Daily Mail enters 1838 publication notice and fiscal notes
The Daily Mail announces its establishment in 1838 and lists offices and advertising representatives in New York Chicago Dallas Oklahoma City and other cities. It outlines subscription rates and asserts Associated Press rights. It also reports on fiscal year postal surpluses and 1939 production gains across steel autos wool and tires with quotes from financial editors.
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the Alai
Comny
Summit Avenue
Hagersad
Maryland
A. Hawken
Burke, Kuipers & Mahomes, Inc
New York
Graybar Building
Chicago
North Wabash Avene Planta
Rhodes-Haverty
Dallas
Southwestern Life
Oklahoma City
First National
Baker
New Car Time Drives Shifts In Auto Show Season
The article notes how spring sales once dominated by auto shows have faded as yearly demand equalizes. Manufacturers moved shows earlier, starting with New York in October, introducing new models designed to cut sales resistance and appeal to drivers seeking modern features.
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New York
Recovery and industry surge despite regulatory fears
Senator Vandenberg warned against excessive government regulation while Wall Street noted improving domestic outlook. Reports cited record American demand for steel gasoline rayon electricity and aircraft, high residential building, massive shipbuilding, and gains in rubber textiles and motor industries. Copper buying surged amid armament demand as unemployment estimates for May 1939 fell from 11.36 million in 1938 to 9.88 million. Farley reported the Post Office closed the fiscal year on June 3.
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Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Wall Street
New York Times
Europe
Asia
Associated
Frederick Gardner
New York
National Industrial Conference Board
State Department closes access to confidential files after 1918
The Department of State orders closure of confidential or unpublished files dated after December 31, 1918 to non officials. The move, tied to postwar secrecy and rising espionage concerns, follows action near the armistice and during early 1920s Allied naval limits talks. The department also plans to reopen three field offices in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
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Department of State
Department
United States
Wilson
France
Versailles
State Department
Washington
Stimson
Manchuria
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Predicting a Severe Winter From Folk Beliefs
A mixed view of winter forecasts is offered with claims that thick corn husks and animal conditions signal a hard season. Some rely on folklore like the goosebone prophet, while scientists doubt the method. A German savant is noted for a claim about humans having fifteen senses, adding a tangential science angle.
Washington Daybook: Democracy, Food Rationing and Stamps
Washington observer notes contrasts between U S and German policies on food consumption. Highlights include relief stamp programs funding 100 million dollars to aid relief clients, proposed use of stamps for cotton goods, and comparisons of wartime moral issues with diet guidance.
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Dept. of Agriculture
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Department
Germany
United States
Just FauxS By Edgar A Guest
The poem compares trees to people, noting varied traits from fair to worn. It suggests trees endure burdens and storms, with some sheltered by others and many surviving through years with nourishment and care.
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Edgar A. Guest
La Guardia Attacks Crop Controls in National Speech
New York Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia, speaking with the National Association of Retail Merchants, urged abundance and condemned crop production restrictions. He criticized the Roosevelt administration’s farm policies as in reverse and urged a shift to higher production, noting a national stance against limiting output. He also referenced Louisiana winter ice drifting toward the Gulf of Mexico.
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New York
F. H. la Guardia
National Association of Retail Ment Dealers
Roosevelt
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Rubber heater makes crude engine move by heat
A rubber band and an electric heater create a new rubber engine demonstrated at the National Bureau of Standards. The device uses heat to flex a rubber band attached to a rocking arm, producing periodic motion about every five seconds, with bands lasting weeks under daily light use.
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Washington
National Bureau of Standards
Lawrence A. Wood
Norman Bekkedahl
Brit
Thig
Language Condemnation At Labor Convention
A resolution condemning alleged intemperate language against Vice President John N Garner was presented at the opening session of the 31st annual Massachusetts Federation of Labor convention.
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Boston
John N. Garner
Massachusetts Federation of Labor
Man About Manhattan on St Patrick’s Cathedral
New York August 8. At all hours people pass through St Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth avenue. The cathedral, 420 feet long and 200 feet wide with 330 foot spires, stands as a romantic monument amid Rockefeller Center. Its windows honor Catholic church figures, the crypt holds 48 vaults including Archbishop Hughes, and artists frequently sketch its grand facade for passersby.
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New York
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Fifth Avenue
Rockefeller Center
Robert Louis Stevenson
Madison Avenue
Archdiocese of New York
Hughes
St. Patrick’s
Exterminating House Flies and Farm Sanitation Tips
Agricultural questions raise by readers cover soils crops poultry and livestock with advice from the editor. A discussion on house fly extermination emphasizes sanitation screening larvicides and careful food handling to reduce infestations. Readers can request a free control leaflet by sending a 3 cent stamp. A trivia note adds lumber production facts.
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Mail Information Bureau
van Gorder Service, Inc
Washington, D. C
Oane
Our House
Fly Control
Cackling Chickens Betray Fugitives
Two escaped federal convicts were captured after four chickens cackled and drew police notice. Gerald Montague, 21, of Kankakee and Walter Smith, 22, of Cincinnati, were among seven escapees from July 26 near Thornburg, Virginia. They were questioned about a $56,000 payroll theft aboard an Illinois Central train and taken to Danville federal jail. Police say they confessed to five burglaries and other thefts.
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Kankakee
Gerald Montague
Kankarkee
Walter Smith
Cincinnati
Thornburg
Atlanta, Ga
Lewisburg
W. Va
Montague
Smith
Here
Danville
Gene la Fontaine
Typical 3 Minute Night Bus Rates Across Cities
Listing of average three minute station to station night and Sunday rates covering multiple locations from Hagerstown Asheville to Virginia Beach Rehoboth Beach Pinehurst New York City and San Francisco. Mentions several service names and regional endpoints with unclear spellings and partial place names.
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Hagerstown
Asheville
N.C
Ccee
Atlantic Guy
Bar Marher
Finemont
Bizgard
Masa Colonial Beach
Eagles Mare
Gibson Island
Casa Voles
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Washington Post
C. Norman Stabler
New York Herald Tribune
James A. Farley
U. S. Postal Service
Preston Grover
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First Baptist Church
Foye
Greyheard
America
Howard W. Blakeslee
Manhattan
George Tucker
St. Vincent de Paul
Fathers of the Mission
Elizabeth
Hungary
St. Catherine of Alexandria
Catherine
Henry
St. Patrick's
St. Patrick
Lou Gehrig
Bank
Rudy
Hamilton Corner
The
House of Blue White
Washington St
Palm Beach
Musey & Evans
West
Washington Street
Dick Tracy
Ash Man
Edward
Detective Tracy
Ar Eth
Renge
Sale Women’s Shoes
Earles Dept
Wrehington Street
Chesapeake de Teac Pelephone Company
Talvimores City
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Thimerstown
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