Emergency Act Passed Amid Regional Strikes and Irish Tensions
Ed ward W Pickard reports Britain ready for contingencies as coal miners strike looms and an emergency bill secures broad powers. Irish hunger strikers MacSwiney and others spark mass demonstrations. Cork prepares for ceremonies amid elevated tensions. Greeks ponder throne as King Alexander dies, and Red forces clash with Wrangel in Russia while Vilna and Polish borders shift under allied diplomacy. Wheat farmers join a price-strike, pressuring markets, with Wilson defending the league covenant from wheel chair in Washington.
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Navy recruitment drive ramps up across six states
In Chicago on November 2 Commander Beall announced the navy will soon reach a full complement of personnel. He said 2,200 recruiting agencies nationwide are mobilized to boost service enlistment across Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Kentucky. Navy bands provided music at the central recruiting division meeting with sailors from Detroit, Cincinnati, Louisville, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Chicago.
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Milwaukee
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Jazz Band of the Navy
Peasant Uprising Report Near Odessa Rebels
Reports from Constantinople on November 2 describe serious peasant risings in the Odessa district with massacres of Jews. The Jewish population is fleeing toward Odessa while authorities evacuated the city, leaving Jews in Odessa unsafe.
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Constantinople
Odessa
Anti socialist wins in Rome municipal elections
Nome November 2 Aanti foralist candidates secured large majorities in Rome municipal polls. Voters displayed strong enthusiasm as prokenons Dearing national flags were paraded through the streets.
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Nome
Locating the Heart and a Quotation on Home Sentiments
A fragment describes sentiment about home and heart metaphors. Mr. Rudoo is quoted by Fes, expressing frustration with a landlord who keeps the heart close. The piece treats domestic longing through a playful, rhetorical lens.
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Mr. Rudoo
Carbolisalve heals cuts without scars, says ad
An advertisement claims Tote's Carbolisalve 18 stops bleeding quickly from minor cuts and pimples without leaving scars. It directs readers to write 3. W. Cole Co., Rockford, Ill. for a sample.
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3. W. Cole Co
Rockford
Breakup sparks with diamond ring and gifts returned
In a blunt exchange, Mabel rejects Tom as a gentleman and returns his gifts except for a diamond ring. Tess offers surprise, noting Tom kept the ring and explains the rest. Tom replies by sending back cigars, a pen wiper, a knit necktie, and five boxes of face powder as repayment for past misdeeds.
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Dimmer
Tallest Man in U S Dies At Seven Feet Five Inches
J W Patterson aged 73 native of Miner County Arkansas died at his home in Bloomington from Bright's disease He was reputed to be the tallest man in the United States at seven feet five inches tall Patterson lived in Texas and died November 2 at Tosarkaun Texas
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W. Patterson
Arkansas
Markets Flour and Live Stock Prices Reported
A price list outlines grains such as hard and soft winter wheats with first and second clears and various patent types, rye flour, timothy and clover hay, butter creamery grades, eggs, live poultry including turkeys and ducks, potatoes, cattle and hogs with assortments of grades, weights, and price ranges, reflecting midcentury market quoting conventions.
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A Human Bouquet Glimpsed in Era Party Scene
Ailis Thomas appeared a lovely sight in rose pink ergandy with a matching hat. She wore pink gladiators and carried the ensemble with notable flair. The piece notes a fashion moment and a casual aside on barrowing and insanity linked to gem testing costs around seven dollars per karat.
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Rocky Mountain Telegram
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Boston ‘Transcript
In a Dance Almost Lost Canoe Advice
A fragmentary caption notes cautionary lines about canoe rocking and risk in social settings, pairing a playful warning with a curious remark about courting. The garbled OCR hints at cultural slang and a humor tone from a period column.
Castoria Signature Bears Over Eight Decades
A vintage advertisement honors Fletcher’s Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children with the memorable claim of signature and lasting legacy. Mothers are urged to examine battles of Castoria to confirm its famed status and long history in child health care.
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Fletcher
Poppy Memorial Flower Through History and Varieties
The poppy is famed as the memorial flower of the American Legion renowned for scarlet blooms that recently became a symbol of remembrance among soldiers overseas. It is one of the world’s oldest literary symbols and appears in holy texts. Oriental poppies are orange crimson with black centers and large seed bags. Other well known types include the slender Reeland poppy the yellow California variety and large double blooms. None have perfume, relying on beauty to attract and captivate.
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American Legion
California
Edinburgh Scotsman Quote Sparks Birthday Banter
A fragmentary exchange features a hostess and a friend debating age as a birthday party lines twist from a Scotsman’s remark. The playful moment contrasts memory with present celebration, hinting at humor and social dynamics.
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