Red Cross reports full accounting of war funding and aid
A wartime accounting by Henry F. Davison outlines Red Cross contributions and outlays from May 1919 to March 1, 1919. It cites $154,090,000 spent overseas and $119,009,000 in the United States, with $400,000,000 total contributions and 31,000,000 Red Cross members, plus detailed allocations to national headquarters, chapters, and field operations.
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United States
Washington
Con Red Cross
Henry F. Davison
War Council
Red Cross
War Council of the
American Sed Cross
American Red Cross
War Councils
U.8
Army
Navy
U.S
France
Amn
Tenets Cross
Mra
Romiy
Italy
Ameren Ned Cross
Genancether
United
Armenian's Wife Sought in Constantinople Rescue Tale
Isador der Bochos, in Chicago to obtain a passport to Constantinople, seeks to rescue his wife from a Turkish harem after four years of persecution of Armenians. He endured hangings, escape to Russian lines, and war service with the Y M C A, while his children were scattered and his son later found in Chicago.
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Isador der Bochos
Chicago
Constantinople
Biechos
Nero
Turkey
Germany
der Boches
Russia
der Bochos
America
New Assistant to War Secretary Named
Mrs. Hannah J. Patterson has been appointed as assistant to Secretary Newton Baker. She formerly served on the women's committee of the Council of National Defense and holds a distinguished service cross for her war work.
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Hannah J. Patterson
Newton Baker
Patterson
Council of National Defense
Doctor Performs Novel Local Anesthesia Appendix Operation
Dr. C M Paul conducts an appendix removal at General hospital Cincinnati while watching Dr Thomas Kelly the medical staff of the same hospital. The surgeons claim the procedure marks a new era in surgery as a local anaesthetic is injected into the abdomen.
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Thomas Kelly
General Hospital
Cincinnati
C. M. Paul
Doctor Paul
Doctor Kelly
Peculiar Horned Fish Displayed Near Osceola Indiana
A four inch strange fish found in a Conley farm pond near Osceola Indiana has a catfish like body with gills and dorsal fins, horns on its head, and four frog like legs. Hundreds have examined it but cannot identify the creature now shown in a local store window.
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Conley Farm
Osceola
Contentment as the Big Thing in Life, From Paul to Now
The piece argues contentment is life’s true main aim, citing Saul/Paul’s teaching that one must learn to be content in any state. It warns two enslaving desires block contentment: craving what one lacks and fear of losing what one has.
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Los Angeles Times
Saul of
Tarsus
Apostle
Aml
Damascus
Paul
Hedge reduction urged to reclaim Devon farmland
A Torquay lecture by Wale of Seal Hayne Agricultural College argues hedges waste land. He cites Devonshire parishes around Exeter covering 87 000 acres with many fields under five acres. He warns eight hundred fields are under an acre and losses reach eighteen acres per hundred, urging grubbed hedges to create ten acre fields.
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Tne
Torquay
Wale
Seal Hayne Agricultural College
Devonshire
Exeter
Loudon Daily Mail
Five Kinds of Ice and Pressure Effects
The article outlines five ice forms from water under varying pressures. It explains ice 1 formed at atmospheric pressure, transitions to ice 3 and ice 4 with higher pressures, and notes density changes up to about 22 percent. It highlights practical effects like boiler and pipe bursts from freezing pressure.
London Tit Bits's Graveyard Gags in Shakespeare
A humorous London Tit Bits excerpt recalls locals amused by stage mishaps at Henry Irving shows. Aennole Scot visits Romeo and Juliet and other plays like Othello and Hamlet, with quips about improvised wake scenes and late clocks delaying the graveyard finale.
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Romeo
Juliet
Jack
Galle
Water in Wood and its Hidden Crystals
Wood always contains water, even when dry. Absolute dryness is impossible as heat would carbonize it. Some scholars propose wood cells house crystals separated by thin water films, a structure that resists complete dehydration without damaging the wood.
Geniuses Rise From Humble Roots Despite Noble Ties
The piece argues that greatness in science and literature does not depend on royal lineage or affluence. It cites Newton, Columbus, Franklin, and others as proof that genius can bloom from modest origins, while noting that noble birth often fails to guarantee achievement.
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Milton
Bacon
Byron
Goethe
Mendelssohn
Kepler
Herschel
Columbus
Franklin
Voltaire
Rousseau
Moliere
Isaac Newton
Queen Anne
Shakespeare
Dickens
First electric street lighting on New York’s Great White Way
The December 20, 1880 test of electric street lighting in New York marked the dawn of the Great White Way. Early devices were dim and skeptics doubted electricity would replace gas, yet this trial began a transformation of Broadway into a night-time showcase. The Paris 1889 display inspired later advances though was modest by comparison.
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New York
Marke the Co
Maul Djabloenkely
The Mistletoe Bird a Plant Bird Partnership Highlight
The mistletoe seed relies on the Australian flower pecker to propagate by lodging in bark fissures. The mistletoe tea thrush in England also aids this plant, while in India Australia and Malaysia the bird feeds on honey fruits and insects. The mistletoe specialist is gray with blue black upper parts and bright scarlet throat and breast. The female wears duller tones and the nest is a delicate dome hung in mistletoe.
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England
India
Malaysia
Australia
Tasmania
Newlyweds Crowned by Lohengrin at Honeymoon Dinner
A Chicago Tribune reminiscence recalls a couple on their honeymoon at a hotel dining room. The orchestra played the Wedding March as they entered, drawing amused stares while guests watched the couple be the center of attention at their table adorned with flowers.
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Chicago Tribune
Hog theft and watch theft pair in transit to Michigan City
Two criminals under escort to Michigan City faced a pun on time as one stole hog and the other watch. The hog thief asked the time and the partner quipped it was time to feed the hog. Both faced larceny charges and shared a close acquaintance.
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Michigan City
Indianapolis News
Oxygen in the Collective Literature of a Nation
Thomas Wentworth Higginson argues that American literature rises from ardor and need, not grammar or dictionaries. He notes inspiration from a great soul or people, and even daily habits shape a writer’s style through the oxygen of life.
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Bachelor Girls and Chaperones in London Society
A London social observer notes attempts by several prominent women to revive the old practice of young ladies going out with chaperones. He doubts broad success beyond their immediate circle, but asserts the bachelor girl phenomenon is firmly established and here to stay.
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London
Adies
Becoe
Rngland
Novel Bookbindings at Ruhleben Exhibition
Hundreds of books bound in the camp school at Ruhleben show creative bindings. One bound in an old leather glove features the Angels across the cover with each finger forming part of the title. Other bindings use brown boots, trousering, velveteen, and corduroy.
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Ruhleben
Westminster
Eneland
Rubleben
Prolific Family Rabbits Surge After Drought in SA
A South Australian report notes a rabbit population rebound after drought, with a burrow opened in August and by October hosting a pair of adults and three litters totaling 27. Pastoralists hope a drought to reduce pests and sustain stock.
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South Australia
English visitor fleeced by hotel tariff in punchline brief
An Englishman staying at a continental hotel pays a steep bill and asks for two five fenni Dirces after receiving his receipt. He then questions the charge for the coins, prompting a humorous reaction as he realizes he forgot to ask the coin price.
Witty Jibes at Marriage Across Literary Voices
A compact survey of satirical takes on marriage by critics and writers. From Dryden to La Rochefoucauld and Gavarni, the pieces frame marriage as battle, storm, or mutual constraint, with varied humor and cynicism.
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Peilt-Senn
Balance
la Rochefoucauld
Sulpice Guillaui
Gavarni
Women of Genius Scarce Says Lombroso in Turin
Cesare Lombroso, a Turin professor, argues women of genius are rare. He cites lack of female composers, discoveries, and participation in major movements, noting many women imitate men and resist originality. He references Mill and Goncourt on female creativity and attributesProgressive movement barriers to women.
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Cesare Lombroso
University of
Turin
United States
John Stuart
Mill
Lord
Goncourt
Lombroso
Chiildren
If You Are Ambitious From Orison Swett Marden
The passage urges choosing a career with the greatest future growth over high immediate pay. It argues ambitious people should seek opportunities offering long term development, not soft snaps with easy money, noting many well paid early roles lack future potential.
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Orison Swett Marden
Lighted Pencil Enables Writing in Poor Light
A clever invention adds an electrical torch to a pencil for notes in dim rooms. A tiny flashlight battery sits in the pocket, connected by a thin wire. the switch is activated by finger movement while writing. The attachment can move for sharpening or transfer between pencils, providing strong readable glow.
Advance Australia Women Leaders Pushed for NSW Access
A London Evening News letter writer notes Australia is advancing with women gaining rights. The attorney general of New South Wales is urged to introduce a bill allowing women to stand for Parliament seats and mayoral posts, and to be appointed as magistrates, justices of peace, or to practice law in the supreme court.
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Australia
London Evening News
New South Wales
Supreme Court of New South Wales
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