Golden Age Waits As Science Aims For Longer Weather Forecasts
The essay argues civilization must shed lingering savagery to reach a potential Golden Age enabled by science. It notes researchers study sun activity and global weather laboratories in Alaska Hudson Bay Newfoundland polar regions and the Chinese and Japanese coasts and Siberia and the Gulf of Mexico. Authorities expect weekly forecasts may evolve to monthly or seasonal accuracy.
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Narweather Laboratories
Alaska
Hudson Bay Country
Newfoundland
Polar
Siberia
Gulf of Mexico
Winter Forecasts Spur Talk of Extreme Cold
A brief note reports forecasts predicting another cold spell with forecasts of extreme winter weather. The item notes ongoing speculation and regions potentially affected.
Human fallibility in era of complex machines
A Michigan locomotive fireman notices the whistle fails as the engine speeds through towns. He finds the engineer slumped and apoplectic, saving a passing train at the last moment. The piece argues humans remain a risk amid advancing machines and longer life.
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Michigan
New York garden doctor revives tiny city back yards
A New York gardener transforms small backyard spaces behind apartment houses into beauty and pleasure. She uses plants where possible and paints fence posts as trees to create a sense of distance and outdoors in shut-in, rubble-filled spaces. Pompeii residents once did similar in inner courtyards two millennia ago.
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New York
Pompeii
France Faces Demographic Crisis Threatening Its Future
The article warns France now shows a near static population growth, risking long term decline as war losses, rural depopulation, and high parental devotion limit births. It cites Clemenceau and government incentives, compares growth to Germany and Britain, notes foreign influx, disease, and sanitation gaps as amplifying risks.
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Rheims-Soissons Salient
France
Europe
Clemenceau
England
Russia
Prussia
German Empire
Alsace- Lorraine
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Great Britain
United States
Strange musketeers seek warmth beside New York salamander
In New York City a writer notes how people crowd into Tex Rickard's arena for six day bicycle races and witness three strangers drawn to a lit salamander stove in a work site. An elderly Jew with a pale coat and wan whiskers warms himself while a white haired youth shadows into the shadows.
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New York
U S
Tex Rickard
Crete
45Th Street
Primal Needs Rise in a Night on 45th Street
A transient scene near the races reveals two seekers, one claiming his brother fell in the Argonne, and a bread thief nearby. A watchman calls them “poor divils” as crowds surge past. The writer reflects on shelter food heat and mankind’s basic needs.
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Argonne
45Th Street
Board bars exhibitors from showing their own films in theatres
A government board now forbids moving picture men from displaying their own pictures in their own theatres. If valid, this would be as illogical as farmers not selling their own products in their markets and contradicts the idea of free trade.
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Moving Picture
Government aid for farmers could mirror railroad support
The speaker asks if government action would back farmers like railroads, with a board guiding profits and urging public payments if needed. They question whether public funding could ensure fair wages for wheat and potato farmers.
Canada Seizes Helium Wells For Public Benefit
Canada announces discovery of a helium gas deposit and states the government will own and operate three producing wells for public benefit. The move is framed as avoiding private control and ensuring national interests, with praise for government leadership.
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Canada
Incomplete historical vignettes of famed figures
Fragmentary OCR describes scenes involving Socrates drinking hemlock or Archimedes racing through a street. The text hints at dramatic acts linked to ancient fame but provides no verifiable details, dates, or sources.
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Socrates
Archimedes
Red Grange’s earnings tied to a manager’s plan
The football star Red Grange will make a large income this year, but says half of his winnings go to a manager who handles the strategy. The piece notes Grange is not simply guided by physical ability, implying more calculated support behind his success.
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Red Grange
British pressure on Italy over wartime debt payment terms
Britain proposes strict annual debt payments from Italy starting at about 20 000 600 dollars. The article notes lingering Italian memories of wartime coal costs and the role of Italian neutrality in the Marne victory, shaping expectations of the debt talks.
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Italy
London
Holland
Marne
DC Court Upholds Indictments in Naval Oil Reserve Theft
The District of Columbia court of appeals rules the indictments linked to the naval oil reserve thefts must stand. The opinion notes it would be surprising if large-scale thefts of up to one hundred million dollars could render a suspect immune from liability, challenging the notion that only multi‑million losses are risky.
Inmates Caught Making Moonshine in Atlanta Prison
Wise Crax reports inmates at the Atlanta prison were detected making moonshine. The piece notes discipline concerns and implies an exit consequence if behavior does not improve.
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Atlanta
Cincinnati
Times- Star
Stockings to Extend Skirt Length for Christmas Gifts
In Zanesville Ohio the Signal notes enough silk stockings will be issued as Christmas presents to maintain short skirts for another year.
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Zanesville
Signal
New Soldier Marker Proposal Sparks Monument Debate
Charles P Stewart reports the War Department asks Congress for 60000 to erect a memorial for the unknown soldier. Opponents prefer the plain grave marker as fitting tribute. The piece notes congressional investigations rarely yield results and cites historical graft prosecutions and female representation in Congress.
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Charles P. Stewart
Washington
War Department
Congress
Red Grange Seeks Pro Football Fame and Film Debut
A fragment notes Red Grange earning about $30,600 daily from professional football and signing a film contract for $300,000. It hints at interest from recruiters, claiming ten million would pay to see him in action, while questioning the value of an authentic picture.
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Jgee
Red Grange
Acros
Buckeye
Ohio
Mother and son discuss saving money in Fostoria notice
A Fostoria Times fragment shows a mother urging her child to save every penny in a bank while the son asks what their father will purchase next. The casual domestic exchange reflects a small town viewpoint and everyday finances.
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Tommy
Papa
Fostoria, O., Times
Noted Warnings on Capital Punishment Language
A Crescent News item from Defiance Ohio notes the difficulty in executing weak-minded persons may involve too many. An Akron Beacon Journal remark adds a line about distinguishing a blowout from a pistol, with the next sound being profanity.
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Defiance
Crescent-News
Akron, O
Beacon- Journal
Weathering winter fashion and frugal living abroad
London girls told to wear bloomers under short skirts in cold weather and masculine Londoners hoping for a mild winter. They wear hats over their ears and eyes so they can't hear or see their husbands when the bills come in.
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London
Youngstown
Canton
Fire Rituals Target Black Person Referenced in Marion Star
A Marion Ohio Star remark notes a Black person being burned at the stake, describing ongoing violence as civilization proceeds. The comment implies communal acceptance of brutal acts and signals a troubling racial incident in the city.
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Marion, O
Play Hit Stolen Lines From The Trench Sparks Alarm
A staging of Two Weeks of Life by Nino Berrini nearly stalled when spectators spotted that many lines were copied from Salzi novel The Trench. The audience raised concerns about plagiarism and theatrical integrity during the Turin performance.
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Turin
Nino Berrini
Signor Salzi
Q and A on sugar prices rayon and Texas sheep history
Questions cover Civil War sugar price peaks and 1919 20 levels, python appetites per Smithsonian, rayon dating to 1884 with 1925 production projected at 74 100 000 lb, and Texas sheep introduction before 1872 with Mexico origin. Agricultural report notes rapid industry growth by 1892.
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C.F. A
H.C. A
Smithsonian Institution
Texas
J. M
Mexico
Department of Agriculture
School Woes Told By A Ten Year Old
A spry boy of ten voices fatigue with daytime schooling and nightly homework, saying work all day with figures and books taxes his home life and he questions why he must study at night.
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