Lincoln Ranked Third Among Self Made Presidents
A Saturday Evening Post piece by Henry Watterson argues Abraham Lincoln ranks third among the nation’s self made presidents behind Washington and Jefferson, contrasting Lincoln’s humble rise with Andrew Jackson and Andrew Johnson and noting the varied hardships of the era. The article recalls Jackson’s wartime trials and Johnson’s poverty, while praising Lincoln’s stepmother and early life in Indiana and Illinois.
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Abraham Lincoln
White House
Henry Watterson
Saturday Evening Post
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Johnson
Lincoln
Colonel Watterson
Johnson
Jackson
Charleston
Hanks
Indiana
Illinois
Why She Declined London Answers Style Quip
A witty exchange presents a courtship standoff. He asks for marriage, she refuses, saying she cannot wed a man who knows less than she does. The quip captures sharp social humor from a London Answers reflection.
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London
Epilepsy and Influenza Interplay in Hospital Study
Maillard and Brume report in La Prense Medicale on how grip affects epileptics. The influenza waves hit the hospital region in June and October, with severe grip in epileptics and a surprising drop in seizures after infection. The first wave also immunized victims against the second wave’s ravages.
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Maillard
Brume
Ricetra
Paris
la Prense Medicale
Geneva named capital of the league of nations
Citizens of Geneva celebrate their city as the chosen capital of the League of Nations while a cautious observer in Birmingham cautions against recalling The Hague’s prior hopes. The remark suggests wary optimism about international status.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Hague
Birmingham Age-Herald
War Era Fashion Debate Spurs Dress Dilemma
In a Sydney Bulletin item, two wartime economists discuss dress allotments and extravagance. The first notes having two outfits to match one dress while the second asserts owning only one dress, highlighting shortages and social pressures during wartime.
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Sydney Bulletin
Daylight Saving Confusion Weighs On Perpetual Ponderer
A pensive man muses about the daylight saved by setting the clocks forward. He wonders where the extra daylight has gone, echoing a common worry as time changes disrupt daily routines.
Father and son discuss bolshevism and TNT
A child asks what a bolshevist is and the father replies that a bolshevist is someone who believes the initials I O U are acceptable if backed by TNT. The exchange conveys wartime anarchic paranoia through a terse dialog between father and son.
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Ip & Man
Gentlemen in the Garden Celebrate Quiet Labors
The Ohio State Journal extols modern gentlemen turning to backyard gardening. It praises planting seeds hoeing and weed pulling as a soulful joy connecting man with nature. The piece celebrates harvests carried to the kitchen and the pride of home cultivation.
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Shakespeare
Ohio State Journal
Protecting Firemen From Furnace Heat
An investigator recommends a protective device for furnace workers: install a narrow oblong nozzle behind the furnace door to blow a curtain of cold air upward. This creates a cool air screen between door and furnace and helps prevent flame from escaping when doors are opened.
Lost by a Pen Stage Gag About Rubber Meals
A humorous note recalls a property man claiming he lost a fortune when armistice was signed. He supposedly invented collapsible rubber meals for stage eating, timed with the lifting of food restrictions.
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Foote-Lyte
Howzzat
Nearness Pokes Fun At Near Beer In October exchange
In a light exchange, Uncle Bill Bottletop jokes that the team must sing about brown October near beer rather than ale. The comment frames the scene with playful humor about near beer and near-singing.
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Uncle Bill Bottletop
Grandmothers endure rising mortality as grandsons grow
A fragment notes midseason dynamics with mortality among grandmothers linked to a small boy and grandsons. The text suggests a grim, figurative season of hardship affecting families and older women as time advances.
Publicity mismatch in sunglass front envelope order
In Louisville, a Courier-Journal note reports a public objection to using a particular envelope with a sunglass front. The item is desired for ordering liquid supplies, sparking questions about packaging and procurement.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Recital of Tragedy in Gibbs Home Ends in Fractured Plans
Wise Guy Parlin mocks Gibbs for attempting DIY home chores using a ten cent guide. Gibbs buys paint and wallpaper in excess, miscalculates quantities, and ends with damaged walls, torn paper, a broken shoulder, and an implied risk of his wife leaving. The scene ends with Parlin shredding the DIY book and Gibbs’s stubborn resolve.
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Gibbs
Aerochir Airplane Surgery Aims to Aid Wounded in War
Paris arouses great interest in the trial right of a new air plane called aerochir designed by Nem Tovaky and Dr Tilmont. It places medical surgery and X ray on board with an operating table and a collapsible tent. Two models exist one carrying four patients plus gear and a larger one for a medical team of ten or twelve patients back to hospital.
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Paris
Nem!Tovaky
Tilmont
Anxious to Please in a Humorous Domestic Tale
London Answers recounts a domestic anecdote where a new servant Martha learns to carry milk on a tray after the mistress instructs her. After another bell rung request, Martha arrives with the tray and milk on it. Anxious to please she asks if a spoon is needed or if she will lap it up, reflecting humorous misinterpretation of polite service.
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Martha
London
Tesch Sailors to Swim
The United States Shipping Board adds non swimming lessons to apprentice courses for mariners. Tests show seamen are about 25 percent less capable in water than land workers, with many callers unable to swim even a few strokes.
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Tesch
United States Shipping Board
Great Vegetable Crop Value on U S Farms in 1918
The value of farm vegetables in 1918 on the farms of the United States was 1 246 000 000 dollars, or 7 6 percent of farm crops.
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United States
Copan City of Mystery in Honduras
Niksah writes of Copan as an ancient Maya city in western Honduras now only ruins and scattered idols. The author describes how visitors reach the site via a village and long horse journey, noting the empty streets, weathered temples, and unread inscriptions left by vanished peoples.
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Copan
Honduras
Iiles
Indianapolis
FIRST TO WEAR FINGER RING IN ANCIENT LEGEND AND BELIEF
A mythic tale credits Prometheus with introducing the first finger ring by chain reminder after his punishment. The third finger wedding rite is linked to a presumed direct nerve to the heart, cited from Macrobius via an Egyptian fragment. The piece notes ancient beliefs tying rings to love and betrothal practices.
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Prometheus
Jupiter
King of Gods
Pittsburgh
Macrobius
Tuat
Junior Resembles His Papa in Early Photo Mix-Up
A bank employee proudly shows off a photograph of his infant son to friends who exclaim how much the child resembles him. The father beams, while at home his wife reveals the photographer sent the wrong pictures, explaining the mix-up.
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Junior
Papa
Kanaqs City Star
Clock Tower at Jaffa Gate Symbol of Jerusalem Reform
British rule modernizing Jerusalem is described with street cleaning a fire brigade and water supply. The notable prewar upgrade is the white stone clock tower at Jaffa Gate built from Solomon quarry stone, with the clock from a London fountain and a rebuilt roadway into the city.
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Jerusalem
Holy City of
I Je
London
Vary Year Garden Practices Urged for Healthier Crops
Gardeners are advised to vary yearly crop placement to curb disease and insect buildup. Repeatedly planting the same vegetables in the same spots drains soil of elements and lowers yields. Rotating crops each season helps maintain plant health and productivity.
Mantua Nightlife Described By Wartime Traveler
A wartime visitor praises Mantua Italy calling it a center of activity with electric lights and lively cafes. He notes the nightlife barter between beer and wine and ends with the practical lure of the ten o clock train to Milan.
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Mantua
Weiter
Italy
Milan
Dickens Office Boy Recall of Dickens Wardrobe
An aged former Temple Gate porter recalls Charles Dickens during his All the Year Round editorship. He remembers a black velvet coat with pearl buttons, a walaut coat, shepherds plaid trousers, a large deerstalker hat, and hair like wiry strands. He notes the vivid image may reflect Dickens and his distinctive style.
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Temple Gate
London
Charles Dickens
Dickens
Passing for Insurance and Shifting Body Ideals
A Philadelphia doctor notes life insurers now pass over underweight applicants while overweight is a bigger concern. He cites tuberculous risk waning, heart and other diseases favoring the rotund. The tale shows a parish scene with a minister and a child correcting a misused word.
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Philadelphia
Gaillard
Girard
Ontario Egg Circle Aims to Shield Consumers
A new egg circle in Ontario, Canada seeks to protect the public by linking farmers with wholesalers and preserving safe supply. As cold storage warehouses grow, more consumers feel a separation from fresh eggs, but most people support the egg directory and its protective aim.
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Fege
Ontario
Canada
The Trousseau in China
A girl recalls the ritual preparation for marriage in China. At ten a mark on her forehead signified engagement readiness. An old woman evaluates her and a mother discusses three pigskin trunks and silk garments. The process reveals control, identity, and a future arranged by others.
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T Chowba
Saaive
Freeet Caves
Mule Joke Riles Chaplain During Evening Assembly
In a light moment a mule tied outside was used to tease a dignified college chaplain. The officer quipped about marching behind him in a review, but the chaplain calmly replied that they would not crowd him, implying calm leadership under mockery.
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The
Somme
Atlantic
Civil Ute
Missouri
Radium Production in the United States
C B Viel writing in Science states total U S radium production to 1919 is about 55 grams, likely over half the world supply. War conditions halted carnallite exports, making the United States the main producer with 13.6 grams in 1916, and estimates suggest yields of at least 500 grams for a discussed project.
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United States
C. B. Viel
Science
Rcientific American
Twins Birth Record For Mrs Dewintoo Of Guernsey
Mrs Dewintoo of Guernsey announces the birth of six twin siblings to ten and twenty one years. The report notes multiple births and family details in a local register setting.
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Mra. Dewintoo
Guernsey
Atx
Discovery patent on Pine Meadiee for textile use
A patent on Pine Meadiee titled A Discovery has attracted significant interest for its potential application in textiles. The filing highlights the chemical properties and possible benefits to fabric production and textile design.
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