Plagues and Pestilences Paris to Poland and Japan
A cable from Colonel Gilchrist warns Poland faces the worst typhus epidemic in history and urges immediate action. Reports from Japan describe a rebounding influenza with Tokyo Kobe Osaka hit by thousands of cases and crematories strained.
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Poland
New York
American Relief Administration
Gilchrist
United States Army Medical Corps
Europe
Balkan
Japan
Tokio
Kobe
Osaka
Dai
Nature and Prohibition in a Snowy War of Ideas
A skeptical column lampoons snow as alcohol source and mocks Prohibition while recalling scientific advances and political puffery. It notes alcohol in snow via natural processes, ridicules anti drink zeal, and touches on Vesuvius, democratic conventions, and international attitudes toward the League of Nations and Bolshevism.
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Adirondack
New York State
Adirondacks
Vesuvius
Italy
Guerre Orsini
Naples
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Mars
Orsini
Galileo
Franklin
Darwin
Marconi
Dr. Holmes
Wilson
Bryan
Edwards
Inflation and wages spark debate across papers
Across Montana newspapers the debate ranges from wage increases and price inflation to production slowdowns and goods shortages. Editorials praise Seattle's mayoral defeat of a radical labor candidate and applaud cautious economic framing, while noting oil discoveries and political opinions on taxation and public policy.
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Great Falls
Seattle
Duncan
Mother’s Fault Explains a Tragic Fall from Grace
Winifred Black writes about a young woman from a small town who leaves home after a troubled past. Gossips, lost opportunities, and a harsh moral frame lead to ruin as the story ponders pity for the fall and questions whether kindness might have altered fate.
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Winifred Black
Boston union leader plans New York switchboard drive
Miss Teresa Sullivan, vice president of the Boston telephone operators union, aims to organize New York City's 12,000 central switchboard workers. She plans a union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, with Boston organizers backing her efforts.
Untold Tale of a Farm Woman and Her Abductor
A fragment recalls a woman living on a valley farm who faced a bitter life after being taken away by a man. The passage hints at the contrast between a dull home and a harsher outside world, focusing on lost daughter and cruelty without full details.
Humorous Bits From Daily Newspaper Debris
A collage of humorous quotes and quips from London and American papers, featuring a highway robber, a birthday plea from Willie, and light exchanges about manners and wit. It blends brief jests from London Answers, Opinion, and various U.S. papers, highlighting playful wordplay and social satire.
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London
Little Wile
Divine Providence
Willie
Flashes of Lightning A Fearful Thought
A compilation of editorials from major papers debating Herbert Hoover's party affiliation and the president's role. The quotes reflect uncertainty about political alignment and the proper function of the presidency in a republican system.
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Herbert Hoover
Grand Rapids Press
Herbert’ Hoover
Philadelphia Press
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