Silver coinage debate prompts repeal call in Congress
Editorial argues the Pittman act should be repealed to give treasury control over silver and recoinage. It notes wartime silver pricing pressures and foreign coinage shifts toward nickel. The piece questions lawmakers who supported the act and highlights Britain’s future coinage change to less silver.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Great Britain
Mm Gone to Run Over Toward This Here Mister Hardiaig
A fragmented OCR item shows a tense exchange or taunt with unclear context. The readable fragment mentions a Mister Hardiaig and a statement about not playing, suggesting a possible confrontation or dispute but lacking concrete details.
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Debs Hours of Freedom Echoes in Legal Debate
The piece weighs Eugene Victor Debs versus Grover Cleveland Bergdoll in a dramatic take on Debs reneging on his word yet keeping faith with conscience. Harding and Daugherty grant him freedom to travel Atlanta to Washington unaccompanied, seen as chivalrous but unlawful. The question remains if Debs will pledge to obey US law again.
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Debs
Atlanta
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Mr. Debs
The Story of Silver Prices Slump and Pittman Act
The article analyzes the sharp drop in silver prices amid expectations the Pittman Act would support at least $1 per ounce. It notes heavy silver coinoutflows from Europe, India’s shift away from precious metals, and 1920 exports of silver and gold. The National City Bank critiques government handling, calling the silver story a ludicrous management example.
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United States
India
National City Bank of New York
Great Britain
Treasury Board
Pittman
National City Bank
Alaska's Wealth and Timber Boom Propels Paper Industry
This piece extols Alaska acquired from Russia in 1867 for 7 200 000 dollars and its vast resources. It notes wood pulp manufacture expanding with spruce and hemlock timber, a 20 ton daily pulp mill powered by hydroelectricity, potential to reach 250 tons, and Tongass National Forest housing two billion feet of timber. It argues Alaska will meet rising paper demand and boost industrial growth.
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United States
Alaska
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Sunbeams and Cucumbers Claim Vitamin Discovery
A Brooklyn doctor, Dr Cox, reports extracting vitamines from vegetables, crystallizing and liquid forms to restore vitamin content when vegetables are separated from their native habitat. The claim suggests bottling sunbeams from cucumbers for consumption, aligning science with a new condiment concept.
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Cox
Uncertain World Figures and Bolshevik Echoes in 1920s View
The article weighs figures like Colonel Harvey and Lenine against Woodrow Wilson's era, mocks Bolshevik leaders Trotzky and Lenine, and notes German fatigue, Easter lilies prices, and civil service views amid postwar tensions. It weaves era commentary on democracy, war aims, and political fortunes with satirical jabs.
Montana Papers Debate Special Session Costs
Montana editorials criticize Governor Dixon for calling an extraordinary session as costly and unnecessary. They urge Republicans to abandon plans to defeat opponents, warn of continued deadlock, and favor open covenants and fiscal reforms across the state.
Quips from papers on marriage politics and diplomacy
A montage of lighthearted jibes from various papers. Topics include husbands supporting families, warming Earth, seeds distribution for crops, beer’s medical value, attic versus cellar storage, consuls and counsel, mother in law repeal, and diplomacy as prewar planning. Each line reflects a humorous take on social norms and public policy.
Humor Clipped Jokes From Archives of Yesteryear
A compact collection of era humor snippets from humor pages featuring knocking wit about dull company weddings and sermons. Voices name known publications and punch lines reveal social banter and cartoons of the period with playful mischief and vintage احساس.
Stealing Rice Method Reported by Chinese Coolies
A common theft method is described where a worker leans against a sack pile and inserts a pin tube through the sacking. Dry rice flows through the tube into the thief’s clothing, enabling covert pilferage.
Horoscope for Saturday March 26 1921
The horoscope warns a doubtful day with benefic and adverse planetary aspects. Business conferences and contracts look fair while literary ventures and periodical launches show promise. There is risk of deception in romance though those born under Aries may travel and prosper. women face a waning common sense in Venus Neptune influence.
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Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Neptune
McClure
Best carrier pigeons include Antwerp and Belgian Voyageur
The Ant werp and Belgian Voyageur are noted as top carrier pigeons capable of flying about 600 miles in 12 hours under favorable weather.
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Antwerp
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