Pershing Urges Staunch Defense Against Disarmament Folly
General John J. Pershing warns federal leaders against disarmament experiments arguing America must maintain a strong defense. He recalls World War I lessons and cites the Washington naval limits as proof that treaties cannot curb aggressors. He urges upholding the 1920 National Defense Act to sustain citizen soldiers and a ready force.
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John J. Pershing
America
Pershing
United States
General Pershing
Uncle Sam
Washington
Navy strength and Japan’s arms race in wartime era
A fragmented report argues the United States must outbuild and outgun rivals to maintain treaty parity and deter Japan. It cites projected fleet increases including airships cruisers and submarines, urging readiness and a shift from pacifist disarmament toward naval power to safeguard national security. The piece frames Japan as strengthening defensively while the U S lags, urging leaders to wake to the truth.
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Japan
Etuadils
Finan Aernady
Unites balUeshin
Nippon
Dayan
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United States
Pacific
Pilot recounts epic Atlantic to Moscow flight and hurricane ice
Mattern describes a perilous voyage from Newfoundland toward Moscow aboard a damaged craft. He details steering through worsening ice near Greenland, Kragero Island Norway, across Estonia to Moscow, with stabilizer issues and fatigue shaping the journey.
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Newfoundland
Moscow
Jand End
Kragero Island
Norway
Sweden
Baltic
Esthonia
Mattern
Listen World By Elsie Robinson Fashion and the value of lasting dress
A reflective piece argues against buying cheap dresses for fleeting trends. It contrasts costs, pleasure, and the merchant's profit with the enduring beauty of genuine jewels and timeless pieces. The essay questions modern wardrobes and invites thoughtful purchases.
How to Respond to Invitations and Jewelry Budgeting
A fragmented society chat discusses engagement planning and options for budgeting jewelry through a jeweler. It covers selecting a setting within budget, arranging a group viewing, and writing acceptance or regret notes for invitations such as bridge parties or showers.
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Jen
Miss de Peysler
Abridge Note on Cheapness and Social Duty in 1948
A formal front page note discusses social responsibility and economic pressure in 1948. It links cheap clothing to poor wages and hardship for workers, urging readers to consider the impact of buying cheap dresses on lives, urging solidarity and “brother’s keeper” duty. It cites consumer cost, wages, and moral responsibility.
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Gnclal
Diary of a New York Social Roundup and Gossip
A fragmented diary émigré captures a social whirl in New York with mentions of editors, financiers, and socialites. Names such as Edna Ferber, Elizabeth Young, Joseph Moore, and Alfred P. Siosa appear amid scenes in Central Park, theatre, and a cocktail circuit. The piece surveys fashion notes, slang, and a painterly vignette of city life through a narrator’s wandering observations.
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New York
Will McHarg
Jean Douglas
Betty Forsythe
Aid Majestic
Edna Ferber
Ales
George Buckley
Elizabeth Young
W.R. Hearst
Irwin
Peg Howard
Joe Moore
Central Park
Uther Reed
Margaret Hlington
Major Bowes
Frank Phillips
B. GC
Forbes
Alfred P. Siosa
Paul Cravath
Albert Whreins
Goliaths
Finance
Bond Set at 5000 in Bus Slaying Case
In a habeas corpus proceeding in the thirty seventh district court Monday, bond was set at 5000 for James Stafford Taylor one of three youths held in the bus hold up killing of bus driver David Crockett Barker as the slaying occurred during an attempted hold up on March 27 in a contractor family case brought by his father W H Taylor.
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James Stafford Taylor
David Crockett Barker
Thirty-seventh District Court
W. 2. Taylor
Archbishop Ill Reported Better
Fragmentary notes describe residents of a midwestern community discussing a rumored improvement in the health status of an archbishop or archbishop-like figure. The text is garbled and unclear but hints at social gossip about origins, transformation, and public perception without concrete facts.
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Jong
Analion
London
Castine Bourne
Marry Go Round Readers Send Warm Thanks
Readers flood Helen Rowland’s column with notes on her return praising her work. She jokes about letters, radio misstatements, and the holiday cheer of fan correspondence, noting the morale lift from reader support.
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Helen Rowland
10 and 20 Years Ago in San Antonio Light June 1923
The San Antonio Light recalls June 1923 notes. Eason Pettet, a New York City community surveyor, will visit San Antonio to map a city playground plan funded by the Lions Club. Detectives Proudfoot and Hartman pursue a cage door incident as a bird story appears. Postmasters and staff take summer vacations while others pass examinations for advancement in postal service.
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Engineer
New York City
San Antonio
Lions’ Club
Pettet
Lions Club
Proudfoot
Hartman
Fourth Street
Ise
Pleffar
Yaa Jong Ber
Waa
Ea Ann
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