Prank and musings on stock investors and oysters
A column reflecting on Bernard Baruch’s stock wisdom and the perils of amateur speculation. It contrasts Mussolini’s control methods with castor oil voter tactics, then extols Chesapeake Bay oysters and early radio progress. The piece notes 69.7 million radios and 600+ stations worldwide, and discusses future electricity heating and long distance transmission advances.
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United States
International ‘Broadcasting Office
Geneva
America
Clarke-McNary Trees Offered for 4-H Projects in Iowa
Clarke-McNary trees are available through the Ames federal state nursery for Iowa 4-H club projects. The program, announced by M. A. Balkema, allows 40 members to order as few as 500 trees per farm to reduce costs. Orders must be assembled at the county extension office and sent to Ames. Trees are for woodlots reforestation erosion control or game cover and cannot be used for windbreak ornamental or shade purposes.
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Clarke-Mcnary
Ames
Iowa
Sing a Song of Spring Delivers Warmth for Town Merchants
The town senses spring even as winter fades and Easter passes. With warmer weather ahead thousands will spend on spring clothes and home and garden goods, boosting merchants, manufacturers, and distributors who announce to readers that The Vindicator and Republican will pay.
Roon Writes On Latest Legislation April 17 1939
The piece discusses the state appropriation bill and fiscal debate in the house. An economy bloc forms from young and rural members opposing committee figures, proposing cuts while a party caucus pushes for reduced appropriations. The Senate passage outlook remains uncertain as budget changes shift funding.
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House
Leo Heogh
Senate
General Assembly
General Fund
The Big Bass Drums And The Little Light Pipes
Doris Ferguson away, Joe Fanny and Joey settled in the living room as symphonic music fills the house from the radio. Fanny and Joe listen, Joey tinkers with an electric train, and a quarrel over music exposes a clash of tastes and a parent’s rebuke about growing up musical.
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Fanny
Joey
Hetatios
Joe
Joey 2
Joe Sr
Doris Ferguson
Safe Driving Quiz Question On Skid Recovery
A reader asks about what to do when rear wheels skid. The correct action is to steer the front wheels in the direction of the skid to regain control and avoid overcorrecting. The safe practice is to keep calm, avoid abrupt braking, and gently steer to align the wheels with the path of travel.
Mary Roberts Rinehart and Her Writing Drive
Mary Roberts Rinehart rose from debt and early motherhood to become a highly paid, prolific American author. She sold her first story for thirty four dollars, rejected a Hollywood offer, and later faced illness and financial ruin, yet continued writing from bed, in hospitals, and at home aided by a strange encounter with spirits.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
America
Hollywood
Wall Street
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