A New Attitude Toward Food Rations
A historical editorial argues for nutrition over mere subsistence, urging prioritization of milk, vegetables, bread, and proteins for children. It promotes efficient use of food budgets, suggests community aid like milk via donations, and favors cheap, nutritious whole grains and palatable meals to prevent rickets amid shortages.
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United States
Henry Sherman
Columbia University
Lucy H. Gillett
American Child Health Aesociation
Sherman
Europe
Valen
Stratford Visit Sparks Quip About Writing on Shakespeare Tomb
A muddled dialogue from London and Montreal papers features a couple planning a Stratford trip and a wife quipping about writing a name on Shakespeare's tomb, amid slangy banter and a wary, sinister note about a revolver and bloodhounds.
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Stratford
Hingland
Stratford Postgarda
London
Montreal Star
Safety First in a Cracking Banter
A Vancouver Province humor snippet shows two friends debating a kitchen incident. A dad calls Freddy a cake eater and claims not to eat the new cake. The Revived Lionel quips about love opening a man's eyes, while a Sympathizing Friend notes the sensation ends with the finish.
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Freddy
Lionel
Jove
Vancouver Province
Honest Policy Sparks Change Counting Remark
A brief quote from Mrs. B and Mr. B reflects a payment moment in Border Cities Star. Mrs. B asks about careful change counting after paying, and Mr. B cites the clerk’s “honesty is the best policy” line as context.
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Mrs. B
Mr. B
Border Cities Star
Resented Imputation Specialist in Family Heredity Debate
A confrontational exchange unfolds as a mother rejects the idea of heredity in her family while disputing a critic's claim about an eccentric behavior in their daughter. The dialogue centers on nature versus nurture and public perception.
Length Not Breadth First Voter Bills and Speech
A brief dialogue records a political exchange about a candidate speaking time. Bill says about an hour and a half. The first voter asks what it was about and Bill replies he did not say.
Ambition and Football Economics in College Days
A brisk exchange frames ambition as a path to money rather than fame. He values profit over notoriety, while she notes college boys seek both income and status. The talk shifts to football as a means to make ends meet through intellectual effort.
Hard Luck's Limit in Tax Demand Note
A fragmentary exchange shows two men discussing misfortune and a mocked income tax demand note. The speaker, Bill, laments that luck is so poor a dollar bill tossed in air would likely fall as a payment demand.
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Bill
Two-Piece Frock in Smart Design Pattern 2080
A sewing pattern description for a two-piece frock with yoke vent front, waist belt, and bow neck. Features rust and green color ideas, printed woollike fabrics or sheer wool, priced 15 cents, sizes 10 to 18. Pattern 2080, 54 inch fabric yardage details, order from Sewing Circle Pattern Department New York City.
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Sewing Circle
Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
All in Order on Bug Roadroad President System
EF declares a block system is ready for the new road project amid orderly planning and governance discussions. The statement signals centralized control for construction timelines and safety measures as officials outline next steps.
Encouragement At English Theater, The Forty Thieves
An eight member company staged The Forty Thieves with robbers entering from the back and reappearing at the front. One robber with a limp missteps, and a voice from the gallery urged him to “Stick it, Happy, last Jap.” Cash Wanted ads mock tax payment insistence.
Parrot Talk Prompted by Old Fashioned Exchange
In a quaint exchange the question Does your parrot talk prompts the reply Yes, he says Theg your pardon. The remark trails into a playful misquote suggesting a humorous misfire in speech and punctuation.
Not Missing Anything Old Gentleman-Did I Give You A Dime
A brief city street encounter unfolds as a brusque old gentleman pays a tramp with a dime in the High street. The tramp answers with a boast of a branch office there, highlighting social edge and sharp banter.
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High Street
She Views Marriage As A Parage Without Wealth
A reader recalls a viewpoint on marriage where marrying for money is essential, likening a life without wealth and status to a parage without a car, and considering a husband with no money as wholly inadequate.
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