Is this our war or isn’t it a matter to decide
The piece argues Americans must calmly decide if the United States must join Britain and France in World War II. It weighs two paths: enter now with full commitment to aid the Anglo French alliance or stay entirely out and let events unfold. It cautions against wavering and urges a clear national course.
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Britain
France
Europe
Asia
Ford
New Jersey
Turkey
Fred
Stalin
Chance
Russia
Germany
Housewives and War Time Prices Spark Alarm in 1914
Households hurry to stock sugar and canned goods as war looms in Europe. Officials assure little cause for panic while critics note artificial price rises amid wartime profiteering. Past echoes show grand jury indictments, municipal markets, and producers distributing prices as fears resurface.
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Europe
Wallace
Milady
United States
U. S
Kansas
Washington, D. C
New York City
Citizens’ Committee
Chicago Market Commission
Memphis
Early World War Strain on Housewives Budgets
The text notes that in the war's early days housewives faced tight budgets and that the surge in food buying was driven by more than intuition, suggesting economic pressures and material shortages affected household decisions.
Names that define birth fashions across generations
The article explores how baby names reflect social moods and class trends, noting waves of plain, flowery, and exotic choices. It cites college freshmen at the University of Iowa where a surge of six girls share a name, leading to mock nicknames to differentiate individuals.
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University of Iowa
Butch
Truck
Chubby
Correct this sentence and remove the comma splice
A reader asks to correct the sentence: And when I got well said the man I remembered all the vows I made. The text discusses skepticism toward idealism and propaganda and ends with a prompt to fix the quotation.
Broadway notes and wry kennings from Walter Winchell
Walter Winchell surveys Broadway ironies with jests about H G Wells predictions and German finances in wartime, plus backstage chatter on actors, plays, films, and radio rules. It highlights Katharine Cornell, Billy Mizner humor, and scenes from Golden Boy and The Rains Came, ending with a tease about Pastor and theater news.
Mind and Morality in Scientific Light by Wiggam
Albert Edward Wiggam presents a series of scientific viewpoints on morality marriage and heredity. He asserts science guides societal rights over individual rights and discusses unhappy marriages arising from personality maladjustments. The excerpt asks if acquired tallness in North Americans will be inherited and notes environment affects stature while heredity remains unsettled.
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Albert Edward Wiggam
North America
Why marry older men to older women as wives
The piece argues that many younger women marry older men because at around 35 most men are already married or unavailable leaving widowers and older bachelors. It claims mature women seek worldly, financially steady partners and that older men prefer a mature companion rather than a young darling, citing Stevenson on love.
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Louis Stevenson
John F. Dille Co
First Frost Hits Cedar Rapids As Temperatures Drop
The first killing frost dipped Cedar Rapids to 31 F at 7 am. Ernest St German of Smith Construction at the T M Sinclair Packing house suffered broken ribs and back injuries after a roof fall afternoon. Rev Russell F Judson traveled to Charles City to deliver an address to the Cedar Valley Baptist association. Miss Della Taylor left for Lincoln to enter the University of Nebraska. About 500 high school students walked out at 10 am demanding shorter hours, marching through the business district and to Grant Vocational school. Mrs Henry Bennett was honored at a farewell luncheon hosted by the Shakespeare club. Grace Herrick and son Ralph headed to Chicago where Ralph will enroll at the University of Chicago. Robert Emmet Rogers went to Washington DC to enter Georgetown College. S G Armstrong, M W Bolton, A N Welch and Isaac Smith drove to Williamsburg for the fair. Dr Charles Swab and his ...
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Ernest St. German
Smith Construction Company
T. M. Sinclair Packing House
Russell F. Judson
First Baptist Church
Charles City
Cedar Valley Baptist Association
Della Taylor
Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska
Washington High School
Grant Vocational School
Henry Bennett
J M. Tallman
Bennett
Mr. Bennett
Woodstock
Grace Herrick
Ralph
Chicago
University of Chicago
Robert Emmet Rogers
Washington, D. C
Georgetown College
Local Sokol honors and distant hunting trip noted
William Swab left last night for Nebraska on a prairie chicken hunting trip. Rudolph Novak, from the local Sokol team that won Chicago’s Sokol tournament, received a bronze plaque and placed second individually, just three tenths behind the winner. A grave marker will be set for Franklin Resch, a missionary of the American Sunday School Union, who died near Minot, N C, after living near Cedar Rapids and aiding starving settlers and Indians.
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William Swab
Nebraska
Rudolph Novak
Sokol
Chicago
Sokol Association of Bohemia
Novak
Franklin Resch
American Sunday School Union
Minot
N. C
Cedar Rapids
Spontaneous healing of dental cavities debated
The article argues that while many dentists dismiss spontaneous cavity healing, evidence from institutional settings shows cavities may heal under a diet rich in calcium phosphorus and vitamins C and D. It emphasizes protective diets and calcium intake for infants and children, warns against neglecting treatment, and notes best calcium sources and related dietary advice. It also includes Q&A on vitamin A for night blindness and sun exposure guidance.
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O. M
John F Dille Co
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