May Basket Surprise Heals Aunt Cyn thia’s Parade Day
In a quiet town, Aunt Cynthia, heartbroken over a missing son reported from the France year, halts plans for the May parade. Her nephews and a Khaki-clad Joe return incognito with a secret basket of sweets, prompting tears of joy and a renewed promise not to cry on parade day.
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Cynthia Smith
Cynthia
Aunt Cynth
France
Joe
Spie and Span
Teddie
Auntie
Aunt Gynth
Susie Grimes
Cynth
Catalpa
Ted
Cynthag
McClure Newspaper Syndicater
No Hencework for Them in Readable Speech
The fragment notes soldiers learning to sweep wash and cook and hints at future brides facing a perpetual clash in a cadence of wartime life. The lines reflect domestic skills taught to soldiers and a joking forecast about women adjusting to postwar roles.
Bar to Self-Government in India Warns of Brahmanical Backlash
Charles Johnston argues in the North American Review that self rule in India risks reviving Brahmanical hierarchy and caste oppression. He condemns priestcraft, aboriginal rites, blood sacrifices, and idol worship as tools of subjugation that could reemerge under British guidance. He notes Calcutta university graduates returning to temples and vows renewed oppression despite Buddha’s protest.
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India
Tiven
Calcutta University
Min
Huxley
British Trustees For the Welfare
Charles Johnston
North American Review
Handicapped by Law in a Pawnbroker Case
A specialist tells a pawnbroker patient to take more interest in his business, noting he is suffering from braining and ennui. The patient retorts that the law isn’t for him, claiming his role as a pawnbroker explains his stance.
Auditor's Notices on Estate Matters in Indiana County
Two notices from auditors in Indiana County announce hearings and duties to settle and report distributions of funds held by executors and administrators. Harry W Harhart and Jams L Jack set sessions for October 21, 1919 at 10:00 a.m. at their offices, inviting all interested persons to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Chapman
Orphans’ Court
Indiana County
Savings & Trust Company of Indiana
Nettie McCurdy
Rayne Township
Sayings Trust Building
Indiana
Harry W. Harhart
D.a
Pierce & Pierce
Orphans’ Court of
Indians County
John
Ortner
Bartha B. Nibert
Philadelphia St
Jams L
Jack
True Love Laughs At Age and Delicate Grace Seen
A foggy night peep into an elderly couple reveals a tender scene as the wife smiles at her lover and the man hands her water. The moment, recalling time and love beyond age, echoes a poet’s line about enduring affection and equality in love. Then a traveler’s France glimpse contrasts Kansas grass, noting vivid green fields near Bordeaux.
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France
Bordeaux
Mddle West
Kansas
Margaret B. Sangster
The
Christian Herald
Do Dogs Learn Street Caution From Autos
The article notes dogs historically died running to bark at horsedrawn vehicles and claims some dogs now look left and right before crossing streets. It suggests dogs may have evolved or learned caution in the auto age and invites readers to observe this behavior themselves.
Future of Tired Nations Recovers With Hope
The piece argues nations possess great recuperative power and maintain hope as long as vitality endures. It notes the need for a breathing space between efforts to rebuild after hardship. It warns dangers are largely imaginary, with sober minds and perseverance guiding a return to strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forbes
Magezine
Extravagance in Gombe Causes Giant Comb Craze
Theater programs in London report a vogue for enormous ish tortoise shell combs among fashionable women. The notice calls ladies to remove their combs during performances due to the extravagant size and cost, with some combs valued at $1,000 or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gombe
London
Lay denies sunburned tonsils claim on skywatching incident
John Lay rejects reports that his tonsils were sunburned by gazing at an airplane cutting hides in the sky. He explains the plane shifted positions, causing him to turn and cast parts of his face into shade during the sighting, as noted by the Ilkeston Standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lay
Ilkeston Standard
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