Roosevelt's Tariff Policy on Sound Basis
Roosevelt outlines a balanced approach to post Lausanne economics. He favors revising tariffs to revive world trade, rejects debt repudiation, and argues creditors must receive payment through goods and services without erecting prohibitive tariffs. He urges reciprocal trade with honest nations and warns against protectionist walls that block wealth flow.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Uncle Sam
Great Britain
France
Germany
United States
The Dreamer at the Dormitory Door
A narrator recalls overheard poems and letters read aloud by fellow students and friends, recalling romantic verses and sneers. He laments exposure of his private writings, notes mockery from peers, and resolves to confront the crowd with quiet, wounded humor.
Teasing Mama in the Gleaming Window
A verse lyric recalls a mother at a New Jersey window knitting as her fair haired boy teases him with a plaintive plea to speak sing and whisper again. a window light glows as the speaker asks why the son teases. The poem names George E. Phair as the author.
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New Jersey
Laddie
George E. Phair
City council debates ban on crime stories in magazines
A Chicago proposal suggests abolishing magazines that publish detective and crime tales to curb murder. Critics argue crime stories reflect but do not cause crime and point to historic readers who consumed similar works without violence.
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Chicago
Nick Carter
Gladstone
Woodrow Wilson
Bertrand Russell
G. K. Chesterton
Shakespeare
Robinson Crusoe
Careless of Life in U S Accidents Record
A national safety report details 34 500 motor deaths 29 000 home fatalities and 10 600 000 non fatal injuries last year. It notes a $2 225 000 000 burden in wage loss medical costs and overhead while urging awareness of the vast human cost.
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United States
National Safety Conference
Costa
Listen World by Elsie Robinson
Opinion piece extols embracing grief as a path to growth and universal connection. It argues that sharing sorrow deepens understanding, binds humanity, and transforms pain into spiritual renewal beyond the confines of happy, sheltered lives. The essay frames grief as a doorway to life’s broader mysteries and communal healing.
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Copsment
Slag Tene
Tae
Ambiguous Toasts and Tales From a Distant Wedding
A nostalgic ramble recalls bygone social moments with wedding quirks and public retellings. The piece notes couples flubbing vows, couples not noticing kisses, and a call for humility amid local gossip and confusion about manners and memory.
Hearst Papers Advocate Platforms Labor Jobs Tax Reform
The Hearst Papers Advocate outlines three policies to boost employment and circulation. It calls for five billion dollar loans to relieve unemployment, a 5 percent sales tax with lower income taxes to finance industry, and a reform of the Volstead Act to allow light wines and beers, revive industry and provide government income while reducing crime and restoring personal liberty.
Marry-Go-Round by Helen Rowland reflects on marriage bonds
A 1944 column examines midseason romance versus lasting marriage, noting male reluctance to commit, the pull of fleeting flirtations, and the idea that true partnership survives the tests of time. It humorously weighs charm, desire, and social expectations in relationships.
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Aic Reeener
Ned Deletombe
George Pratt
Racoon Creek
Ohio
Helen Rowland
Care of Skin in Summer by Royal S Copeland
Summer elevates skin problems due to heat and sun exposure. Preventive steps include cautious sunbathing, wearing shoes to curb ringworm, and prompt medical care for infections or conditions such as barber’s itch and impetigo contagiosa. A daily cleansing routine plus warm baths aid skin health.
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Royal S.copeland
Bath Noysor
Ahower
Turkiah Baths
Jensen
Klow Kosturer
Aim
Tney
Etiquette Qs From Kathryne De Peyster on Dining Manners
Reader asks how to eat olives and French fries with proper manners and how to break bread in restaurants. The column answers olives held to nibble the pit, fries with a fork, rolls broken not cut, and offers a phonetic guide to hors d oeuvres pronunciation.
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Miss de Peyster
Liglian
Remembering City Detective Era and Bertin System
An old city hall housed the detective department twenty years ago as officials introduced the Bertin measuring system. Detective Deacon Miller led the work though the title shifted, and friends joked about office practice. Later fingerprint methods advanced and Bertin data was retired.
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City Hall
Berton
Deacon Miller
Jesa
Diller
10 and 20 Years Ago From The San Antonio Light
Readers recall past local events with brief notes from August 4 to 6, 1928. Mentions Joncas EB Fergueen former governor of Lexus and U S senator candidate arriving for duties with the Organized Reserves in Bar And Lonlo. Master Sergeant Tamils Dam and corporal Joseph W Davenport listed among staff. Also notes Colonel Frank B Holland, former Dallas mayor, visiting San Antonio with Farm and Ranch staff. discusses potential bid to resell public school stations at tomorrow meeting.
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Joncas EB. Fergueen
Lexus
United States
Tamils Dam
Bar
Lonlo
Organized Reserves
Seregenok
Frank v B. Holland
Dallaa
Texas Farm and Ranch
San Antonio
J. C. Roberts
H. F. Speer
Unitas
Mil~ Ton Everett
Farm and Ranch
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Comraunion
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Tushand
Reh Tomaril Pee
Hearst Papers Advocate
Sinder
Reno Ruth
Jook
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Earth
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A. W. Bebbet
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Mer Armey
S Josep W. Davenport
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