Daring Yet Shrewd Wartime Guidance From President Wil son
The text highlights President Wilson’s bold 1917 war instructions to Atlantic fleet officers aboard the Pennsylvania. It praises audacious moves to crush the hornets nest, contrasts with British Admiralty conservatism, and notes American-led actions like the Zee Brugge attack and North Sea mine barrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Senate
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Admiralty
Great Britain
Zeebrugge
North Sea
Self-Made Howells and a Life Shaped by Letters
A funeral tribute to William Dean Howells notes his Swedenborg influenced realism and later idealism in fiction. Born a printer’s boy and Ohio reporter, he rose to consul in Venice and led the Atlantic Monthly editorial bench, creating a new school of fiction and inspiring aspiring journalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dean Howells
Church of the Ascension
New York
Swedenborg
Howells
Howell
Ohio
Lincoln
Venice
Sun
Atlantic Monthly
Betts bill makes false statements in newspapers a misdemeanor
Governor Smith signs the Betts bill making it a misdemeanor to publish a false statement about a person or corporation. A quoted exchange recalls a debate where one accused person cried I deny the fact while the other noted the habit of denying facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
New York
Wasteful Driftwood Burned to Make Way for Corn
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes hundreds of thousands of cords of driftwood on Ohio lowlands are being burned this spring to clear land for corn. The move would be costly to gather and market but represents a lamentable loss in fuel scarce times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Ohio
Radio compass brings two planes into direct contact
Secretary Daniels reports for the first time two airplanes without a prior rendezvous have located each other and achieved direct communication, signaling successful operation of the radio compass. The note adds that some Canadian born men are more British than the British themselves and mentions Admiral Simson as a standout among them. It also questions if Gist France’s sufferings are blessed with a bumper wheat crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels
Admiral Simson
Adventures and debates unfold in a child tale and political musings
A restless goat named Billy Whiskers longs for travel and romance, while his sister Day worries about leaving their quiet farm life. The text shifts to discuss labor education, worker rights, and a female author proposing new social orders amid a portrait of a charming young mother with three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Day
Spotty
Little Sister
Night and Day Character Promises Frontier Leadership
A dialogue fragment features Night and Day debating future plans. Night expresses a wish to go west to join the vast sheep herds and lead a flock, while Day urges postponement. The passage hints at themes of independence and dream pursuit in frontier life.
Dear Mrs Thompson guidance column on love and choosing a partner
In a two letter exchange, a sixteen year old faces a conflict between a faithful old sweetheart and a newer city man asking for marriage. The adviser urges truth with the old sweetheart, suggests waiting a year to decide, and cautions against infatuation while encouraging self understanding. A second reader seeks help forgetting a past love, and the adviser counsels redirecting thoughts, embracing new interests, and finding new loves to regain happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Thompson
Mother
Boston
Woman refuses $5000 paradise feather hat from American milliners
Mme Deschanel, wife of the French president, rejects a hat trimmed with nine paradise feathers costing 4500, criticizing the ethics of using forbidden plumage. The gesture pleases American readers who oppose the sale of paradise feathers and gift of such hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Deschanel
French Republic
Millinery Jobbers Association of
United States
Paradise
Mme. Desehianel
Women of Today Edith Moriart in American Idyl era
The article discusses Mrs. Gomnelia Stratton Parker and her book An American Idyl, portraying her life with Carleton H. Parker from marriage through his death in a federal mediation role. It highlights Parker’s work with labor and industrial peace and Mrs. Parker’s decision to continue his cause, including studying labor conditions and advocating women’s entry into business for broader reform.
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Gomnelia Stratton Parker
Gornelian Cotton
Univesity of
California
Germany
Mr. Parker
Altor
Ambitious Poet and Flighty Tales Entertain at Dinner
A lively dinner scene features a poetess teased by Mr. Herford about ambitions to provoke laughter and self-exposure. A dreamy, sad woman chides him as he jokes about ideas like throwing an egg into an electric fan. Around them ex aviators in Cleveland Aviation Club swap anecdotes including a wrecked auto loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Herford
Herford
Oliver
Cleveland Aviation Club
Lenroot Named as Possible Dark Horse At Republican Convention
Senator Irving L. Lenroot of Wisconsin emerges as a potential middle western dark horse if a deadlock at the Chicago Republican convention requires swing support. Known for government rail oversight, opposition to the anti strike clause, and taxing amendments, Lenroot champions natural resource conservation and League of Nations reservations. His stance places him at odds with some Old Guard leaders yet aligned with Lodge in defense of reservations.
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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 Sandwich Nostalgia Referenced in Conversation
The speaker favors visiting a shop offering ice cream sandwiches for a nickel, expressing a humorous longing for a nostalgic price point and simple treat. The line emphasizes retro pricing and a fondness for classic snack culture.
Dinner Stories Alice Seeks Indiana Monument Visit
An eight year old girl named Alice from the southern part of the state travels to the capital with her aunt to view the monument and other sites. In the morning she is taken to a friend's office where a man asks which sight she wants most the state house or the monument. Alice replies she wants to see both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Indianapolis
State House
Huira
Speech Fragments and Stage Banter Clip
A fragmented dialogue scene features a speaker describing starting shaky, gaining rhythm, and a boat suddenly gaining speed. Manager Shakespeare comments on a 2008 speech by Frank. Judge Bacon appears absorbed in manuscript as a back-and-forth discusses literature and unfinished thoughts about labor topics like shorter hours and higher wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Shakespeare
Bacon
Hold the Pose as Douglas and Mary Tie the Knot
The couple Douglas and Mary have wed with a minister’s blessing. The piece notes the vanity of press agents and the high earnings cited, then explains a temporary punctuation ban to save space due to a paper shortage.
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Douglas
Mary
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