Roosevelt omits cost details in social security revision call
The president urges broader social security benefits while avoiding cost financing. The advisory council and Hearst commission warned against a huge reserve fund and favored funding shifts to taxes or general revenue. The piece notes the omission of clear funding plans and stresses need for an accompanying fiscal strategy.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Social Security Board
Advisory Council On Social Security
Board
Senate Finance Committee
Social Security Commission
Hearst Newspapers
Hearst Commission
Council
Tois
Vandenberg
Senate
Canals and Ships and a Second Transoceanic Canal
The piece discusses Suez and Panama as major interoceanic links, calls for Italian control of Suez, and outlines U S plans for a Nicaragua canal and a second waterway. It notes investment stakes in South America, national security needs, and a push for stronger Atlantic Pacific connections. The Fire Island lighthouse update highlights electric beam modernization.
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Seven Seas
Far East
Europe
Cape Horn
Red Sea
Mediterranean
Panama Canal
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic
Italy
Orient
Great Britain
Netherlands
Congress
Nicaragua
Republic
Central
South America
United States
South
Canada
Asia
Nicaragua Canal
New York
San Francisco
Pacific
Ughthouses of the seas and their daring keepers
Edwin C Hill chronicles sea lighthouses from the Pharos of Alexandria to Fastnet Rock, celebrating their history, dangers, and romance. He recalls Great Eddystone, Corunna's tower, Torre del Capo, and storms that tested keepers, noting the enduring beacon lights and the heroism of mariners who rely on them.
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Lower
Egypt
Pharos
Alexandria
Caesar
Rome
Curdun
Gironde
France
Corunna
Spain
Americas
Torre del Capo
Genoa
Plymouth
Bishop Rook
Fasinet
England
New York
Fastnet Rock
Ireland
Pastnet Rock
King Fess Synd
Dangers of Baking Soda as a Medicine
A historical notice warns that baking soda can be dangerous when used without medical guidance. It explains that while some take it for digestive distress, excess or improper use may bind hemoglobin more tightly to oxygen, reducing tissue oxygenation and potentially causing severe harm.
Baking soda dangers and alkaline poisoning warnings
A historical notice discusses adverse effects from excessive baking soda intake including vomiting belching abdominal swelling and potential death from alkalosis and anoxemia. It cites Dr J K Latchford of Toronto noting relief attempts with teaspoonful doses followed by weakness faintness and possible collapse.
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Bas
J. K. Latchford
Toronto
Pein
Dangers of Baking Soda in Digestive Ailments Warned by Doctor Bundesen
Dr. Herman N. Bundesen warns that soda can trap oxygen in the blood, impairing delivery to tissues and risking serious harm if used without physician guidance. Abdominal pain may signal stomach inflammation or serious conditions like cancer, while kidney or gallbladder disease can mimic indigestion. A thorough exam is needed to identify the cause and proper treatment.
Plan to fortify Guam sparks debate among defense leaders
Washington dispatch notes mixed opinions on Guam fortification. A prominent naval figure calls it a foolhardy military and diplomatic blunder fearing prolonged war and entanglement in the Pacific. Officials cite limited wartime survivability and risks of triggering broader conflicts, with Roosevelt's stance and Hepburn report debated in Congress.
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Washington
Guam
Navy
Army
War Department
Caroline
Marshall Isienda
Hawaii
Ehemy
U. S
Alaska- Hawaii-Panampa
Pacific
Davy
Mavy
Congress
Philippines
Angry Young Father argues men deserve abuse backlash
A reader letter ridicules the idea that wives alone must bear burdens. The writer insists men create their own status and rights, claiming husbands who neglect self defense in marriage invite mistreatment and must face consequences. The piece challenges expectations about gender roles and domestic duties.
There is No Unfairness In His Arrangement
Elsie Robinson declares that life offers a fair path if one works hard and acts with courage. She argues against tolerating humiliation or abuse, urging readers to protect themselves and resist pity, claiming self-reliance honors God’s gift of spunk and effort.
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Garth Civil
Sony
Aimesel
King Fass, Bynd., Inc
What Do You Know The Knowledge Test Are Usere Words
A scrambled knowledge test prompts word pairs and opposites or related meanings. It lists pairs like corpulent emaciated and opulence destitution with numbers and stray letters, asking which word pairs relate or contrast, though formatting is garbled.
Marry-Go-Round Reads A Youth’s New Year Resolutions
A fragmentary ode to a young man’s resolutions balancing romance and self control. It mocks heartache avoidance while aiming to stay witty, independent, and content with personal style, money, and social ease amid temptations and marriage pressures.
Dangerous Women and Match Makers in Modern Life
A fragmented passage discusses women labeled dangerous in marriage, the wary wit of rivals, and the role of respectable women like managing mamas and matrons. It mentions fathers with yachts, wine cellars, and a busy little matchmaker shaping social dynamics.
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Cupy
King Fona Synd, Inc
10 and 20 Years Ago From L. A. Light Files
January 28 1925 Mayor Chambers and City Attorney Ryan travel to Austin to oppose a public utilities bill. Major Chambers notes Willan Lassiter to review the Second Division at Fort Sam Houston. Separate items include California Christmas arrivals and a 1918 Harlandale land sale. Fourteen Kelly Field airplanes and Camp Travis officers fly to Corpus Christi.
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C. Mm. Chambers
Joseph Ryan
Austin
State Senate
Railroad Commission
Texas
Major Chambers
Willan Tansiter
Eighth Corps
Rea
Poch Held
Fort Sam Houston
Lassiter
California
Christmay Ove
Kelly Field
Camp Travis
Corpus Christ
Alexander M. Wetherill
K. W. Redington
Dix Vision
Z. & Wood
Charica G
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Nelson Harding
W.P.A
Welker
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Suez
Germany
Panania
Fanal
Canal Zone
Ridley
Fire Island
Fire Istend
By Edwin C. Hill
Dr. Herman N
Paul Mallon
Japan
Chingajar
White House
Wallace
Agriculture Secretary
Lima
Brazil
Ako
International Agricultural Institute At
Irelor
Wallsce
Messrs
Garner
Morgenthau
King Zesturer Stadiete
Misa Robinson
Attonaed
Meles
Tim
Individua
Elsie Robinson
By Helen Rowland
L. A. Light Files
Porton
Harlandale Addition
A. P. Barrett
H. J. Benson
Har Tandele Addition
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