Why France Hates and the War Debts Explained
A midcentury piece argues overcounts of US wartime spending in France and allies. It cites one billion dollars spent by the American government on harbor charges rail freight training fields and supplies, plus postwar sales of surplus goods to France, and notes Germany’s offers for Alsace Lorraine. The essay concludes with a cautionary proverb about lending money and making enemies.
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France
United States
United Tes
Germany
Belgium
Alsace Lorraine
America
Hidden details of White House aides shed light on presidents
An obituary recalls Arthur Brooks, longtime valet to Taft Wilson Harding and Coolidge, noting how a presidential aide’s secretive life kept intimate facts from public view. The piece argues such private knowledge shaped rulers’ personal images and legacies.
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Washington
Arthur Brooks
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
White House
Calvin Coolidge
Executive Mansion
Napoleon
Taft
Wilson
Harding
President Coolidge
Brooks
Key
Secret Service
Florida Toll and Fear Across the Nation
The Florida disaster is described as extensive with four hundred dead and vast property loss. The piece contrasts reactions to natural calamity with war and historic events, warning coastal cities face similar threats and recalling Lisbon's earthquake as a test of faith.
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Miami
Florida
Faith in science over miracles as natural laws govern life
A reflective note asserts that natural disasters no longer argue for atheism and that humanity has abandoned superstition without losing faith in eternal wisdom and justice. It emphasizes relying on intelligence and science rather than miracles.
Florida will rebuild, forget and go ahead
In a reflective editorial tone the piece extols human resilience, urges faith in universal justice, and contrasts self reliance with dependence on external devices. It frames adversity as a spur to effort, noting life on earth as marvellously safe and emphasizing rebuilding and moving forward.
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Florida
New York Governor Smith Sees Daughter Speech Rally Votes
In New York Governor Al Smith gains more support from a simple eight word campaign line by his young daughter. Her brief appeal I hope you will all vote for father resonates beyond Smith’s own speeches.
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New York
al Smith
Smith
Delver
Public magazine on parenting diverts to spinach sales tactics
A satire notes the launch of a magazine titled Children that claims to guide parents through physical mental and spiritual childrearing. It mocks reliance on bribery threats and social psychology to coax a child to eat spinach, contrasting old authority with modern manipulative tips.
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Washington, PD. C
United States
Happy Goldsmith
Spinach and salesmanship in old family banter
A playful domestic vignette contrasts modern persuasive tricks with old fashioned discipline. The father jokes about Babe Ruth and spinach while all family members react, hinting at child training through humor and hints of traditional authority, framed by a period magazine’s tone.
Manhattan Portrait of Excess and Fashion in September
A New York Chronicle reprints Irving Brant’s critique of Fifth Avenue life in early September. The piece highlights mink costs, lavish window displays, and the era of luxury as shopfronts showcase browns and wines, while prices and deposits signal a shifting urban economy.
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New York
Manhattan
Irving Brant
Fifth Avenue
Samarkand
India
Maryland Governor Ritchie Emerges as Democratic Presidential Possibility
Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland rises in the national spotlight after a decisive renomination victory. Analysts weigh his prospects against Al Smith and William G. McAdoo, with Atlee Pomerene and others as potential factors. Ritchie is portrayed as articulate, affable, and forthright, trading candor for broader appeal.
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Washington
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Ritchie
al Smith
William G. McAdoo
Smith
McAdoo
Atlee Pomerene
Pomerene
Senate
Ohio
Albert Cabell Ritchie
Early thoughts on image transmission and Zionist efforts
In 1824 English physicist Alexander Bain first conceived electric picture transmission, a step later echoed by current experiments. A reader asks what steps the Jews have taken to form a country, and W C A cites the American Zionist Association of New York City as active in that matter.
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Holy Land
F. J
Weather Bureau
Abraham Lincoln
A. M. Dd
Alexander Bain
American Zionist Association of
New York City
Openings, orders, and oddities echo in a 20s era diary
Ohio university prepares for its opening football game with East High of Columbus while a secret order forms locally amid a near split between its secretary and president. New mail routes roll out after October 16, and two west town girls pay fines with an organ given to the city for security. Ten years ago headlines blur with world events and campus life including pageants and sorority parties. A study reports 40.5 percent of homes have five TV tubes, and a Souffle potato salad recipe adds variety to cold suppers.
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Ohio University
East High School of
Columbus
C. K
Insects on snow survive in extreme cold conditions
The passage notes about 900 insects found living on or in snow with about twenty-five species emerging on snow in Europe and America. Some are tiny and lacked popular names. their living methods remain unknown. It also mentions government night schools for adult Indians teaching English, expanding to other reservations.
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A. D. W. E. Barton
Lincoln
Murray
Vessey
Vesey
Europe
America
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Robert B. Ward, Inc
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Simms
Bis
F. W. Bush
Chas. H. Harris
Lisbon
Arthur Brisbane
Frederick J. Haskin
Imust
Jimmy
Red Grange
Walter Hagen
Jackie Coogan
Mother
Father
Babe Ruth
Baby Mary
Ave
Stranger
Palace of Versailles
Switzerland
Appalachians
Sixth Avenue
Hudson
Gilbert Swan
Charles P. Stewart Messenger
Jim Reed
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Ark Horeo
Caraway Pre
Caraway
the Messenger
Dave Thompson
Wilson Wr
G. F. Morgan
Chillicothe
Joe Leopold
Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland
Athens County Savings & Loan Company
Lostro
Athens, Ohio
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