Daring Yet Shrewd War Aims In Wilson's 1917 Atlantic Plans
The piece praises President Wilson's bold wartime directives delivered aboard the Pennsylvania in August 1917. It highlights audacious orders to crush the hornets nest, backing amateurs over professionals, and credits American invention in the Zee Brugge attack and North Sea mine barrage.
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Daniel
Senate
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Admiralty
Great Britain
Zeebrugge
North Sea
Self-made author Howells inspires readers after funeral tribute
An obituary tribute notes William Dean Howells as a self educated writer who rose from a printer's boy to consul in Venice and Atlantic Monthly editor. It highlights his realism tempered by idealism and his creation of a new school of fiction despite critics claiming focus on small life over great events.
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William Dean Howells
Church of the Ascension
New York
Swedenborg
Howells
Howell
Ohio
Lincoln
Venice
Sun
Atlantic Monthly
Betts bill signed criminalizes false newspaper statements
Governor Smith of New York signs the Betts bill making it a misdemeanor to publish false or untrue statements about a person or corporation. The discussion evokes a past political exchange where denial of facts was challenged as a practice.
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Smith
New York
Wasteful driftwood burnings in Ohio River lowlands
The Louisville Courier Journal notes hundreds of thousands of cords of driftwood burned this spring to clear land for corn, a costly but lamentable loss in fuel scarce times. It also mentions Swiss exile royalty, New York political delegates, and Nathan Straus praising social philanthropy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Ohio
New York
Radio compass success links two planes in direct contact
Secretary Daniels announces for the first time two planes with no prior contact have located each other and established direct communication, proving the radio compass works. The piece notes Canadians born there may be more British than the British and mentions Admiral Simson. It also hopes for bumper wheat crops in France amid wartime suffering.
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Daniels
Stock Growers National Bank
Cheyenne
Adventures and revolts mix in a countryside vignette
A restless goat Billy and Day discuss escape from farm life seeking adventure while Night contemplates love for Day and a quest for new experiences. The text also references labor education themes and a surprising feminine activist narrator with three children.
Night and Day Dream of Westward Sheep Leader
A brief dialogue fragment shows Day asking about future plans while Night speaks of heading west to join the vast sheep herds and lead a flock. The passage reflects ambition for frontier life and pastoral leadership as Night seeks new horizons beyond home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saalfield Publishing Co
Akron, O
Dear Mrs Thompson Advice Column Letters on Love and Choice
A reader asks whether to end a long faithful relationship for a newer attraction and how to handle ongoing letters. Elizabeth Thompson advises time, truth to the old sweetheart, and delaying marriage to better understand feelings. A second reader seeks to forget a lingering crush. guidance focuses on redirecting thoughts and building new interests.
Woman Refuses Hat Gift Over Paradise Feathers
Mme Deschanel wife of the French president rejects a $5000 hat gifted by American milliners due to nine paradise feathers costing $4500 and sourced by harming birds. The piece notes the moral stance pleases some Americans while shocking others and urges humane fashion.
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Mme. Deschanel
French Republic
Millinery Jobbers Association of
United States
Paradise
Mme. Desehianel
Edith Moriarty and Mrs Parker's Industrial Vision
A profile of Mrs. Gomnelia Stratton Parker and her book An American Idyl. The piece recalls Parker and her husband Carleton H. Parker, their travels, wartime service, and his death. It highlights Parker's resolve to continue his labor activism and her plan to study factory conditions to inform reform focusing on worker welfare and industry’s future balance.
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Gomnelia Stratton Parker
Gornelian Cotton
Univesity of
California
Germany
Mr. Parker
Dreamy Dinner Talk and Aviation Club Tales
A Victorian dinner scene unfolds as a poetess confronts Mr. Herford about ambition while a witty exchange leads to a joke about throwing an egg into an electric fan. In Cleveland a group of ex aviators recount experiences including lending a car to a sick friend whose trip ends in a wreck.
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Mr. Herford
Herford
Oliver
Cleveland Aviation Club
Lenroot Seen as Dark Horse For Republican Convention
Wisconsin senator Irving L. Lenroot is portrayed as a potential middle western dark horse if a deadlock arises at the Republican national convention in Chicago. He favors strong railroad government supervision and opposed the Cummins anti strike clause while backing higher surtaxes. Lenroot has long pushed conservation laws and backed Lodge reservations in the Senate.
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Senator Lenroot
Irving L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
Hiram Johnson
Chiccago
Lenroot
Cummins
House
Senate
Roagevelt
League of Nations
Lodge
Tenroot
Old Guard
Ice Cream Sandwiches for a Nickel in Vintage Retail Dream
A nostalgic shopper longs for the era when ice cream sandwiches cost a nickel. The remark evokes memories of simple pleasures and affordable treats from a bygone store era.
Dinner Stories Alice Visits Indiana Monuments
An eight year old girl from the southern state travels to the capital with her Nantle to view Indianapolis monuments. A man asks which she wishes to see first the state house or the monument, and she answers she wants to see both.
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Alice
Indianapolis
State House
Huira
Snippet of stage banter hints at labor tension and Shakespearean wit
A dialogic scene shows Judge Bacon, Manager Shakespeare, and Frank debating speeches. The exchange references incomplete lines and misfit metaphors while criticizing labor issues such as shorter hours and higher wages. The fragment hints at backstage dynamics and nationalist rhetoric.
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Frank
Shakespeare
Bacon
Hold The Pose Douglas And Mary Wed
The column notes the marriage of Douglas and Mary. It jokes about press agents and their coverage while admitting the couple earns five million a year. The piece admits space saving by omitting punctuation, framing it as a patriotic measure.
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Douglas
Mary
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