Ramsey Milholland Faces Choice On Enlistment Dilemma
In a campus drama Ramsey Milholland wrestles with his pacifist friend Dora and the pull of enlisting. Fred Mitchell urges action while Ramsey maintains he will not be swayed by others views. A farewell completes the tense moment as plans for war loom.
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Ramsey
Fred
Canadian Aviation
Fred Mitchell
Dora
Dean Burney
Dora’s
Joe Stansbury
United States
Japan
Mexico
University of Students
Joe
Old Burney
Burney
Worthless Painting Brings Top Price in Modern Art
Henry W. Huntington, millionaire art patron, buys Gainsborough’s The Blue Boy for £640,000 in response to Sir Joshua Reynolds who doubted the value of a painting in that style. The sale marks a record price in modern art purchases.
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Henry WH. Huntington
Gainsborough
Joshua ‘Reynolds
Huntington
Menvor Magasine
Change in university athletics amid wartime mood
The chapter describes a shift in campus life as students move from spotlight on athletics to a wartime focus. Fred Mitchell faces taunts as the sprig displays truculence toward Congress and Germany, signaling broader national tensions affecting university life.
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Fred Mitchell
Sprig
Congress
Germany
Law is Hospitality in Arabian Towns and Homes
The piece describes Arab hospitality and town life. Travelers encounter watchtowers, mud walls, and coffee rooms where men gather. It warns visitors to keep feet hidden and be on guard to earn future invitations, noting courteous, bold Arab manners.
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Arabia
Temple Manning
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Slave Name Roots in Slavic Origins
A Chicago Journal piece notes that the term slave traces to Slavs and that early Germanic rulers labeled Slavic captives as slaves. It adds that the Slavic root slava means glory, offering a counterpoint to the pejorative label.
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America
Lincoln
Chicago Journal
Channel Tunnel Debate Reignites Over Feasibility
In England a renewed debate questions the Channel tunnel project arguing that rival air travel will offer stiff competition by the time a tunnel could be completed and become operational. The piece highlights doubts about the project's practicality amid faster transport options.
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Channel Tunnel
England
Channel
Alr Transport
Buckaloo on Jordan's hard road and comical fortunes
A quirky old Kansas City Star quote from The Bright Side notes Buckaloo’s take on social rules. He wryly observes that a man avoids harsher fate than being struck by his wife for returning home late, with a long blond hair on his coat lapel cited for comic effect.
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Jordan
Buckaloo
Kansas City Star
Child Comforts Grandmother German Lesson
A four year old, Evelyn, impresses family by attempting to say danke schoen in German. Her parents note she is real and smart, while Evelyn’s grandmother had been teaching her and Evelyn made a good effort.
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Evelyn
Danke Schoen
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Testimonial
A testimonial letter from Minnesota praising Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for back pain and fatigue. The writer reports relief, restored strength, and ability to work, endorsing the medicine for women’s ailments. The message also notes other readers finding relief and recommends the product.
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Lydia el’ Piithas
Oipclesia
Ghent
Lydia
Winslow
Ste. Paul
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pickborns
Her Heart Upon Her Sleeve Novel Summary
A fragmented note describes a beautiful woman carrying her goal in her arms, with hints of an exchange and artistic aims. The quoted fragments imply a reflective scene about intention, love, and pursuit within a literary frame.
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Ram
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Bernstorff
Freschman
Colburn
Red Cross
Persia
First
Strotg
Lydia E Poithan
Chesebrough Mfg. Ca
State Street
New York
Haarrer
Anne Suk
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Ehere
Daisy
Lyn, N. Fe
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Ill
Bill
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