Two Minute Talks for Americans by Charles Franklin Jones of Boston
Charles Franklin Jones argues the League of Nations constitution is a vast framework meant to unfold over time. He urges readers to support the big idea without fixating on every minor detail and uses a sea shore parable to stress embracing the subject’s magnitude. He concludes by stressing action over perfection.
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Charles Franklin Jones
Boston
League of Nations
League
Loyal Hearts and a World War Promise
In a quiet supper scene Civil War veteran Tom Bell announces a Boston trip tied to a letter Lilly received. He travels with a G A R hat, reunites with Tom Elton, and the Bell family celebrates a romance and future marriage as Lilly and Tom pledge lifelong partnership.
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Sims
Lilly
Tom Elton
Thomas Elton
Mr. Elton
Mr. Bell
Mother Bell
Bell Home
Tom
Ma Bell
Mother
Olive Tablets Offer Quick Relief From Constipation
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets are a gentle vegetable laxative for chronic constipation and torpid liver. They contain no calomel and are taken at bedtime to promote normal bowel and liver action. Thousands use them nightly for relief, with boxes priced 40c and 25c at all druggists.
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Edwards
Edna
Edn
Recipes from New England Housewives
A Sunday page presents multiple home recipes including Bean Soup, Johnny Cake, Graham Gems, Cranberry Pie, Cocoa Cake, Grape Nuts Pudding, and Squash Custard. Each item lists ingredients with measurements and basic instructions, credited to various readers and addresses.
Songs of Sunshine By The Bentztown Bard
A poetic verse by the Bentztown Bard from 1818 carries themes of memory and beauty. The speaker reflects on violets, fleeting loveliness, and the idea that noble experiences endure in memory despite passing time.
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The
Bentztown Bard
Disturbance at Loew's Columbia Theatre Ends in Arrests
In a clash outside Loew's Columbia Theatre, 13 youths were arrested for disturbance during amateur and song night. Five under 17 were dismissed to juvenile court. eight aged 17 to 28 were held for bail and to face municipal court. Police reinforcements deterred a crowd as detainees were escorted to East Dedham station.
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Loew
Columbia Theatre
East Dedham Street
John A. Traubel
Peter Williams
Columbia
Timothy Kelleher
Timothy Carrol
Joseph Sullivan
Norman Garland
Dedham Street
Beadwork Gowns and Hats Dominate Tea Dance Fashion
Members described gowns richly embroidered with beads in violet and coral on Georgette crepe and black net with steel beads. A chic navy satin hat with a beaded steel brim completed the coordinated ensemble at the tea dance, featuring a high front brim and an osprey accent.
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Georgette Crene
Sewing Circle letters discuss jobs and babies in 1910s Post
Readers of The Post share opinions on marriage and motherhood. Letters from ANOTHER OLD MAID and others reflect women balancing work, raising children, and personal happiness. A widow and a domestic case illustrate societal views on wages and family life.
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Dear Sewing Circle
New England
Portland
Charlestown Navy Yard to Receive 287 Marine Casuals
Preparations are underway at the Charlestown navy yard to house 287 marine casuals from Camp Devens in the marine barracks. General Edwards will speak at 10:30 Sunday morning at the Old North Church on The 26th Division.
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Camp Devens
Marine Barracks
Edwards
Old North Church
Pryor dies at 90 former New York justice and Confederate soldier
Roger Atkinson Pryor former NY State Supreme Court justice and Confederate army figure died at his Sumpter New York home at age 90 after several weeks illness pneumonia was the immediate cause.
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New York
Roger Atkinson Pryor
New York State Supreme Court
Justice Pryor
Judge Pryor the Last Survivor of Fort Sumter Firing
The article recounts Roger A. Pryor as the last survivor of the Fort Sumter firing. It notes his refusal to fire the first shot, his Virginia secession rhetoric, Civil War service including rank changes, a contentious resignation, service with Fitzhugh Lee, time as a prisoner at Fort Lafayette, Stanton’s refusal to release him, Lincoln’s order for exchange, and his postwar destitution yet enduring reputation for humane conduct.
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Edmund
Ruffin
Pryor
Virginia
Tribune of
Horace Greeley
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Fort Lafayette
New York Harbor
Grant
Stanton
Court of Last Appeal
Abraham Lincoln
Battle of
Bull Run
Andersonville
Lincoln
Boat Owners Defy Strike Amid Harbor Shut Down
New York harbor tension surges as 14 private boat owners reportedly join a union demand for eight hours and higher pay. The Boat Owners' Association denies any defections while planning strikebreakers guarded by detectives and veterans. Federal mediator James Hughes reports little progress. attorney Paul Bonynge calls surrender the only acceptable word, while government plans to use boats for transports face resistance.
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New York
New York Boat Owners’ Association
Thomas L. Delahunty
Marine Workers’ Affiliation
Railroad Administration
Boat Owners’ Association
James L. Hughes
Hughes
Paul Bonynge
Washington
Army
Navy
Bonynge
Hospital Patients Entertained at Reg Cross Theatre Opening
More than 400 patients at Robert Bent Brigham and Ellis Hospitals Roxbury were entertained last evening by a varied talent list from local theatres. The event, held in the theatre attached to the institutions, was under the Boston War Camp Community Service auspices to mark the opening of the Red Cross Theatre.
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Ellis’ Hospitals
Parker Hill
Roxbury
Boston War Camp
Reg Cross
Evelyn Hope Poem by Robert Browning
Poem voices Browning's longing as he watches Evelyn Hope, now dead at sixteen. He recalls her youth and vows to seek her in future lives, claiming enduring love beyond time and death. He offers a geranium leaf as a secret keepsake.
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Evelyn Hope
Attempt on Trotsky in London Suppressed by Narrow Margin
Bolshevik minister of war Leon Trotsky escaped an assassination attempt near a Riga front return stop. Three Red Guard attackers fired on him as he left a sleeping car, with one staff member killed and another wounded. Trotsky showed a bullet hole in his hat to the Petrograd Soviet later that day.
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London
Leon Trotzky
Daily Mail
Helsingfors
Trotzky
Petrograd
Red Army
Riga
Red Guard
How I Made Jim Like Spinach With Al Sauce
A homemaker recalls turning a spinach skeptic into a fan by cooking spinach in bacon fat until tender, then seasoning with salt pepper and a generous tablespoon of Al Sauce and garnishing with boiled egg slices. Jim asked for seconds, praising the magic of Al Sauce.
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