Diary Voice of a Divorced Child Narrates Family Clash
Eleanor H Porter notes reveal a fragmented diary of Mary Marie Anderson, a thirteen year old describing herself as a cross current and contradiction. She explains alternating custody with mother in Boston and father at home, and hints at a parental separation.
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Mary Dereoouilty
Jan
Mary Marie
Mary
Marie
Anderson
Barah
Boston
Hare
How Father Met Mother In Boston Meetups
A narrating girl recalls family life and her father astronomer’s courtship with her mother. Nurse Sarah, longtime family helper, explains how the pair married after a Boston science meeting, revealing community gossip, age gaps, and a child’s perspective on parental dynamics and home life.
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Nurse
Bridget
Nursa Sarah
Grandma Anderson
Boston
Nurae Paya
Saibat Nuree
Lea
Meyer
Tyle
Sarah
Tool
Nurse Sarah
Star-Gazing Romance Turns Sour in Rural Tale
A fragmented narrative follows Nuras Sarah and Nuree fareh as city bred love clashes with country life. The pair share carefree days in woods and mountains before college pulls them apart, leaving tensions over attention, time, and a sky full of changing stars.
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Nuras Sarah
Nuree Fareh
Abe
Garde
Fragmentary sports note hints at new play thing
A partial OCR line suggests a commentator or coach praising a player described as a big baby with a new play thing. The fragment lacks clear names, teams, dates, or outcomes to identify a full news item.
Debts of War Nations To Be Funded By U S Commission
A historic plan aims to fund a $11.5 billion foreign war debt comprising principal and interest. A newly formed commission, approved by the Senate, will negotiate steps with debtor nations and coordinate with federal departments to arrange funding through bonds and existing wartime assets.
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Ronco
Senate
Momihations
Reoil Smoot
Utah
Representativa
Theodore Barton
Ohio
Bers
Treasury
Mallon
Hughes
Commercé
Hodver
Govermeanta
Washington
Railroads Must Stand by Themselves in Public Interest
A joint congressional commission of agricultural inquiry concludes railroads must rest on their own foundations. Industry revenues should cover wages, materials taxes, fixed charges, fair dividends, and attract new investment through constructive regulation. It calls reducing federal and municipal aid, shifting credit to state issues, and limiting government guarantees.
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Joint
Congressional Commission of Agricultural Inquiry
Uncle Sam as Heaviest Employer of Civil Labor
The article details federal employment, naming the War and Navy departments as top agencies, with 11,488 civil workers in the Navy and 61,242 in the War Department. It notes 18,880 civilians in the Department of Agriculture, 19,277 in the Veterans Bureau, and 17,400 in Interior irrigation projects. About 62,822 workers are in Washington, the rest abroad, mainly in the United States.
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War and Navy
Navy
War ‘Department
Sam
Department of Agriculture
Veterans’ Bureau
Fea
Em. d
Washington
United States
Radio conference urges government control of all stations
A telegraphy conference urges federal authority over most radio transmission stations except government and experimental ones. It recommends public access to a “most effective” apparatus and favors limiting point to point communication. Proposals call for government and private sector allocations for broadcasting, with emphasis on reducing interference.
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Wen
Hoover
Aiateut
Legisla
Repre
Comitaees
Power Rage
Twain quip on Gaddell and talkers sparks cooperation remark
In a Mark Twain anecdote a friend praises Gaddell as a splendid talker while Twain replies that cooperation biases wealth and profits from mint mixes, illustrating a wry take on social chatter and enterprise.
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Tatt
Mark Twain
Gaddell
Mark
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