National Defense On Land Large Appropriations Passed
The article argues Congress approved large land defense funds to close grave deficiencies for peace and national security. It compares 1933 and 1936 military strength, noting Britain, Italy, Germany, Japan, and Soviet Russia ramping up forces while U S regulars rise to 165000 against a required 286000. It warns America must not neglect defenses.
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Congress
America
Europe
Asia
British Empire
Far East
Japan
Manchukuo
China
Alps
Italy
Germany
Soviet
Russia
France
Roosevelt Visits San Antonio For Centennial Tribute
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt visits San Antonio during a southwestern tour for the Texas Centennial. He will ride through the city with Mrs. Roosevelt and place a wreath at the Alamo honoring Texas heroes who died 100 years ago. Only Harrison McKinley and Taft have prior in office visits to the Alamo.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
San Antonio
Texas
Roosevelt
Shrine of
Texas Liberty
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
William Howard Taft
Why Not Learn American Exports to Denmark Shrink
The piece argues Denmark’s drop in U S export value from 1931 to 1934 stemmed from British trade policy favoring British goods. It contends England benefited and Denmark shifted two thirds of its trade from the U S to Britain, urging Americans to buy American to protect industry.
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Denmark
United States
England
Ottawa
Australia
America
Marcel the Hairwaving Pioneer Dies at Long Career
Illustrious Marcel known as Francois Grateau and Henri Marcal passed away. He invented the hairwaving device loved by women and helped launch a beauty industry worth about 100 million dollars in the United States annually. His early career featured a dismissed styling attempt, yet his legacy endured beyond many politicians.
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Marcel
Francois Grateau
Henri Marcal
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Rise and Fall of Tibet's Dalai Lama in Historic Strife
The article surveys Tibet's Buddhist history, the Dalai Lama lineage, Panchen Lamas, and foreign meddling by Britain and China. It recounts colonial meetings, such as General Younghusband’s 1904 expedition, and notes the Dalai Lama’s travels, arch traditions, and shifting suzerainty amid imperial ambitions and regional tension.
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Mongolia
Russia
Great Britain
Japan
China
Tokio
White China
Northbet
Younghusband
Dalai Lama
Sitios
Hunan Jocaise
Intrigue and exile amid Himalayan power plays in 1930s Asia
An excerpt depicts Panchen Lama at odds with the Dalai Lama amid border politics in the Himalayas. It notes Tibetan internal strife, exile to China, and Chinese subsidies in 1931 to influence Buddhist sentiment and counter Japanese plans.
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Fresty
Bororin
Dalai-Lama
Himalayas
Chins
Chetan
Japan
Yellow train and Rolls-Royce in grand wartime display
The piece describes a lavish yellow train and yellow Rolls-Royce used in a high profile display with a large entourage, noting heavy industry efforts and a mixed, chaotic attempt to influence China. It mentions Buddhist world stock and Asia's imperial underpinnings, with references to leaders and power dynamics.
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China
Why are terms of office different for senators and representatives
The constitution divides Congress into two houses to prevent concentrated power. Representatives serve two years with simultaneous expirations, while Senators serve six years with staggered terms so only a third expire every two years. The Senate thus stays more stable and attractive to ambitious men.
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AVOLA
Senate
House of Representatives
King Peas, Byard, Inc
New York theater figures and thinly veiled stage lore
A vivid portrait of New York theater patrons producers and hecklers. It notes Winthrop Ames, Lyon Fontanne and Alfred Lunt, Stewarts critics, and a flock of colorful stage personalities from John Hay Whitney to Phelps Cushing. The piece blends gossip with sketches of personalities and habits in the Broadway world.
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Ring Lardner
Tong
John Hay Whitney
Winthrop Ames
Littles Theater
al Woods
Robert B. Sherwood
Lyon Fontanne
Alfred Lunt
Hobokus
Listen World A by Elsie Robinson on self expression and work
A 1936 essay argues against romantic fantasies of genius and urges readers to pursue any first job with patience and perseverance to become real, humane beings. It stresses self discipline over inward spasms and asserts common human traits across ages and genders.
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Weilieur
Bernard Shaw
King Feng
Sandy Tila
Nervousness in Children Warns of Serious Ills
An article warns that childhood nervousness may signal underlying problems such as dropping objects, stuttering, or leg pains. It stresses not to dismiss symptoms as growing pains and urges medical evaluation to prevent potential complications like rheumatic fever or heart damage.
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Turner
Cops
the King Fens Syn
Centennial exposition duty call and training camp draft
The clipping notes two events: in 1938 a group left for the Centennial exposition in Philadelphia and in 1916 Texas prepared for national defense with 400 citizens reporting for military training at Fort Sam Houston to serve if needed.
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Perty
Robertaan
Philadelphia
Texas
Fort Sam Houston
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