Reval Seen Through Exalted Medieval Lens
The article extols Reval, historic Esthenia, founded 1219 by Valdemar II after conquering Wyck Harien and Alutaga. It highlights medieval walls and towers, gates named Strand Narwa and Dom, and landmarks like the castle Domberg and the Olaf church. It notes the city’s old Danish and Swedish houses, markets, and a sunset view from Laxberg.
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Valdemar II
Wyck
Hapsal
Harien
Reval
Alutaga
Narva
Christian Science Monitor
Karlos
Athens
Michailoff
Nunnavarov
Ivan Vassilivitch
Europe
Broad Street
Long Street
Domberg
Waldemar
Nobility
Sweden
Esthenia
Nicolai
Olaf
Memories of Youth reveal odd Civil War duty notes
George Haven Putnam recalls in his Memories of My Youth how retreating campaigns let officers settle accounts for regimental property. He recounts a Louisiana landing where 17 boxes of hatchet heads appeared on a list of used items, yet the quartermaster certified the paper and no payment was required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Haven Putnam
Louisiana
United States
German Optical Glass Promises Colorful UV Protection
A new German glass uses rare earths like neodymium erbium cerium lanthanum and thorium to absorb ultraviolet rays. The colorless protective glass preserves natural colors for climbers and workers under mercury-quartz lamp light.
Ideas Imprisoned Are High Explosives and Powder Unconfined
U S Senator HIRAM JOHNSON warns against suppression of free speech and urges guarding the right to express lawful views. He cautions that censorship by government or reactionary politics risks revolution and the erosion of republican freedoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Three Years Without Hope Promises Health with Pe-ru-na
An advertisement touts Pe-ru-na as a remedy after three years of cramps and catarrh. Mrs Rozalia Kania of New Britain Connecticut credits relief to Pe-ru-na and urges sufferers to try the product for quicker recovery and stronger health. It touts Pe-ru-na as a preventive home remedy available in tablet or liquid form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rozalia Kania
Silver Street
New Britain
Conn
Hartman
Illinois Good Roads Plan Spreads Across Mississippi Valley
The 1919 development centers on expanding Illinois good roads theory to neighboring states. It urges local control, interstate highway cooperation, and a bond funded system financed by automobile licenses. Mississippi valley delegates favor federal aid roads while Illinois seeks both federal bureau backing and state-led construction.
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Illinois
Washington
Bureau of Agriculture
State Highway Department
Federal Aid
Mississippi Valley
Canada
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Rockies
Alleghenies
Congress Should Limit Its Grounds for Hearings and Intervention
A speaker warns Congress overreaches by hearing every quarrel among citizens and meddling in state and private matters. He argues for narrower focus on national issues, warns against turning government into a commercial enterprise, and urges returning power to states and individuals.
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Congress
Matching Him and Her Cipher in a House Defense
A riddle dialogue hints at domestic dynamics with cryptic lines about being a cipher in one’s own home and a woman’s disregard for that role. The ad copy promotes Red Cross Bag Blue laundry product to prevent rust spots from inferior bluing. It notes that people reform from necessity only while necessity exists.
Cuticura Remedies For Baby Rash Ad
Advertisement touts Cuticura products for soothing baby rashes with bath, ointment, and talcum. Claims include gentle relief and purity with Cuticura Soap Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Talcum priced at 25c each.
No Demand At All Says United Mine Workers Leader
President Lewis of the United Mine Workers warned in Indianapolis that World War I slaughter created a man shortage and left young men unable to marry because profiteers reduce wages. A tea group watched a rag man chant tin bottles old iron and other scraps as the prettiest girl quipped that he wants everything but old maids.
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Lewis
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Townley and farmer discuss sowing methods this year
Mr Townley questions hiring farmerettes for sowing duties this year. Farmer Silah argues against it noting last year’s workers sowed more than they reaped.
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Mr. Townley
Silah
Engaged couple mix up prompted reminders
Brief note reveals Edith and Maud comparing memory as Jack forgets his engagement date and confusion over who is the fiancée, highlighting social chatter about a forthcoming union.
Colored Soldier and Mule Hero on the Hindenburg Line
In the Argonne sector soldiers rest as a burly Numidian mule driver races up to replenish water. A shell explodes nearby and the mule bolts back toward safety leaving the driver clinging on. A roadside crowd jokes about wartime lines and routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argonne
Enburg
Darky
Hin
Cunard
Saving Time Barber Dialogue
In a brisk exchange a customer asks for a quick haircut while the barber advises staying dressed. The brief comic interaction centers on speed and propriety in a shop setting.
Man’s claim of forgotten loan seen as deception
A man insisting he forgot a small loan after you just returned it is likely lying. The remark exposes excuses and suggests unreliability in his financial memory and character.
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Laxberg
Domberg Castle
Wolf
Nargan
Revar
Hiram Johnson
U. S
California
Finn
Happy Housewives
Western
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ashheven
Department of Immigration
Ottawa
Can
W. W. Bennett
Bee
Omaha
Neb
W. G. Edens
Illinois Highway Improvement Ass’n
Pretty Girl
Edith
Jack
Maud
Bellans
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