Improvisation Recalled As Old Favorite
Mrs Newrich asks a noted musician about a recent piece that she recalls as an old favorite. The performer explains it was an improvisation, prompting her remark that she could not think of its name in the moment.
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Mrs. Newrich
Boston Transcript
Cuticura Trio advertised with talcum powder
Advertisement promotes Cuticura products Soap Ointment and Talcum priced 26c each. Claims an exquisite scent for face skin baby and dusting uses, suggesting it replaces other perfumes.
Oberlin College Plans First Grade School of Technology
Oberlin College announced the establishment of a first grade school of technology with accommodations for about 700 men. Located in a rapidly growing industrial district, the college faces strong calls for scientifically trained technical men from local industry.
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Oberlin College
Not a good business man
A Young Corn Husk sketch is cited by 3 D Rockefeller Jr in a YMCA address as an example of poor judgment by a son who failed to grasp managerial responsibilities. The anecdote depicts a miller questioning the value of wheat and the boy confessing his father's lack of more stock.
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D. Rockefeller, Jr
Gerson
Mankind
Liam
Unclear dialogue on wage gap and work attitude
Fragmentary exchange features a clerk and an employer discussing income inadequacy and a pessimistic view. The dialogue hints that marrying may limit salary growth and cautions against action, suggesting inaction as the best quick solution.
Evans Sees Sunday Golf Easing Prejudice
Chick Evans told Chicago club diners that Sunday golf prejudice has largely disappeared though some New England clubs still ban the Sabbath game. He quipped that denying Sunday play harms the modern golfer, joking about keeping the Sabbath holy.
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Chick” Evans
Chicago
Los Angeles Times
Magnate Proposal Sparks Baseball Fan Romance
An Indianapolis Star snippet notes a baseball fan offering a life game signup to a girl. She agrees, asking about his diamond, reflecting playful banter tied to baseball jargon in a social moment.
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Indianapolis Star
One Thing They Know. Friend Wife-What do you men know about women's clothes any way
The dialogue contrasts a wife’s complaint on understanding women’s clothes with a husband’s blunt remark about price. It captures a humorous exchange emphasizing shopper behavior and fashion costs.
Scottish-born lecturer on American citizenship
Deborah Knox Livingston, born in Scotland, is known as a speaker on U.S. citizenship. She has lived in the United States since age ten and lectures under a local auspice.
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U.S. Citizenship
Deborah Knox Livingston
Piano Rail Empire as Merger Aims to Unite Major Rail Lines
Boston financier N L Amster unveils a plan to merge Southern Pacific, Rock Island, and El Paso & Southwestern into a single private system. The proposed merger would place Southern Pacific in control and create an immense network rivaling the era’s largest railroad empires, with details to follow under the Exsch Cummins act. The report recalls the earlier fame and downturns of Rock Island and the parallel rise of Southern Pacific led by Hiram Johnson’s California cases.
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Boston News
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el Paso & Southwestern
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Chicago
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Hiram Johnson
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Johnson
Rustic Barn Scene and Harvest Imagery by Adrian Bury
A poetic depiction of a weathered barn filled with old tools and the scent of wine and apples. The speaker recalls harvest, seasonal labor, and the yields of summer under a wall of aged beams and quiet implements. Adrian Bury notes in New Winnons.
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Ceres
Adrian Bury
Duffy Finds Hope in World But Warns on Crime
The New York Herald reports Father Duffy believes no radical fault lies in mankind despite war weariness. He notes crime and scandal persist as a sign of life and cites large Sunday masses as evidence virtue remains rare yet present. Dean Inge warns cheap labor could doom whites under peace and unrestricted emigration.
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New York Herald
Father Duffy
Duffy
Dean Inge
London
Dean
Estate League
Fragmentary naval remark hints at mistyped era dialogue
A garbled passage shows a pea captain raising a glass of lime juice and discussing navies with unclear dialogue. A supposed officer mentions the navy and a Russian figure, but the garbled text obscures clear names, places, or dates.
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Aly
Ray Bows
Navy
Sign of Scaphoid Scapula in Life Span Claim Debated
A discussion on the scaphoid scapula or shoulder blade proposes a link to longevity and vitality. Dr. Graves notes convex scapulas in resilient elders and concave forms in weaker individuals, suggesting the bone signals physical constitution and life expectancy despite palm reading and phrenology claims.
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Palm
Vertion
Withoaa
Grives
Graves
Baker receives warm Democratic welcome in Cleveland
Former War Secretary Newton D. Baker, back in Cleveland, is feted by local Democrats with a reception, dinner, and luncheon. The Cleveland bar association plans a formal honor on the 29th, signaling strong regard for his wartime leadership and eloquence.
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Springfield
Positive Pleasure From London Answer
Two dentists discuss patient responses to dental work in a humorous exchange. One notes patients fall asleep during treatments, while the other brags about his latent improvements and asks for a photographer to capture patients with expressions of gladness after tests.
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London
Lansing's Paris Role in Wilson Peace Talks Critique
The New York World reviews Robert Lansing's The Peace Negotiations, arguing Lansing opposed Wilson's League of Nations and the treaty, while remaining secretary of state and attending Paris with hostile views. It asserts his failure to resign earlier, his distrust of diplomacy by law, and his later ratification push despite misgivings.
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Liroyd George
Burroughs on Life Learning and Simple Honesty
Burroughs extols life as learning and sharing joy through books. He rejects money as the main value, valuing happiness and service, simple honest living, and heeding the inner voice. He reflects on aging as a gentle letting go and daily toils yielding quiet spiritual uplift.
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John Burroughas
Salome Arizona Described as Healthful Quiet Town
A nostalgic account praises Salome’s healthful quiet and pure water drawing travelers by train from Phoenix and Los Angeles. It notes the town’s growth from one resident twenty years ago to a thriving community with homes, farms, and oddball local characters amid a desert setting.
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Phoenix
Los Angeles
Los Angels
Balome
Granite Wash Mountains
Mlarney Castle
Johneen
Squint
Strange Scene Through Yuma Streets With Coyote and Jackrabbit
A fragmented tale moves through Salome and Yuma details of a bad soldier, a blanket and overcoat, and a coyotes chase of a jackrabbit. The scene recalls a warm midnight walk with just three figures in the shade.
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Texas
Salome
Yumma
Yuma
Mr. Wilson's War Aims and Verbal Faith at Versailles
The Manchester Guardian portrays Wilson as a failed yet noble figure who struggled to translate the war aims of democracy into a lasting peace. It lauds his fidelity to the ideal of freedom of Europe and the war to end war, while noting his insufficient strength to dominate postwar sentiment and Paris debates. The piece contrasts Wilson's vision with the lack of European memory for true generosity, ending with a nod to the Unknown Warrior.
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Manchester Guardian
Wilson
White House
France
Germany
Wilwon
Europe
Witeon
Versailles
Wilfrid Owen
Stephen Graham
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Westminster
Untitled collage of 1920s humor and wedding talk
A fragmented mix from Life and Punch riffs on funerals, elegant suitors, and social rites. It contrasts formal tributes with casual banter about marriages and encounters in shopfront windows, punctuated by stray lines about maids and weddings.
Western Canada Weather Brings Promising Crop Prospects
The article notes mild winter conditions across the West from Alberta to Manitoba aiding farm work. Cattle, horses and crops show strong health and moisture last fall left a good seedbed. With advancing spring, longer days and rain showers, wheat oats barley rye alfalfa and corn are poised for a bountiful harvest in the Western Canada farming belt. The climate is praised for temperate summers and a dry air that wards off exhaustion.
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Down East
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Fee
Alberta Yeamin
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Crass
Canadia
Canada
Raising the Price
A fragmentary humor dialogue between a mother and Johony about quieting down for two bits, from the Awgwan column. The brief exchange hints at a small economic joke or vignette typical of the period's humorous pieces.
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Johony
Joyful Testimony on Lydia E Pinkham Phy Compound
A Pennsylvania woman reports six prior infant deaths and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with delivering a healthy four month old baby. She shares a photo and urges other women suffering from menstrual and related ailments to try the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Benz
Benz
Altoona
Mra
E. Pinkham
No More Misery After Eating Batonic Endorsed
Mrs. Eilen Harris writes that Batonic relieved indigestion after meals. Thousands testify Batonie carries away excess acidity and gases causing indigestion heartburn and bloating. The ad touts a product guarantee and warns of a black coat on the bottle.
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Eilen Harris
Batonie
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