Berlin Airport and City Life in Wartime 1940
The writer surveys Berlin's airport as the world’s largest, noting half an hour for planes from Copenhagen to Liverpool, and cites daily arrivals around 45 planes. They describe the airfield, Kaiser era parade grounds, observatories, and gourmet spots while observing radio-equipped planes and precise takeoff choreography. The piece contrasts beer culture, pretzels, and the city’s imperial landmarks, including Wilhelmstrasse and the German White House, with wartime German influence and travel costs.
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Berlin
Mughavey
Copenhagen
London
Paris
Soucon
Amsterdam
Dresden
Liverpool
Hamburg
Uze
Hearst proposals for national reform and defense
A historical digest lists proposed reforms including honest friendship with all nations, proportional Senate representation, unified defense under a National Secretary, federal action to abolish illiteracy, a January inauguration, a federal sales tax used to cut other taxes, a thirteen month calendar with Saturday holidays, constructing the Nicaragua Canal, and acquiring the French and English West Indies as part payment of national debt.
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George Washington
United States Senate
Army
Navy
Air Forces
Secretary of National Defense
Education
United States
Congress
Nicaragua Canal
Hearst Papers
English West Indies
Underpass Ordinance To Be Decided by Popular Will
Mayor C M Chambers urges residents of districts affected by main sail lines to express their views on the proposed underpass ordinance. He notes a rising problem of rail and street crossings and calls for a broad, individual expression of opinion to guide municipal officials, emphasizing self government and the right to petitions. Residents are invited to participate as counselors in this matter.
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C. M. Chambers
Chambers
A Nod to Mr. Alger in The Modern Temper
Joseph Wood Krutch surveys Horatio Alger as a cultural figure, noting self made men who heroically persevere. He questions whether the Alger hero reflects art or illusion and warns of a future with a more complex, less idealized type.
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America
Joseph Wood Krutch
Horatio Alger
Alger
Henry Ford Between Sympathy and Indecision on Edison Relic
In Schenectady Henry Ford weighs a curious choice over a tobacco chew linked to Edison. The item, wrapped and labeled, is found among Steinmetz’s effects and offered by Steinmetz’s foster son to Ford for his Dearborn museum.
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Henry Ford
Hue
Mister Ford
Schnectady
Thomas A. Edison
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Little Giant
Steinmetz
Joseph Uayden
Dearborn
Knowledge Is Power Hot Check Artist Swindles San Antonio
A man posing as a doctor calls San Antonio druggists, sending a bogus prescription to trap clerks into accepting worthless checks for cash differences. After a detailed method is published, he repeats the operation with the same success.
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San Antonio
Auto-intoxication By Royal 8 Copeland
Old style health column discusses auto intoxication from poor habits. It warns against overeating and lack of exercise, links constipation to toxins, and notes symptoms like headaches, stomach issues, and fatigue. Advised remedies include diet changes, regular exercise, and dental checks, citing 1950 newspaper feature.
Growth and exaggerated claws in fiddler crabs
The text explains how differential growth rates alter body proportions, using fiddler crabs as a primary example. It describes how the male's oversized claw enlarges relative to the body, while female claws remain proportionate, and notes growth arrest limits in crabs and humans.
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Aera
Higgeer
Ithtin
Respect Yourself by Elsie Robinson
A fragmentary commentary argues that every person bears a divine image and self respect is the true strength. It contrasts self respect with pride and conceit, cites biblical imagery, and urges honoring the inner worth that mirrors God.
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Elsie Robinson
The Image of God Within Us and Our True Self
A reflective meditation discusses the inner divine image in every person. It argues that each individual bears the beauty and dignity of God, beyond outward flaws or doubt, urging adherence to courage and truth in daily life.
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Strange Atery
Ag Univerna
Oman'e
Hanier
Hla Seit
Realnoteh
Saphead Sisters Moll Event Sparks Alchemy in Writing Room
Cordelia and Towse discuss choosing a pencil for writing love letters. Cordelia favors a soft lead for smooth lines, while Towse warns against hard leads that grip the page. The exchange hints at intimate rituals within a raucous household.
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Cordelia—Alwarn
A Thinker on Morality and Conscience in Photography
A columnist muses on shock, propriety, and conscience in the eyes of society. Wax dolls, not living flesh, provoke debate about morality, thinking, and what is considered right or wrong across eras and cultures. Darwin is cited to illustrate subjectivity in perception.
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Darwin
Patagonia
South America
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Uber
Fraukies
Jon Weber
Mike
von Rindenburg
Derlin Palace
Witte Nouse
Wilhelmstrasse
Hipilenburg
Bararng
New York
Sam “Teer
Wilhelainn
Allind
Derlin
Germany
Wollands
Holland
Schwab
The
Hearst Papers Advocate
Mr. Alger
Dulin
Royal
Copeland
Neua
Berome
Newapaper
Aleinach
Nine-Wing
Goerelsht
G. Welly
Quien Itusler
Ceoree Powell
Pelf Reapert
Mimvel
Gond
God
King
Antonio
Bonehead Brothers
Saphead
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