Adams Family Views on the War and Politics
The extended critique from Henry Adams and Charles Francis Adams Jr. reflects grim wartime observations on leadership, politics, and national fate. They discuss incompetence, debt, and the struggle for peace, while noting enduring hope in emancipation and Allied resolve.
Labor In East Africa Controversy Over Compulsory Service
The Bishop of Zanzibar condemns British enforced labor in East Africa arguing it resembles slavery. The Living Age notes growing use of compulsory labor in Europe and highlights a policy that can compel natives to perform public work such as packing cloves for private employers, with government duties influencing pay.
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Zanzibar
East Africa
Europe
Russia
Bulgaria
Germany
Polish Woman Soldier Reflects on Baltic Campaign
An Associated Press report quotes a Polish woman soldier who helped drive Bolshevists from Warsaw. She recalls 14 hour marches with 60 pound packs, days without food or water, moments of exhaustion, and officers who were women as the fighting continued through a forest and trenches.
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Warsaw
Gays
Campaign for stricter railroad crossing laws nationwide
Members of the Association of State Railway and Utility Commissions plan a campaign to pass stronger protections for railroad grade crossings in all states. The effort cites between 4000 and 6000 annual deaths from trespassing on railroad property and many more injuries.
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Association of State Railway and Utility Commissions
Gorflings Family Hints At Presidential Path
In a Birmingham Age-Herald item the Gorfling family teases on their young son possibly becoming president someday while noting his athletic and scholastic potential. Separate notes report President Gompers declining inauguration attendance in Mexico, planning to join a Pan American labor convention in January.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Gorflings
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
President Obregon
Mexico
The New Learning in postwar Oxford described by Beverley Nichols
Beverley Nichols reflects on postwar Oxford in the Weekly Review, noting a democratic shift with internationalized access. New buildings aim at working men with reduced fees, shared social life and scholarship, plus participation in sports and societies amid wartime memories and hardship.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Weekly Review
Beverley Nichols
Oxford
History repeats itself in party shifts across Congress
The piece notes that Republican majorities in Congress recur without ending the opposing party. It cites past compositions in the Senate and House across decades, predicting stronger Republican control after the latest election and describing politics as cyclical ups and downs.
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Congress
House
Senate
St Lawrence Waterway sparks cross party views
Governor-Elect Miller opposes the Great Lakes St Lawrence waterway while Hoover backs the project. Hoover claims the waterway would expand wheat markets to Europe, boosting farm income by 15 to 26 million dollars per crop. The piece argues New York’s prosperity hinges on interior growth and transportation reform to ease congestion and lower terminal costs.
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St. Lawrence Waterway
New York Post
Miller
New York
Great
Hoover
Barnés
Redfield
Interior
Chicago
Cleveland
Duluth
Atlantic
Montreal
Baltimore
Out of Date Now and House Bread Wordplay
A fragmented piece notes a dated social quip about an "old-fashioned girl" and a pun on vamping. It mentions a fatal hunger strike in Seoul tied to the Korean independence movement, and a legal dispute over the Oujia board tax case with Miles and the Baltimore Talking Board Co. It concludes with Chicago city council urging households to bake their own bread to beat high prices.
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Orient
Seoul
Baltimore Talking Board Company
Pulse Board
Jector Miles
Aldornuys
Chicago
The Brute Carlyle Review of a Turbulent Play
A vivid critique praises a raw onstage outburst as a sincere, forceful confrontation with deep nature. It lauds the performers for breaking formal stiffness and delivering unpredictable, explosive dynamics that defy easy interpretation.
Regain Pep Through Self Control And Training
A letter from I M Hopeful discusses alcohol addiction linked to prohibition and urges self discipline. It urges replacing alcohol with sugar, training mental and physical faculties, and accepting loss of pep while rebuilding judgment, self control, and resilience. It cites physician limits and stresses lawful, practical paths.
Wounds from wild animal scratches and their treatment
The article discusses how scratches from lions leopards and other carnivores heal poorly if untreated and heal faster when washed promptly with carbolic acid. It cites Selous on infection risks and recommends immediate wound washing followed by carbolic acid and dressing, with tetanus antitoxin for dirty wounds and possible iodine use in some cases.
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Selous
South Africa
Belous
Flanders
France
Constipation advisory from M. H The Lane operation rarely advised
A reader asks about autointoxication remedies and whether dieting and surgery help. The answer stresses fiber rich diet with fruit vegetables coarse breads cereals and ample water plus exercise. Agar and mineral oil may be added. The Lane operation is not considered indicated in many cases.
Bearded Lady Causes and Remedies Discussed by Experts
The article cites Dr McEwen and Dr McMinen on hypertrichosis and bearded women, noting heredity and hormonal factors from the thyroid, gonads, pituitary, and adrenals. Electrolysis is favored despite drawbacks. X rays and radium carry skin risk. cautions against partial hair manipulation and experimental gonad treatments.
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McEwen
McMinen
White Collar Workers Drive Aimed At AFL Union Support
The New York World reports the American Federation of Labor plans a major drive to recruit white collar workers including clerks and salaried staff. The piece notes wartime wage dynamics and price pressures that may push educated employees toward unionism, driven by employer policies offering higher salaries through collective bargaining.
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American Federation of Labor
No Man's Land
Salarica
Psalm 116 The Lord Delivers My Soul and Hearkened
The speaker thanks the Lord for deliverance from death and tears, recounting calling on the Lord in distress. He affirms belief, gratitude, and a vow to walk in the land of the living, praising the mercy and faithfulness of God. The passage reflects gratitude for salvation and a commitment to lifelong service.
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Hell
Reconciliation Path Urged By Lord Cecil at Geneva
In a Geneva league session Lord Robert Cecil urges reconciliation between individuals as a path to global peace. He notes his father Lord Salisbury led England when Smuts led the Boer army and highlights the moral costs of war alongside material damages. He calls for rebuilding mutual trust and international faith as essential to lasting peace.
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Robert Cecil
Vivians
League
Geneva
Lord Salisbury
England
Jan Christian Smuts
Salisbury
South Africa
League Assembly
Smuts
Lord Robert
Return to First Principles for School Frills
The Indianapolis News discusses a national campaign to improve schools by focusing on core study and reducing outside frills. Parents note clubs pageants and plays drain time, while teachers influence child schedules. a simpler school routine could save effort energy temper and money.
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Little Red
Fragmentary Houston Post cartoon dialogue item
A partial Houston Post comic panel shows Mrs Figgus with a newspaper and a quip about a man who runs an automobile. The dialogue hints at humor about names for a man who drives or hits someone, with characters Papa and Henry in a casual exchange.
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The
Houston Post
Henry
Tree Climbing Crab in Frederick OBrien’s Marquesas Tale
Frederick O’Brien describes a two foot long crab of the Marquesas that climbs palms at night using two central legs to hover above ground. It robs cocoanut husks for fuel, ascends trees to sever nuts with a powerful claw, and then tears husk fiber to expose and eat the meat.
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Frederick O'Brien
Marquesas Islands
Eyebrow fashion shifts to long glossy lines
The Los Angeles Times notes changing eyebrow trends moving away from shaved and pomaded styles to longer glossy brows. It describes a look that is less rough and more refined, with brows neatly groomed and not bushy, shaping the overall appearance.
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Shakespeare
Ine Stallment Plan Joke Draws Family In
A Boston Transcript excerpt features a man named Joe joking about the ine stallment plan. He claims he has acquired his household step by step by marrying his wife and bringing in her relatives, including her mother and father and now her brother and sister. The quip highlights a humorous take on a long running joke about household expansion through marriage.
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The
Boston Transcript
Joe
Slater
Have you heard Dimps refuses to acknowledge first born
A humorous Houston Post item records a lively exchange about Dimps denying his son or daughter a birth acknowledgment. The dialogue hints at family tension and a child’s reveal, framed in a light, conversational tone.
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Thief One
The
Houston Post
Dimps
The Meanest Man and Gentle Hint Fragments
Quarrel dialogue from the Boston Transcript features a husband claiming he married to spite Maud Brown after she rejected him. The exchange reveals motives and social tensions with terse interjections about affection and revenge. The London Tit Bits snippet hints at a similar tone of uncertain emotion and observation.
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Maud Brown
Mismanaged Industry Strains American Coal Trade
The New York World decries a mismanaged coal industry from Scranton to New York, blaming rail monopolies for water competition suppression and bungled transport. Prices swing from $1 to over $14 a ton, causing shortages in cold spells. A New York wholesalers meeting weighs profit limits, while calling for a businesslike reorganization to aid consumers relying on artificial heat.
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Boston
Washington
New York
Orth
Scranton
Tidewater
Horse On Him From the Chicago Nova and More
Fragmentary OCR notes reference horses and cars with quotes about keeping a horse, a scarce resource, and a pledge by a club member to feed horses. Mentions Louisville Courier-Journal and a dialogue about selling Pil over an encyclopedia with unclear meaning.
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Chicago
Good Deeds Club
Louisville Courier-Journal
Ideals Will Not Die in League of Nations Debate
A New York Times commentary contrasts Berlin 1818 and the League of Nations opening, noting no military uniforms and urging the United States to join. The piece laments past autocrat-led congresses, recalls diplomats like Bismarck and Talleyrand, and stresses America’s duty to peace. It highlights Motta’s plea for a U.S. seat and recalls a Westminster Abbey wreath reading America will not forget.
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Henry Adams
London
Charles Fray
Ig Pd
Iwim Jr
Washington
Seward
Chase
Blair
Seite Ane
Francis Adams
England
J. Q. Adams
United States
Adams
Union
Mason-Slidell
Worth
Lin C. Ford
Charles Francis Adams, Jr
Virginia
Bull Run
Russell
North
South
Dams
Hooker
Gettyeburg
Charles Francis, Jr
France
Charles Francis Adams
Europe
Adamses
Port Royal
America
Lincoln
Gladstone
Repington
Lelieing
Assembly
League of Nations
Men of Peace
Atien
Count Cort
Count de Latinay
Worms
Count Andracay
Count Caroly
Gortschukoff
Princes Oubril
Geneva Heymerle
Count Schouvaloff
M. Waddington
Marquis de Saint Walier
Prince Bismarck
Lord Beaconsfield
Berlin
Vienna
Alexander
Talleyrand
Matternich
Italy
M. Motta
Wilson
North America
Jong
League
Hall of Nations
Luseia
Germany
Mexico
Davis
Westminster Abbey
Sugar trade scandal echoes at wholesale grocers convention
The St Louis Post Dispatch reports that counsel for 260 eastern wholesale grocers petitioned the Dept of Justice to prosecute sugar refinery firms for wartime price violations. Grocers claim refiners forced 22 percent contracts for fall sugar, inflating prices for six months while brokers and cornered supply distort distribution.</s>
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Department of Justice
Sim
Southern Wholesale Grocers’ Association
St. Louis
J. H. McLaurin
Jacksonville
Fla
Association
In England Too. Clergy seek road sweeping for extra income
The piece notes severe clergy poverty in England with some ministers turning to street cleaning to boost meager earnings. It contrasts rectors living on about $15 weekly with church wealth and discussions at church congresses focused on other topics. It concludes with news that a southern paper mill, Champion Fiber, cut operations to four days a week.
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England
Uggest
Church of England
Champion Fiber Company
South
Fragmentary Central dialogue hints at long distance call
The readable exchange shows a character asking to contact a girl, then discussing calling her father in Chicago. The partial quote suggests a conversation about arranging a long distance call and bringing the father over time.
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Chicago
Adjective From Man Teel Voo Mor Osh Kosh
A quirky line reads like a catalog snippet about a vampy chair expression and a playful jab at Osh Kosh fashion. It notes a low back and a focus on upholstery details with a lighthearted tone.
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Teel
Incomplete Shop Conversation With Sausages Mentioned
A garbled dialogue shows a shopman offering sausages while a customer, frustrated, questions how to explain to his wife. The fragment hints at miscommunication and a domestic backdrop, with emphasized sarcasm about sausages.
Safer and Ganer in Washington Star exchange
In a Washington Star snippet, Safer and Ganer discuss fears of terror and the idea that the clever innovator, not the fearsome figure, drives progress. The exchange suggests a satirical take on power and genius in a tense era.
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Safer and Ganer
The
Washington Star
Pio
Dollar diplomacy debated as path to world stability
An observer argues America's frank adoption of dollar diplomacy links government action with finance and business. Europe seeks commercial credit, not charity, urging the U S to back honest foreign dealings. Options range from idealism to isolation to a commerce oriented policy, aiming for minimal risk and maximum practical support.
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Hdstorial Digest
America
Europe
Co Cieks
Great American Bird Celebrates Turkey’s American Roots
The Cuero festival emphasizes the turkey as a domesticated, continentally unique fowl. It contrasts the turkey with other birds famed in history and praise, noting its rise in plumage and regal bearing within North America. The piece critiques European influence on turkey prestige while highlighting American barnyard heritage.
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Cuoro
Tex
United States
Ameri
Rome
Yangtze- Kinane
Holland
Turkey
Rio Grande
Mexico
England
Appointment of Carolyn W. Tuwn as Public Health Head
From the Richmond Times Dispatch a note confirms Carolyn Woe tuw sister of the president elect Harding will lead the Public Health Service. The appointment places Tuwn at the helm overseeing federal health policy and national medical programs during the transition to Harding’s administration.
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Carolyn Woetuw
Harding
Disadvantaged Browning Critic Faces Tough Ques tions
A noted critic questions a Browning reading as the author presses for judgment. In a Holland passport bureau week, 26 applicants were refused visas with four labeled revolutionary agitators and three tied to international crime.
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Holland
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