Congress Opens Under Roosevelts New Deal Plan
William Bruckart surveys Congress as it convenes, noting Roosevelt’s strategy to curb opposition with a recovery program and inflation controls. He warns that taxes, relief agencies, and TVA expansion threaten private business, while government silver purchases aim to restrain inflation and sustain the president’s agenda.
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Washington
Congress
George Norris
Nebraska
Norris
Searly
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
YT. V. A
Ohio River
Gulf of Mexico
World Again Hails Lindys From the Literary Digest
The piece extols Charles Lindbergh and Anne Lindbergh as modern mythic figures enduring perilous flights. It recounts the recent Africa to Brazil hop, their calm under strain, Anne’s witty radio exchange, and Lindberghs preference for secrecy to avoid crowd distractions. It ends with Anne’s warm greeting to supporters at a YWCA event.
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Literary Digest
Arctic
Tropics
Lindbergh
Bathurst” Bay
Guinea
Africa
South Atlantic
Natal
Brazil
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
British West Africa
Greenland
Sombre English Orators Reflecting on India Budget Speak
A historic English debate recalled from March 29 1909 in Calcutta. Sir Guy recounts a hot and close session before the council of India's minister. He admits fatigue and that he briefly fell asleep during his own oratory.
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Duke Commons
Fleetwood Wilson
Council ‘of India
Sir Guy
Eriton
Calcutta
Should Man Know Himself
Buck, a family physician, calls the idea impractical and unlikely to be believed. The piece quotes Mr Cato Ninetails and cites Cervantes on self knowledge as a difficult but potentially world changing pursuit. It argues most people avoid frank self assessment and settle for adequacy rather than mastery. The Indianapolis News attribution frames the discussion as a reflective vignette.
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Maggie
Samuel Insull
Greece
Chicago
Insull
Washington
Mr. Insull
Cato Ninetails
Cervantes
Buck
Indianapolis News
Mother Goose
Alfred Noyes
High Seas
Britannia
Drake
Bess
Cadiz
Nembre de Dios
Wiley Post
Kansas City Times
Drake the Pirate taunts spark debate in Kansas City Times
A Kansas City Times column defends Sir Francis Drake against a Michigan professor’s label of pirate. The piece rebukes a trend of stripping historic figures of glamor, recalling Drake’s feats, long voyages, and leadership while contrasting modern criticism with archival praise.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Michigan University
Sir Francis Drake
Firm Foundation If You Have Friends You Can Endure Anything
Helen Keller quote about friendship providing strength to endure any hardship and stay resilient through challenges.
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Helen Keller
Household Diary As A Real Value In Household Records
Diaries serve as practical records of daily life and costs for furniture, fuels, repairs, and garden work. A household diary, especially an impersonal one, proves valuable for future reference and memory refreshment.
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Kent
Lfears
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Bathtub Taboo Through Europe to Early America
A historical note traces bathing from medieval superstition to modern plumbing, describing beliefs that water harmed health and was forbidden in parts of Europe for centuries. It notes later American adoption of tub culture and advertises Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a liver remedy.
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Africa
South America
Lindy
Associated Press
Boston
Lindbergh
Anne
Rome
Europe
America
Tong
United States
City Star
Dandruff Cure Promises Healed After Five Years
A Virginia resident details a five year battle with severe dandruff and scalp irritation. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment, one sample stopped the itching and a single course healed her. Product prices and company details follow the testimonial.
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M. L Carruthers
Jetersville
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden
Mass
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William Bruckart
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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House
Tennessee Valley
Public Works Administration
Fort Worth
Texas
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Alcohol ‘Control Administration
Treasury
Western Newspaper Union
Lindys
le Bourget
Geld
New Jersey
Lindberghs
New York. Herald Tribune
Charles
South
Atlantic
Mike Resinol
Jere
California
Michigan
W. van Korlaar
San Pedro
WNU
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Saint Michael's Society
Methodist Church
The
Art Association
Matheson's
Journal of Economic and Business History
Ft Ave
Lord & Ames, Inc
Allegan
Mich
Leonard Emerick
Route 3
Dr. Pierce
Sol
Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dandruff
Cuthura
Jonas Bros
Farriers
Broadway
Denver
Colo
Hudson Wisc
Anty Drudge
Junior
Anty
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