Practical Man Babbitt praise from Los Angeles Chamber essay
The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce marks its fiftieth year with praise for Babbitt as a practical creator. It argues he blends imagination, daring, courage, and skill to actualize dreams, defying critical mockery and underscoring the value of pragmatic leadership in arts, economy, and society.
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LOS Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Sinclair Lewis
Babbitt
Chamber of Commerce
Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Beethover
van Gogh
Michelangelo
Brimeleschi
Voltaire
Odd McIntyre Tribute Reveals His Final Line of Love
A reverent portrait of Odd McIntyre and his wife through a dying man’s farewell that became a lasting, simple testament to love. The piece praises how McIntyre’s memory of homely, clean life shaped his writing and resonated with millions.
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Odd McIntyre
MelIntyre
McIntyre
New U S Labor booklet on child mental health gains notice
A new United States Department of Labor blog titled One Management introduces a preface by Dr. Thom of the Boston Habit Clinic. The booklet urges parents to recognize physical causes of mental deficiency in children, argues that neglect of early conditions accounts for over 40 percent of cases, and suggests remedies like glasses, dental care, and supportive dialogue to restore mental balance. It discusses habits, feeding, sex, obedience, rewards, and punishments as factors in child development.
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United States Department of Labor
Thom
Boston
Child Guidance
Wieder
By Royal Copeland on child behavior and guidance
By Royal S Copeland M D addresses parents and teachers on child behavior. He notes a single misunderstanding can trigger breathable issues and hinder mental and physical development, discussing prevention and cure of selfishness jealousy fear lying and theft.
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King Fras
Spd
Tae
Ten and Twenty Years Ago From L A Light Files
Reprint notes Feb 18 1628 recount South-Western Dell Telephone’s request for a rate increase and city taxation dispute, plus Feb 16 1918 film news on Tracey, Ye Orttinw. Feb 1918 pastor appointment at Praspiec Hill Baptist church and a Washington Lincoln birthday parade led by Sergeant William Dunberry.
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Dell Telephone Company
Hind
Bie
Gray
Washington
Lincoln
Tic Gunter Hold
William Dunberry
Once Overs and Society's Costume Baroque
A vivid portrait of Elsa Maxwell and socialites as photographed figures of New York society. It notes Maxwell's electric gowns, lavish costuming, and the expensive, single-use outfits that showcase the era’s high society theatrics, with references to M Tarbell and others active in cultural life.
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New York
Mes
Stanwood Menken
Dowyer
Shanghai
Cholly Hknickerbocker
Elsa Maxwell
Gershwin Family Aide's Fire Tale Shapes Lincoln Tunnel Plan
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Pop Gershwin, his son George, and the fiery Riverside Drive home incident as New York weighs a plan to widen Ninth Avenue and create access to the Lincoln Tunnel. The tale nods to civic disruption and a shifting order amid urban development.
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George ‘Gershwin
Pop Gershwin
Gershwins
Riverside Drive
George
Bop
Lelér
Familly
Pop
Walent
Paddy
Atretch
Ninth Avenue
James Cagney
George Hart
Lincoln Tunnel
Gambling and gamblers at the track as seen by a spectator
A first person account describes racing fans and gamblers at hotels and palm beach locales. The writer notes many are married, travel seasonally, and seek relief in gambling while acknowledging it as a sucker game. He reflects on his own restraint and odd amusements from the sidelines.
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Clainnatl
Upper
Eequay
Belmont
Harve de Grace
New Orleans
Bradley's
Palm Beach
Monte Carlo
McNayeht Syd
Tne
England
Ruseli
Iapan
Ami
Magic versus Reason in Modern World Debate
A commentator argues that autocratic and totalitarian states grow from ancient magic and dreams. The essay links Adolf Hitler era symbolism to a long conflict between magic and rational governance, comparing democracy as a hopeful breakaway rooted in reason and ethics against the mystic pull of power. It notes geopolitical rivals in Tibet and Asia and cites magic and religion as enduring forces amid modern statecraft.
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Ome Agiule
Prawar
Adolf Hitler
Wolan
Noras Goda
Forest
T Mountain
Heuptmann
Hitler
Benny Goodman
Carnegie
Paramount Theater
Yash
Dalal Sima
Panchel
James
Japan
Great Britain
Russia
Judas and the price of power in a modern ethics tale
A spoof essay contrasts Judas Iscariot with contemporary graft and slick self interest. It laments smart bragging and quick money at the cost of integrity, warning that easy profit leads to moral ruin and personal downfall.
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Aulger
Obir— Eelves
Ting Fann
Fragmented 6 and date quiz with scrambled facts
Readable bits note dates and events across history including Lincoln 1864 and Boxer Rebellion 1900s while many entries are garbled. The piece appears as a test of identifying correct years for notable claims amid noisy OCR.
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Chamber
O, D. McIntyre
Nolaon Harding
Vedio
Wusel
Royal S. Copeland, M. D
L. A
San Antonis
Tracey
Otis
B. ‘Thayer
Foto Art Productions, Inc
O McIntyra Heyfog
GQ. O
Edwin C. Hill
Younghusband
Thibet
Ab Recife
Brazil
Elsie Robinson
Ieather
Hilstrress
Weybe
Sticks
Trester Cholmonely
Chet Smith
Judas
Christi
Jutas
Addu
Seatatements
Unites
Thynio
Chicago
Magellan
Pait Archued
Vitus Heting
Alaska
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
Napoleon
Et Helens
de Solo
Mississippi
Petliene
Berreree
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