Long Island coastal towns reel from postwar adjustments
The piece notes gasoline shortages and empty stations as summer rents may drop amid a broader economic adjustment. It highlights sparse mainland wildlife, demographic shifts on Long Island, and a debate about future population density likened to Manhattan. It portrays a social scene of wealthy reporters and brokers, with references to notable figures and locales across Nassau and Suffolk counties.
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New York
Warapean
Eit
Hack Street
Tong Island
Oine
Wipps
Monelauk Point
Bminrola
Massapequa
Mons Inuk
Quogue
Shag Young
Shinnecock
Canor Lines
Seawona Serau
Cet
Amonginsett
Patchogue
Cutehowe
Peconaig
Tonkonkoma
Xechoux
Asankier
Brent South Ay
Manhattan
Washingtons Warning on League of Nations Echoed by Beaverbrook
The piece urges Britain to exit the League and warns the United States against entangling alliances. It cites Washington Jefferson and Adams on avoiding European entanglements and argues US independence in foreign policy, urging keep out of the League and its court.
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Great Brittain
Lord Beaverbrook
Great Britain
League of Nations
Bruicher
Lis Court Bry
United States of Europe
Europe
United States
America
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
John Quincy Adams
United
Atabs
Adams
League Court
Prohibition Era Bootleg Trade Faces Taxed Limelight
The piece argues bootleg alcohol thrives as a major national business funded by crime syndicates and corrupt officials. It warns that legalized taxation will destroy this illicit empire once temperance advocates end prohibition and restore hundreds of millions in excise taxes to the treasury.
Army Air Corps Demonstrates Safe Close-Formation Flight
The Army Air Corps flew 672 fighters in tight close formation over 15 days across the Midwest and Northeast without a single fatality or major accident. Only minor incidents occurred on takeoffs and landings as 1200 officers and enlisted men traveled safely, proving high-precision, low-risk mass formation flying.
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Army Air Corps
Okier
Washington
Dayton
Ohio
Mid- West
New England
Army
Eoe
IAS
Preparedness and national defense in decline since Roosevelt era
The passage laments American unpreparedness for war, claiming high wartime costs and ongoing neglect of military readiness. It argues pacifist influence weakens defense and accuses the army navy and marines of falling below required standards, with reference to Laele Sant and Mr. Enright.
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Army
Navy
Marines
Laele Sant
Listen World In Lonely Verse By Elsie Robinson
Poem fragment reflects existential doubt and isolation. The speaker questions purpose and existence, contrasting love and life with a sense of spiritual struggle, concluding that life remains a quest for meaning beyond fear and death.
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Elsie Robinson
How to Swim By Royal 5s Copeland M D
A midcentury instructional piece extols swimming as a healthful activity for all ages. It praises aquatic exercise for strengthening muscles and aiding recovery from ailments, while warning against overexertion and unsafe practices. The text highlights the therapeutic value for children and paralytics and emphasizes clean facilities and proper conduct in the bathhouse setting.
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Copeland, M. D
Sparta
Mpedalinia Hive
Vamburg
Geraine
Marry-Go-Round by Helen Rowland
A 1931 column on romance and marriage warns against rushing to wed before character forms. It explores platonic friendships, male flattery, age dynamics, and the difficulties of balancing love, expectancies, and social pressures. Copyright 1931.
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Helen Rowland
Europe Faces Turmoil and Hope Amid Global Strife
A McClure Newspaper End column echoes Calvin Coolidge urging steadiness amid European bloodshed and economic strain. The piece argues that America’s revolutionary era and current war-time economy test resilience, but warns against pessimism and calls for unity and constructive action to outmatch the forces of evil.
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Calvin Coolidge
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