Women Voters Urge Public Supervision of Dominant Markets
A 1919 public note calls women to push for stronger public oversight of dominant markets in the United States, arguing markets concentrate power and waste resources. It distinguishes from direct price control, stressing a free market tempered by public interest and regulatory checks.
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New York Stock Exchange
America
Ameren
Joes Taiean
Cerutahgy
Idea
Sue
Islam As Woke and Observant Across Centuries
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss Islam as a grand, ancient faith, contrasting rival western ideas and stressing unity through shared belief. The text references Africa, Mecca, and broader religious history while questioning centers of power and cultural shifts.
Evading Draft Conflict Tied to Mental Health Battles
Historical discussion links draft evasion to mental disease stigma and inadequate public health care. It notes that thousands faced hospital and institutional scrutiny, with critics arguing mental illness framed as reason to avoid service while authorities moved toward compulsory alignment with military needs.
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and World
A reflective piece argues that mothers’ political education shapes future citizens. It asserts that teaching citizenship at home will yield adults who responsibly engage in voting and local government, reversing the old habit of consulting fathers.
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League
Six Room Home Not Expensive in the Era of Modern Design
William A Radford explains a six room house plan aimed at lightening housework with a bay window dining area and a large front porch. The design keeps bedrooms on one side and stops at moderate costs, advising consult with a contractor for local pricing.
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Sinav
Burroughs' First Ambition and a King Surrendered
In Burroughs memoirs, the young John Burroughs aspired to kingship but abandoned it after a father’s tale of a sour apple tree used for hangings. He chose to become a finder out of things, inspired by his father’s interest in astronomy and science. Kansas City Star.
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John Burrevehs
Plis
Huthe
Purcrendis
Iidiot
Tata
Father
Kansas City Star
Dancer Refuses to Perform in Old Home Town
In a Birmingham Herald item, a dancer balks at performing in her hometown to avoid revealing attire. The manager asks her to wear another string of beads to proceed.
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Birminghamge-Herald
Salt Mountain Tale Attributed To Jefferson Folly
A manuscript circulated during Jefferson's Louisiana purchase negotiations described an enormous salt mountain 180 miles long and 45 miles wide north of New Orleans near the Mississippi River. It claimed forests could not grow on it and rivers of salt water poured from its base, a tale later mocked by political opponents as myth.
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Tim
Jefferson
France
Louisiana Territory
Congress
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Salt Mountain
Dictionary humor from Wheeler's Magazine joke
Tommy studies a dictionary as his mother asks for a stick of wood. He reframes the request with elaborate language. The exchange mocks overformal education and shows playful wordplay.
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Tommy
Thomas
Wheeler’s Magazine
Culling Hens for Market Boosts Returns Says USDA
Poultry guidance from the United States Department of Agriculture explains culling as selecting only strong layers for market. Best culling period is August to September, with notes on breed longevity and where to obtain Farmers' Bulletin 1112 for tests and procedures.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Plymouth
Division of Publications
Washington, D.C
Portable houses boost poultry health on movable farms
On a large poultry practice, portable poultry houses on runners allow moving broilers to fresh sod. The movable setup keeps birds away from contaminated soil, feeds grass, and reduces gapes in small chicks by using two wheeled coops pushed by hand.
Poultry Care Tips For Chickens And Breeding Stock
Poultry notes advise removing surplus cockerels before starting on pullets and warn early pullets may underperform. Recommendations include placing coops high in the yard on grassy knolls to avoid drowning during showers. Healthy fowls require ventilated houses and proper ration to prevent disease.
White Desert Snails Spring to Life after Four-Year Slumber
An African desert region with extreme heat hosts ground cover of white snails. A naturalist collected shells believed to come from a five-year rainless spot. After years untouched, shells revived into healthy snails when submerged, crawling across the study table.
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Wil
Looking Out for Mother
A short tale where a mother makes pudding for dinner and, finding only enough for two, divides it between Jamie and Susie. Jamie asks mother to eat Susie's portion so he can enjoy his own, sparing her sacrifice.
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Mother
Jamie
Susie
Mamma
Modern manners and prewar splendor headline social voice
The item surveys current trends from families and fashion to behavior and court life. It notes men boast of good birth and night gowns replacing pajamas, hints at dancing folly, and calls for doing one’s best while expecting the worst. It mentions British court style and a return toward normalcy.
Advice on vacation spots feels like taking a cold
The comment suggests choosing travel destinations is unsatisfying and unhelpful, likening it to enduring a chilly experience rather than finding a satisfying recommendation.
Hemstitching and Picoting At Attachment
Oriental Novelty Company offers a Hemstitching and Picoting Attachment for any sewing machine with easy adjustment. Priced at 2.50 dollars with full instructions included. Box 11 Corpus Christi Texas.
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Oriental Novelty Company
Corpus Christi
Texas
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Maud Wood Park
National League of Women Voters
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Louisiana
Fember
Rhode Island Reds
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Smith Bros
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Monarch Batteries
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Radio Publishing Corporation Dept
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