Editorial on Baker and Japan boycott as War threat
A critical editorial denounces Newton D. Baker for proposing a wartime boycott against Japan. It argues his stance reveals continued Wilsonian internationalism and warns a boycott would amount to declarations of war. The piece mocks Baker’s tactics and warns pacifists versus militarists, fearing executive action if in power.
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Columbia Student Course Seeks To Redefine Marriage
A new compulsory course titled contemporaneous civilization at Columbia University challenges traditional marriage norms, proposing to abolish legitimate vs illegitimate parenthood and call for more personal liberty in the marital state. Critics warn that attacking marriage weakens the home, with strong parental resistance anticipated from American families.
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New York
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Minority Rule quote in Golden Book March issue
L. H. Robbins argues that a compact minority seizes power and fears letting the majority vote. He notes prohibitionists claim constitutional will of the people but oppose referendums to let the people decide.
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Golden Book Magazine
L. H. Robbins
Civis
What a small globe it is says visiting professor
A Pasadena audience hears a visiting professor report global scientific consensus that the universe is expanding and that deflation may follow. He notes the paradox of growing space and questions what scientists call the extra space the universe fills.
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Pasadena
Canada faces bootleg liquor loss claim in annual report
The Canadian Liquor Control Board reports a seven million dollar decline in sales from the prior year. It attributes part of the drop to bootleg liquor smuggled from the United States into Canada. The board says Canadians suffer from actions of neighboring bootleggers and questions the blame.
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Canada
Canadian Liquor Control Board
United States
I Skated Again in New York After Fifty Years
A personal reminiscence recounts a late life return to skating after decades. The narrator describes wobbling, falls, and a mix of humor and pain as he relearns balance on icy boards, recalling past prowess and the sting of a humorous misadventure at a city rink.
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New York
Bitalns
Vac Horn
Listen World and God steady in changing times
A fragmented poem by Elsie Robinson laments lost values and shifting standards. It contrasts childhood rules with modern temptations, requesting God's steady hand to navigate fog, half truths, and social pressures, interwoven with unrelated notes on writing and truth.
Texas Trails by Harry Williams recounts odd frontier tales
In a rambling piece the narrator recalls Pete Fir nigansky shot but not the shooter, doctors debating the mystery as Pete endures surgery. The tale shifts to a motor ride to Field Number Two, a towering Texan, and a city visit where country folk encounter Harlingen figures and a Mid-Winter Fair entourage.
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10 and 20 Years Ago From the San Antonio Liehr
Readable fragments recount local history items from 1522 to recent years. Mentions Camino Real Seguin highway map sizes, Alamo reconstruction debates, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, San Antonio chamber of commerce actions, Chicago White Sox camp plans, and balloonist attempts with dates and places.
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Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland
A humorous column discusses changing gender roles and marriage norms, comparing old fashioned expectations with modern flirtations and stereotypes. It mocks women chasing social status, men seeking new ideals, and the idea that lasting love outlasts youth and nerves. Copyright 191%.
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