President Roosevelt and a Nation of Quiet Capital City
Editorial reflects on President Roosevelt amid White House social duties and calm in Washington. It extols his poise, deeming him a Colossus while urging Congress to pass neutrality laws amid Spain’s war. It notes public concerns, calls for unity, and brushes with contemporary political humor and resolutions.
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Capitol
Washington
Earth
White House
Roosevelt
Buenos Ayres
Spain
Institute of Public Opinion
Pennsylvania Avenue
Smithsonian
Europe
Woodrow Wilson
Germany
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Inside Glances of Washington
A reflective Washington column recalling Christmas memories in Virginia with family, ham and eggnog, plus a critique of Arthur Brisbane a famed columnist who earned large sums. It notes Hearst’s pay, contrasts syndicated writers, and previews a 1937 Post series on youth job prospects amid inflation and policy debates. It closes with New Year musings on philanthropy, birth control, and neutrality.
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Virginia
Arthur Brisbane
William Randolph Hearst
Brisbane
David Lawrence
Mark Sullivan
Westbrook Pegler
Heywood Brun
Paul Mallon
Edward Wallis
Edward and
Wallis
The
Washington Post
William A. Green
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Tax bases and rates in state finance analysis by Edgar Leafdale
The piece argues on how states raise revenue, listing eight major bases and noting Nebraska's light motor licenses yet heavier gas tax. It discusses ability to pay, shifting tax burdens, benefits received, and the need to consider social and economic effects before enacting taxes such as income, sales, liquor, and property taxes.
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Nebraska
Edgar Leafdale
Sidney Draw By Cecelia Kurz
Local notes list visits and holiday travels of the Kurz and related families. Mr and Mrs John Owens and son Horace visit Missouri relatives. Bertha Mitchell and daughters Laura and Phyllis spend holidays in Glen Rock Wyoming with Mrs Mitchells daughter. Marjorie Kretz returns from Cheyenne. Fred Kretz and Bill Spicknell call at Frank Kurz home. Frank Kurz family dines with Otto Kurz. Gordon Haight and Ronald from Denver visit C S Chambers. John Kurz visits Bert Walker. H Van Aelstyn and Frances visit Frank Kurz. infant Donald Wilkins improves. Shirley Ann Walker ill with flu. Freda Kurz leaves for Grandstand business college. Patrick Siedel visits Robert Kurz. Frank Kurz family at John Kurz home New Year’s Day. Fred Kretz trip to Denver.
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John Owens
Horace
Joe Green
Missouri
Bertha Mitchell
Laura
Phyllis
Clem Kretz
Glen Rock
Wyo
Mitchell
W. Whittaker
Marjorie Kretz
Cheyenne
Robert Owens
Fred Kretz
Bill Spicknell
Frank Kurz
Otto Kurz
Gordon Haight
Ronald
Denver
C. S. Chambers
John Kurz
Bert Walker
H. van Aelstyn
Frances
Donald
Earl Wilkins
Shirley Ann Walker
Freda Kurz
Grand Tstand
Business College
Patrick Siedel
Robert Kurz
Fragmented News Snippets Reflecting Crises and Personal Ups and Downs
A collage of brief notes touches on harsh winters for coal dealers, a vigilante style past in the old west, overdraft fears, Tom Kokjer on crutches from wartime injuries, fading Edward and Wallis stories, India's 40 million widows, labor disputes between Lewis and Green, idle factories, the automotive strike risk, a monkey's warning on gambling, John Barrymore and a two month bride separation, and mentions of Sammy Baugh Sam Francis Ace Parker Arnold Herber and other football stars gaining notoriety.
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Sammy. Baugh
Sam Francis
Ace Parker
Arnold Herber
Notor
Voices of Solitude in Public Life
A meditation on how private inner voices fade when one enters the public arena. The reflection contrasts quiet introspection with external demands and suggests solitude offers clearer self-awareness amid social pressures.
Heat in Moon’s Rays
Moonlight is reflected sunlight that heats the moon’s surface, but without atmosphere the heat radiates away quickly. The reflected light reaching Earth also warms the planet only minutely, detectable with sensitive instruments.
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Moon
Earth
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