Wilsons Message Seeks Rapid Rail and Commerce Reforms
President Wilson urged immediate action on a broad program to regulate railroads, empower the Interstate Commerce Commission, set eight hour work limits for rail workers, and authorize a study of freight rates. He backed extending foreign commerce promotion, Puerto Rico reforms, and cleaner campaign finance rules.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Phird
Ren
Federostetune
United States
Congress
Che Commissions Authority
House of Representatives
Porto Rico
Strangers Visit Local Drug Store In Quiet Exchange
A well dressed man enters a city drug store and speaks with the proprietor about business. He praises Mr. Quorn as a trusted customer and asks to consult the directory while noting stamps and railway timetables are available.
Franklin Hosts Conference Distracts Local Reading
In Franklin, a county seat with a college and several mills and rail lines, a Methodist conference drew attention as delegates arrived. A Presbyterian visitor puzzled station staff, asking if he was at Hopewell, prompting the quip that Franklin, not Hopewell, was the site.
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Franklin
Methodist Churches
Indianapolis
Embarrassing Night at New York Authors Banquet
War correspondent Irvin Cobb, home from Europe, attends an authors banquet in New York. A deaf guest sits nearby and laughs loudly at a joke told by another man, prompting the toastmaster to invite the deaf man to tell the same story.
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Irvin Cobb
Europe
New York
Iman
Cobb
Undertaker Opens Eulogy With Wry Southern California Joke
At the funeral a mourner asks to speak but none rise. The young man then asks to make remarks about southern California and its wonderful climate, prompting a brief moment of light amid the solemn gathering.
Homemade Christmas Gifts Shine In Holiday Millinery
Boudoir and breakfast caps lead a bright variety of festive headwear this season. The article describes two pretty designs with lace, ribbon, and silk elements, including a cream lace puff cap with a bridle and snap fasteners, plus a net cap with satin ribbon wheels and velvet edging. A rose-petal basket completes the gift ideas.
Gifts Every Woman Likes A Lemonade and Water Server
A simple tin muffin ring craft forms a lemonade server with a painted finish. Flowers cut from printed napkins are glued to it and sealed with shellac. A white basket carries a water bottle with a glass mouth and is decorated with wax roses and leaves.
Pretty Table Decorations for Christmas Gifts
The article describes life like ribbon and paper flowers as table centerpieces for Christmas. It notes artificial chrysanthemums and ribbon roses used with ribbon petals and preserved ferns, highlighting their lifelike look and various arrangements for luncheons.
Set for My Lady's Desk in Delft Blue Paper
An attractive desk set made from heavy delft blue paper with white flowers and black foliage. It includes an oblong blotter with two end pockets, bound by black passepartout, plus two smaller oblongs for an address book and blotters. Covers are decorated with pasted napkin flowers, ribbon ties, and lettering.
Lessons on the Seven Churches of Revelation
A devotional study outlines the messages to Ephesus Smyrna Pergamos and other churches from Revelation chapters two and three. It highlights overcometh endurance faithfulness and the threats of compromise with false teaching while noting historical context and the crown of life for the faithful.
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Paul
I. Ephesus
Ephesus
Roman Empire
Diana
John
Christ
Jesus
Smyrna
Man
Philadelphia
Polycarp
St. Pergamos
Pergames
Satan
Pergamos
Laodicea
R. Y
Santa’s puzzle keeps family up late
A playful exchange notes the speaker stayed up past two solving a puzzle Santa left for the youngsters. The reminiscence highlights a cozy holiday moment and the household’s lighthearted frustration with the riddle.
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Santa Claus
Swiss Are Superpatriots in Granville Fortescue’s View
The article quotes Granville Fortescue in the Saturday Evening Post praising Swiss patriotism. He asserts Swiss are lovers of country, calling them superpatriots for their devotion to lakes and mountains and their ease in developing a national militia.
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United States
Granville Fortescue
Saturday Evening Post
Absolutely pure water not found in nature
A brief assertion states that completely pure water cannot be found in nature, suggesting inherent impurities exist in all natural sources. The remark implies limits to natural purity and hints at need for purification.
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Porto Rico
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Washington
Houses of Congress
Lemen
Younr
Cours
F. O. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
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