Senator Sherman Threatens Move of National Capital to St Louis
Washington Senator Sherman warns he may move the national capital to the Midwest if wartime rent and living cost abuses persist. He cites landlord extortion in the District of Columbia and says St Louis could become the future capital, arguing Washington is poorly located politically and militarily. He foresees likely strong legislative support for such a move after peace.
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Sherman
Inness
United States
Washington
Middle West
District of Columbia
Wingis
St. Louis
Congress
Everything Lovely Greeted Gap Johnson in Tomlinville
A civic notes item recounts Gap Johnson greeting Rumpua Ridge resident in a Tomlinville shopping trip. Johnson jokes about family illness, a near miss with lightning, an arm injury from a fall, a gunshot incident, a recent horse trade, and six pups from two hounds, insisting a good man cannot be kept down.
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Gap
Rumpua Ridge
Tomlinville
Jura
Gap Johnson
Kun- Sup City Star
Child seeks his father in bustling street encounter
A hurried passer meets a breathless boy rushing downhill asking if the speaker knows his father. The boy, flushed and wide eyed, insists the speaker knows his dad, amid a moment of comic misrecognition.
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Enny
The Long-Winded Lawyer and the Hotel Bourbon
A Philadelphia lawyer famed for lengthy speeches is challenged by a fellow attorney who slips him a note asking to meet at the hotel bar for bourbon. The orator, pausing to read, ends his trial with a flourish and heads toward the bar, prompting the quip about who would do the work of the world if all led by example.
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H. Murphy
Philadelphia
Jack
Dangers of the Uncharted Seas and U S Maritime Push
The United States is expanding its maritime role postwar, building ships and recruiting merchant mariners. It must complete coastal charting to safeguard ships, reduce losses, and resume duties of the coast and geodetic survey after wartime splits. The Survey’s vessel Survey sails to Alaska via the Panama Canal as others are repaired for Pacific work.
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Merica
United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Germany
Navy
Army
Survey
Alaska
Panama Canal
Pacific
National Highways Policy Backed by Chamber of Commerce
The United States Chamber of Commerce backs a national highways policy at its convention. David Jameson of the American Automobile Association cites Penrose Bankhead and Townsend bill prospects, arguing a national system could cover 75,000 miles and reach major populations and resources, with a 10,800 mile military corridor and added state mileage totaling about 150,000 miles.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Penrose
Senate
Nance Committee
Bankhead
Senate Committee On
Townsend
Congress
David Jameson
American Automobile Association
United States
Percel Post
Metric system debate swells in a changing America
A movement backed by scientific and business groups pushes to replace yards and quads with meters and liters in the United States. Experts like H B Hubbard of the Bureau of Standards argue the metric system is simpler, more accurate, and already standard worldwide, with many officials predicting future adoption nationwide.
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Flu
United States
Great Briton
America
H. Db. Hubbard
Bureau of Standards
Oltetals
United States Bureau of Standards
Alphabetic trick to cure insomnia fails to help sleep
The Providence Journal notes a mock remedy for insomnia based on alphabetizing friends first names. The piece humorously critiques the method, claiming it hardly aids sleep and may even keep readers awake. It discusses silence rituals, mental concentration, and potential interruptions on the premises.
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Alfred Toe Zorilla
H. Young
Providence Journal
Lithuania and Its People: Nation and Demographics
Lithuanians inhabit the Niemen and Dyson basin on the Baltic coast with Vilna as capital. The population is diverse, including Lithuanians proper, Slavic speakers, Lefts, Poles, Jews, White Russians, Germans, and Mongols. The language is claimed to be among the oldest, strikingly resembling ancient Sanskrit.
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Lithuania
Baltic Sea
Vilna
Many Tyrants and the Rise of New Tyrants
A high school pupil reflects on tyrants from history and the shift to subtler coercion. He notes how past rulers used force while present figures inflict influence through manipulation and emotional appeals. The father reacts by considering the implications for guidance and behavior.
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Father
Primroses of Picardy in War Graves Blooms
A London Chronicle writer notes nature returns in Picardy as spring flowers cover Allied grave sites between Albert and Cambrai. The war graves commission gathers scattered markers into central cemeteries while the French government donates funds to maintain them for Britain’s soldiers.
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Picardy
London Dadly Chronicle
Albert
Wiaghuil
Hotel Chateau Thierry plot hints at grand American wining hotel
Fragmentary text suggests a plan for a large American hotel named Chateau Thierry. It implies that a German-speaking clerk might not be needed on opening day.References to memories of the area and potential visitor reactions are mentioned in unclear terms.
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Chateau Thierry
Gerwens
Rhetorical Spendthrifts Reflect on Local Politics
Fragmentary excerpt questions how politics affects the community. It hints at critique of campaign spending and a call for change, mentioning people and a local context without clear names or dates. The tone suggests skepticism about current political rhetoric and budgeting.
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Holenzollerns
Igeul
Fake aspirin sold as talcum powder rings alarms
Fraudulent aspirin tablets circulated nationwide, with counterfeit packaging showing the Bayer Cross to mislead buyers. Authorities warn that many products labeled as aspirin were actually talcum powder or unknown substances, damaging consumer trust and prompting recalls.
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Bayer
Bayer Manufacuire
Canny Labor Seeks Pace Amid New York Turmoil
Fragmentary OCR notes describe labor tensions and industry banter in New York. References to “ca canny” and English slang mix with a foreman’s rough quips about work on a building site. Mentions Red Cross Ball Blue advertising.
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Atwood
New York
London
Bownas
Emmy
Prohibition era remarks spark confusion at Fragrance trial
Fragmentary OCR yields a chaotic exchange citing Charles T. Hute as National Prohibition League secretary. A visiting Alay missionary questions a Jatt wedding attendee, with remarks about fragrance charges and unclear context.
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Charles T.hute
National Prohibition League
Ron Nose
Immense London Dock Aims to Restore World Port Status
A vast new cand enarmours dock is rising on the south side of the Royal Albert docks in London. The water area will cover 84 acres and will use a caisson to extend its length to 810 feet, enabling accommodation for larger ships and boosting London’s position as a premier global port.
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London
Royal Albert Docks
No Sense of Humor Quip Puzzles Reader in Old Fun
A fragmentary humor note quotes a character’s banter about cooking and taste as a quirky glimpse into a dated humor column. The passage showcases playful mistranslations and oblique jokes, with names and periods hinted but largely obscured by garbled OCR. The piece reads like a light, rural carnival of words from a bygone issue.
Thin people urged to gain weight with organic phosphate
An advertising claim extols bitrophosphate as the best way to treat extreme thinness. It promises rapid weight gain, improved nerves, and brighter eyes, asserting nervousness and sleeplessness will vanish. A caution warns against use by those not seeking weight gain.
Fragmentary Quote Reflects Old Thvern Lore
A garbled historical snippet mentions one of the oldest thverns and a provoked response to reformers. It alludes to legendary lore and a soda fountain, with expressions that resemble a Birmingham Herald style mockery of local myths and publications.
Ambiguous Card Notes Pup Event In Louisville
Fragmentary OCR text references Tom and Tot the pipers, with garbled lines about running and feeding, set in Louisville. Key facts unclear, but mentions persons Tom and Tot and a Louisville context without a clear event or outcome.
Naughty Helen speaks to nurses about behavior
A fragment from a Kansas City Star item mentions a girl named Helen Waa Naughty on the South Side asking nurses if she was naughty today and whether she should improve all at once or gradually while a Louisville paper cites a book about putting some of yourself into everything you do.
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Helen
Sarah
Afelen
Lin Golayg
Kansas City Star
Louisville
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