Lincoln on Stage Captures World Spirit in Birmingham Drama
Review of Drinkwater's Abraham Lincoln presented by Birmingham Repertory Company. The drama's strength lies in inspired authorship and Lincoln’s portrayal, with a lean stage design and a large cast. London audiences hailed the production, though some critics found the Chroniclers and scenes uneven. The performance emphasizes Lincoln’s dignity, gentleness, humor, and decisive actions through key scenes from 1860 to 1865 ending with Ford's Theatre.
Formaldehyde Promoted as Safe Household Deodorant
An article advises using formaldehyde as a disinfectant for sinks and cupboards. It claims a few drops in water sweetens sinks and can deodorize refrigerators while leaving no discoloration as the strong odor dissipates.
World Sidewalks Across Europe and Other Lands
A survey of sidewalks in diverse regions notes Holland private sidewalks by homes while The Hague and Rotterdam integrate canals with walkways. The Swiss use arcades, Chester raises sidewalks to second floors, Malta features sea road steps, and England and Africa show varied uses of stones and even skulls as pavement elements.
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Holland
Hague
Rotterdam
Chester
England
Island
Malte
Rue de la Republique
Lyons
Africa
Hen struggle and curious science notes in mixed papers
A quirky scene shows Lindsley tending a hen and attempting to coax it to speak. The New York World piece discusses humanity’s curiosity about Earth beneath us and the sun far away, suggesting future subearth explorations may rely on light, power, and machines.
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Lindsley
Wayers
Earth
New York
Scientife American
Gregiees
Masherton Flirtation Note Confuses War Correspondent
Fragmentary OCR records a garbled exchange mentioning Masherton, a flirtation with a girl, and war correspondent Herbert Gorey. The text appears dialogic and incomplete, with lines attributed to Mr. Corey and references to beggars and a vague wartime setting.
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Herbert Gorey
Mnet
Mr. Corey
Remarkable Beggar on Rue St Lazare Campaigning Luncheon
A vivid street vignette tells of a beggar on Rue St. Lazare in Paris. Only a hat with coppers and a chair appeared, framed by a placard proclaiming Mileage dont forget the beggar who is now taking his luncheon.
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Gars
League Dead in US Politics as 1920 Debate Rages
The Milwaukee Journal reports Taft claims Republicans may still back a Harding effort to pass the League with Lodge reservations. Harding’s speech is harshly anti league and GOP voices push toward its death, with editorials declaring the League a corpse awaiting burial by voters.
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Milwaukee Journal
Taft
League
Harding
Mr. Harding
Jinon
League of Nations
French Crops Good From The Washington Move
The French expect to feed themselves with a wheat harvest estimated at 200 million bushels amid postwar recovery. French farmers increased sown area by about 1 million acres, achieving a successful harvest despite hardships and wartime constraints. France aims to gain bread independence as imports shrink and prices stabilize, keeping 2 to 4 billion francs in domestic hands to support recovery. The Tokyo population figure appears as a stray line.
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Washington
United States
Providence
France
London Fashion Fashions New Spring Evening Wear
London reports new spring silhouettes with longer skirts and a bright ribbon neckline. Corseted pleated plumes in tulle and chiffon adorn evening gowns while wedding party frocks feature basques and buttoned fronts. Leather hats with hand painted crowns, vibrant colors, and parasols complete the stylish ensemble.
The New Poor Rise In New York Savings Bank Figures
The New York banking superintendent notes unprecedented totals in savings bank deposits and resources with new accounts rising by 190,071 to 2,668,435. Deposits climbed from 2,042,011,104 to 2,267,293,799 as the Provident Loan Society reports shifts from pawnbrokers to borrowers. The piece describes wage earners turning to lenders during crises, while salaried workers face cost of living pressures, creating a growing "new poor" who live on yearly pay and closer budgets.
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State of
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Provident Loan Society
War Induced Prosperity Continues
From Commerce god Finance. Because the expected rarely happens the almost universal belief in a business reaction and lower prices provides wa with a reasonable assurance of contin ued activity and steady or advancing markets. This may seem paradoxical but ponies that are anticipated never occur, and when every one expects a decline and ta bering from hand to mond as at present there is a vacuum that must be filled before the distension and Indigestion that cause low mood can occur. Certainly there is no overproduction at present and none seems likely in the near future. It is therefore improbable that any decline 15 prices can be brought about & cept by a "strong aim! bludgeoning of the money lane, which the Federal Reserve bound is, we are confident, too Wite to attempt. It is In fact difficult to see just how deflation is to be brought about until there is a substantial reduction of the public debt and a corresponding con traction to the bask for credit' thne it provides, ome progress is being made in this direction. The Roll Call: A more or less popular belief that Scandinavian blood is politically dom nant in Minnesota seems to be discred ited by a recent roll call of the demo cratic state committed: Present, Lynch, Daly, Tryan, Regan, Hagardine, Donovan, Quinn, O'Brien, misent, Mur phy, O' Poole. Population atatistion are another story.
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Minnesota
Lynch
Daly
Tryan
Regan
Hagardine
Donovan
Quinn
O'Brien
Misent
Murphy
O' Poole
Cuns of the Future From the London Times
A French officer Lieutenant Delamare Mose claims to have teade en ven tonne with a patent to double gun range. He says velocity could rise from 202 to 4 026 feet per second and range to 160 miles, prompting French purchase and interallied interest. The invention reportedly aims to adapt to machine guns and rifles for future warfare.
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London Times
Delamare Mose
Paris
Entente
al- Hod
Wer
Getting Ready for the Dance
Unclear fragmentary notes describe a person preparing for a dance with mentions of a mother and a cupboard containing gems or keepsakes. The text is highly garbled and lacks coherent events, names, dates, or places to form a concrete news item.
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Syracuse
War Breaks Marriage Bonds in Postwar Essay
Henry Bordeaux in L Echo de Paris argues war altered marriage. Early in war ties strengthened with tenderness. long war bred independence, altered roles, and higher divorce risk. Armistice revived home life yet revealed irreconcilable changes as separations and divorces rose. The piece also notes potential gains from a new water power law for electric railroading.
Rainy Day in April and Palestine Land Rules
The piece laments war poets led by Ledwidge and lists Brooke Sorley Seeger with Ledwidge’s poem. It reports Sir Herbert Samuel on Palestine land rules restricting sale, preserving family ownership, limiting alienation, and linking to Leviticus 25 and the Jubilee year.
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Palestine
Denver News
Herbert Samuel
Julanlee
White Coal Ft Trains electrification and rail lines
The Milwaukee Journal notes the global shift from coal to electrification after the war. Countries such as Belgium France Italy Sweden and others order electric railways as coal becomes scarce. The Milwaukee Road’s mountain lines are highlighted as a striking example.
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Milwaukee Journal
Heligium
France
Iialy
Sweden
Home ownership and civic responsibility in a letter to New York Post
The author equates home ownership with good citizenship and family stability. A quip on a senator from Wisconsin killed in a hunting accident is noted, with reflection on how events might have shifted Senate votes, the League of Nations fate, and global tensions, mentioning figures like La Follette Norris and Hiram Johnson.
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United States
Great Britain
LaPollette
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Norris
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League of Nations
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Mr. Ford
Vice Presidential Warning Imagined in Indianapolis News
A garbled dispatch claims Vice President Marshall, resting in California, acted in good faith sending telegrams to Governor Coolidge and Secretary Hoover. It suggests political motives and critiques the administration while noting dining customs in Washington and the role of foreign diplomats.
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Marshall
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Coollige
Mir Marshall
Cabinert
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Unclear quote attributed to Vice-President Marshal in California
Readable text shows a garbled quote attributed to Vice-President Marshal addressed to a California audience. It includes phrases about taking items and theft. Details such as full names, exact event, or date are not discernible.
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Doe
Marshadl
California
The Patriotism of Theodore Roosevelt and International Law
The text argues that true patriotism blends respect for other nations with responsible goodwill. It stresses world peace relies on courage and readiness to defend international law and on nations taking risks to safeguard a just world community.
France Belgium Pact Discussion and League of Nations Impact
A report outlines a defensive accord between Belgium and France amid fear of German aggression. It notes attempts to bring Britain into a triple alliance and stresses France's pledge to Belgium if attacked. The piece weighs the Versailles League of Nations’ role in preventing wider war and the risks of alliances absent such a body.
Memoranda of Ludendorff and the looming avalanche of Bolshevism
The piece recalls General Ludendorff’s warning and a 1889 talk with Sir Edwin Arnold on Russia’s threat to Europe. It links their views to the Peace and Arbitration League and a proposed world peace system backed by naval power and Hague rules, through Loula Livingston Seaman.
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Ludendorff
Edwin Arnold
India
Russia
America
Europe
Ita
Peace and Arbitration League
League of Nations
Hague Tribunal
Loula Livingston
Oyster Bay
Lost Identities Highlight in Odd Burial Tale
A New York restaurant dishwasher, once a prominent physician in Pittsburgh, died recently and was buried after the owner paid for his three children and burial costs. The story notes many lost men from various eras and places, with reflections on identity, memory, and the emblem of freedom.
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New York
Vitteburgh
Nan
Jim
Pittsburgh
Clafiiy
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Anl
Golf and the Presidency A Punch at Presidential Campaign Interference
The article mocks Senator Harding and Governor Cox for their focus on campaigning, arguing that running for president will intrude on a man's golf game. It suggests they should have planned to play and hole for the presidency rather than pursue the campaign.
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Harding
Cox
Rheumatism Causes and Treatments Across Focus Areas
Discussion by Dr Frauenthal notes infections and metabolic disturbances as major factors in rheumatism. Treatments include baths, heat, massage, and rest. emphasis on identifying infection foci such as teeth or nasal conditions. A reader asks about pregnancy timing and medical advice for persistent thigh pain.
Public coal prices and profiteering spark federal action
The piece blasts rising coal costs from 12 to 16 dollars a ton as profiteering threaten the public. Attorney General Palmer probes the cause amid claims of shortages, speculators, and distribution tricks, while wartime reconstruction fuels calls for a decisive federal response.
King Monry Vit of Begland Sets Odd Household Rules
A quirky royal proclamation limits domestic practices. The king's baker must avoid alum and mixing rye, while attendants face restrictions on taking items from noble houses. Officers are instructed to behave and refrain from roughhousing near the king’s chambers, and brewers are told not to use brimetone in ale with a daily limit of twenty four hounds.
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Monry Vit
Begland
Ter
Tie Lhoueelald
His Majesty
Lady Mary
Had to Take It from the Kandas City Star
A garbled historical note recalls King Louis Philippe of France at the Tuileries dining room. The king’s carving skill astonished witnesses as a ham was served and sliced with precision. A claim cites a waiter teaching him a trick learned in Britain. The king later declares a firm resolve to send someone home.
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Kandas
Jouis Phillippe
France
Disraeli
Ha Kleene Bury
Aend bin Otice
Moghehmat
Packing for Vacation From Ion TV Ranecrgt
Fragmented OCR reads as a humorous domestic exchange about packing for travel. A husband suggests bringing a fat friend, while a speaker mentions leaving and a plan involving numbers, implying comic miscommunication or garbled dialogue.
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Ion TV
Huband
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