Government by Racket in Modern Politics
The piece denounces what it calls a bureaucratic racket that burdens taxpayers with field workers kept for political ends. It claims billions are spent for next elections, not national benefit, and warns that politicians subsidy minorities at the nation's expense, urging action to save the heritage of the founders.
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Discue
Sons of the Revolution
The
General Discue
Treasury
Silk Panga
Wirich
Fialo
Bela Porbary
England Treads Toward War Amid Peace Rhetoric
G Bernard Shaw argues England dances toward war under labor party pressure and Eden policy, warning a war could cost more lives than World War I. Chamberlain pursues a peace policy, Italy withdrawal from Spain and foreign volunteers signal four power peace, yet domestic debate rages over the path to lasting peace.
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England
George Bernard Shaw
Labor Party
Ministe Chamberlain
Anthony Eden
Eden
Josiah Stamp
Chicago
United States
Mr. Chamberlain
Sach
Italy
Spain
Sitler
London
Health risk of sharing a bed with a grandchild
A commentator notes health dangers in grandparents sharing a bed with young grandchildren. Tuberculosis and other infections can be transmitted from an elderly person to a child in the same room, especially as the grandparent’s health declines. The advice urges against bedroom sharing to prevent transmission and protect the child.
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Lily
Grandparents Warned On Lip Kisses To Protect Children
Dr Copeland warns against grandparents kissing youngsters on the lips unless health is clearly good and free of cough or contagious signs. He advises coughing tests and separate sleeping arrangements to shield children from infection amid uneasy symptoms. The text appears from 1598 printing with questionable transcription.
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Viey
San Antonio Opera and Exposition Highlights March 1938
The San Antonio stage opens with La Gioconda by the Chicago Civic Opera company at the Municipal Auditorium, Rosa Taina stars, with Tosca led by Mary Brar den. Tonight Il Trovatore featured by Gloudia Murso, while San Antonio hosts its first International Exposition and Livestock Show at the exposition grounds near Rost Mostar Street, admission 50 cents, rodeo box seats $1.50. Also noted is a bread price protest by San Antonio bakers seeking a 10 cent loaf for an 18 ounce loaf and a community theatrical of Count Kate at the Grand Opera House led by Mrs. T.R. Stevens and ensemble. Dawson-Watson directs the Art Guild program.
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Bad Antonio
Chicago Civic Opéra
Hictpal
Rosa Taina
Mary Brarden
Fia Tosca
Finn
Gloudia Murso Vill
San Antonio
Rost Mostar Street
Finkrance
Joon Administration
Once Overs Column Continues In The Light
The late C. O. McIntyre’s column continues posthumously with new installments appearing daily in The Light, continuing his tradition of timely opinion writing.
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C. O. McIntyre Haveing
Remembering Harris Merion Lyon a neglected writer of note
A keen look at Harris Merion Lyon, red haired author and Kansas City Star alumnus, praised by Dreiser and Crow, now largely forgotten. The piece recalls Lyon’s brief fame, late career at an ad agency, and efforts by supporters to revive his works amid nostalgic New York scenes and literary memories.
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New York
Harris Merion Lyon
Henry
Lyon
Kansas City Star
Hampton's
Keene
Carl Crow
China
Theodore Dreiser
Rob Davis
Ray Long
Princeton
Dow
New Haven
Bulmore
Nightclub Stars, Impersonators, and Henry Ford in 1938 Pageant
A jumbled column of showbiz vignettes recounts Miss Barry, Sheila Barrett, and Mitel Green dealing with onstage offenses and impersonations. Kelton in Follies dons a derby and mustache, mimicking Charlie Chaplin as Mary Livingstone trembles at the microphone. Donald Duck, Vincent Astor, and Walt Disney surface in playful riffing, while dusk near the Metropolitan Museum of Art offers rare bird-filled ledges and windows lit with silhouettes, a surreal late-evening tableau. the piece ends with a dated note referencing 1938 and a gossip-like catalog of personas.
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Miss Barrymore
Shiela
Barrett
Mitel Green
Micker
Kelton
Charlie Chaplin
Metropolitan, Museum of Art
Pifth Avenue
Eightieth Street
Walt Disney
BteNaught Fyndy Trin
Wild look at future woman fashion and life in 1960s
Dr Harry B Barnard of Dearborn Michigan speculates on the American woman of 1960. He envisions hats from peanut shells, coats from a cheese derivative, dresses from corn stalks, and undergarments from woven prairie fibers. Daily items including soap and perfume come from wood stumps and plant waste, with homes built from oats corn hemp flax and walnut shells. The piece ends with praise for future beauty and a nod to Dutch tulip trade for a 1949 World's Fair in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Barnard
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Mich
Tulip Mania: Holland's Bubble and Beardown Market Crash
Edwin C. Hill recounts the tulip craze in Holland where fortunes were made and lost as bulbs traded like stocks. Traders, farmers, and merchants speculated wildly, with a few bulbs fetching enormous sums. The market collapsed, leaving many ruined and left to rebuild after years of hardship.
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Curkoy
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Holland
Moltagh
Feas Sind
Should Parents Be Honored Beyond Other Humans Today
A reader argues that mothers and fathers deserve high honor as the primary force of family, while recognizing that not all parents earn reverence. The piece contends parental sacrifice and care surpass political leaders, yet acknowledges changing times and accountability in parenting.
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Jess
Sam
Gramma
America
Aivarens Davos
Alvic
What Do You Know The Knowledge Test
Fragmented OCR style puzzle text with garbled phrases and missing context. Mentions a cathedral, hall of mirrors, and a London landmark with unclear details. Likely a trivia or quiz page from a 1998 publication with corrupted type.
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