Anaconda Standard Exposition Milestones Summary
The article notes major world expositions from 1876 Philadelphia to 1915 San Francisco, highlighting Uncle Sam as promoter and the scale of attendance, with Chicago 1893 and St. Louis 1904 listed among the era’s pivotal displays. It mentions the recent and upcoming events shaping industrial showcases and the long-running pattern since 1890.
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Mars
Trocadero Palace
Eiffel Tower
Uncle Sam
Philadelphia
United States
Chicago
Game of Politics Debates and Rail Electrification Debate
The piece critiques Congress for partisan posturing after adjournment, citing a New York Evening Post verdict on its failures and political expediency. It notes 435 House members, salaries, and mileage, then shifts to rail electrification as urged by General Electric official A H Armstrong, arguing electric traction could cut coal use and accelerate modernization, with water power potential and cost as main obstacles.
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Congress
Chicago
The
New York Evening Post
White House
Republican Party
Wilson
Republican Congress
House of Representatives
Milwaukee
A.H. Armstrong
General Electric Company
CHINA'S WORLD FAIR OUTLOOK IN 1922 PLANS
The article discusses China's aim to host a world’s fair in 1922 as part of joining the modernity movement and gaining international recognition. It traces a history of expositions from London 1851 to Paris 1878 and 1900, noting prior fairs and the 1915 San Francisco event, with mention of Boston’s aborted 1920 Plymouth Rock centennial plans and hoped for success amid postwar upheaval.
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China
San Francisco
Europe
Boston
Plymouth Rock
Anina
Sydenham
Crystal Palace
London
Paris
Champ de
Fragmented editorial collage hints at wartime thrift and politics
A fragmented early 20th century column muses on thrift with Liberty bonds as a quick profit, predicts prices may fall, and notes Montana delegates returning home. It wiggles through various snippets about California grapes, Bret Harte, and Chicago beverage politics, ending with wedding preparations amid showers.
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New York Sun
Savings Bank
Hiram
Witty newspaper quips spark mixed political dreams
A compendium of pithy quotes critiques Congress, courts, presidents, and editors across major papers. It highlights pessimism about policy, judicial rulings, veto power, and public wit while noting satirical lines from Wall Street Journal New York Telegraph Columbus Record Baltimore Sun Pittsburg Dispatch Indianapolis News and Motor Life.
Not Easily Forgotten and Other Montanan Opinions
A montage of quotes and summaries from Montana newspapers reflects postwar politics, prohibition, roads, hate politics, berry farming, sugar prices, and Bolshevik critiques. It notes Wood and Johnson passions, ex servicemen cautions, a Chicago figure’s murder, road-building growth, and opposition to Leninist rule.
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Chicago
Wood
Johnson
Miles City
Momama
Montana
Humorous Exchange Fragments From Old Newspapers
A compilation of humorous exchanges and quips from various papers including the Boston Transcript Pearson's Weekly Dallas News Louisville Courier and Detroit Free Press. Jokes touch on marriage secret societies table manners heaven devotion and wartime recruiting in a light satirical vein.
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Boston
Tran
Dorothy
Jacksons
Pearson's Weekly
Henry
Vitor
Dallas News
Harold
Bye Teen
Louisville Courier
The Wandering Foot Curse and a Wife's Dilemma
Winifred Black writes about a restless husband nicknamed the wandering foot. A cheerful, generous man wanders every six months, moving to new places, clubs, and jobs. His wife endures loneliness, tears, and calls to follow, until she wonders if love or home matters more. The guidance: choose between going with him or staying home, with compromise or staying apart. The piece mixes anecdote and advice on marriage and wanderlust.
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Tim
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