Losing Our Tariff Breakwater
A critique of Hull free trade policies arguing the tariff breakwater is ruined by treaties with sixteen nations and others except Australia and Germany. It cites job losses, lower wages, and reduced US production from Belgian rugs to Japanese rug imports, noting 11 million unemployed and a shrinking trade surplus since 1934.
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Australia
Germany
Dutch East Indies
Dutch Indies
United States
Japan
Hull
Cnimmerce
Europe
Asia
Dope Racket America Needs Tougher Laws and Enforcement
Dope rings flood the country with illegal narcotics despite many seizures. The text argues existing laws fail to deter roped peddlers and calls for harsher penalties, including prison islands or long hard labor terms, stating peddlers are a greater menace than murderers and deserve relentless pursuit.
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America
How to Stop Low Mood and Hard Times in 1900s Letters
A reader, Mrs. Charles Clouse of Sippery Rock Pennsylvania, describes extreme poverty and backwoods living with a total income around $25 a month. She details making do with a ramshackle four room home, thrifted clothing, self-reliant chores, and shared husband and son doing housework. The appeal urges kindness to lonely families and sharing supportive letters or humor for the woman who cares for home.
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Charles Clouse
Sippery Rock
Binglek
Ahat
Tom
Onegfrai Bernice le Savite
Danarn
Golden Gate
Robinson
Tenneniver
Letters and contest rules on American film influence
A rough page shows letters from readers aged 19 to 20 debating the impact of movies on American youth. Entrants discuss film as national entertainment and its moral effects, with a contest offering prizes of 12 and 5 dollars and rules specifying age under 30, word length, and address publication.
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Ameétinatt Itn
Ketler Milist
Posligark Wol Inter Pap Heen
Fiala Robinson
King Yeas
Once Overs and Names in the New York Diary
A reflective New York diary piece lists journalists and editors like Ruth Briggs and Nancy Hoyt, notes misprinted names, and recalls social stops from Hotel des Arts to El Morocco. The author cites errors in hyphenation and first-name spellings, and observes the craft of journalism.
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New York
Hlele Robinson
Ruth Briggs
Clare
Virginia
Harry Burton
Bugs Baers
Mid-West
Theodore Dreiser
Alma Clayburgh
Dreiser
My Lady
Fannie Hurt
Hotel Des Astisis
el Morocco
Nancy Hoyt
Gauetteer
The
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Circus Royalty and Welles Shine in Mixed Arts World
The piece blends rumors about Ringling family leadership and a shy heir apparent, mentions of a dramatic death superstition among circus folk, and notable figure Miss Hughes returning from Argentina after tragedy. It also notes Orson Welles’s modern Julius Caesar triumph and hints at his Broader artistic rise.
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Ringling
Job
Johny Ringling North
Mister Jawn
John Ringling
Lian Leélizel
Jon Ringling
Deter Fellows
Orson Welles
Julius Caesar
Welles
Whimsical Snippets and Noted Names from a 1938 Column
A fragmented McNaughl Synd. piece catalogs eccentric observations and public figures. It lampoons Dale Carnegie's wealth, mentions Theodora Dral and Henry Wallace, notes fashion vibes on Park Avenue, and recalls Pepys in a disjointed, humorous style reflecting a magazine column tone.
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Bagatelles
Samuel Pepys
Ability Stone
Pepys
Duke of Windsor
Theodora Dral
Stils
Henry Wallace
Senator Herring Wages War on Radio Ghosts and Scare Tactics
The town senator vows action against scary radio stories he says frighten children and provoke parental letters. He recalls past turmoil during governance, urges Congress to address what he calls a pervasive haunting over airwaves impacting families and society.
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Clyde Herring
Herring
Senator Herring
Congress
Senate
Stnater Herring
Let the Politicians Marry the Ghosts of Demo cracy
A satirical column argues that humor is a vital democratic check on state power. It warns against censorship and state paternalism, noting oppression in Russia and Germany began with silencing the press. It urges readers to defend free jokery as a gauge of liberty.
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Dale Carnegie
Sor
Ts Hooters
Jeovel
Fie Manor
Fibe Liicata
Russia
Germany
Hing Feaz
Syaif,, Inc
What Causes Baldness and Its Treatment
A discussion on baldness called alopecia, its onset after puberty, and its confusion with true baldness. It notes hair loss may respond to treatment and regrow, though the cause remains unknown. Heredity and various scalp diseases are considered factors.
Preventing Hair Loss Through Scalp Care
Guidance notes that hair health ties to scalp cleanliness and irritation avoidance. Recommend weekly shampoo with a pure non irritant soap and avoiding exposure to heat or pressure that harms the hair. stresses understanding disorders to prevent loss.
Unclear excerpt on headwear and blood flow physiology
Fragmentary 1948 text discusses how pulling a hat down over ears affects scalp blood vessels and nourishment of hair bulbs. The narrator questions the virtue of going about without a hat and notes seeing hat wearing men in public.
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King Meas Aynd
Wise Words Licker Talks Mighty Inud Whenth Gills
A fragmented note reports a clash between notable figures Mer Harris and tyton over fierce rhetoric and action. The text hints at genius versus talent, with cryptic lines about execution of duty and the pressures of public perception.
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Licker
de jJug
Joel Tthan
Mer Harris
Lincoln or Washington Quiz From February Birthday feature
Special quiz questions celebrate Lincoln and Washington with prompts on their roles, lives, and deaths. Topics cover who signed the Constitution, opponents, marriage details, heights, early occupations, causes of death, children, mothers, state legislatures, Valley Forge, and nicknames. Answers appear on the next page.
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Lincoln
Washington
United States
Bo, Lea
Jefferson Davis
Stephen Douglas
West Washington
Fridant
Jdncoln
Valley Forge
Trenton
Vernon
King Features Syndicate, Inc
San Antonio Progress Praised By Forbes In 1928 Banquet
Forbes told about 460 local business men that activity in San Antonio surpassed any other city in the nation. The city also secured a ninth straight reduction in five insurance rates, with insured losses totaling 101,000 for the past year and an expected saving of at least 148,000 in the current year.
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San Antonio
Feo. Forbes
Fants
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Siahy
San
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