroom buildings the World War era government put up and will transform the area into a public space.
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Capitol
Union Station
Growth of the commerce department and its expanding offices
The piece notes the Department of Commerce has grown from a modest agency 25 years ago to occupying a vast building in Washington and planning more facilities. It contrasts Cleveland’s last cabinet where Attorney General Olney used a small residence with today’s Attorney General Mitchell presiding over an eleven story office.
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Department of Commerce
Washington
Olney
Cleveland
Mitchell
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