Global and Domestic News Roundup Echoes 1918 Era
Western reports that Mexican rebels under General Almazan occupy Reynosa near Hidalgo Texas as American troops rush to the border. Col Daniel M Hall becomes G A R commander following Col James D Bell's death. Francisco Villa prepares new campaign against Carranza while Bolshevik murder evidence surfaces. Mike Kelley may join Seattle in 1919. Morgan-led financiers partner with Japan to develop China Siberia Manchuria Mongolia. Regular army runs 10 percent under authorized level. Mary A Richer Glass wed Danville native John Boatwright. Pershing urges 300000 voluntary troops as outside standing army figure. Oil land leasing bill advances with oil shipping capacity and fuel stations planned. King Albert and President Wien conclude visit to Washington. All mining claims exempt from 1919 assessment work. Wilson improves as Admiral Grayson notes progress enabling executive duties.
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Almazan
Reynosa
Rio Grande
Hidalgo
Texas
McAllen
James D. Bell
Daniel M. Hall
Columbus
Veterans’ Organization
Hall
War Department
Adjutant General
Mary A. Richer Glass
Secretary of the Treasury
Carter Glass
John Guerrant Boatwright
Danville
Church of the Covenant
Charles Wood
Gilby Kelley
Virginia
General Staff
General Pershing
Congress
House
Senate
Shipping Board
Atlantic
Pacific
World Peace Terms And Political Turmoil Sweep Nations
Reports indicate Japan may sign the peace treaty without parliament. Germany faces armistice obligations and a new protocol. Mexico City stockholders of the National Railway plan a November 19 meeting to privatize control. Trotsky proclaims Petrograd safe from Bolshevik threat. Austria’s crown jewels and the Grand Duke of Tuscany diamond are under scrutiny. Anarchist roundup and a Czech crackdown in Hungary unfold.
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Serps
Tokio
Germany
Supreme Council
Mexico City
Mexican National Railway Lines
William O. Jenkins
Puebla
Jenkins
the Excelsior
Mex
Glaessing
Wiesbaden
Dr. Glaessing
Tuscany
Austria
Socialist Party
Budapest
Ung
Berg
Myoga Folly and War-Era Proposals in a Humorous Mix
A fragmentary humor column recounts a Japanese joke about myoga causing forgetfulness when an innkeeper gives it with a guest’s supper. A second piece notes that postwar bashful proposals are rarer, yet one man still dreads asking a girl to marry him after surviving war, as she prods him to act.
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Aisaku Waseda
Embarrassing Moment at Ice Cream Parlor
A man and his girlfriend visited an ice-cream shop where, while waiting for cones, he dropped his last dime behind his back and had to ask the proprietor to charge the cones. The scene involved several young men present and a moment of humiliation.
Her Class and the Old Cat Philosophy
A reflective note contrasts mischief and virtue with a call to seek good in people. The speaker humorously recalls a catlike intrusion and muses on a world where restraint from finding fault prevails.
Country farmer recalls T C Steele sale value on his farm
A Brown County farmer and a wealthy Indianapolis link discuss a painting Steele sold from the farmer’s land. The buyer paid a high price, prompting the farmer to claim he would have sold the farm for less. A second note urges building design to minimize fire risk. The old proverb about bargains is cited.
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Brown County
Indianapolis
Brown
T. C. Steele
Indianapolis News
The Cartoonist Outdone by Shifting Fashion
In London a once prosperous cartoonist who specialized in grotesque fashion drawings has fallen behind as styles evolve beyond his work. The exchange notes how new trends have surpassed his pictures.
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Banks
Jones
Cascarets: a gentle tonic for the bowels
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a safe alternative to harsh purgatives. It claims they act as a bowel tonic to relieve bilious attacks, sour stomachs, and constipation without griping, and that results occur while you sleep.
Domestic tyranny and family honor clash at home
A dialogue portrays Mrs Galumpus criticizing Mr Galumpus for lacking spirit. He is said to let others walk over him. The wife argues that domestic tyranny does not compromise family honor as oppression from outsiders would.
Bayer Aspirin Headache Remedy Ad Claims Medicine History
An old advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in a Bayer package. It promises relief for Headache Cold Pain Neuralgia Lumbago and Rheumatism and asserts Bayer means genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. The handy tin of 12 tablets costs a few cents.
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Bayer
Reformers Call For Honest Men In Politics
A dialogue contrasts reformer and politician on honesty in politics. The reformer says more honest men in politics reduce cost, while the practical politician agrees. A proverb about guiding the elephant with a hair appears at the end.
The Wrong Expert exchange sparks humor on expertise
A witty dialogue contrasts a doctor’s referral to a dietician with a quip about sending someone to an architect. The joke plays on misapplied expertise and the clash between professional domains.
Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Praised in Ad Claim
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as the leading remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It describes its mild immediate healing effect, urges starting treatment, and offers a sample bottle for ten cents by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
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Castoria
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Carranza
Obregon
Gonzales
Henry Palmer
Ekaterinburg
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San Francisco
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Great Northern
Vladivostok
Mike Kelley
St. Paul
Seattle
William H. Klepper
Klepper
Kelley
J. P. Morgan and Company
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China
Siberia
Manchuria
Mongolia
Tatsuya Kato
Manchurian Railway
South Manchuria Mining Company
Washington
King Albert
Wien
Newport News
George Washington
United States
Alaska
Wilson
Grayson
Moscow
M. Trotsky
Petrograd
Cleveland
William J. Flynn
United States Secret Service
Flynn
American Legion
Morton M. David
David
Camp
Sherman
Maj
T. F. Rhoades
New York
Congressional
Edgewater
N.J
Hudson Palisades
Alexander Rabb
Industral Labor
Farmers’ National Congress
Tagerstowh
Morristown
Butte
Mont
Cuban Sugar Manufacturers and Planters’ Association
Cash
Postum
Battle Creek
Michigan
Manalin
E. M. Harris
Ashland
Wis
Peruna
London
Biff
Hill's
Cascaral
Mr. Hill
Taleum
Morgan
Barnes
Denver
J. P. Morgan & Co
Champa St
Cole
Old Kentucky Tobacco Association
Water Valley
Kentucky
Riatee Lit
Ray
Makers Lael
Sinan
Denver, Colo
Dr. Berrys Bee Bree Book Baseit Berry Co
Michigan Avenue
Er Ens
Farmer Jones
Armer Jones
Fort Scott Syrup Sorghum CO
Kansas
Citt, KO
Fort Scott
Pie Bluff
Arkansas
Rosie
Lincoln
Iractor School
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