Why Rome Decayed and the Fall of the Republic
A Kitsilano Times column reflects on Rome's decline tracing how civil strife followed increasing divorce and shifting marriage forms. It cites Dionysus, Cicero, Pompey, Caesar, and others to illustrate a moral collapse leading to civil wars and the republic's end.
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Rome
Dionysus
Republic
Cicero
Terentia
Pompey
Mucia
Caesar
Pompeia
Cato
Hortensius
Mercenas
Kitsilano
Our Mites: Protestant Church Offerings Reach 200 Million
A Sun report notes Americans and Canadians donated a little over 200 million to Protestant churches last year, about one tenth of tobacco spending. The piece contends churches shape morals and ideals and calls for reflection on the value of such giving.
Italy Stabilizes After Anarchist Bolshevik Pressures
The London Daily Mail notes that Italy has stemmed anarchism and Bolshevism after a year of quiet decline in Europe. It praises Italy’s recovery from the subterranean attack and likens it to the response at Caporetto, urging admiration for the resilience of civilized society when defended.
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Italy
Europe
Caporetto
London Daily Mail
Sacred to the Empire General Smuts on League of Nations
The South African premier General Smuts argues the League of Nations covenant is sacred to the Empire. He says it may need amendments but embodies the human drive for a better life and the ideals that fueled world war sacrifices.
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Smuts
South Africa
Britain
League of Nations
Silent Watches and Everyday Woes in a Comic Ledger
A jumble of anecdotes and quips highlights of domestic life and social misadventures. A widow’s son writes for aid, a minister cites right place for feelings, and neighbors trade barbs over pudding clothes and clocks. The barbs extend to church neglect, debt, and brisk humor about manners and manners.
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Kirk
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Cumberland, B. C
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Honest John
Toronto
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Ventnor
City Hall
Brennan
New York Herald
Paris Pasteur Institute
Board of Liquor Control
Civic Employees of
Vancouver
Oliver
Alberni News
Oregon City
Mmner
Model Clothing and Shoe Store
Cumberland
Chicago
Miss Burden
Zephyr
Miss Bright
Heifer
Cretonnes
Art
Theo
Men’s Department
Grocery Department
Royal Standard
ST. James
Tillson
Siste
Studebaker
Nanaimo, B. C
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