Mules in the War Praised for Enduring Service Overseas
The quartermaster general credits 45000 mules from the Middle West and allied forces with important work overseas. The hardy animals endured long moves, minimal feeding, and repeated strain at St Mihiel and the Argonne, proving steadfast in the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Medical Corps
Salvation Army
Knights of Columbus
Quartermaster General
Middle West
St. Mihiel
Argonne
The New Voters and a Craze for Reform
The piece critiques a British MP Arthur Shee for disparaging women voters and notes public reactions to female empowerment. It also mentions a Pennsylvania film board censoring a baby clothes scene, reflecting anxiety over motherhood depictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania State Board of Motion Picture Censors
A Simple Payroll System Cuts Theft by Direct Bank Credit
A English manufacturer advocates paying employees by direct bank credit of their net salaries rather than cash. The plan eliminates payroll messengers and envelopes, reducing robbery risk and encouraging savings as workers access funds only when needed. It emphasizes bank deposits over cash as a discipline for spending.
Progressive American thrift plan praised in 1920
The text extols a plan superior to practices in Swedish towns where saloons close on Saturdays and banks stay open. It questions what new scheme Americans might evolve to promote thrift, calling for disciplined, prudent behavior.
Billy Whiskers and the Wall Top Cat Encounter
Button and Day flee a yard chase as a tom-cat on a wall taunts them. A dog breaks his chain and chases Button and Day toward safety. Day narrates how Night fell for Spotty, and Button resolves to bring Night back to his senses tomorrow.
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Button
Day
Nick
Major
Burton
Maria
Night
Saalfield Publishing Co
Akron
Heart and Home Problems Advice Column
Mrs Thompson answers readers on marriage nerves and romance. A married man seeks balance with his wife while a teen worries about a crush. Two young men weigh marriage for a housekeeper and twins question cigarette smoking and health implications.
Household Hints and Daily Menu from Mrs Morton
Daily menu and recipe items include breakfast grapefruit oats toast and cocoa, luncheon creamed lettuce, Marguerites tea, dinner tomato soup cheese fonda red apple salad candled sweet potatoes rolled ham and a set of recipes for cheese fonda red Apnia salad candled potatoes and rolled ham with preparation steps and cooking times. The page lists steps for scalding milk bread crumbs eggs and cheese, simmering apples with cinnamon drops and raisins, and slow cooking ham and sweet potatoes.
Good Luncheon Dishes Baked Lima Beans and Stuffed Peppers
Recipes describe baked baby lima beans with onions peppers potherbs celery and a tomato sauce, plus a stuffed pepper dish with walnut meats breadcrumbs and meat. Instructions cover soaking parboiling and baking times for a family of five across two meals.
Sandwich Styles With Egg and Club Delights
A brief guide describes Egg Sandwiches using sliced hard boiled eggs and a peanut butter dressing on lettuce between buttered bread. It details a Club Sandwich with toasted bread, lettuce, French dressing with mustard, multiple meats, cucumber or pickle, and olive garnish, kept warm for luncheons.
Centenary and royal events mark a day of noted anniversaries
The day notes the 175th birth anniversary of Oliver Ellsworth and the centenary forms of Henry W. Allen. A Japanese royal wedding unites Princess Nashimoto Masako and Prince Lee. Charles R. Crane sails to Beijing as new US ambassador. The Carnegie Institute exhibition opens in Pittsburgh. Miss Rachael Littleton and Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. wed at St. Thomas Church New York.
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Henry W. Allen
Louisiana
Oliver Ellsworth
Connecticut
Supreme Court of the
United States
Japan
Nashimoto Masako
Prince Lee
Charles R. Crane
China
San Francisco
Pekin
Garnegie Institute
Pittsburgh
St. Thomas Church
New York City
Rachael Littleton
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Today’s Sports Schedule Mixes Racing Hockey and Boxing
Racing continues spring meets at Harve de Grace and Lexington. Hockey closes Olympic matches in Antwerp. Three-1 league baseball opens. Oklahoma state scholastic athletics in Norman. American Bankers golf at Pinehurst. Centennial carnival and AAU water polo finals in Honolulu and San Francisco. Maritime Provinces amateur boxing in Halifax. Johnny Dundee faces Johnny Sheppard in a 45 round bout in Denver.
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Harve de Grace
Lexington
Antwerp
Norman
American Bankers’Association
Pinehurst
Honolulu
San Francisco
Halifax
Johnny Dundee
Johnny Sheppard
Denver
Jonas Lie Builds Notable Early American Art Career
Jonas Lie reaches his 40th birthday and stands high among young American artists. His American works draw from New York scenes including the waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge, the Palisades, and the city skylines. A native of Norway, he belongs to a Norwegian family noted for.
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Jonas Lie
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Palisades
Norway
Jonas Lie Emerges in American Art Circles
The essay traces Jonas Lie’s lineage to a preeminent short story figure, notes his musical aunts, and explains his rise in American art circles after his early move to the United States with his mother. While a design student in New York he submitted The Gray Day to the jury, was accepted and well hung, marking his ongoing presence in American art.
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Jonas Lie
United States
Academy of Design
New York
Chronicle of 19th Century Political and Notable Events
The notes recount events from 1835 to 1895 including a Calabria earthquake loss of life, Demidoff’s Paris death, Brownlow’s Tennessee governorship, Davis’s monument ceremony in Montgomery, Stanley’s meeting with Emin Pasha, U S warships maneuvering near Nicaragua, Irish revolutionaries surrender, and Edward Short’s appointment as Chief Secretary of Ireland.
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Calabria
Count Demidoff
Jerome Bonaparte
Paris
Florence
William G. Brownlow
Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
Wythe County
Jefferson Davis
Capitol Grounds
Montgomery
Henry M. Stanley
Emin Pasha
Lake Nyanza
United States
Nicaragua
Edward Short
M. P
Ireland
German peace delegation arrives at Versailles
One year ago today the main German peace delegation reached Versailles. Seventeen bombs were found in the mails sent to prominent U.S. capitalists and public officials, triggering security investigations.
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Versailles
United States
Today’s Birthdays Highlight Royal, Arts Figures
The list marks Prince Hirosuto of Japan born in Tokio 19 years ago, Sir Thomas Beecham the English conductor born 441 years ago, actress Mary Mannering born in London 44 years ago, and Dr. Albert A. Murphree UF president born in Walnut Grove Alabama 50 years ago. Allen Sothron is noted as pitcher with the same birthday context.
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Prince Hirosuto
Japan
Tokio
Thomas Beecham
Mary Mannering
London
Albert A. Murphree
University of Florida
Walnut Grove
Ala
Allen Sothron
the &T
Dayton birth notice sparks community reflection
A garbled note from Dayton marks a birth around seven years ago. The fragment mentions Louige Aterloat a Hasetia ae and unclear ages or dates, with no coherent details remaining.
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Louige
Hasetia Ae
Dayton
Dinner Stories and Skunk Fur Jokes in Old Street Exchange
A street vendor haggles over a baseball guide as a burly man shoves him aside. A furrier reassures a customer that genuine skunk fur lasts years and dodges rain with a playful quip about umbrellas.
Standoffish Guard Notices Friend But Ignores Night Watch
A soldier describes a guard who greeted him as friend when approached at night but whom he says ignored him the following morning. The private recalls hearing the guard reply to a “who goes there” challenge and then acting distant.
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Mrs. Thompson
Eigh
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Randolph Leigh
Cheyenne
Carey Avenue
Associated Press
Sir Oliver Lodge
Ouija Board
Oil City
Marie Antoinette
France
Arthur Shee
House of Commons
Shee
Billy Whiskers
Frances Trego Montgomery
Mrs
Elizabeth Thompson
H. M. EL
KR. WH
M. H
Babe
Nancy
Mrs. Morton
Shepherd & Klett
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
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