Contentment and critique amid wartime economics
A compact column quotes Max Nomad on Soviet worker ownership and Stalinist limits, contrasts Hitler’s mobilization of American resources with the war effort, notes Rev. R. Anderson Jardine’s vow renewal plan, and comments on Iowa oil rewards. It cites a Rock Rapids Reporter stance against a $25,000 oil reward and ends with a Washington glimpse of a titanic battle between plans for social change and pro‑war ownership, citing Merle Thorpe.
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Rock Rapids
Wilson
Iowa
Washington
Fishermen set northward for Wisconsin retreat
A trio headed by Brookhart, joined by McDaniel and Scott, will travel north with other fishermen as fishing fever grips them each year. They leave as their condition remains “about the same,” a dire report that their annual distress may ease by a brief stay among Wisconsin’s balsam woods.
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T. L. Brookhart
George McDaniel
Ralph Scott
Wisconsin
Messrs Brookhart
McDaniel
Scott
Parson Adams appeals to virtue in tobacco era debate
Paris Missouri readers are treated to a sharp colonial era style column criticizing cigarette ads. The writer laments modern brands touting mildness and lower nicotine while praising old grown tobacco and robust smoking culture. He contrasts past vigor with perceived current gentler trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Life of Riley Tales From Florida to New York
A columnist recalls friends who chase the life of Riley from a Florida coast fishing boat to a New York advertising job. The letter writer contrasts easy, rural living with urban hustle and recalls Buck O Dowd’s mountain retreat as another version of the same idea. Royce Kildare.
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Riley
Florida
North
New York
Buck O'Dowd
Buck
Royce
First Transatlantic Cable Messages In 1858
The article notes that Queen Victoria and President Buchanan were the two individuals to exchange the first messages over the Transatlantic cable in 1858.
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Queena Victoria
President Buchanan
Rough Riders Founder Theodore Roosevelt Pioneered Unit
Before his presidency Theodore Roosevelt organized the Rough Riders during the Spanish American War shaping a famous volunteer cavalry unit and a key moment in American military history.
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Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt
Press Portraits and a Cigar Joke
A brief Atlanta style commentary notes that while only God makes a tree, a careless smoker with a lit cigarette can cause damage, reflecting a wry Boston Herald quotation about photography and vulnerability.
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Boston Herald
The Third Big Thing
Anna Kearn, a plain quiet high school senior at seventeen, experiences two pivotal changes after illness. She admires football hero Don Roberts, remains unseen by peers, and transforms into a princess in her own room, choosing fidelity to a “poor knight” over social pressure.
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Anna Kearn
Anna
Don Roberts
Don Roberts Visits Anna in Dreamy High School Tale
A shy girl named Anna, with hair down, receives a visit from her high school hero Don Roberts who brings a box containing a sermon. His playful gift unsettles her yet marks the start of his attention. Years pass as Don remains drawn to Anna, who quietly endures and waits. He seeks marriage as a future life event.
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Anna
Don Roberts
Don
New York
Cameras Barred in Staphorst After Candid Photos Incident
In Staphorst east Holland villagers, famed for old-fashioned dress and blue houses, ban outsiders from taking pictures. Two young visitors snapping photos were knocked down and badly beaten, as locals resist what they call invasion of privacy by camera amateurs.
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Staphorst
East Holland
Elephant remembers attack near Rangpur garden
An elephant strolling a road near Rangpur Bengal was taunted by a man in a garden who shouted and made faces. The elephant entered the garden until controlled by its mahout. Later that night the same elephant charged the tormentor’s house and caused serious damage.
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Rangpur
Bengal
The Devil and Miss Jones film review and cast notice
A lively 1939 comedy fantasy stars Jean Arthur as a department store clerk with Charles Coburn as a millionaire who goes undercover to study labor unrest. Robert Cummings leads the rebel workers, with Spring Byington Edmund Gwenn and S. Z. Sakall also featured in a satire set against Manhattan landmarks and a Coney Island outing. The plot follows Coburns discovery and shifted sympathies ending in a comic dramatic finale.
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Miss Jones
Jean Arthur
Charles Coburn
Robert Cummings
Spring Byington
Miss Arthur
Edmund Gwenn
Spring By
Coburn
Large Department Store Set Powers Comedy at Sea Gate
An elderly saleswoman enriches the tale set in one of the era's largest department store sets built for film. The Sunday outing at Coney Island features Coburn wandering without a nickel, pawning his watch, and getting arrested for comic effect. Gwenn, Byington, Sakall, Demarest, and Kingsford play pivotal roles.
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Coney Island
Coburn
Gwenn
Miss Byington
Sakall
Demarest
Walter Kingsford
Tapioca Root Stock Description
Tapioca is made from the root stocks of cassava or manioc, a tropical perennial herb or shrub grown in the tropics and the southern United States.
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Tropics
United States
Camel Hump Shrinks After Long Journey Without Food
After a long trip with no food or water a camel’s hump fat is reabsorbed into its body, reducing the hump’s size. This process restores energy and water balance as the animal sustains itself during extended travel.
Earliest Easter date on record in 1818
The earliest Easter occurred on March 22, 1818, marking the earliest known date for the holiday in the record. The note highlights the unusual scheduling of Easter that year.
Grading Iron Ore For Steel Standards
Iron ore is graded more carefully than many products and must be standardized due to the varying grades of steel it serves. The process ensures consistent quality across different steel types and applications.
Diamonds Mined In Arkansas In The United States
A note reports that some diamonds have been mined in the United States with the mines located in Arkansas. The brief highlights domestic diamond production and the Arkansas mining locations.
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The
United States
Arkansas
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