War defense dominates six month view of war and economics
Six months into the war defense, not offense, shapes outcomes as air raids and offensives fail to decisive effect. Britain’s sea control limits German ships while economic reconstruction plans hinge on neutral lending. Poland’s weaknesses and Finland’s strength define early war lines amid diplomatic and propaganda fronts.
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Senator Borah
Finland
Soviet Russia
Europe
Maginot
Siegfried Lines
Spain
France
Britain
Munich
Mannerheim Line
Hull
Radio News Pioneer H V Kalsenborn Remembered
H V Kalsenborn, longtime Brooklyn Eagle veteran, became a renowned radio news figure during Europe’s autumn crisis. A Wisconsin native with 30 years studying international politics, his CBS analyses were highly regarded and his haystack to Spain broadcast marked a pioneering wartime radio description.
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H. V. Kalsenborn
Columbia
Wisconsin
Brooklyn Eagle
Radio
CBS
Spain
New York
Finland’s Defense Plan Shapes Allied Morale in World War I Context
The piece contrasts Finnish resilience under Mannerheim with the failures of Polish and Russian offensives, arguing that organized defenses like Finland’s and Europe’s Maginot line concepts reveal invulnerability to direct assault. It notes Germany's sea warfare shift from surface raiders to submarine strategy and the evolving naval balance in early World War I era.
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Europe
Union
Finland
Mannerheim
Russia
Weygandt
Syria
Germany
Balkans
Palestine
Turkey
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Britain
France
Varied Diet for Soil Will Restore Fertility
The Middle West Soil Improvement committee urges a balanced approach to soil fertility using legumes plus phosphorus and potash. Overemphasis on nitrogen harms crops, causing lodging and poor grain development, so consult county agents or state agronomists for site specific fertilizer guidance.
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Middle West
Farm Records Highlight Profit Mindset for Farmers
A farm management expert urges farmers to keep detailed records like businessmen. He compares land and equipment investments to stocks and bonds, noting both require a profit expectation and a basis for future planning.
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R. W. Shoffner
In the Name of Fashion Fashion a Word quoted by Churchill
A compact musing on fashion as a term used to cloak knavery and folly attributed to Churchill in a quotation about rhetoric and social trends.
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Churchill
To Check Constipation Get at Its Cause
Advice on treating constipation by addressing its cause. The text promotes bulk from Kellogg's All-Bran cereal, noting under-consumed bulk from refined foods and the benefit of water to soften stools. It cautions chronic cases should see a physician.
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Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
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Atlas Chick CO
St. Louis
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Canton
Dakota
Washington Irving
Pat Pean
B. C. Forbes
Bureau of Standards
Washington
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