Old Glory Testimony on Communist Trope Sparks Debate
A July 4 Daily Worker cover shows Washington Jefferson Paine Jackson Lincoln Browder and Foster over a flag with the Lexington farmers image and the slogan communism is twentieth century Americanism. The piece argues Americanism remains anti Bolshevist anti Communist and urges restrictions on flag misuse by conspirators cloaking subversion as patriotism.
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Moscow
Daily Worker
America
Communist International
Washington
Jefferson
Paine
Jackson
Lincoln
Earl Browder
E. Z. Foster
Lexington
Browder
Death of Justice Cardozo Shocks Nation
The death of Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo of the United States Supreme Court ends a long career of public service, marked by liberal principles, humanitarian ideals, and unwavering faith in American democracy. The nation mourns a great American whose dedication to constitutional ideals shaped a generation.
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Benjamin N. Cardozo
United States Supreme Court
Justice Cardozo
American Icons and Poets Clash in War and Folklore
Benjamin DeCasseres recalls Jack London and Alan Seeger as American folk heroes, contrasting London’s bold, carefree spirit with Seeger’s heroic wartime sacrifice. He notes Seeger died at 38 on the battlefield and laments the lure of a dangerous, adventure filled life over conventional safety. He also quotes Seeger’s elegiac lines and reflects on Babson’s graduation address.
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Jack Louden
Horatio Alger
Clark Gable
Jack
New York Herald
Deak
Europe
Jack London
California
John Barleycorn
Benjamin DeCasseres
Alan Beeger
Belioy- En-Santerre
France
Red Cross
Seeger
Ametics
Lafayette
Belloy
Alan Seeger
Besger
Alen Berger
Marriage and race wars haunt a wary columnist
By Benjamin DeCasseres hews to a provocative mix of personal advice and global warning. He urges graduates to choose a capable partner over a mirror image and warns that race and empire politics threaten civilization as major powers like Japan, China, Russia, and Europe clash. The blackout in Long Island underscores a world where media power shadows liberty and civil rights.
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Long Island
Russia
Germany
Italy
Japan
Spain
Hungary
Abroad allure tempts summer travelers this year
The piece argues that many Americans will travel abroad seeking culture while warning that Europe is tense and crowded with fear, noting that true culture can be found at home in American art, museums, and the nation’s own wonders. It celebrates American freedoms and comforts, from speech to shopping, as the best finish to any trip.
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America
Europe
Suepleton
Menton
Paris
France
Seeing America From Europe The 1938 Banner Year
Helen Rowland extolls travel as a civic virtue praising well-dressed American men and democracy. She argues the best way to see America is via trips abroad and Europe, framing 1938 as a banner year for sightseeing.
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America
Europe
King Fess
Synd
Toads, weddings and politics in early LA Light pages
A July 13 1928 LA Light column notes a toad that moved 31 pears in a San Antonio cornerstone, and a wall at the Gunter hotel tamed by a toad alive after 15 years. Friday the 13th brings a cautious marriage license couple. A 1918 item mentions Dr J W Hill addressing a patriotic concert at Brackenridge Park and labor union endorsements for Eugene Nordhaus.
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Eastland
Texas
San Antonio
Gunter Hotel
Shepherd
San Amionio
Thad Warith
7. W. Hill
Laurel Heights
Eugene Nordhaus
Erapiica Union No
Sea Mysteries of the Cyclops and the Marie Celeste
A long ago article recounts unsolved ship vanishings including the 1918 disappearance of the United States navy collier Cyclops and the 1872 fate of the Marie Celeste. It notes no wreckage or crew remains, theories of torpedo or mutiny, and persistent maritime lore of baffling maritime disappearances.
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United States Navy
Barbattos
Baltimore
Caribbean
Navy Department
Kobebhava
Montevideo
Uruguay
Melbourne
Kovenhayn
Nova Scotia
New York
Benjamin Briggs
Trig del Gratia
Portugil
Listen World by Elsie Robinson 1938 King Features Syndicate
Column argues juvenile crime reflects neglectful parents not just bad youth. criticizes mothers and fathers for failing duties and calls for tougher parental responsibility and reform to shield children from crime and save public finances.
What Do You Know Choices Geography Quiz
A set of multiple choice prompts asks which place matches descriptions: Florida’s southern tip options Cape Canaveral or Cape May, Trinidad or Puerto? etc. It quizzes navigation from Padua to Version, Baginaw Bay to Lake Huron, Valparaiso vs Baku, Palermo in Malta or Sicily, and more with quirky geography contrasts.
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Florida
Trinidad
Papsete
Padua
Baginaw Bay
Lake Miie
Lake Huron
Chile
Baku
Valparaiso
Palermo
Malta
Sicily
Fiacher
Acean
Long Island Sound
Norway
Iceland
Mackengle
Canada
Oryicto
Portugal
Spain
Port-au-Prince
Cuba
Bumatea
Victoria Falls
Nile
Zambexi River
Cowes
Wight
New England
Lake Bompseen
Maine
Vermont
Allawrrs
Hing Feathes Syedicale
Hemorrhoids Causes Symptoms and Treatments Explored
Medical overview explains hemorrhoids as swollen anal veins, internal or external, with symptoms such as blood in stool, bleeding, and pain from clots. Treatment methods include injections with anesthetic and quinine solutions, followed by further injections or surgical removal as needed, plus hygiene measures to ease discomfort.
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F. Hoover
San Diego
Calle
Medical inquires on eye care varicose veins and ringworm remedies
A reader asks about wart removal with a 4 percent sodium carbonate solution and yellow oxide of mercury ointment for eyes, urging eye specialist consult. Another asks about leg pains and sores likely from varicose veins needing treatment, and ringworm treatment advice describes antifungal ointments and precautions.
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