It's Up to Harding to Lead on World Crisis
Washington reports President Harding plans to intervene as deflation and a collapsing European market threaten farmers and the nation. A reparations conference in Paris and a world peace loan are floated as steps toward stability, with calls for U.S. moral and material leadership.
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America
Washington
Harding Harding
Europe
France
England
Germany
Harding
Henry Cabot Lodge
Paris
Mistletoe myths and future city growth musings
The piece notes mistletoe linked to bad luck in Ireland and Devonshire, cites Koch on women as pursuer and boss, and muses on future urban growth with 25 million New Yorkers and 3 million in 2222. It questions farmers facing population growth and imagines Fordan farming expansion.
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Ireland
Devonshire
Hades
York City
John A. Harriss
Indianapolis
New York
Henry Fords
Puritans and Pilgrims Distinction in Early New England
A reader questions the difference between Puritans and Pilgrims. The Puritans sought church reform within England, while the Pilgrims were Separatists who left England, formed an independent Leyden congregation, and later settled in Plymouth, New England.
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Plymouth
Church of Endend
England
Leyden
New England
Death of Blanche Garneau Sparks Canadian Racial Tension
Montreal columns and Parliament churn over the Blanche Garneau murder. The unsolved 2 year old case inflames British French discord in Quebec. A royal commission probes the killing as politics heat up ahead of a provincial election.
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Montreal
Quebec
Blanche Garneau
Dominion
Superior Court
Garneau
John H. Roberts
Cynic's View Of Life Met By Sentimental Counter
A speaker defends optimism against cynic medics and critics who label kindness and love as sentimental. He rejects the bleak life view and asserts personal hope despite others’ scoffing. The verse ends with a defiant embrace of sentiment.
Montreal Mayor Probes Mysterious Fires Across Canada
Montreal Mayor Martin leads an inquiry into a wave of arson against Roman Catholic institutions across Quebec and Manitoba. Fires devastating Three Rivers church, University of Montreal, St Boniface College, Laval Dental College, and Sulpician property in Oka prompted warnings and a push for legislative action.
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Montreal
Canada
Quebec
Martin
Three Rivers
University of Montreal
St. Boniface College
Winnipeg
Laval University Dental College
Monas
Tery
Oka
Terrebonne
Legislative Assembly
Twins born in 1922 add to Akron family of thirteen
In Akron Ohio two sets of twins were born to Mr and Mrs Frank Palmeretto in 1922. One infant died leaving three alive. First twins arrived in January and the second on December 1. The couple already has eleven children. The father, a laborer, is 88 and the mother Rosa is 32.
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Akron, O
Frank Palmeretto
Rosa
Juvenile Styles Millinery Liken Adults in Southern Wear
Juvenile styles for children and juniors mirror elder fashion with toques in mandarin or poke shapes. Made from georgette or ribbon, these hats are trimmed with small flowers or ribbon cockades.
Remarkable Oklahoma Child Preacher Preps Sermons
Unusual pupil Barclay eleven years old in Tryon Oklahoma is a registered preacher of the Methodist Church and is undergoing ordination. She compiles sermons without notes and delivers without a manuscript, sequestering with her Bible for inspiration.
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Tryon
Okla
Marguarite Barclay
Methodist Church
Kabul opens women's medical university with 600 students
A women’s university for medical study has opened in Kabul Afghanistan with 600 women students in attendance.
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Paris
Kabul
Afghanistan
Gray coats feature gray color with black braid trim
A fragment notes gray coats popular in fashion with a smart rooder style. It mentions gray squirrel patterning and small black braid bands with a touch of sap.
Volstead Set for Top Role in Prohibition Enforcement
Washington dispatch says after March 4 1923 Andrew Volstead would head the prohibition enforcement department succeeding Roy Haynes who would receive a promotion. The Harding administration aims to restore public confidence in enforcing the Volstead act.
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Washington
Andrew Volstead
Andrew J. Volstead
Minnesota
Congress
Prohibition Enforcement Department
Roy Haynes
Ohio
Haynes
Harding
Volstead
Knitted Southern Wear Rises in Demand
Knitted suits and dresses attract strong interest in Southern markets with white pastel and tan blue options for formal and sports wear.
Opinion on Speeders and Pedestrian Safety
A reader urges stricter enforcement of existing traffic laws rather than new ones. He notes he has never driven and argues pedestrians should stay on sidewalks and cross at corners. He asks car owners to pay in injuries if a vehicle hits him.
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the Times
Cc. Brown
Ohio St
Good Manners at Dinner Parties Hostesses Introduce Guests
The host and hostess should introduce guests to one another before seating. If the group is large, introduce each lady to her escort or present each guest to the gentleman who will accompany her to the table. Proper introductions curb awkwardness and uphold etiquette.
New Boxers Mix In as Winter Ring Season Opens
Tom Sims says the winter boxing scene features many new faces among fighters and behind the scenes, signaling a fresh wave of contenders and renewed competition in the ring.
Shaw Rejects Democracy and Calls for Rule by Elite Panels
Philosopher George Bernard Shaw denounces democracy in a Fabian Society speech, urging governance by juries and a favored class. He argues voters are bound in economic chains and asserts that true democracy requires economic freedom and continued experimentation, while criticizing education in England.
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George Bernard Shaw
London Society of Fabian Socialists
Shaw
Fabian Society
Fabian
Lincoln
England
America
Fredom
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