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The article reports that an antitrust suit has been filed against publisher Leonard Kimball Nicholson and his newspapers, "Times-Picayune" and "States-Item" for unfair competition practices against rival paper "New Orleans Item," owned by David Stern. The newspapers were accused of unfairly attempting to eliminate their only competitor. Nicholson warned other publishers that they were also parties to the suit.

The article reports that speaker of Congressman John W. McCormack is retiring to Boston to write his memoirs.

The article presents quotes from American graphic artist Charles Dana Gibson concerning his experience of talking to former French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau, Muriel McCormick, daughter of International Harvester Co. chairman Harold F. McCormick, commenting on society gossips, and Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw expressing his views on writing as a profession.

The article discusses how the Duke of Windsor was able to write the four-part series "A King's Story," a sequel to his first story entitled "The Education of a Prince" published by "Life" magazine. The story was written with the help of Charles J. V. Murphy to explain for the first time how and why England's Edward VIII gave up his throne to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson. The Duke claims that he wrote Edward's abdication speech with the help of Winston Churchill when Edward was informed that the Empire will not allow his marriage to Simpson.

The article presents rules drafted by Harvard News Office director William M. Pinkerton to help businesses get better coverage in the press. His argument is that reporters usually get their stories right if businessmen provide them with facts. He recommends managers to put an officer in charge of press relations and to authorize him to speak for the company. He also recommends being helpful to reporters even though the news they are reporting may seem negative for the company.

The article focuses on the reincarnation of Will Rogers, a journalist and humorist who died in a plane crash in 1935, through the collections of memorabilia of Vienna-born freelance writer Bryan Sterling. It mentions that Sterling settled in the U.S. after fleeing from Nazi occupation and began amassing a collection of Roger's memorabilia including columns, humors, and other writings after he read Roger's biography. It notes that Sterling has realized that Roger's wisdom and wit deserves to be read again. It notes states that the response of Roger's revival has been enthusiastic and an estimated 10 million people are witnessing the revival.

The article focuses on the use of pseudonyms by pseudonymous writers in the U.S. It mentions on a game of fool-the-squares, in which pseudonymists are fooling themselves. It cites several reasons why writers in the 19th century use pseudonyms such as discrimination of women authors. According to behavioral psychologist, Andrew Salter, pseudonymous writers are basically exhibitionists and are just dying to be found out.