Forests as reparations and a call to conserve
The Minneapolis Journal argues France may demand forests as part of war reparations and warns America’s forestry neglect costs lives, money, and home ownership. It cites Minnesota’s million-dollar yearly import bill, loss of lumber industry vitality, and flood-control needs, urging wiser tree planting and conservation.
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France
Ruhr
Gery
United States
Minnesota
New England
Michi
Louisiana
Washington-California
Charlen L. Pack
American Tree Association
Missouri
Mississippi
America
Minneappolis Journal
Coin Dropped in Subway Device Opens Gate
A Newark Sun item describes a mechanism where a coin dropped into a slot triggers a hidden electrical circuit. The coin’s passage activates two electrodes and a magnet, releasing a bolt that opens the gate as the illuminated window shows the coin’s face.
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Eareh
Newark
Feeling of satisfaction evident in 1922 domestic business year
Washington reports a year end review showing optimism across the economy. Production by manufacturers rose about fifty percent from 1921, farmers earned roughly 17 percent more for their goods, and overall agricultural values exceeded last year. Foreign trade remained pressured by Europe, with exports down 16 percent year over year, though tariff effects and imports by September 22 suggest a possible yearly total near or above last year.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Commerce
Europe
Boston to Build $1.9 Million University Club Home
Boston residents learn that college alumni groups pursue a new University club home costing about $1.9 million. The Renaissance style limestone brick building will house squash courts swimming pool barber shop lockers and lounge spaces. It aims for 5000 members from 28 000 eligible alumni within 30 miles. The existing club dates to 1802 and originated from Amherst alumni seeking a luncheon club.
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Boston
Greater
Oeect. Ie
University Club
Oftheas
Amherst
Abigail Weare, 101, Embraces Winter Sports in NH
Abigail Weare of New Hampshire, age 101, is an avid winter sport enthusiast who sleigh rides daily in New York and declares bracing air and brisk exercise key to life. She stays active behind a fast-stepping horse and values the health benefits of the cold season.
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Abigail Weare
New Hampshire
Aneet Won
N. Y
Arbuckle to Appear in New York Hall on New Year’s Eve
Fatty Arbuckle, once banned by Hollywood, will appear in person in New York as two of his new films are shown on New Year’s Eve. The announcement was made last night, confirming his return after Hays Code-era isolation.
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New York
Dee
Fatty) Arbuckle
Will TH
Name forms and nicknames across politics and time
A fragmented note on how public figures receive different names and nicknames. It cites Gov. Erict Sith of ew York and President Roosevelt, noting affection and familiarity in how people refer to leaders as Henry Teddy Abe and others, reflecting a magazine’s casual tone about titles.
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T. R
Linesin
Abe
Porches Magazin
Keepe Keeps Up With Events in a Dusty Town Column
Fragmented notes describe local happenings in New York with references to events, people, and timing. The text mentions names and contrasts, hinting at social chatter and ongoing activity in a historic urban setting.
Wisconsin Under Blaine LaFollette Rule in 1925 Session
Madison Wis Dec 20 Repeal of secrecy clause in state income tax law and offset of personal property tax against income tax, highway financing measures, a surtax on land values over 1000000, and other tax reforms are among administration proposals for the January 10 Wisconsin legislature. Blaine LaFollette forces, first in eighteen years, seek to shape tax and judicial policy as labor groups push anti injunctions and constitutional changes.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Vernor Blaine
Tax Commission
Blaine-LaFollette
Highway Department
Supreme Court
Coleague
Socialiste
National Guard
State Senate
Railroad Rate Commission
Chester Fire Destroys House and 500 Barrels Apples
A summer house in Chester Massachusetts burned, destroying the dwelling and contents including 500 barrels of apples and 500 bushels of fruit, plus an automobile. The blaze started from a defective chimney and insurance coverage was incomplete.
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Cnet
Chester
Massachusetts
Dollar a Baby Plan Adopted by Clement National Bank
Clement National Bank of Rutland votes to start a savings program giving each newborn in Rutland one dollar credited to a bankbook after December this year. The plan aims to foster thrift and long term savings among families in Rutland.
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Clement National Bank of Rutland
Rutland
Dee. Ee
Hall Caine in dj and a Life skit on Flamlet
A fragmentary note recalls Hall Caine in a drawing room joke about Shakespeare directing a scene from Hamlet. The Life magazine spoof supposedly shows sinister glances, a poison vial, and a lurid stage action. The Boston Transcript quotes the gag with vivid stage directions.
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Hall Caine
S Peare
Boston Transcript
The Height of Laziness Obscured in Ozark Country
A traveler in southern Missouri’s Ozark region entered a small country store, lounging with feet on the counter as a man approached the counter and then moved forward.
Arrest expected in Wisconsin bomb case details
Postal authorities and state officials in Marsville Wisconsin expect to arrest a farmer on a murder charge tied to the death of Mrs. James R. Chapman and the maiming of her husband, a county supervisor and drainage official, after a bomb parcel exploded at their home five miles south of town.
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Marsifield
Wis
James R. Chapman
County Board of Supervisors
Chapman
Chapman Farm
Here
Second attack targets deputies after Marshfield bombing
In Stevens Point Wisconsin on December 20 unknown assailants fired at an automobile carrying deputy sheriffs and a dry agent as they returned from rum raids near town. No officers were hit.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Marshfield
South Dakota Legislature to Focus on Economy in Biennial Session
Pierre S D Dee 29 reports that the South Dakota legislature will center on economy when it convenes in January. Proposals include non political school officer elections, primary law revisions, state owned enterprises, a paid only mileage sportsmen fish and game board, and Missouri River bridge construction. A senator notes the program aims to repeal obsolete laws and simplify remaining ones before adjournment.
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Fish and Game Commission
Missouri River
Mogg Megone Rock and the Saco Valley Legend
A rocky landmark known as Mogg Megone Rock near Cataract Falls on the Saco River is linked to the Indian chieftain Mogg Megone. Historical notes claim he directed Native activities in 1876 and led expeditions to Black Point in October 1874, with ties to early settler land deeds and mingling with whites.
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Mogg Megone
Utrangera
Bacon
Saco
Moge Megone
Black Point
John F
Portland
Fooling St Peter a sad girl digs for canary
A girl buries a canary in a cigar box and asks if her pet will go to heaven. Her father replies no, sparking the girl's naïve misreading of heaven and St Peter. The moment ends with the child laughing at the idea.
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Crow St. Peter
Everybody’s Magazine
Jenusruy
Rare Spanish wine from St Joseph ruins on display
A quart of old Spanish wine, found amid St Joseph Florida ruins, sits on display at George A. Patton’s Port St. Joe farm. The almost century preserved liquor, aged about 100 years, is evaporating despite care. The site, once bustling, includes the 1838 constitutional convention and a now monumented spot named by historians and curio lovers.
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George A. Patton
Port St. Joe
St. Joseph
Fla
Patton
Debria
St. Bene
Monument to the Mammy in Civil War South Perceived as Fitting
The Baltimore American editorial praises the antebellum mammy as a respected, guiding figure for white children and urges a Washington memorial. It notes Senator John Sharp Williams proposed the monument and recalls mammy’s qualities of common sense, courage, and refined feeling, arguing such a tribute honors a valued race and service.
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South
Senate
Washington
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
United Daughters the Confederacy
Manmmion
Baltimore American
Fragmentary remark quotes two men in a room
A damaged OCR passage records two men speaking in a room with garbled lines about cleaning and stringing something. One mentions a person named Nittie and a bee, while the other takes papers and exits.
Better Chance for Peace in Marriage Plans
Ambiguous remarks express hope for a harmonious marriage. The speaker weighs personal preferences and family expectations while seeking a stable union. No clear dated events, organizations, or locations are identified.
Exchange Dialogue Cited as Advising Against Self Harm
An informal exchange includes a remark warning that speaking against self harm makes it easier for a person to cope. The apparent dialogue is described in a fragmentary Boston transcript and contains phrases about danger, mental health, and encouragement for help.
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Boston
Home and Household Tips From Dorothy Dexter
A collection of practical kitchen and cleaning tips. Stain removal with borax and cold water, improving soups and cordials, caraway jumbles, carpet cleaning with turpentine, olives stored to keep air out, reviving stale bread, mashed potatoes with onions and milk, maple sugar bisque and ice cream, chocolate filling for pies, coloring soups with vegetables, spiced apples with cloves and cinnamon, and buttermilk biscuits from sour milk or butter milk.
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Washington
Dorothy Dexter
Down He Went Frey Note Sparks Earnest Voice
Fragmentary text shows Frey note and earnest eager speech as a Boston Transcript line captures a voice. Reading sparse phrases, the snippet hints at a dramatic moment or quotation without full context or clear event details.
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Frey
Beth Boston Transcript
Mince Pie Debate Ends With Holiday Plea for Tradition
A Vermonter recounts a neighbor sending mince pie for Christmas. The man, savoring the pie with brandy, asks for more and calls the neighbor to demand two more pies and a pitcher of ice water. The piece questions proposals to ban such holiday treats in the wake of a Volstead Act shadow.
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New
Notable Quote on Male Attention and Interest
A Boston Transcript quote discusses male fascination, claiming a woman’s beauty lasts only briefly while real hold lies in making a man feel understood and significant in his important affairs. The passage emphasizes charm and genuine insight as the lasting influence.
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George Sys
Boston Transcript
Pearls Return Spark Advertising Banter in Boston Transcript
A brief exchange in the Boston Transcript features a police officer addressing a line about recovered pearls and a playful jab about advertising. The dialogue contrasts imitation jewelry with genuine pieces amid light banter.
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Fleasella
Boston Transcript
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SO. Dakota
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Big Stone
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