Editorials On Why They Fight In Korea And Thunderstorm Tales
An editorial begins with praise for U S marines progress in Korea then questions North Korean fanaticism and the reasons behind their drive. It notes Soviet propaganda influence and U S motives while warning skepticism may spread in Asia. The piece then shifts to a thunderstorm history and weather lore, offering cautions about lightning myths and a claim about a New York rainmaker finally producing rain.
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United States
Korea
Naktong River
38Th Parallel
Security Council of
United Nations
U. S
North Korea
Empire State Building
New York
Security Council Members Acknowledge Jake’s Dominant Role
In a surprising turn the council members concede that up to now Jake has shaped events. The admission frames ongoing negotiations and raises questions about leadership and accountability among key actors.
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Security Council
Jake
Marriage Counselor Warns About Traveling Salesmen Mates
A marriage counselor argues most traveling salesmen make poor mates as spouses tire of their jokes. Fighting Republicans, Inc. forms with members expected to toss hats not towels in the ring.
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Fighting Republicans, Inc
World War II Plants to be Cleared for New Construction
If the current timetable holds, the wartime plants will be emptied and sites cleared in time to begin building and equipping a new set.
Grange Considered for Illinois Board of Trustees
Illinois Republicans weigh naming Harold Red Grange as a candidate for the University of Illinois board of trustees at the Peoria convention this week. Backers of the idea hope his fame helps in a tight Lucas-Dirksen era contest.
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Illinois
Harold
Red) Grange
Illini
University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Peoria
Grange
Lucas-Dirksen
Red Grange
Fighting Illini
Daily
State University
Pin-Up Mills Push More G I S Shaping War Era Glamour
Hollywood cheesecake mills churn out more pin ups for G I s as a few ageless beauties perform their third war, delivering wartime morale boosting glamour through cinema and pin up imagery.
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Hollywood
Scholar Declares We Are a Gifted Motron
A Bourbon Illinois post office was robbed recently and police are investigating the case as authorities pursue clues.
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Bourbon
When a Dealer Sells a Prewar Car Ask Which One
A cautious buyer asks the dealer which prewar model is offered. The inquiry signals awareness of varying histories and parts quality in classic cars.
Fretting About Cake Dinner Rule Sparks Sweet Dispute
A playful quarrel over having cake for dinner centers on a freezer thaw and missing icing. The remark about frost or defrost reveals a light domestic moment and a humorous constraint in a shared kitchen.
Lightning safety advice clashes with American habit
The National Geographic Society warns that fleeing under a bed is unsafe during storms and recommends seeking shelter in a car, contrasting with generations of Americans who used feather bedding as insulation against lightning. The passage notes changing attitudes to thunderstorm preparedness.
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National Geographic Society
Footprint Hints at Fire Scene Near Canvas Cathedral
Police sweep the burned area around the canvas cathedral for clues and may uncover an incriminating footprint from a cloven hoof. A local dentist seeks a vacation but remains busy and hopeful harvest ends soon.
Bath Salts Debate for Public Health and Knights
The British health service balks at purchasing bath salts for the general public while the government backs supplying the needs of distinguished Knights of the Order of the Bath.
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British Health Service
Knights of the Order of the Bath
Tea Gains Ground In American Beverage Market
Tea makers push a national campaign and five million dollars toward a Tea For Two theme as coffee prices rise. The piece notes tea’s low cost, three main types, leaf size terms, and American habits favoring iced tea in summer while coffee remains entrenched in daily life.
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Japan
China
Formosa
United States
America
Arthur Godfrey
Weather and pests slow corn growth from rag weed era
Farm Editor notes cool weather slows young corn borers and corn growth, signaling a late rag weed season. An orchardist near Traverse City cuts 250 cherry trees, the culprit remaining unnamed. Experts study rag weed pollen for potential use in warfare amid a jumble of unrelated items.
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Traverse City
Michigan
Second Thoughts on Old Books and Local Happenings
A columnist notes most old books are junk value wise but may hold sleeper potential. He cites a Morrisburg Ontario sale list, highlights rare editions like Moby Dick, and warns rarity drives prices. The piece veers through anecdotes from berry picking to local fair plans and Herrin's anniversary edition.
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Old Authors Farm
Morrisburg
Ontario
Emerson
N. Y
Napoleon Bonaparte
Edinburgh
Sir Walter Scott
Cadell
Boston
Izaak Walton
Chiswick
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
Orig Cl
Melville
Main Street
J. C. Penney
Lake Crab Orchard
Bette Davis
Roberto Rossilini
Atomic Maid
Herrin
Southern Illinoisan
Marion Township High
Open Window Omens and a Storm Lesson
A narrator recalls leaving a home with the west guest room window open, fearing storm damage. The imagined scene includes loose pictures, dripping rugs, and a soaked dining room ceiling. The piece ends with the window finally closed and locked, a relief after consequences feared. Christopher Billopp.
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Christopher Billopp
Worry Clinic Subconscious Death Wish Common Says Dr Crane
Dr George W Crane discusses the case of Sarah H a 26 year old American actress who fears for her child and cannot sleep. He notes that subconscious death wishes are common in early life and can drive anxious, controlling behavior including sleep disturbance nightmares and overprotection.
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George W. Crane
Sarah H
Dr. Crane
Danny
Sarah
Death Wish Fear In A Mother's Mind
The article describes a troubled mother Sarah who fears a subconscious wish that her baby might die. It explains such fleeting thoughts arise from childhood, not from true personality, and reassures that God would not punish a parent for occasional impulses. Readers can request a fuller account by mailing a self addressed envelope with a dime.
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Sarah
New Animal Species Unearthed Daily Across Kingdom
The article notes about a million animal species named and documented, with new ones appearing daily. It highlights marine animals and insects as the largest groups, and cites the Okapi as a classic example of late discovery during Sir Henry Stanley's 1880s Ituri travels.
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Animal Kingdom
Henry Stanley
Ituri
Strength and Uncertainty in War Analysis
Editorial recalls Clausewitz on uncertainty as a driver of misperception in war and policy. It argues fear, exaggerated danger, and misread enemy strength stem from incomplete information and propaganda. The piece warns against overestimating totalitarian power and notes history shows dictatorship strengths hide weaknesses.
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Wall Street Journal
Clausewitz
Korea
Washington
Russia
Forest zebra named Equus Johnstoni sparks from hides
The text notes natives used hides as ornaments and in 1900 Sir Harry Johnston collected pieces. London experts, believing them to come from a forest zebra, coined the name Equus Johnstoni for the animal.
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Sir Harry Johnston
London
Okapia Johnstoni named from skin and skulls found in Congo
Lt Ericsson of the Belgian Congo forces secured a complete skin and two skulls showing the animal’s relation to the giraffe, leading to the name Okapia Johnstoni. The Wambuti call it Okapi. The Ituri forest hides more unknown species, echoing early gorilla discoveries and long rumors of a hairy manlike ape in West Africa.
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Ericsson
Belgian Congo
Ituri
Central Africa
West Africa
Discoveries and traits of the gerenuk and congo region monkeys
The gerenuk was found in 1878 and lives in arid Somaliland and East Africa browsing dry thorn bushes. It stands three and a half feet at the shoulder with a foxy red coat and short thick horns atop its head. Egyptian bas reliefs mention it from 5600 B C, while Europeans first encountered it in the late 19th century. The Ruwen zori Colobus monkey, known only from skins brought by locals, inhabits the upper western slopes of the Ruwen zori near the Congo Uganda border.
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Somaliland
East Africa
Ruwenzori
Congo
Uganda
Uncertain Times Warn Against Under or Overrating the Enemy
The text argues that in difficult times the free world must assess adversaries accurately to avoid panic or false confidence. Underrating or overrating the foe both harm, while misjudging weakness as strength is the gravest error.
Consistency and Baruch Influence Across Generations
Bernard Baruch shares with Herbert Hoover a rare staying power after World War I and into modern times. His proposals for economic controls, reiterated over thirty years, have shaped Senate debate and executive action, influencing both parties and the President. Baruch, labeled a thinker of speculation in a classical sense, framed broad economic forces and risks within a free market.
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Bernard Mannes
Baruch
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Wilson
War Industries Board
Hidden Forest Mammals Include New Primate Discoveries
The article notes chimpanzees inhabit mountain forests near Lake Tanganyika’s eastern shores, Guenon monkeys spread across tropical Africa and a little known Osbornicus Piscivora described as cat sized with chestnut fur found near streams in the Ituri forest. Discovered socially in 1919 as a recent large mammal find.
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Africa
Sierra Leone
Congo
Uganda
Lake ,Tanganyika
Sahara
Ituri
Demos Licking Chops over Brewster Quiz
Democrats seize on the Brewster wire tapping inquiry as a Senate subcommittee led by Senator Pepper probes a secret police wire tapping report involved in the Hughes plane contract hearings. The scene shifts to the caucus room with Brewster under bright lights and cameras.
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Demos
Brewster Quiz
Washington
Owen Brewster
Maine
Senator Brewster
Howard Hughes
Brewster
Joseph Shimon
Senate
Senator Pepper
Florida
Pepper and Brewster Face Forensic Hearings Amid Hughes Tangles
The piece notes Senator Pepper plans to push for hearings to counter McCarthyism memories, while Senator Brewster, linked to Shimon headlines, says he paid a man he believed was Shimon to drop a shadowing source. Pepper aides include Neely and Kefauver. Republican rivals Hendrickson and Darby are less experienced.
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Pepper
Edwin Pauley
Brewster
Shimon
Hughes
Neely
Kefauver
Hendrickson
Darby
Brewster Shimon ties loom in McCarthy era politics
The piece notes Democrats hope to exploit a Brewster Shimon link to damage Senator Brewster over McCarthyism. It cites Van Arkel as a cautious counsel planning secret sessions and suggests both parties might seek a Brewster Hughes replay to fuel a national campaign.
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Brewster-Shimon
Brewster
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Maine
Senate
Pepper Committee
Gerhard van Arkel
National Labor Relations Board
van Arkel
Brewster-Hughes
Washington
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