Highbrow term debated in Roosevelt era and press view
A 1911 to 1972 memory piece discusses the origin and shifting use of the term highbrow in American politics and journalism. It cites Chauncey Depew and references a Roosevelt era conference, plus notes on language hazards and the Century magazine. The piece also reports Seattle Post-Intelligencer on kelp product practices and potash fertilizer implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Nido
W. Moot
Chemical Department
Kelp Works
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
War Time Romance Fades From Memory As Love Proceeds
A wounded sergeant promises to marry a woman he cannot return to after his injury. The scene shifts to a quiet domestic moment where a plain woman, grieving and silent, receives a ring before parting. The narrative contrasts wartime tragedy with a neighborly, unresolved romance amid daily life.
Bright Idea for Feminine Apparel
Professor Cimician discussed substances that gain intense color in bright light and fade as light dims. He urged research to increase such bodies and explore their use on textile fabrics. He imagined an Italian woman wearing fabrics that grow more resplendent in a brilliantly lit room.
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Cimician
Modern wives advised to keep husbands content in Chicago tale
Mrs. Gene Holmes of Evanston cited by Mrs. George Remus as the other woman appears in a Chicago triangle article. Tips urge wives to grant freedom, keep the home cozy, stay cheerful and pretty, feed and pet the husband, and treat him like a pet to prevent trouble.
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Gene Holmes
Evanston
George Remus
Chicago
Quicksilver Production Declines in 1918 Output
The 1918 domestic output of quicksilver totaled 33 432 flasks of 7 percent pounds, valued at about 3 042 301 dollars. Compiled by F L Burnsome of the United States geological survey, Department of the Interior. This marks a decrease in quantity from 1917.
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F. L. Burnsome
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Precious Moonstones Found in Nebraska Gem Field
A Nemaha county man hunted moonstones in California, found two good specimens, then searched along a farm cow path on return. The state geologist identified agate chalcedony topaz tourmalines, and a jeweler cut 28 moonstone ovals and 35 other gems including amethysts and rubies. The stones, named the finest of their kind in Nebraska, show colors from dark red to marine blue.
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Nebraska
Nemaha County
California
Coconut Palm Tropical Cow Fueling Margarine History
Copra, the dried meat of coconuts, yields 50 to 63 percent oil. Used since ancient times in India Cochin China and the South Seas, coconut oil serves as food and is already common in the United States as nut margarine made from melted coconut oil and skim milk.
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India
Cochin
China
South Sea Islands
Animals Supplied Overseas in World War I
War Department records show U S forces shipped 98 animals to this country for service, 5408 cavalry horses, 33 508 craft, 22608 dot t mules, and 975 mine... The figures reflect animals sent to the front and support routes, with totals indicating widespread overseas transport through wartime.
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Traneil
War Department
United States
Pere Seas
Florida Purchase Treaty of 1819 Timeline
The 1819 agreement between John Quincy Adams and Luis De Onis set US ownership of East and West Florida, including parts of Georgia and Alabama, for 6,024,741.44 dollars after settling claims. Spain sought to shed possessions. America preferred purchase over conquest. The piece also notes 1918 US cereal farm values and a Buenos Aires plague effort with typhus reports.
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United States
Spain
Florida
John Quincy Adams
Luis de Onis
East
Georgia
Alabama
America
Allied Leaders Portraits by American Sculptor in France
Joe Davidson, an American sculptor in France, is creating bronze busts of allied military and political leaders. He has modeled Marshal Foch in clay, with five hours of sittings total, and Foch praised sculpture as easier than expected during the session.
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Joe Davidson
France
Manchester Guardian
Haig
Lloyd George
Marshal Foch
Davidson
Gustave Dore
Poe
Foch
Blue Anchor Tavern Closes After Prohibition Sweep
The Blue Anchor at Front and Dock streets Philadelphia closes as Prohibition rises. Claimed as the oldest tavern in Pennsylvania it has stood since 1682 with current building dating from about 1788. Local chroniclers note the original structure burned in later eighteenth century.
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Blue Anchor
Front and
Dock Streets
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
America
William Penn
Deck Creek
Soldier walks the cave hill tending the wounded
A Red Cross Magazine passage recalls a lone caregiver moving through a hillside cave beneath gunfire. He made nightly forages to fetch water and bring in new wounded, tending those crying out for help.
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Red Cross
Special Improvement District 18 Created for Anderson Street Sidewalk
The Big Timber city council creates Special Improvement District No 18 to fund sidewalks on both sides of Anderson street from First avenue to Eighth avenue. D J Walgoord, city engineer, to supervise work with crosswalks city funded. District costs paid by warrants with six percent interest and five-year installment assessments. Passed June 16 1919.
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Anderson Street
First Avenue
Eighth Avenue
City of
Big Timber
D. J. Walgoord
A. D
J. A. Lowry
J.qe. Rees
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Montana Cold Storage and Fuel Co
New York Statesman
Irwin
Mr. Depew
Mw Flanders
Tenny Ced
Dean
Ding
Withdon Mall
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Jujuy
Santiago
J. M. Sawyer Company
Ern Montana
Sawyer
Ciethes and
Gece
Sporting Goods and Athletic Goods Store
Percheron Black
M. Chaplain
Department of Sarthe
Pioneer Stud Farm
Bushnell, Illinois
Dry Creek Horse Company
Gibson Telephone
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