Germany Won't Demobilize and the Ruhr Threat
A lengthy European dispatch reports Germany resisting demobilization, France threatening occupation of the Ruhr, and tensions widening between Paris, London, and Berlin over reparations. It details the civil militia issue, the Italian Fiume crisis, and Soviet and Irish complications affecting global stability, with American economic strain and industrial unrest amid wage cuts and policy debates.
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France
Germany
Berlin
Stalin Aniassadors
Boussais
Tanwiry
Elgil Quilitin
Paris
London
Rute
Prankfort
Marshal Foch
Weyzands
Noltet
Infermijen Gum
Nice
Cannes
Lloyd George
Giolitti
Innovative Los Angeles Home Driveway Scheme Delays Growth
A Los Angeles resident, owning a near new house with a small gas range at the rear, faced costly exterior improvements. Instead of finishing the yard, he devised a novel driveway plan to cut expenses while expanding access to the home.
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Los Angeles
Sidewalk and Steps Rebuilt With Cement Work
A Popular Science Monthly illustration shows a homeowner constructing a concrete sidewalk and a flight of short steps between driveway strips. Retaining walls hold the lawn, a narrow walk leads to the front porch, and bonding to completion saves labor and materials.
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Partio
Popular Science Monthly
Benefit in Town Planning and Public Good
The article argues for thoughtful town, city, and country planning, contrasting well planned public works with piecemeal development. It emphasizes rivers, roads, parks, and equitable consideration for residents, merchants, and manufacturers, urging planning that serves the greater community.
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Natonal Park
Christian Sclance Monitor
Honor for Canada at Chicago International Live Stock Show
Canadian exhibits drew praise at the Chicago International Live Stock show with famed Clydesdales Belgians and Percherons winning prizes. Saskatchewan showcased top entries including Lay Bruce from the University of Saskatchewan while rivals from Conyngham Bros Easton and George Chilett competed. The display aimed to prove wartime devastation did not halt production and to foster crossborder trade and pride in agricultural progress.
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Chicago
Wis Tle
Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
Bruce
Conyngham Bros
Wilkesbarre
P. L. James
Easton
Mass
George Chilett
Southdown
Ameria
America
Auphitheater
Canada
Govering the Situation and Odd Weekend Advice
A fragment presents a visitor unsure of weekend plans and a native offering shifts in tone. The dialogue references hat advice on St. Garfield Tea and purifying blood to address rheumatism and chronic ailments, alongside disjointed mentions of meditation and style on a cold winter day.
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Garfield
Flower Boxee replaces Trees Along New England Shore
The article notes a coastal shift from trees to garden boxes in New England villages from southern Connecticut to Maine. Summers bring visitors and a push to beautify barren, treeless spots by using window boxes with trailing ivy and bright blooms on porch rails and sashes, creating a distinctive, English style.
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New England
Connecticut
New York City
Maine
Hlere
Christian Science
Women Need Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement urges women with kidney and bladder trouble to seek Dr Rilner’s SwampRoot. It claims common symptoms like back pain headaches and nervousness signal kidney problems and promotes test bottles with a 10 cent sample offer to Dr Elmer Co. in Binghamton NC.
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Rilner
Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton
N. C
Do nuts grow on trees father and son exchange
A Tarper's Magazine quip presents a playful exchange with Nature Leston about nuts, a punchline noting that doughnut related items grow in the pantry. It evokes a light humorous tone of a magazine piece.
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Nature
Leston
Tarper’s Magazine
Must Women Show the Way in Clean House Movement
Fragments suggest belief that women nationwide push to demonstrate that a clean orderly home is possible. The text argues women should lead efforts to keep homes and towns tidy and organized, urging practical steps for change. The tone mirrors a reformist call to action for social improvement through domestic discipline.
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women relief
A testimonial ad extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription or Fav orite Prescription as a tonic and nervine for women, claiming it aids those worn by household cares and life worries. The South Front Inn account notes a speaker who recovered during middle life guidance, urging others to try the remedy sold in drug stores in tablet or liquid form.
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Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Asshes
Dizzy Apella
Marg. L. Kitcern
Get the Last Ward Scrapp-Tie Teactor Sass
Fragmentary dialect piece features Scrapp and Mrs Scramp trading quips about past troubles and disagreements as they discuss time and events with evasive humor. The dialogue hints at memory and character dynamic without a clear narrative arc.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Blood Not Purifier
The ad states that catarrh medicines do not purify the blood. It claims the remedy acts on mucous surfaces, reducing inflammation and restoring normal function. There is mention of J. C. Hall Co and Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Conale Yan
F. J. Chenty & Co
Ohla
Record Rain Gauge Breaks World Scale in Aw a'am
A fragment notes the largest annual rainfall on record occurred in Aw a am in 1881 with 805 inches, exceeding 67 feet. The entry highlights a world-record deluge marked by extraordinary precipitation in that locale.
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Aw ‘Aam
Try
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