Sound Proposals for Shipping Sound Proposals for Shipping
Senator McAdoo of California offers two constructive subsidies to keep American ships in inter coastal trade. He would authorize one to two dollars per displacement for each round trip voyage by ships capable of 16 1 2 knots and exempt eligible vessels from Panama Canal tolls. The shipping lines have already withdrawn ships, and Congress must cover the cost gap or the service will vanish. His plans are sensible and urgent, though short of full merchant marine support, and align with making the fleet a naval reserve component in peace for national defense.
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McAdoo
California
Congress
President
U.S. Navy
Naval Reserve
NAVY
Insured Wedlock and the Marriage Education Idea
Dr Thaman B Rice chief of the Indiana Bureau of Health argues for prepared marriage education similar to careers like medicine law or farming. He says happy marriage cannot be codified by fixed rules and depends on individuals learning to get along with partners and others, to reduce divorce rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaman B. Rice
Indiana Bureau of Health
Rice
Miles
Edlocky
Auto License Shopping Early in 1938
Take advantage of early license plates at the Bexar county courthouse. Registration runs February 1 to March 31 for about 82,000 motor vehicles. Don’t delay as every car owner must buy a new plate. there’s no clearance sale on this item.
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Bexar County
Bexar’s
Bleeders Disease Explained and Its Hereditary Nature
Bleeders memophilia is a hereditary condition where blood does not clot normally. It can cause prolonged bleeding after minor injuries and requires precautions to avoid stress and injury. The article notes the disease as the “eiscase of kings” and references terminology like “headers” for sufferers and ongoing medical efforts for a cure.
Treatment Advances In Disease By Royal Copeland
An IT Vinvo implies advances in treating disease with new vaccines. Historical notes discuss controlling severe bleeding by injections of horse serum or human blood. The text hints at later aims to manage excessive bleeding through specialized vaccines and broader medical progress.
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Ttaf
King Feng
Synat
Tac
Ten and Twenty Years Ago From S A Light Files
A collage of 1928 and earlier events notes Mission San Antonio Catholics awaiting deportation of Mexicans, a 1918 home for soldiers announced, and remarks by ex president Taft about America’s preparedness. Mentions Clarence J. Taker aiding a rescue in England andAntonio visiting troops. Campaign fund over-subscription reported at Menger Hotel with local numbers.
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Mij
Clarence J. Taker
Kelly Field
Ins
Ben Stad
Mrcul Lere
Robert A. Burg
Surrey
England
San Antonio
Mexico
Josefina
Mexico City
Wilsston
America
Leo Yeurs
Vistory
Germany
Wiinm
Taft
de Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Menger
En Pamby
Elmer Abbey
Fragmented Personal Snippets and Cultural Notes
A collage of social witticisms and pop culture jottings. Personal quips about Emily Post, dabbling in casual anecdotes from Sapchoppy Florida, gramophone memories, Hollywood gossip, and theater figures like Nijinski and Duncan. References to Tom Mix, Dale Nichols, Mate Deessfer, Oscar Wilde, and Lunt? with scattered remarks on fashion, manners, and radio.
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New York
Emily Post
Fla
Butterfly
Tom Mix
Dale Nicols
Chicago Museum
Gale Porter
Gorgenus
Hollywood
Mate Deessfer
Ectinon
Paris
Nijinski
Duncan
Fragmented reminiscences and salon notes from 1938 column
A collage of anecdotes and opinions from a Paris to Broadway cultural scene. Mentions Winston Churchill in New Hampshire, King Farouk, taxi talk, Albany and New York figures, entertainers, editors, authors, and a collage of satire on society and media.
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Farouk
Aglor
Ream
Julian Ewinge
New Alphin
Amos
Andy
Miss Blue
Cate
Fragmented Vision Of Marshes And Dark Water Dream
A rambling, moody scene unfolds in a ramshackle town where night brings mystery and fear. The narrator recalls a distant yard and a looming darkness. Water, wind, and scent of death rise from the marshes as the sun sinks and the scene grows ominous.
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Ross
Dark Mars
The Tide of Hope in a Silent World
A reflective essay by Elsie Robinson likens life to tides that ebb and flow through time. The author compares youthful mystery to growing maturity and describes loss, quiet despair, and sudden renewal as tides return with hope, energy, and love driving forward amid darkness.
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Sumny Bey
Roof of the World: German Team Plans Everest Peak Climb
Magers Germany reports a German expedition resumes the perilous ascent of Mt Everest in Nepal after a deadly prior attempt near the Waddington region. Paul Bauer to lead, aiming to conquer the world’s highest crest while Nepal’s dramatic landscape and sacred sites frame the mission.
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Magers
Germany
Gqandeine
Zee
Ghurkha soldiers and Nepalese scenes in a colonial depiction
Edwin C Hill presents a vivid but dated panorama of Nepalese and Gurkha soldiers in traditional attire, Buddhist and Sikh figures, and royal observers amid misty Himalayan imagery. The piece frames exoticized power, color symbolism, and imperial gaze through costume lists and ceremonial contrasts.
Reading Comprehension Test of Historical Questions
The passage presents a series of comprehension prompts with questions about astronomy Acadians ceremony Blue Grotto dining menus and festival attractions. It asks readers to identify locations actions and implications such as sun versus moon, gathering versus diaspora, church versus elsewhere, cave versus bullet, wine versus water, dining hall versus prison hall, potatoes on menu versus other items, dancing versus gambling, memories of Scotland, Arsenal security, meter length, El Dorado myths, and origins of the Murvenses, with a prompt to turn to the Come Page for answers.
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Acas
Basilies
Capel
Dory
Bacenink
Scotland
Ardenal
Austria
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Nelson Harding
Melbtoew
Bleeders
Titay
Royal S. Copeland, M.D
S. A. Light Files
Oscar Wilde
Wendrik Wile
Fem van Loon
Wilson Mizmet
The
Lambs
C. C. Melnyre
Calvin Coolidge
Winston Churchill
Cornish
N. H
Plagetown
Brady
Tick
Chinatown
F. Tm
Sim
Tie
Nolan
Jack Buehangn Cess
Geneab
Colony
Florence Wallon
Maurice Maureb
Pere Lachaise
Bernhardt
Oscar White
Rossin
Patli
Alfred de
Homer Croy
Gat
Marcin Tang
Rundlineh
McKonght Symi
Elsie Robinson
Nurret
Nic
Alviss
Nepal
Mt. Everest
Bob
Everest
Eversyst
Ueroter
Neps
Useglade
Pew
Great Beilain
Kantmanda
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