Morning After Banquet Turns To Doubtful Referendum Debate
A retrospective look at the Jackson day banquet notes the somber tone of dawn and the looming question of a solemn referendum on the League of Nations. The piece contrasts political strategy with public sentiment, then shifts to factory studies on holiday effects, work hours, and productivity, concluding with a warning about lost time and opportunity.
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Democratic Party
League of Nations
Mr. Bryan
Wilson
Bezonian
Williams
Opportunity
Tell It To The Census Man
A historical reflection on the census evolving from counting people to detailing industries and resources. It notes the reports’ authority for states and individuals and stresses the importance of accuracy despite human error and reluctance of some to disclose facts. It adds that data are publicly revealed only as aggregates while protecting individual secrecy.
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Census Bureau
United States
Uncle Sam
Reducing Life To A Science In Psychology Era
A historical reflection on psychology merging with physiology. Professor Lee of Columbia notes industrial physiology as a wartime developed science. The piece critiques the push to quantify thought and action, noting the shift from burning workers out to optimizing efficiency through physiological rules.
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Lee
Columbia University
Air travel dangers prompt city aviation rules
In Chicago a number of clerks died when a flaming dirigible crashed into a banking room through a skylight. Newark plans strict air regulations requiring 4000 feet clearance over the city, avoidance of the center, government licensing, accurate maps, and aircraft lighting to curb early aviation risks.
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Chicago
Newark
N. J
New York
United States
Rainy days and political forecasts echo through headlines
A Chicago Tribune editorial notes a “rainy day” ahead after war time disruption and urges prudent saving to weather low mood periods. It glosses warnings about third terms, the Wilson presidency, crises like the San Francisco quake, and politics, branding figures from Bryan to Lodge in a civic vignette.
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Europe
Chicago Tribune
Voices in the Cellar and public mood on 1919 shortages
The compilation notes varied editorials and notices across Montana papers. It cites public behavior during shortages, high quality costs, the Jenkins note in Mexico, Fort Harrison’s hospital use, Palmer and justice department unity against radicals, and calls for measured action and national unity amid postwar tensions.
The Homesick Drummer Speaks In A Village Inn
A poem by A. Dart from 1920 presents a weary waiter maid and a traveler in a small town hotel. The speaker contrasts lilies in the dell with the supper bell that calls him to meals and entertainments. He longs for other scenes while acknowledging trade and bill of goods driving his stay.
Humor of the Day and Domestic Quips From Papers
A collage of light quips about clothes and daily life. Jokes reference a shirt button cost a dime and a skirt owner paying for fabric while noting household tasks and a baby crying over shirt studs. The lines imitate newspaper humor snippets from multiple papers.
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Yonkers Statesman
Detroit News
Mary in the Train Tale of a Narrow Escape
A narrator recalls a delayed train ride revealing Mary once a kind, giving girl who cared for others and later became Mrs. Somebody Something, wife of a successful western state lawyer. The tale contrasts her humble past with her current social position and the rumor of a dangerous past involving Joe. The narrator hints at a dramatic hidden history and Mary’s possible realization of a close call.
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Brother
Joe
Mary
Bo Peep
Mve
Flashes of Lightning Laws Too Lenient
A collage of editorials and political opinions from major papers. Victor Berger calls the American Legion the tool of the trusts, while Judge Landis regrets not ordering him shot. Norman Hapgood resigns as minister to Denmark, ending a diplomatic exchange with George Harvey. South Dakota presidential candidates face limits on phrasing. Washington conference politics hinge on public attention. J Hamilton Lewis foresees five parties in 1920 amid many irreconcilables. Butler’s presidential boom stirs debate as varied voices contribute to the discourse.
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Victor Berger
American Legion
Judge Landis
Cincinnati Enquirer
J. Hamilton Lewis
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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