The Attacks on Business and the Square Deal
The piece argues Roosevelt’s square deal concept was ignored by the current White House, citing two college presidents who switch from Roosevelt to the Republican nominee. It condemns the administration for attacking private enterprise, warns of socialistic fascism, and calls for a return to a square deal for honest business amid national defense strains.
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Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Dixon Ryan Fox
Union College
W. H. Cowley
Hamilton College
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Busi
Fox
Cowley
HyMie's Wail on the Mechanical Umpire in Wichita
A nostalgic Pathetic piece by King Peas recounts Hymie Augen’s distress over a new electric eye baseball umpire being developed in Wichita Kansas. He laments loss of human judgment, fears a mechanized future, and compares machines replacing trusted figures to a sport and life.
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Ot Trewl
Hymie Augen
Wichita
Kan
Mr. Augen
Augen
Avgen
I hate to get up in the morning and do my part
A reflective piece extols daily drudgery as essential to civilization. The author admits personal reluctance to obey impulses, yet argues ordinary, unseen labor by countless people—from farmers to homemakers—builds society. Each small, disciplined act fuels progress, forming a shared crusade for human advancement.
What Do You Know The Knowledge Test
A fragmented reader quiz titled What Do You Know The Knowledge Test lists partial song titles and authors. It references familiar lines such as Hark the Herald, Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms and My Old Kentucky Home, suggesting a puzzle of completing well known tunes and composers.
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Lebinarin
Romberg
Kentucky
Wink
Asprin
The Light Opens Space for 1940 Campaign Letters
The Light presents impartial columns showing opposing views on campaign issues. Readers may submit letters expressing opinions, though space limits may curb publication. Views in letters are not necessarily The Light's position.
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The
Light
Willkie Emerges as Global Leader Hope in Roosevelt Critics
Industrialist William Guggenheim argues in The Light that Franklin D Roosevelt led democracies into error through boondoggling and weak military prep. He endorses Wendell Willkie as a unifying worldwide leader, condemning Roosevelt’s third term push and urging Willkie’s unanimous election for a broader Monroe era of good will.
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William Guggenheim
Roosevelt
Germany
Italy
Ethiopia
Willkie
Benjamin Franklin
Wendell L. Willkie
Why LL Vote For Roosevelt by William B Arnold
Editorial urging support for Franklin D Roosevelt highlighting labor gains under his presidency. It defends collective bargaining rights, equal opportunity for men and women, and continued social legislation, arguing the third term is irrelevant and predicting an overwhelming Roosevelt victory.
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Ible
Roosevelt
Sleep Habits and How Much Sleep We Need
Health guidance discusses how sleep needs vary by age and activity. Too much sleep may harm, while too little causes neurocirculatory asthenia with restlessness and rapid heartbeat. Adjust habits with willpower to improve balance.
Sleep and Health A Guide for Rest Needs
Dr. H. N. Bundesen explains that sleep needs vary by person with robust individuals often needing less rest. Short naps after lunch can help, but excess sleep harms health by reducing appetite and promoting weight gain, while too little also harms well being. Each person gauges their own optimal sleep balance.
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King Feas
Glamour as a Fading Fashion Word in Public Taste
A lively column muses on overused fashion terms from glamour to intriguing and cute. It notes glamour persists while words like cute grand divine swank precious and intriguing fade. The piece questions what glamour really means and whether public taste will keep it alive through publicity and style shifts.
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Hanes
Glamour Girls of History Pump Up Publicity
Helen Rowland notes that famous women from Helen of Troy to Cleopatra have attracted pages of publicity while figures like Bloomer Lockwood and Nation earned front page attention. The piece playfully questions the meaning of glamour and its overuse.
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Helen of ‘Troy
Cleopatra
Queen of
Sheba
the Pompadour
Nell Gwynn
Miss Bloomer
Belva Lockwood
Carrie Nation
Giamott
Roosevelt Britain trade talks reveal secret planning
Washington report outlines how a Roosevelt Churchill deal was crafted by long distance calls and hidden meetings. Lothian and Hull coordinated the British side while Willkie's campaign and congressional exchanges influenced timing. The piece notes rail delay tactics and political maneuvering amid wartime debates.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Britain
State Department
Winston Churchill
Mr. Roosevelt
Lord Lothgen
Hull
Charentll
Lothian
Spiritual awakening urged by San Antonio minister alliance leader
In September 1930 Rev Phillip Cone Hetz, newly elected president, told San Antonio Minister Alliance members to boost denomination cooperation through character conduct and service. A 1921 note recalls leaders needed for the San Antonio Boy Scouts, with 12 scoutmasters present at a banquet at the Gunter hotel, and only 17 leaders for about 100 boys. Charles Leach, Majestic theater manager, announced that the boys would be guests on September 7.
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King Features
Ayn
Stente
America
Phillip Cone Hetchtz
San Antonio
Alliance Today
Tuinteter
Wilance
Boy Scouts
Gunter Hotel
Charles Leach
Majestic Theater
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Supreme Court
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Boston Institute of Technology
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Surf Beach
King Peas
William B. Arnold
Weekly Dispatch
Dr. H. N
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Fran
Somorrow
Reid
Almot
By Helen Rowland
Clay
Hing Wega, Syn. Inc
Behind the News
Paul Mallon
Willkle
Rushville
Newfound Gap
West Virginia
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Tke van Genberg
Michigan
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