Raw Deals of Old Were Flops Too
A Chicago Oriental Institute note argues ancient Babylon showed price and wage controls failed, mirroring modern policy critiques of Roosevelt era programs. It cites Hammurabi era brain trusters, claims prosperity returned with freer markets, and mocks potential future government meddling as the Babylonians did.
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Tigres
Euphrates
Oriental Institute
University of Chicago
Roosevelt
Hammurabi
Babylon
Senator Black Criticized For Radio Remarks On Welfare States
Reprinted from Alfarea December 12 1985 the column assails Senator Black of Alabama for calling social legislation in other nations weak and mocks his views. The writer condemns alleged hatred and intolerance and contrasts U S labor conditions with those abroad while noting foreign examples and economic aid requests.
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Senator Black
Farley Defies Critics On Raw Deal Aims In Massachusetts
In a Massachusetts speech Mr Farley challenges critics of the administration to name specific elements of the Raw Deal they would abolish. He signals a firm stance against what he calls the critics’ vague attacks.
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Farley
Massachusetts
Barbed wire, courage, and the will to persevere
War correspondent W. W. Chaplin compares a Ethiopian monkey family to Western resolve and urges action over despair. He cites a 35 mile barbed wire fence and argues that readers should climb, cut, or go around obstacles. The piece champions perseverance, belief in a way through, and rejecting "I can't."
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W. W. Chaplin
Universal Service War
Ethiopia
Monkey
Father Monkey
Zorage
Mother Monkey
Chaplin
Sancho Panza
Don Quixote
Richelieu
Napoleon
Reflection on Jeffersonian Democracy Sayings and Public Works
Fragmentary reflection quotes James Madison style remarks on public works versus private handling rent and management of a Harper's Ferry cannon mine and concerns about monopolies in government. The text discusses competition reducing value and warns against concentrating resources and offices. The piece cites a mine and ongoing public works under private hands and the risk of tenantless assets.
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Ipon
Jess
Harper's Ferry
Fragmented Reconstruction Era Rhetoric on Debt and Taxation
A historical passage laments the slide from personal suffering to public debt and widespread misery. It argues that precedent leads society toward automatism, with taxation and paper money as perilous outcomes, predicting political upheaval and heightened passions during election times.
Contagion, Taxation, and Public Reflections in 1928
A fragment from Edwin C. Hill discusses isolation due to contagion, then pivots to war, land and stamp taxes as sedatives to curb ardor. It urges Congress to confront deficits and waste, warns against debt impinging daily life, and argues the peril of biased monetary schemes. The piece critiques government mismanagement and the dangers of overburdening citizens.
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Congress
King Feas
Washington
England
Defective Eyes And Vision In School Children
Royal S Copeland M D stresses the vital role of clear vision for students. improper eye growth causes myopia hyperopia or astigmatism and eye strain. proper care including corrective exercises or glasses during growth helps prevent lifelong eye weakness. early use of glasses may allow later removal.
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Royal S. Copeland
Shatter the Illusions of Youth and Live the Truth
An impassioned manifesto argues that illusions are dangerous delusions masking cowardice. The author urges readers to abandon childish beliefs and face reality with courage, citing Saint Paul and a call to maturity.
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Gal
Jis
Jerge
Tar- Sust
King Keay Hynd
Tne
One Constitution's Wide Influence Across Nations
Max Berns notes the U S constitution has inspired numerous global constitutions over 100 years. He cites provinces of Atatria and South Africa adopting patterns, plus France Switzerland Belgium Czechoslovakia and Finland copying its framework.
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Ica
Europe
Australia
Attica
Canada
Brazil
Argentina
Venezuela
Bolivia
Colombia
Funa
King Peay
Syd
Loc
Park Daydreams By D C McIntyre In New York
A stream of whimsical first person thoughts by D C McIntyre as he wanders toward a park in spring. He imagines sunlit streets, park scenes, zebras at the zoo, and playful fantasies of a carefree urban morning in Fifth Avenue mood.
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D. C. McIntyre
New York
Waald
Tim
Kin Hubbard
Pve
Tve
Eifth Avenue
Misefield
George Ade
Savey Plaza
First Alamo pilgrimage becomes annual Fiesta feature
From the files of the San Antonio Light April 25, 1976 recounts the first Alamo pilgrimage linked to Prieta de San Jacinto celebration. It notes Texas Cavaliers and Fiesta Officials announcing the event’s annual status and ties to the city’s festive lineage.
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San Antoniio
the Alamo
Texas Cavaliers
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Max Berns
Thomas Dante Norton
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Amer
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McIntyre
Paul Swan
Omar
San Antonio
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