Let Not This Republic Fall To Civic Apathy
A historical address warns that citizens disturb democracy through ignorance and indifference. It cites a loss of leadership, reliance on others to think, and complacent finance as threats. It urges active participation, accountability, and vigilance to preserve freedom and institutions.
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Greece
Rome
New York
House of Representatives
Washington Bicentennial Reflections on Hard Times
An oration notes how past depressions forge strength and responsibility. It contrasts personal hardship with a nation at war and cites a Missouri farmer’s tale, military life discipline, and business resilience. The piece warns against passive governance and urges self-reliance amid crime growth postwar prosperity.
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Washington
Valley Forge
Thang
Missouri
John
Timothy Bay
St. Louis
Plug-Ugliea
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Shaw and the Volga Day With a Child
A fragment from a Shaw tale recounts George Bernard Shaw strolling along the Volga with a young girl. The child, unaware of his fame, responds elegantly, and the exchange ends with a playful boast about walking the Volga with the sage and a later quip about walking the Volgy with Katherine Fyodprovit.
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Shaw
Russia
Volga
George Bernard Shaw
Volgy
Katherine Ivenovan
New York Morning Telegraph
The Evil of Drunkenness in Israel’s Vineyard Vision
Lesson notes discuss September teachings on avoiding wine and strong drink, with focus on Israel as a vineyard. It outlines God’s favor, the nation’s failure to bear fruit, and six woes tied to sins: oppression, dissipation, unbelief, moral confusion, conceit, and perversion of justice, followed by God’s anger and chastisement.
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Israel
David Jeruaniem
Judea
America
Gleanings on Gambling and Selfishness in Faithful Life
A brief reflection notes that gambling begins with a single raffle chance and laments pastors who neglect their flocks due to church duties. It warns that a person who lives solely for self risks corruption from unsuitable company, echoing Parkhurst’s cautions.
Debt pressure sparks tense exchange over overdue note
A creditor confronted Wilihg A. Mohan about a 1 tong overdue note of 66. Two other securities stood with Belf as the creditor warned of seizing the collateral if payment could not be arranged. The man replied that the securities would be kept if payment failed.
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Wilihg A
Hte
Belf
Impervious Paints to Sell Direct to Public from Chicago Office
A new sales division of Impervious Paints and related firms will market paint products directly to the public and through local agents. Offices at 1249 North Wella Street Chicago will coordinate factory shipments, with ads to announce low prices aimed at farms and homeowners. The company cites high farm building painting rates in 1926 dropping by 1931, and notes use by Treasury Veterans War and Navy departments. Interested parties may write for full details.
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Chicago
North Wella St
1. A. Complete Inc
National Paint Deniers Association
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Rich Relatives Turn Cruel In Family Exchange
A terse family dialogue reveals wealth as a sore point. Auntier’s status is mocked and health referenced as a boast, highlighting tension between relatives over richness and pride. The exchange hints at underlying grudges and social sharpness within kin.
Man Proclaims Kruschen Salts Helped 26 Pound Loss
Cincinnati man F. J. Fritz reports losing 26 pounds in three months with Kruschen Salts, saying he feels stronger and breathes easier while friends note he looks 100 percent better. The ad urges a daily half-teaspoon in hot water and reduced fatty foods, touting low cost per four week bottle.
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F. J. Fritz
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fhat One at Least Joe Do You Advocate Changes
Jane questions spelling shifts proposing Miss to Mrs as a social change. The exchange centers on etiquette and identity language among speakers.
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Jane
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