Classified Notice of Advertising Rates and Subscriptions
A dated notice from August 30 1939 outlines advertising rates and delivery terms for newspapers. It lists features such as Friday and holiday exceptions, mail subscription guidance for areas outside a region, and contact details for advertising representatives in New York Detroit and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Bereta
John W. Cullen
York
Fifth Ave
Merth Michion
Ava Limpus
South Thir
Detroit
General Motors
Hitler Hopes for Peace Despite Poland Crisis
Early today Britain studied Hitler's reply to Chamberlain final answer on Poland. Berlin reports Belgian King Leopold and Dutch Queen Wilhelmina mediation welcomed. Hitler seeks a path to avoid war while preserving prestige amid European diplomacy.
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Europe
Adolf Hitler
Chamberlain
Britain
Poland
Hitler
Berlin
Leopold
Belgium
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
House of Commons
Great Britain
France
Japan forms new cabinet under General Abe amid European shift
Japan reshuffles its government as General Nobujska Abe takes the helm, signaling a potential easing of nationalist influence. The change follows the German Soviet pact and Russia’s delayed ratification, with observers noting possible closer ties with Britain and the United States and a renewed effort to restore Japan’s international standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Nobujska Abe
Abe
China
Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma
Europe
Germany
Hitler
United Press
Shanghai
Asia
Dangerous practice of extending limbs from cars warned by NY motor authority
New York state motor vehicle officials warned that motorists who hang arms outside windows risk serious injury in collisions and misinterpretation by other drivers. They cited cases of harm and even lost limbs, urging safe driving and avoiding arm protrusion to prevent crashes and confusion on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roller skates and Chinatown tales in New York
Edna and Reed Martin visit the World’s Fair, sharing glass slippers and jokes about roller skates. The piece notes Chinatown’s low crime, tong relations, and Mulroony’s crackdown, plus Swarthmore graduate Chia I Cheng’s medical relief work and a Swarthmore-Yale education. It ends with a curio shop sign and a bid to aid China’s wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edna
Reed Martin
Sarasota
Florida
China Lane
Mott Street
Chia I Cheng
America
Cheng
Swarthmore College
Yale
Mr Cheng
China
United States
Professor Lays Need For Humor Dictator In America
In Omaha Nebraska the English professor at Crichton University argues real American humor shows slowness of expression rather than quick wit. He praises Will Rogers and Bob Burns as true exemplars and calls for a humor dictator to preserve national character. A stray line about New Zealand’s population appears.
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Tongs
China
America
Chinatown
Omaha
Leo Mullany
Crichton University
Will Rogers
Bob Burns
Heaven on Earth by John Hix
A 1922 piece describes Sheikh al Jebal’s stronghold in North Persia where Ismaili followers sought paradise through hashish and violence. It portrays a fantasized “Heaven on Earth” garden with narcotics, women, and exotic plants amid a violent sect narrative.
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Heaven ON Earth
al Jebal
Persia
Jack Hausner
Packey O Gatty
Coney Island
Tomorrow the Ghost Newspaper
Washington Merry-Go-Round ends with British double cross
The concluding column traces Britain's failure to enlist Russia in a defensive alliance and notes how British politics, the City of London, and the Soviet issue shaped diplomacy. It cites Chamberlain, Franco, and British ties to Japan, critiquing State Department actions under Roosevelt and Stimson as the era's diplomacy spiraled toward crisis.
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Washington
Hitler
Russia
Britain
Robert Vansittart
Moscow
Chamberlain
Stalin
England
Spain
Franco
Canary Islands
Algeciras
Gibraltar
France
Roy
Harold Lask
Mr Chamberlain
Roosevelt
State Department
Senate
United States
Manchuria
Japan
Notable figures born or honored across American history
A list of historical anniversaries noting births and deaths of figures such as Esra L Hommedieu a New York statesman and college promoter born in New York died 1811. George Matthews revolutionary soldier and Georgia governor born in Augusta County Virginia died 1812. Stephen W Kearny Newark born hero died 1848. George F Root composer born Sheffield Massachusetts died 1895. Julian A Weir artist born West Point New York died 1919. Fremont Older San Francisco editor born Appleton Wisconsin died 1935. Huey P Long Louisiana dictator born Winfield died 1935. a note on the revolutionary army retreat and a French fleet arrival in Chesapeake Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esra L'Hommedieu
New York Statesman
New York
George Mathews
Georgia
Augusta Co
Stephen W. Kearny
Newark
St Louis
George F. Root
Chicago
Sheffield
Mass
Julian A Weir
West Point
Fremont Older
San Francisco
Appleton
Wis
Huey P Long
Louisiana
Winfield
British Diplomacy in 1932 and the World 1939
The piece recalls 1932 when Sir Francis did not receive orders and Ambassador Forbes did not visit the Foreign Office while Mr Stamson grasped British diplomacy. By 1939 Britain faced Japan’s pressure in Tientsin and Shanghai and the evacuation of Hongkong. It notes shifts as British leaders seek US fleet support.
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Chinchow
Stimson
Cameron Forbes
Forbes
Frances Lindley
Sir Francis
Francis
Ambassador Forbes
Foreign Office
Stamson
Japan
Tientsin
Shanghai
Hongkong
Mr Stimson
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Notable Births and Historical Events Across Years
Brief digest lists figures born in St Louis New York Toronto and Cedar Rapids with ages, including E Lansing Ray Joan Blondell Raymond Massey Joseph Tausaig Frederick Ecker Verne Marshall MaGen Campbell King and others. Also notes 1813 Fort Mimms Creek sacred site. 1863 Battle of Bull Run. 1918 torpedoed steamer. 1924 Dawes Plan in effect, plus reflective verse about fortune and disposition.
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America
Salem
Mays
Ft. Mimms
Alabama
John W Webster
Boston
George Parkman
Bull Run
Lee
Jackson
U. S
E. Lansing Ray
St Louis
St. Louis
Joan Blondell
New York
Raymond Massey
Lincoln
Toronto
Joseph K. Tausaig
Germany
Frederick H Ecker
Metropolitan Life
Phoenicia
N.Y
Verne Marshall
Bible Readings and Breakfast Lesson Memory
A teacher discusses Holy Communion and hunger with students, linking daily meals to spiritual sustenance. The dialogue prompts gratitude to God for nourishment and raises a call to help others, mentioning refugees in Germany and China as examples. The scene emphasizes mindful sharing and care for the hungry as part of faith.
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Germany
China
Frances Stine Returns Home From College in Boulder
Miss Frances Stine, who had been attending college at Boulder, Colorado, returns to her sister Mrs T M Baldwin's home for about ten days before heading to North Carolina to resume teaching at Pembroke College. Forty eight attended Sunday school at Methodist church. The weekly Bible Study met Sunday evening in ME church parlors with Rev Paul in charge. the next meeting on September 3 will be the last of the conference year.
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Vincent
Frances Stinebring
Boulder
Colorado
T M Baldwin
North Carolina
Pembroke
Methodist Church
Paul
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J. Clare UK
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Charles B. Driscoll
A. B. Palem Office
Tong Hall
Tammaney Hall
Mulroony
Jimmy Walker
Tong
Kilings
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
New Zealand
John Hix
Packey Ogatiy- Doorem Beter
Londons Wall Street
Labor Party
Mr Hoover
Bolivia
Paraguay
Soviet Russia
League of Nations
John Simon
Auto Wash
Freedom Gas & Oi
R. Smith & CO
Army of the Revolution
Long Island
White Plains
Chesa
Peake Bay
Bible
Vincent Briefs
C. J. Sartor
Elyria
Parrarantse
Lorain County
Cleveland
Sandusky
Sandusky High School
Tillison-Woolcott Company
Able
Episcopal Church, Masonic Lodge, Elks, and
State
National Postmasters' Associations
Mrs. Sartor
Cornell Avenue
Ben W. Sartor
the Savings Deposit Bank & Trust Co
Broad Street
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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