Taxes Destroying New Frontiers
Four hundred young college men attended a GM hosted dinner at the World's Fair to discuss youth opportunities. Charles Kettering warned that taxes choke new industries while urging exploration of 25 frontier questions, noting Westinghouse taxes rose from 2.5 million in 1930 to 228 per employee in 1939, draining six weeks of work per wage earner. The piece argues taxes hinder progress and suggests tax relief as essential for new frontiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Mr. Kettering
Westinghouse Electric Company
Westinghouse
New Inventions Try Replacing Wooden Railroad Ties
The article notes that over 250 patents in fifty years aimed at replacing wooden railroad ties have failed to outperform the traditional ties on price or quality. It suggests the field remains open for a genuinely better and cheaper invention.
Canada and Britain in wartime quotes stir imperial pride
Historian James Trustow Adams on Britain’s war conduct and the empire’s endurance. He cites unpreparedness and muddling yet argues the empire’s resolve will prevail. Jotur MacCormac examines Canada U S ties, noting Canada’s pivotal role and the Monroe Doctrine’s relevance as US-Canada relations loom amid global conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameran
James Trustow Adams
Adams
Spain
Empire
Royal Crown in North America Touches Canadians
Edwin C. Hilt notes the British crown’s presence in last summer’s North American spectacle. He argues royalty stirred public sentiment across Canada and the United States, framed by Canadian forces, the Dioaneau intuplets, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He compares cultural similarities and differences between Canadians and Americans while emphasizing Britain’s enduring empire traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Napoleon
Enope
England
Aberly
Britain
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Dioaneau
Leching
North America
Canada
King Feas
Ssad, Inc
Wise Words and Quotations Plucked From Fragments
A compact collection of famous lines attributed to Smollett Johnson Wordsworth and Webster. The set contrasts ingratitude, divine approval of depth over tumult, and the power of truth with surprising contrasts among notable authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Johnson
Vicioul Wordsworth
Alphabetized Knowledge Quiz From A Historic Page
The list presents quiz prompts asking for terms matching objects and concepts, including translucent mineral carved into vases, self registering barometer, glass bottle, violent explosion, distinct articulation, paper money’s legal tender status, germ-killing substance, a chest of drawers on a base, a disease changing skin to fish like, evergreen gemstones, Jewish marriage contract, chemist workroom, two quart wine bottle, Oriental tobacco pipe, police of death in a newspaper, stable area near the stalls, and the fourth anniversary, attributed to a 19th or early 20th century source with a peculiar author attribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meghires Symeievte
Invasion and defenses amid wartime speculation
Washington analysis weighs possibilities of German invasion of England and harassment through Norway and the Channel. It discusses British coastal fortifications, French defenses along the Somme and Aisne, French and American defense officials, and projected wartime financing needs. references toMinerva survey and Merryle Rukeyser's Financial Security in a Changing World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
England
Hitler
Norway
Scotland
Ireland
Sanaa
Hiver
Maginot
Switzerland
Italy
Navy
Minerva
Europe
Merryle Rukeyser
Monsanto Chemical Company
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Gallbladder role in digestion and diet tips
Medical view shifts on gallbladder removal as doctors note its importance in storing bile and aiding fat digestion. Diet suggestions include milk, cream, butter, eggs, vegetables, and cooked fruits, while avoiding fatty meats and lard to prevent attacks and manage weight. Continuous care aims to prevent gallbladder related pain and stones through diet and monitored fats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Mock
Northwestern Moedical School
Mock
Gallbladder surgery guidance and cold incubation facts
Dr Herman N Bandesen discusses gallbladder removal for severe attacks or bile duct blockage and notes obesity and inactivity raise risk. Answers describe cold incubation as two to seven days with uncertainty about contagious period. early days seen as more contagious by some experts.
I am learning geography to face a world at war
The speaker confesses widespread American ignorance of foreign nations and locations, admitting poor knowledge of Finland, Holland, and Belgium. He argues this blindspot endangers national preparedness amid looming conflict, urges immediate study of maps and world history, and vows a renewed effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant
I Can Arm Myself with Knowledge 1940 Essay
A reflective piece by Elsie Robinson urging women to educate themselves to serve modern society. It critiques ignorance, calls for active citizenship, and argues women should study economics and government to prevent harm and support the nation during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Sam
King Feas. Bynd., Inc
Confed erate veterans sail to Big Jaxi reunion
Ten and twenty years ago from San Antonio report only six Confederate veterans remaining for the fortieth annual reunion in Big Jaxi Mississippi. Individuals named include Burna Barnes Smith Clinksonies Tolley and Davis as others from Texas were expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Big Jaxi
Miss
F. ¥. Burna
D. Barnes
Capt
D. P. Smith
J.T. Clinksonies
A. H. Tolley
J. Q. Davis
Texas
Austin
Clinkscales
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Kettering
Industry
Mercy
American Red Cross
Eutore
Jotur MacCormac
America
Mr. MacCormac
Canaaa
Lindbergh
Mir. MacCormac
Amercan
By Edwin C. Hilt
Tobias Smollett
Daniel Webster
Paul Mallon
Harriet Elliott
Roosevelt
National Defense Commission
Frat Lndy
White House
Ralph Hudd
Frederick Delano
Burlington
Budd
Edward R.stettining Jr
United States Steel
Wiliam
Knudson
C. T
Sidney Hillman
House
Green
Lewis
Chester Davis
Agriculture Department
Leon Henderson
William McReynolds
Commission
Uke Davia
Henderson
Corcoran
Dr. Herman N. Bandesen
Finland
Holland
Elsie Robinson
L. A
Maury Maverick
Maverick
R Well Campebell
Bell
Malyidually
Jonesy Avenue
Brackenridge Park
Bexar County
Paul G. Villaret
Central Trust Company
Nasocinetion
Eldred, McKinnon
Giinens
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!