Roosevelt selects cabinet allies for unofficial world policy group
The incoming administration names Cordell Hull and Woodin as key cabinet picks shaping early policy. Roosevelt forms an unofficial economic advisory group, while Hull stresses tariffs only for revenue and critique of nationalist trade walls.
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Tennessee
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Woodin
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Bernard Baruch
Raymond Moley
Hull
Democratic ‘Party
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Senate
Congress
United States
Carter Glass
Virginia
William H
American Car and Foundry Company
Mongolia Gets De Luxe Rail Service
A report notes China’s railways improving service behind the Sino Japanese front with sleeping and dining cars. Two express trains weekly run from Peiping to Paotow in Inner Mongolia, linking Peiping with the Great Wall and Ming tombs, Kalgan mines, and other regional points amid wartime disruption to other routes.
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Asia
China
Maynard Olwen Williams
National Geographical Society
Lassa Ponles
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Paotow
Inner Mongolia
Yale
Great Wall
Ming Tombs
Kalgan
Velvet fashion and Mongol travel mingle in Segins feature
Cherie Nicholas surveys velvet trends in daytime and evening wear featuring velvet trims, capes, jackets, and bows while drifting into an expansive travelogue. The piece tours Mongolia and Inner Asia with mentions of Polotow, Kalgan, and Genghis Khan era landscapes, noting cars and trains threading remote routes as romantic backdrops for desert adventures.
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Inner Mongolia
Dalai Lama
Paotow
Sahara
Camel Gaon
Van
Polotow
Asia
Unga
Balgan
Paoten
Kalgan
Pellinginiao
Sharamuren
Isi Ssu
Yun-kang
California Syrup of Figs Advertises Child Health Benefits
An ad touts California syrup of figs as a pure vegetable laxative for children. It claims improved appetite, color, weight, and spirits, warns against cathartics, and urges mothers to use the product marked California Syrup of Figs. It notes bottles are plainly labeled for honest claims.
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California
United States
Kean
Yo-Yo Blamed for Lack of Seasonable Showers
In Syria drought grips farms and wells, while Damascus residents see bright sun. A Damascus committee blames yo-yos for divine displeasure, urging prohibition as officials note the weather remains sunny and dry across the region.
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Damascus
Allah
Syria
New Expedition Wars on Parasites in France
Washington reports a new American fighting force of parasites sent to aid France against the Oriental fruit moth. The native North American Macrocentrus anatolous was shipped last year by the U.S. Bureau of Entomology and is thriving in French orchards, reportedly attacking the moths and reducing the pest population.
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Washington
Amerea
United States Bureau of Entomology
France
Mediterranean
Father Leaves Estate to Settle Son’s Debts in Milwaukee
Ignatz Trzeblatowski eighty eight leaves virtually his late son Albert’s estate to creditors to cover his funeral and debts. Albert, former alderman, is serving a twenty year prison term for embezzling about one hundred thousand dollars. The will directs funds to funeral expenses and other listed bequests, with Polish citizens previously backing the son’s public role.
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Milwaukee
Ignatz Trzeblatowski
Albert
Ings
Trzebintowak
Gon
Woman Said to Head Alien Smuggling Ring in Havana Case
United States commissioner G. R. Short heard that a wealthy woman described as the head of an international alien smuggling gang operated out of Havana Cuba. Defendants testified most captives were Cuban political refugees with others from Poland Russia and Turkey aimed for the United States.
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Miami
German: Chemist Cites Benefits of Massage
German researchers discuss how massage might ease pain and aid sleep by affecting skin chemistry. Dr Woituhmann of Berlin questions circulation explanation while Dr Rulpann cites acetylcholin release stretching skin to enlarge capillaries. Pure blood flow and nerve quieting are claimed to explain sleep effects.
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Woituhmann
Berlin
Rulpann
Pathfinder Magazine
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Liver Regulation Claim
An old advertisement for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets markets the product as a remedy for liver and bowel regulation. The copy promotes digestive health with claims of cleansing and normalizing bodily functions, typical of 19th century patent medicine rhetoric.
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Dr. Pierce
Plane's Advantage Planes Kill Many
A report notes planes achieve a high kill count while pedestrians largely avoid the streets, suggesting limited target impact on foot travelers. Officials warn of ongoing dangers as air combat encounters continue.
One Sure Way to End Coughs and Colds
Advertisement touts Creomulsion as a twofold remedy for persistent coughs and colds. It claims creosote and other ingredients soothe inflamed membranes, inhibit germs, and rebuild the system, promising a money back guarantee if relief isn’t achieved according to directions.
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