German pledge to Belgium and war criminals urged to be delivered
The article cites Bethmann-Hollweg’s wartime vow to Belgium and calls for postwar accountability. It argues Germany must pay reparations and surrender Kaiser Wilhelm II, Hindenburg, Tirpitz, Ludendorff, and others, urging the current government to honor promises of 1914 and 1919 without delay.
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Belgium
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
France
Germany
Bethmann-Hollweg
Kaiser
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Hindenburg
Tirpitz
Ludendorff
Clothing schools train Salmarita women in sewing and dressmaking
In Salmarita Arizona a railway station waiting room served as a makeshift clothing school. A home demonstration agent led 40 women through dressmaking and millinery during a week long program with sewing machines and work tables.
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Salmarita
Ariz
Home Demonstra
Department of Agriculture
Dinner Stories Visits Aunt Jen With Curiosity About Color
A boy touring with his family asks his mother about Aunt Jen’s color after seeing many Black travelers at stations. The tale contrasts with an Australian premier’s wife recounting school anecdotes in Melbourne before England. A clever schoolgirl quips about a ship's location and a pangram about liquor jugs.
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Jen
Melbourne
England
Tasmania
The Urge of a Big Idea Opinion Reprint
The Philadelphia Ledger argues that success comes from a dominant purpose guiding all actions. It warns against routine dulling the spirit, urges openness to new light and experiences, and challenges readers to rise from complacency toward active self transformation.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Romances in the Old Burying Ground by Ruth Cameron
Side Talks by Ruth Cameron reflects on an old burying ground beside a white church. The narrator finds solace and stories in weathered stones, noting families, infant deaths, and a poignant pair in death not divided, while contrasting past hardships with a hope for future times.
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Samuel Barstow
Julia
Samuel
Jane
Mary
Marta
Chilren
John Marks
Lucy Marks
John
Darby
Joan
Rest and toil mix in a sunlit verse of labor
A lyrical fragment portrays a laborer resting beneath a tree after earning wages and facing varied toils. The speaker reflects on rest as a luxury earned through hard work, noting codfish balls and pies enjoyed earlier and watching the moon rise as planets shine overhead.
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George
Home style roasts and desserts with egg loaf and chowder
A collection of early 20th century kitchen recipes includes Lousemold Jblints Meat Loaf with hard boiled eggs baked in a buttered loaf, Strawberry Shortcake using rich biscuit dough and berries with cream, and Corn Chowder with potatoes pork and crackers. Also described is Water Glass Method for preserving eggs in sodium silicate solution in a five gallon crack.
Life gains purpose as every minute becomes a mission
The passage asserts that humans enter life with a purpose and that meaningful living arises when each waking minute serves a clear mission, framing existence as purposeful action rather than idle time.
India Hoarding Silver Drives World Prices
British bullion experts say Indian hoarding of silver coins sustains high prices and 350 million U S silver dollars were melted to rupees to meet demand. The influx of silver from wartime needs and currency shifts worsened the shortage, with the United States stepping in by removing 350 million silver dollars from circulation.
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London
India
Samuel Montagu and Company
Mesopotamia
East
Africa
Egypt
United States
Sunday Guests and Local Visits Highlight Ohio County
Mr and Mrs Z B Ator hosted a visit from his brother Herman Ator and family from Bates. Winnie Martin attends Summer school at Ohio University. J F Carbaugh hosted Elmer Searles and son Wayne with grandson George Kalb and Loring Searles family from Ath ens. Robert Coats and wife visited Charles Chase's parents. William Anthony the wool buyer was sacking wool locally last week.
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Z. B. Ator
Herman Ator
Bates
Winnie Martin
Ohio University
J. F. Carbaugh
Elmer Searles
Wayne
George Kalb
Albany
Loring Searles
Dorothy
Helen
Athens
Robert Coats
Charles Chase
Wm. Anthony
Cleveland to seek court appointment to end street car strike
City officials plan to ask courts to appoint a receiver for the Cleveland Railway Company lines to resume service halted by a strike. A receiver would run cars immediately if other settlement efforts fail. Cars were idle as strikers attacked strikebreakers yesterday. Union leaders demand a 12 cent hourly raise before workers return.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Cleveland Railway Company
The Wary Maner Becomes a Tranquil Mind
The text suggests a calm approach to life by accepting each day as it arrives. It contrasts the mythic worry free person with the practical idea that nerves can be managed by facing daily problems with a smile and ignoring a feared future.
Spectacle View In A Pocket Moment Described By Talmage
The passage notes that a man appears most dignified when he withdraws a spectacle case from his pocket, opens it, unfolds a lens, and places it on his nose to gaze directly.
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Talmage
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Ohio
Athens Messenger
Audit Bureau of Circultions
Associated Ohio Dailies
United Press News
F* Ens
Messenger Herald
Messenger
Robert KE. Ward
Firth Avenue
New York City
South Wabash
Avenue
Chicago
B H
U. S. Clothing Schools
Juehold
Hughes
Ruth Cameron
By Walt Mason
Lousemold
United Press
Anna Martin
Graham
John Young
William Young
Henry Martin
Cuckler
Charles Williams
James
Kempton
Jacksonville
A. J. Carbaugh
Chase Church
Chamberlain
Henry Jewett
Clark Mills
N. Y
Ooo
Chase
Columbus Auto Brass
North Fourth Street
Columbus
Clicquot Club Company
Millis
Mass
iffy-Jell, Aukesha, Wis
Jiffy-Jell, Waukesha, Wis
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