New Year in Germany a grim outlook for restoration
The Anaconda Standard notes Berlin’s New Year revelry amid Baedeker level dissipation and cites President Ebert urging unity to restore Germany. It estimates massive war dead at about ten million and says world losses reach three hundred twenty seven billion dollars with France and Belgium bearing large property costs. The piece contrasts Germany’s peril with America’s slower postwar readjustment.
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Germany
Berlin
Belgium
Byron
Ebert
France
United States
Leap Year Privileges and Follies Across Centuries
The article surveys historical leap year customs that let women propose marriage, tracing roots to Scotland in 1288 and noting French and Italian precedents. It cites a 1606 London book, discusses social aims to spur matrimony, and comments on wartime demography, political figures, and Prohibition era behavior with wry newspaper tone.
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Scotland
France
Florence
Genoa
London
A Chicago Experiment by Sheriff Stuns Jail Crowd
Sheriff Feters of Umicago staged a public hang at Cook County jail drawing 200 prisoners. The display aimed to scare but provoked ridicule and laughter with prisoners asking When do we eat. The piece argues public executions breed lax morals and crime, recalling English history’s punitive pageantry.
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Feters
Umicago
Cook County
England
Wood campaign wires pledge If nominated I will accept
General Wood has not filed a declaration with South Dakota officials as required yet. His campaign managers expect the eight word pledge If nominated I will accept to place his name on the primary ballot and avoid formal resignation from the army. South Dakota delegates may back Wood in the March 25 primary.
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Wood
South Dakota
Figures That Appal War Cost Figures by a Carnegie Estimate
A report from the Carnegie Endowment assesses wartime costs, noting estimates vary by a few billions for different items. It argues the value of human life is difficult to quantify and even authoritative studies face large uncertainties.
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Appal
Avery
Carnegie Endowment For International I
Efi
From unrest remedies to postwar treaties and reforms
A collage of 1921-era newspaper snips contrasts public faith in patent remedies for unrest with charitable Christmas aid, a jail break tale, animal welfare by a mine company, drug and liquor reform ideas, a New York clinic, and comments on the Versailles peace treaty. It notes shifting politics as spring approaches and reflects on reform, foreign relations, and public sentiment across several U.S. locales.
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New York
Livingston Enterprise
Les Ahead
New York City
Kallspell Inter Lake
United States
United States Senate
Versailles
France
Great Britain
Japan
Italy
Germany
Delayed Marriage Reflections by Winifred Black
Winifred Black explores delayed marriage and silent suitors in a column on modern romance. She argues men may admire yet avoid commitment, recounting stories of women waiting years for proposals and the emotional costs of unfulfilled promises.
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Winifred Black
Priest who spotted German spy in Los Angeles case
The Rev. Father Victor Yxas, stationed in Los Angeles, alerted authorities about a German spy ring within the Ninety Division and diocese. He aided investigations showing American intelligence connected the spy to recent violence while praising his work in exposing the threat.
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Victor Yxas
Los Angles
Dioceos
Romul Abe
Germany
Hun
Geting
Snow Poem Echoes Nature In Winter Verse
A fragmentary verse item portrays Dame Nature stirring in winter, brooding over the white world and beckoning a heart attuned to nature. The lines hint at a poem titled Snow and reflect a reflective, understated mood from the author.
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Nature
Abe
Han
Squeeze out romance in a friendly letter note
A fragment urges light hearted correspondence to a friend not a lover. It suggests mentioning a couple of boys visiting, keeping letters short, and if the man loves you he will buy a ticket or propose plainly. If not, treat him as a friend and move on.
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Biandard Publishing Company
Anaconda
Mont
Butte
North Main Street
Standard Publishing Company
Montana
Associated Press
Political Winds and Presidential Hopes in Fragmented Dispatches
Disjointed excerpts reflect early 20th century political chatter. Mentions of Bryan Powers Creel and Champ Clark surface amid garbled names and places, hinting at looming campaigns and candidate pivots across Indiana Ohio and Washington.
Humor of the Day and Wisecracks Across Papers
A jumble of jokes and quips from the Louisville Courier Journal Buffalo Express and Washington Star features humorous exchanges about late nights meatless days and public speeches. It sketches playful dialogue and a senator’s amused reaction to a witty line about time and space.
Wild man reported at large near Waynesburg country
In the Waynesburg area a wild man is said to be at large in the rough country. He has been seen several times but all attempts to capture him have failed. Residents near the scene are anxious and stay close to their homes.
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Waynesburg
Ife
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