Pershing Welcome Plans Stir New York Style Ceremonies
New York prepares a grand welcome for General Pershing with plans for splendor and pageantry to honor the World War hero. The essay praises Pershing’s career from Sioux campaigns to command of the American expeditionary forces and notes reforms in New York law on self destruction, warning would be celebratory excess should not overstep prudence.
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New York
Pershing
France
Clemenceau
America
Dewey
Grant
South Dakota
University of Nebraska
West Point
Spain
Southern Department
United States
Ameri
Backyard food production urged to lower living costs
The Du luth Herald cites Secretary ane saia mouthrui praising regional economies as key to reducing prices. It suggests moving factories to smaller communities, housing workers on half to one acre, and half-day work in a garden to supply much of a family’s food. It recalls 1917 potato planting campaigns as a model.
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Ane Saia
Duluth Herald
RIOT INSURANCE AND PROPAGANDA IN THE POSTWAR ERA
The article surveys new strike and riot insurance adopted by industrial firms after the armistice. It notes large policies like Cleveland Railway at 10 million dollars, explains lack of established rates with typical 25 cents per 100 dollars, and compares to explosion insurance. It also contains assorted political asides about Carranza Wilson Johnson and other topics, reflecting a scattered newspaper page.
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Cleveland Railway Company
Montana Roadbuilding Seen Boosting State Economy
The Press of Montana notes that building thousands of miles of roads will attract tens of thousands of sightseers and generate millions in yearly spend, supporting Montana’s economy. It highlights scenic value as a driver for road program and cites Montana newspapers’ growth and booster role. It also mentions Spiralysis as a coined term about wage-cost dynamics and notes various editorials on Prohibition era issues and public sentiment.
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Montana
Lewistown
Democrat-News
Vine Comiserty
Montana Press Association
Commonwealth
Associated Press
Press of Montana
Great Falls
Rhyme and Reason Songs for Married Lovers
A 1919 verse fragment reflects on married life between Jack and the speaker. It contrasts the joys of reconciliation with the toll of frequent quarrels, noting how “the darling joy of making up” stands beside years of shared meals, tears, and faded sunshine in a long partnership. The text ends with a copyright notice from Wheeler Syndicate.
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Jack
Deanty
Daly
Wheeler Syndicate, Incorporated
A Preliminary Taste of Tea Ends With Bonnet Off
An old lady visits a farmhouse for tea and cake. She declines full tea time yet accepts a cup repeatedly, eating seven cups of tea and eight pieces of cake before quipping she will finally take off her bonnet and get her tea eight.
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Weekly Telegraph
Bell Tells of Absence and Engagement in Tit-Bits
In a brief, suggestive exchange from Tit-Bits, Ethel warns that a bell signals a return home while imploring about propriety. She then quips about being engaged, highlighting social tensions around romance and presence.
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Ethel
Bell
Dems aim to raise five million for campaign expenses
Winam v. Gamieson, director of finance for the Democratic National Committee, sets a goal of raising at least $5,000,000 for the 1920 campaign. He notes prior efforts, with 1912 subscriptions around $1,100 per person and 1916 raising two and a half million from about 300,000 donors.
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Winam v. Gamieson
Democratic National Committee
London to Revive Aerial Derby Next Week
The Indianapolis Star notes London plans an annual aerial race around the city, revived after the war. High speed planes, including an American entry, will circle the outer metropolis with speeds likely over 150 mph. The event aims to draw crowds and betting, though it challenges spectators to watch skies for long periods.
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London
England
London Fe
Indianapolis Star
Prices Cut Down for the Asking in Paris Markets
Paris shoppers facing high food costs have formed representative committees to press retailers for lower prices. By firm, polite bargaining the groups challenged shopkeepers, leading to noticeable price reductions without violence. Retailers yield to reasonable profit as boycott threats loom if charges stay steep.
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Paris
Humorous Quips Across Papers on Lazy Habits and Wills
A collage of jokes and quips from Boston Transcript and other papers. Bits include marital nagging exchanges, a baby left with a distracted husband, a gas leak joke, and a witty line about breaking a husband’s will. It features brief gags and banter typical of humor pages.
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Boston Transcript
Maude
Mabel
Sydney Bulletin
Ethel
Mateh
Pearson
W. ‘al
Jack
London
Fragmented 1920s News Snippets From a Derailed Report
A garbled OCR fragment compiles varied items from early 20th century press. It mentions lightning flashes, stock market, prices, army offers, World Bank deposits, and political figures like Pancho, with scattered place names and brands. The text is incoherent but preserves names and tokens indicating a mixed historical news collage.
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Bucinese
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Carranza
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Hughes
Europe
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Hi Johnson
G. E. Plumb
Convine
Napoleon Bonaparte
William Hohenzollern
Bae
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Butte
Washington
Bozeman Chronicle
Livingston
John Barleycorn
John
Barleycorn
Missoula
Lume
American Federation
Ieee
Lapoi
Rhyme and Reason
Sev
Bill
Boston ‘Transcript
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Erie
Soauiman
Velen
Moaimea Haan
York World Bank
Brongney Eagle
Coneig
Renor Pancho
Cleveland News
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