State flower debate and postwar reparations mingle in Missouri and Germany
A Missouri state flower debate pits the red haw against the daisy with the Grand Army of the Republic backing the red haw, while Germany faces a massive indemnity after World War I. The piece contrasts public desires for symbols and peace with questions about war costs, funding, and gospel rhetoric on universal harmony. It questions how civilians can endure war preparations while suggesting farms as a path for unemployment, challenging spouters who offer simplistic solutions.
Printer's Madigral I Praise My Wife’s Typography
A playful verse by Christopher Morley extols his wife as a perfect typographic specimen. The poem likens her features to typesetting terms from bold face to trailing margins, praising balance, white space, and graceful curves with witty printer’s imagery.
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Gaston
de Vinne
The Folly of Faulting Others in Daily Life
A Detroit News quote warns that criticism breeds unhappiness and that faults lie not in others but in ourselves. It argues most people enjoy critiquing while failing to accept others and urges respecting others’ choices and living their lives as they wish.
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Detroit News
Picture Famous New York Ball in Virtuous Wivesfilm
New film adaptation of Virtuous Wives uses a cave man hall scene based on a celebrated New York society party. Miss Anita Stewart stars as Amy Forrester in the Jefferson show tonight. Owen Johnson describes society’s pursuit of diversion in his book.
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New York
Jefferson Tonight
Anita Stewart
Amy Forrester
Miss Stewart
Owen Johnson
Don’t Jay Cross Alwayz Walk to the Corner
A brief note urges pedestrians not to jaywalk and to use the corner crosswalks. It emphasizes safe crossing practices and consistent behavior by pedestrians in urban areas. Authorities stress compliance to reduce accidents and improve street safety.
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Jay
Alwayz
Shunned All Dyed Cloth By John Woolman
Beloved Quaker reformer John Woolman refused dyed clothing citing purity and sincerity. He wore natural fur hats to avoid dyed fabrics and urged cleanliness of spirit and home. His writings criticize dyestuffs for hiding dirt and fostering insincerity, advocating charity over vanity.
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John Woolman
Woolman
Manchester Guardian
Lion at Literary Feast and the Battle of Wits
Englishman Lyulph Stanley dazzled guests with vast recall while rival Palgrave remained pale. Buckle angered by fact busting, later boasted of enjoying one dictionary full through. The debate, charged with knowledge and pride, ended in mutual awe.
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Lyulph Stanley
Lowell
Palgrave
Stanley
Buckle
Noises Made by Elephants
Charles Mayer writes in Asia Magazine about elephants using trunk and lungs to vocalize. The article notes trumpeting in battle, hoarse grumbles from the throat when wounded, fear expressed as a shrill brassy trumpet and a roar.
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Charles Mayer
Asia Magazine
Beetle Hurts Pulp Industry and Forest Health
A gray-green beetle, the adult form of the aspen borer, contributes to a pulp shortage by attacking poplar and aspen stands. The grub bores into heartwood, weakening trees until wind snaps them. Native species suffer more than Lombardy poplar and cottonwood, with some regions seeing over half the trees dead or dying.
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Mississippi Valley
Supply of Ostrich Feathers in 1914 World Market
In 1914 about 1.5 million ostriches were in South Africa, now 300,000 remain. Germany and Austria stay out, England buys a few but France finds them costly. Six men, led by London, control $9 to $10 million of feathers, the annual world supply. The United States, the main market, sets prices from $60 to $100 a pound, while active markets could fetch $160 to $200.
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South Africa
Germany
England
France
London
United States
Roberts and Richards face a debt dispute over $5
In a short exchange from American Legion Weekly, Roberts pressures Richards about a $5 debt to Rogers. Richards admits he has the money today and that Rogers is aware of the loan, creating a tense acknowledgment of the obligation.
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Roberts
Richards
Rogers
American Legion Weekly
Beginnings of Baseball Origins Attributed to Doubleday
The passage credits Abner Doubleday with originating baseball in 1839 after suggesting a diamond field design. It notes Cartwright proposing the diamond, and mentions early ball forms "Two Old Cat" and "Three Old Cat" derived from English rounders.
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Abner Doubleday
West Point
United States Army
Cartwright
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