Strikes and Democracy in Britain and U.S. Labor Tensions
The piece argues Britain faces a wartime style siege with coal strikes and emergency orders while praising democratic resilience in the United States. It notes labor unrest as a deliberate minority challenge and cites Seattle Arizona and Montana as examples, warning a British coal strike could shape Parliament and Britain’s future. It ends with a quip on cruelty definitions from four Common Pleas judges.
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Great Britain
United Kingdom
America
Lloyd George
England
Seattle
Arizona
Montana
Coning
Labor Party
As A Woman Thinks By Edith Moriarty
Short verse recalls a girl who helps an Italian boy in a settlement house. She visits the hospital with candy and magazines. the boy says his legs are broken. A nurse improves after the brother visits, revealing a tie to a collar ad.
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Edith FE. Moriarty
After Dinner Stories at School Concert
A school program featured four girls dressed to spell the word Star with letters on white dresses. They waited in position as a piano accompaniment played and the curtain rose. Instead of applause, rude heckling greeted the performance as onlookers chatted about hosting duties and spoons.
Foot-o-scope lets buyers see foot fit in shoes
A new ultra modern shoe store device resembles an X-ray and allows the salesman and buyer to view inside a shoe. The foot-o-scope shows whether the foot is crowded or at ease when tried on in a No. 7 foot in a No. 2 shoe.
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Milady
A New World Lies Before Us in Election History
Washington bulletin discusses the 1920 presidential election as a nationwide, high-stakes battle spanning from Eastport Maine to Ozette Washington. It notes the expanding suffrage, the spread of voting rights westward, and the role of new states and communications in delivering results.
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Washington D. C
Eastport
Maine
United States
Ozette
Washington
National Geographic Ee
Washington, D. C
Bulletin
Arizona
New Mexico
Two
Oceans
District of Columbia
Canadian
Rockies
Key West
Mississippi River
Atlantic Seaboard
Tennessee
Marylon
Stephen
Blind Love Lands Man in Jail in Atlanta
In Atlanta, Sam Stewart was jailed after police evidence described a love triangle involving a blind man, Martin Strone, and Strone’s blind wife. A night encounter left Strone assaulted, with a chair striking. no eye witnesses, and Judge Johnson set one day in the City Jail.
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Atlanta
Sam Stewart
Stewart
Martin Strone
Strone
Johnson
Questions and Answers Information Service Offers Mail-In Queries
The Athens Messenger announces an Information Bureau to answer reader questions. Include full name and address, two cents for postage, and a brief question. responses go directly to the inquirer. The service excludes legal medical and financial advice and domestic dispute resolution.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Kin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
Answers to questions from the 1919 inquiry sheet
A compilation of questions and answers on life expectancy voting rights hospital care military ages in the Revolutionary War strike figures and propeller design. It notes average life 48.7 years negro voting in 1868 four named Army hospitals and Sam Brown belt policy with brief explanations.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Illinois
Schuyler Colfax
Indiana
War Department
Bureau of Labor Statisics
Air Service
Maine Wreck Report Confirms Mine Cause None Proved
The 1911 committee report on the Maine wreck after its raising confirms the explosion came from a submarine mine. It attributes no definite responsibility to any party and leaves blame unsettled. The Lincoln Highway spans 3 322 miles from New York City to San Francisco passing through 11 states. It began in 1913 and about one third is complete. The road is marked by a red white and blue pole band with a large L. A Swiss inventor offers a three element dry battery for pocket lamps with replaceable parts.
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Maine
Lincoln Highway
K. B
New York City
San Fancisco
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