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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1938
Page
4
John W. Cullen Company publicizes its foreign advertising representation in Chicago at 8 So Michigan Ave New York at 501 Fifth Ave and Detroit through General Motors Ride with contact points for international ad agencies.
A legend claims Columbus era sailors frightened by a tropical storm near the West Indies threw their cards into the sea and, ashore, painted substitutes on sheep skin marked with signs. These improvised card games supposedly gave rise to American playing cards.
The State Department is actively enforcing a new registration regime for paid agents working for foreign governments, businesses, and associations. Critics say the act overreaches, catching honest PR counselors while failing to distinguish harmful propaganda from legitimate work, with debates centering on the Foreign Policy Association and other organizations.
Boake Carter promotes collective security while warning that alien agent registration misses real propagandists. The piece jokes that if spies must register, then criminals like forgers, burglars, and gunmen should as well, with satirical ideas of identification cards and restricted districts to aid enforcement.
The final clash of the major league champions is the year's high point for sport loving readers. The public notes that baseball heroes achieve success through disciplined, self controlled work and long practice rather than tricks, and many admire their muscular deftness and steady nerves as they deliver notable performances in left field bleachers and beyond.
The piece contrasts high American fire losses with Britain France and Holland, citing careless habits and welcome to prevention. It laments national thrift and forest and waterpower resource use while urging cautious behavior to reduce fires and casualties. It also laments American haste and promotes October as ideal vacation time for rest and reflection.
The piece argues democracy may endure despite totalitarian threats, noting that dictatorships may lack lasting roots and that Britain pursues long term aims while balancing restraint with urgent action. It flags signs of resilience in freedom, even as brutal forces spread, and adds satirical asides on Nudist delegates, a Yokohama tailor offering fits, and quips about family pride and Sunday solitude.
The President berates railroad executives over wage cuts and financial practices, calls for industry rehabilitation and removal of entrenched bankers and lawyers, while denying government ownership but warning of cuts if carriers fail to reform. Roosevelt awaits rail chiefs' decision after private talks.
The piece reflects on reading Matthew 6 24 24 urging not to worry about tomorrow. It shares a mother’s fear over a critically ill child, then counsels serenity by living each day, shedding yesterday’s sorrows, and trusting daily bread. It closes with a poem about lifting burdens one step at a time.
A compilation of anniversaries and birthdays featuring James Iredell, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Willis Gaylord Clark, Chester A. Arthur, Eaverd L. Trudeau, and others. Includes Todays History items such as wars, notable flights, policy events, and remarks on birthdays and horoscopes.
Gottlieb the Tailor says European pacts resemble ready-made clothes they look fine but won’t endure. Suits and overcoats cleaned and pressed for 65 cents. Phone 2785-711 located on Broad Street.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce postpones its meeting planned for tomorrow. It will be held next Thursday at an announced location pending final details.
The text satirically imagines draconian penalties for politicians and citizens who disagree with New Deal policies. It parodies registration cards, frontier state registries, and harsh penalties as impractical overreach. The State Department bears blame as the machinery executing such laws amid bureaucratic overload and taxpayer costs.
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