Questions on European conscription and US training camps
The text outlines European countries with conscription like Germany, listing France two to three years and Italy two. It notes Greece and the Netherlands with two to three years in various branches, Norway militia, Portugal militia, and Russia Spain with three years. It covers nine US training camps and costs, and answers citizenship questions, gas warfare, Irish home rule, and other trivia.
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Italy
Europe
Greece
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Russia
Spain
United States Army
Plattsburg
N. Y
Fort Oglethorpe
San Diego
Monterey
Cal
Fort George Wright
Wash
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Fort Sheridan
San Antonio
Tex
Galveston
United States
Ypres
Sir John French
Great Britain and Ireland
Ireland
United Kingdom
House of Commons
House of Lords
George V
Theater Tickets Trigger a Turbulent Night
Marian and James attend a theater where past secrets surface amid alarm and doubt. She resists disclosure about a past visit while an onlooker hints at marriage truth. The play mirrors their strain, but a late reconciliation softens the crisis as the curtain falls.
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Marian
James
Buttinski
Hector
Helen
Gibbons
Oldest Dry State Maine Still Sparks Prohibition Debate
The Evansville Courier notes Maine, the original prohibitions state, remains a testing ground as governors promise enforcement yet face varied methods. Past leaders tried commissions and impeachment routes. looming tests weigh strict enforcement versus lax practice ahead of the next state campaign.
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Maine
Gov. Plaisted
Boston Herald
Milliken
Evansville
Good in Discontent as a Sign of Hope
The remark argues that discontent with current conditions signals underlying desire for reform and progress. It suggests that questioning authority and seeking improvement can lead to constructive change and solutions.
Courage and fear in air travel humor
A St Louis Post Dispatch quote contrasts courage in boarding an aeroplane with the nerve needed for the descent, noting that coming down tests a man’s nerve more than taking off.
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St .Louis Post-Dispatch
Simple Frock Costs and Couture Jibe
A humorous exchange from the New York World contrasts a $500 simple frock with a $150 elaborate gown. The husband mocks excess while the wife defends frugality, suggesting shopping for a gown twice as elaborate or maybe free.
Plague origins and a comic arithmetic riddle anthology
The excerpt cites a 1605 Cologne work on pestilence blaming planetary motions eclipses and divine wrath for plagues. It also includes a stray joke about a Dublin elopement time puzzle featuring Little and his daughter.
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Cologne
Pest
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