Farmers Urge Markets for American Goods in 1919 Outlook
Hon. Jerry Sullivan argues that Europe’s shortages and high costs demand strong U S agricultural output and export markets. He warns that rising prices persist unless the United States secures buyers abroad and advocates unity among farmers to bolster soil production and resist anti agrarian legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
England
Hoover
United States
France
Germany
Belgium
Russia
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Old
Bohemia
Italy
Greece
United States of America
Steel Milla
East
Iowa
Journal of Commerce
Canada
Australia
Great Britain
India
Return voyage for enemies of freedom urged by Voice of the Legion
The Voice of the American Legion calls for deporting the Reds and driving out Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman as traitors. It condemns wartime saboteurs, urging sharp actions to cleanse the country of alleged subversives and to stamp out supposed fires of destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
Goldman-Berkman
Russia
United States
Duty to preach liberty as obedience to law and order
Vice President Marshall states that the American people must proclaim that liberty means rule of law whether inside or outside the League of Nations. He calls for honoring the men who died and preserving a government ruled by law and order at home.
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Marshall
League of Nations
Senator Lodge Defends Presidents Advice on Treaty Vote
The article reports Senator Lodge calling the president's note to Senator Hitchcock an order and a command to ratify the treaty. It argues the president could offer advice as chief executive and party leader, but did so only in response to Hitchcock's formal request. It condemns Lodge for its perceived political bias and emphasizes duties of the president.
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Lodge
Hitchcock
Senate
Hitchecock
Walt
Whch
Devil's Dyke Sells At Auction Near London Beach
The London Telegraph reports Devil's Dyke, famed coastal spot near London, auctioned for 20. The estate covers about 1M acres with a hotel and numerous bungalow sites.
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Devil's Dyke
London Telegraph
Orieates
Satan
Devils Dyke Footprints and Wartime Bombing Ground Tale
The fragment recalls a vast trench cut across the downs said to be by the devil to flood nearby churches. An old woman with a candle supposedly startled him, leaving burnt footprints on the turf. During the war authorities used the dyke as a bombing training ground.
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Gs 8
On Throwing Stones from the Public Ledger
A cynical view calls corruption a necessary evil for progress and warns that the law of consequence will punish those who defy it. A factory 100 miles away valued guns at 64 00 and a $100 000 bid was offered but bills to skim profits failed, as a metal-contract scam was foiled. The piece also contrasts anti corruption rhetoric with British military policy in Cologne restricting marriages between British soldiers and German women without German authorization.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Therm
Russia
The
Columbus Dispatch
Origin of Woman from Various Myths Explored
A Columbus Dispatch magazine piece compares origins of woman across cultures. It ridicules the Adam’s rib idea and surveys tales from Australia, Lapland, Japan, and Persia, noting the Persian theory as the most aesthetically pleasing and believable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Dispatch
Lapland
Odda
Proper weight by height age and body type explained
The article outlines how height age and body proportions affect ideal weight. It notes adjustments per inch of height age related changes and differences between men and women, stressing trunk length bone size and musculature as key factors in determining healthy weight.
It's Evening Time and Home Time Poem Reflection
A nostalgic poem records a warm domestic scene with a baby in a cradle and a singing voice. The speaker describes a home on a quiet street with white curtains, a kettle singing, a lantern lit, and a south wind blowing through dewy roses, awaiting a loved one.
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Chrace Nell Crowell
A Strike in Spiritland and Ouija Union Fallout
Patience Worth, leading Ouija union No 1 of Spirits, quits work in New York over a dispute with Prof James H Hyslop of the American Society of Psychical Research. A boycott aims to force terms, while Patience warns of broader labor discontent impacting message production and national mood.
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Patience Worth
Ouija Union No. 1
Order of Spirits
New York
James H. Hyslop
American Society of Psychical Research
Profecor
Hytlop
John Curran
St. Louis
New England
Massachusetts
Investiga Hou
Benator Kenyon
Oulja Board
House of & Plight
American Typewriters Keep Industry American
The Wall Street Journal notes that American typewriters remain the premier example of an American industry. A prominent trade figure says American typewriters exemplify superior design and dependability, shaping export prestige and aiding foreign trade in related devices.
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The
Wall Street Journal
England
Economic fairness hinges on value created by workers
The Pittsburgh Leader argues that wage increases must come from the value workers produce. If society funds aid for the weak or incapacitated, that cost must come from the value created by workers, with no other revenue source identified.
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Pittsburgh
France to Honor Poillus at the Pantheon Burial Proposal
A proposal in France seeks to bury the body of an anonymous French soldier in the Pantheon as a symbolic act of humage to the fallen. The plan is being warmly advanced by supporters.
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Poillus
France
Pantheon
Possomsiere
Reducing Advice From Medical Texts On Fat Loss
The text explains how surplus energy becomes fat and outlines methods to reduce it. It covers increasing energy expenditure through activity, risks of prolonged hard work, thyroid use under supervision, and primarily dieting. Emphasis is on reducing starch and sugar, using bulky vegetables, and eating lighter meals three times daily. The narrator notes personal success with gradual weight loss.
Don’t Tells from The Dearborn Independent
A roundup of historical trade secrets and their guardians across governments and crafts. The piece cites vermilion red, inlaid steel, Bank of England note formulas, papal robe cloth, eau de Cologne, and La Grande Charteuse cordial as famed examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of England
Portuals
Lavenstroke
Vatican
Burstcheld
Aix-la- Chapelle
Giovanni Farina
la Grande Chartreuse
France
Britons fill in for railway strikers work to show public resilience
The piece notes Britons and students from the University of Kansas taking up railway tasks when strikes halted service. It argues that public volunteers can perform essential labor sufficiently, if not as efficiently, to sustain operations and reveal broader defensive resources beyond striking workers.
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Great Britain
University of Kansas
Remains of Stars From the World's Work
Meteorites fascinate both laypeople and scientists as tangible evidence of the universe beyond Earth. The 34 ton Cape York meteorite from Greenland, once used by Eskimos, and the Willamette meteorite found in Oregon, highlight famous cases and a lengthy legal battle before sale to the American Museum of Natural History.
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Hubert E. Peary
Cape York
Greenland
Willamette
Oregon Forest
American Museum of Nathral
Value of Frosty Morning
A frosty morning in Columbus lifts spirits after dreary days. The sun and clear air renew energy, boosting productivity and hope among workers and citizens alike.
A Bate Contention In Rushmore Enterprise Notes
A Rushmore Enterprise report notes a brewing contention over a local matter. The article references a looming decision and potential action by officials. Further details are unreadable in the fragmented text.
Am I An American
Governor Goodrich in Leslie's warns against close minded plans by any class that privileges itself over the common people. He argues reason fades to violence and liberty gives way to license, urging every citizen to ask whether they are American to defend national unity and Americanism.
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Goodrich
Leslie
Chemist Cleared After Profiteering Tribunal Hits Snag
Westminster Gazette report notes a Brentwood tribunal case where a chemist was accused of overpricing methylated spirit. He argued the cost was 2.2 a gallon with losses by evaporation and labor costs including duplicating tasks for 16 half pints. The tribunal dismissed the case.
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Brentwood Profiteering Tribunal
Wedding Trip Dilemma at Firm Prompted by Bride Absence
In a Scotsman joke sketch, the head of a firm questions a hesitant Hawkine about timing for a wedding trip, insisting only on what he knows, since he has not yet met the bride. The exchange highlights humor over planning.
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The
Edinburgh Scotsman
Hawkine
Firm
The Young Purist
A Detroit News clipping features a humorous exchange between a father and son over language. The son cites school instruction to use the purest English while the father threatens a spanking in response to colloquial speech.
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Purist
Detroit Newa
Boss Refuses to Indorse Candidate in Heated Exchange
In the Louvi l le Courier Journal account a party boss declines to endorse a candidate urging prominent mention of Al. The exchange shows tension within the party as one figure presses for public support while the boss withholds.
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Louieville
Bonehead Sentry Exchange Marks Rookie Drill
An awkward rookie on sentry duty is challenged by a martinet who misstates the command. The rookie corrects him with a terse exchange, then continues the march after a passing verdict. The scene captures a tense but humorous encounter in early military training.
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American Legion Weekly
Bonehead
No Time to Stop in Flivver After Car Signaled
Officer questions why the driver failed to stop after a signal. The man replies it took two hours to start the old car and stopping to avoid a minor arrest seemed unnecessary.
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The
Washington Star
Don Cannon
Pershing Speech Echoes At Tomb Of Lafayette
Americans recall Pershing era as doughboys return to Lafayette tomb. A crowd of veterans visits the spot last week and one man voices a shocked tribute My God Lafayette were still here.
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American Legion Weekly
Lafayette
General Pershing
German Highlander in Worn Sacking Reported by Staff Officer
A staff officer in France finds a German prisoner in a draped sack serving as clothing after losing his trousers. The sergeant in charge jokes that the prisoner may be a German Highlander, prompting a lighthearted exchange on what he is.
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Drachenfels
Pearson's Weekly
France
A Gay Deceiver From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Dialogue captures a street slang exchange as two workers joke about miles of mortar carried and the perception of labor. The banter centers on a hodful of mortar and a lighthearted deception amid a days work.
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Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
John
Senator recalls reception tale amid Japan China remark
A Washington Star column recounts a senator’s anecdote comparing Japan’s China policy to a social reception. A pretty girl teases a matron about a tall blond man in white spots. the matron reveals he is her husband, noting the man’s attention shifted.
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Washington Star
Japan
China
You Missed the Fine Weather Charge in the Bill
In a light Edinburgh Scotsman quip a visitor jokes to a landlady that last week's fine weather was not charged on the bill. The exchange playfully contrasts weather with unpaid charges in a domestic scene. The humor hinges on social politeness and a weather‑driven implication.
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The
Edinburgh Scotsman
Waste byproducts from coal burning could cut fuel costs
Los Angeles Times notes byproducts in burning coal offer savings worth more than coal costs in large plants. Chemists claim extracting sulphate of ammonia from coal could offset fuel bills, making production cheaper. Demonstrating this could aid manufacturing and reduce costs significantly.
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Los Angeles Times
Cosa
Promptness of Punishment from Rev Cornin’s Address
A Sioux City case prompts discussion on swift justice. The address argues that speedy verdicts deter crime and cites ancient wisdom. The speech condemns delaying punishment as fostering evil and urges decisive action by authorities.
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Cornin
LeMar
No Strikers There
An article from the San Francisco Chronicle describes Bolshevik Petrograd’s tactic to quell strikes. It states that workers striking become bourgeois, facing firing squads, with armed guards in open factories.
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The
San Francisco Chronicle
Bolaheviet Petrograd
Atrike
Bourgeoiaie
Yeone
Eaye
Huasian Revolutioniat
Ancour
Mike Espana
Thanksgiving After War A E F Member Remembers
Ex A E F member Cal J. Aisenbrey of Alpena South Dakota reflects on the relief of wartime duties. He celebrates Thanksgiving free of army chores such as K P guard duty and inspections while honoring fallen comrades and the flag.
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Golden Shore
Cal J. Aisenbrey
Alpena
S. D
What General Wood Stands For
The Des Moines Register argues against General Wood as a presidential candidate citing his 1919 address predicting inevitable future wars and urging preparedness. It links Wood to a pro military platform and an isolationist stance opposed to a League of Nations, warning of a Prussianized western world.
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South Dakota
Leonard Wood
Senate
General Wood
United States
Hours and Production by David Lloyd George
The speaker argues that shrinking work hours has not raised output. He notes a decades long belief that shorter hours would not reduce production, citing miners eight hour and seven hour bills. He warns that despite reduced hours, output falls proportionally and calls for intensified effort.
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David Lloyd George
House
House of Commons
Opening of the Suez Canal Celebrates Egypt’s Modern Era
The article lauds Egypt’s opening of the Suez Canal as a landmark linking the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean worlds. It frames Egypt’s rise from Ottoman dependency to a prosperous, confident nation and stresses global interdependence among nations and trade.
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Suez
Dearborn
Egypt
Mediterranean
Adriatic
Aegean
Indian Ocean
Turkey
Bues
Necho
Sues
Red Sea
Nile
Bucs Canal
London
India
China
Sheffield
Discovering New Animals
A note on animal diversity and ongoing discoveries. The text cites 600 known species and hints at ongoing research with a 19th century tone, mentioning Professor Gunther and estimates of new species being found in the era.
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Dearborn
Insecta Count Surges as Naturalist Names 250000 Species
In 19, naturalist Sharper listed 250000 Insecta and believed this was only a tenth of the total. The remark highlights the vast, largely unknown diversity of insects.
Women Not Extravagant in Low Income Families
Oklahoma City readers learn from a U S Bureau of Labor Statistics survey that American women, especially in poorer families, are not extravagantly spending. In households earning under $100 a year wives spend less than husbands, with economies often coming at the cost of the wife’s wardrobe and baby needs. The piece urges men to share in thrift and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Iiis
Carmen in Mexico City Draws 16000 for Rainout
A recent staging of Bizet's Carmen in Mexico City drew 16 000 attendees before a rainstorm halted the performance. Lee Caruso sang the titular role as critics praised the aria, while audience members urged the cast to persevere despite the weather.
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Mexico City
Bibet
Carmen
Lee Caruso
Done Carno
Fed
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Aston Star Enterprise
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Cologne
Spiritland
Dearborn Independent
Dallas News
Rushmore Enterprise
Westminster Gazette
Coal and Cash
Hentinel
James Britten
Sioux City
Peter
Jerba
Min
Tae Et
Lada
Des Moines Register
America
Brood
Jose
Eaidier
Lesbos
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