Canadians View Trade Situation From War Time to Peace
Canadian readers examine U S Canada trade dynamics as war taxes fade and imports surge to about 200 million dollars, with Canada facing a 350 million dollar annual settlement gap. The piece notes rising exports to the United States, shifts in financing, exchange rates, and the United States likely to deepen its market share in the Americas while investing heavily in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Cates
United States
Canada
Aie
Canemue
Unelys
Johnny Thine
Veruies de Sam
Smu
Dominion
Anaah Otates
Cayenne
United Kingdom
Kingdom
Britain
Republic
Americas
Europe
Hemisphere
Orient
Uncle Sam
Italy’s Honor in Question and the Fiume Controversy
The New York World defends Italy’s postRapallo stance on Fiume, arguing the Rapallo treaty obliges Italy to dispose of d Annunzio’s freebooters. It questions whether the Italian government is coerced or complicit, asserting national honor hinges on action against the insurgent poet at Fiume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
New York
Adriatic
d'Annunzio
Bouilty
Rapallo
d’Annunzio
Ita
Jugorul
Fiume
Slavia
Greatness of America by Cinemati Enquirer
The United States Geological Survey highlights the nation’s vast size with land and water areas and long coastlines. It notes the eastern Pacific Atlantic Gulf boundaries, the shortest Atlantic Pacific distance, and the northern and Mexican borders, emphasizing America’s vast agricultural, industrial, and artistic potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
United States Geological Survey
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Atlante
Mexico
Honor Appeal From The University Of Illinois Ledger
An Appeal to Honor notes students on the honor system at the University of Illinois. The piece argues honesty in daily acts like taking an apple from a box and warns that introducing penalties would quickly reveal mischievous behavior. The author suggests average weekly payments for barrels and claims the university has not lost a cent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Ledger
University of Illinoig
Boye
Mon
En Ape
The Fly in Court and the Maine Supreme Court Confusion
A garbled court narrative describes chaos around a Maine Supreme Court appeal with a dog and a confused metaphorical depiction. The text references the court of appeal and surreal imagery of a dog, misused phrases, and questioned conduct. The fragment hints at a dramatic but unclear legal proceeding and a tainted characterization of a party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court of Maine
Court of Appeal
Extra Hazardous Route in Trade With Russia
The Anglo Russian trade talks show no clear path as Lenin denounces concessions and vows to confiscate capital invested in Russia when convenient. British firms fear losses, while German and French observers warn of high risk. The U S state department cautions exporters that trading with Russia remains a gambling risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
London
Krassin
Moscow
Lenin
Russia
Lloyd George
United States
Berlin
Frankfurter-Zeitung
State Department
Royal Sporte. King of Spain hunting dispatches claim 2500 pieces of game
A reader questions the phrase pieces of game used in reports of a royal hunting trip and asks what qualifies as a piece. The inquiry wonders if small game like grasshoppers, a single leg, or other fragments count, and whether the term is a standardized measure in royal venery.
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Los Angeles Times
Spain
Dispatches
Hoe
Child's bedtime vow echoes family frictions in brief humor
In a light anecdote from American Legion Weekly, Jance Sarah, daughter of staunch republicans, is sent to bed for naughtiness and vows to retaliate on her Aunt Mary. She prays, noting her parents are Henry, then adds a witty line about Aunt Mary with reservations.
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American Legion Weekly
Jance Sarah
Henry
Mary
The Goat Tail Doomed in New York Herald Observations
The war is blamed or praised for greater informality in men's dress. Attending the opera shows evening dress softer than before, and social gatherings reveal a shift from formal tails to dinner jackets among men who once would have insisted on evening coats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Letting George Do It Readjustment Debate
Fragments show a Detroit News item mentioning a mother directing Lucy to aid an aunt and question about leaving home. The text references civic readjustment discussions and doubt about when others will act, with garbled phrases from the Tyndall Tribune and Coal is Alleged as a secondary clue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Tyndall Tribune
Naicy Gates
A Prayer by Florena Clark from Kansans City Star
A reflective meditation on humility and resilience. The speaker recalls stubbing toes, stumbling stones, and the search for patience. She seeks cheerful endurance and a ready smile to meet life’s burdens, asking for inner joy amid struggles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florena Clark
Kansans City Star
Promising Cure For Leprosy Reported In Hawaii
Governor McCarthy notes a breakthrough from kahiti hospital in Honolulu where chaulmoogra derived ethyl ester treatment reduces Molokai leprosy by cutting admissions and encouraging voluntary hospital care. Current Molokai census shows 646 patients with diverse origins, including 41 Portuguese and 21 Chinese, amid a broader hope for cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Governor McCarthy
Hawaii
Kahiti Hospital
Honolulu
Molokai
Islands
University of Hawaii
Isle of Despair
Father Damien
The Wage Situation In Topeka State Journal
The article explains how demand and prices fall, prompting manufacturers to run plants part time while wages stay at old scales. Industries like cotton, rubber, woolen, and leather are at half time or less, reducing per family income. It calls for employers and workers to openly discuss shared financial realities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka State Journal
Ita
Spain in America. Bolton cites enduring Spanish influence
The piece notes that many people of Spanish descent feel regret over Spain losing colonies, but Herbert Eugene Bolton of UC Berkeley argues that nineteen-twentieths of the areas Spain colonized remain Spanish in language, art, literature, and thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
America
The
Christian Science Monitor
Herbert Eugene Bolton
University of California
Fortune Making Time Says Baruch on Reparations
Bernard M. Baruch declares there has never been a better moment to lay foundations for fortunes as free markets resume once German reparations are fixed by treaty, likely before May 1. He asserts a fixed amount will spur central Europe to work and repay debts, restoring global industry and trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Bernard M. Baruch
Europe
Why Be Blue Why Be Blue from the Chronicle
The piece notes falling prices affect those holding high cost goods and profits, with some selling to show losses while others plan to buy back after New Year. It cites dry humor about saving for a rainy day in a “dry” country and mentions a mysterious Chicago postal package to officials containing dry bread with butter.
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Parker Press
Chicago
Water systems save farm women from drudgery
A United States Department of Agriculture survey in 28 northern and western states finds only 32 percent of farm homes have running water. It highlights health risks from well water, urges clean supply, convenient equipment, and economical installation using farm materials, with Farmers’ Bulletin 941 detailing sources, pumping, and storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural Colleges
Farmers
A Lesson From Beethoven From the New York Post
The piece notes Beethoven’s 150th birthday celebration in Germany and recalls his poverty hardship and deafness. It cites a Viennese letter of recommendation and highlights his kindness humor and drive as he worked on the Ninth Symphony. It asks if Germans will remember Beethoven’s indomitable pluck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beethoven
New York Post
Reich
Lnwaulta
Heethoven
Therese Kaufmann
Schiller
Schiller Inn
Boethoven
A New Gloomer in a Farmyard Moment
A town girl named Joan visits her aunt and explores an orchard on a farm. She spots a peacock for the first time and excitedly calls to her aunt to see the elf chicken among the blossoms.
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Joan
Congress and Deflation in the Boston Herald
The Boston Herald notes the revival of the old greenback controversy in new form as deflation proves hard to achieve. The Republican platform pledges an earnest attack on the high cost of living through inflation avoidance, while deflation faces obstacles from raw material producers and labor groups. Representative Luce predicted deflation would dominate the coming four years, a forecast already materializing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Herald
Republican Party
Congreeaman Luce
Salaries of Allied Generals in 1908 to 1916
The text notes salaries of French generals during early World War I angels. It states Marshal Joffre, then a general during the Marne victory, earned about 000 a year. General Foch, later Marshal of France, was summoned to the Allied command in 1908 with an annual pay of 000, later increased to 10,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Marne
Joffre
Foch
France
Thought They Crawled From the London Opinion
A fragmented mock dialogue parodies sensational reporting with caricatured phrases about profiteers and a house overrun with Titlins. a San Francisco Chronicle exchange mocks a Sunday law arrest and a nervous investigator collaring a presumed offender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
Mra. Jabba
Aod
One at Hand. A fragmented scene on a steep road
A garbled passage describes panting, a request for assistance, and shifting dialogue. Names such as Donald, Birmingham Age, Gerald Caruso, Madame Tetrazaini appear amid disjointed phrases about luck, a double chin, and an overall mood of struggle. The text is incomplete and cryptic.
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The
Detroit News
Donald
Birmingham
Gerald Caruso
Madame Tetrazaini
The Kings Remembrancer and the Chopping Task Folklore
A historic note on the king s remembrancer role begun in Henry II era, detailing memoranda rolls and collection duties, with two clerks providing checks while the officer earned a salary. also touches on royal rent and debt processes and a later shift in practice. Also included is a book note for The Valley of Silent Men by James Oliver Curwood, praising its Canadian northwest setting and themes of love, sacrifice, and adventure with Jim Kent and Marette.
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Chirtellan Belenen
Law
Supreme Court
Soltetor
Enry II
King's Remembrancer
Treasury
King’s Remembrancer
James Oliver Curwood
Canadian Northwest
Northwestern Mounted
Olive
Jim Kent
Marette
Northland
Kent
Mar
Kathleen Norris Novel Depicts a Woman’s Struggle for Happiness
Kathleen Norris authorizes a Grosset & Dunlap New York edition. A cultured young woman, envied in high society, battles poverty and sorrow. The divorce case, evolving love, and married life bring perplexities and trials, revealing a fragile heart with noted artistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Norris
Grosset & Dunlap
New York
Remarkable fate and murder trial in a Hornung tale
A country girl Ellen Latimer rises to Paris society and New York luxury, facing a strained romance with Gibbs Josselyn amid a sensational murder trial. A separate tale follows Eva Denison aboard the ship Lady Jermyn, returning home to uncanny reunions. Both stories showcase Hornung’s mystery and adventure style from Grosset and Dunlap.
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Kathleen Norris
Grosazet & Dunlap
Ellen Latimer
Paris
Gibbs Josselyn
E. W. Hornung
Grosset and Dunlap
Jermyn
Australia
Eva Denison
Mr. Cole
W. Hornung
Sener' Leadership and Underwood's Senate Strategy
The New York Times quote from Senator Underwood, leader of the Senate minority, arguing the party should avoid biting or snarling. He urges cooperation with the majority to hasten readjustment and warns against obstructive tactics, framing it as prudent public spiritedness. A separate note mentions a Christmas gift from the former Kaiser to Count von Bentinck, a painting titled Praternity of Nations.
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Sener’ le
New York Times
Montgomery
Underwood
Senate
Mr. Underwood
Count von Bentinck
A Pledge for All by Charles Tickens
The speaker reflects on Christmas as a time of forgiveness charity and goodwill, noting it should inspire perpetual kindness beyond the sacred name and origin. The passage expresses a mission to carry Christmas spirit through the year into Christina’s memory and personal acts.
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Charles Tickens
Conor Christina
Ipswich Tribune Publishes 12 Page Christmas Edition
The Ipswich Tribune issued a colored 12 page Christmas edition with a well edited format. A notable feature spans three pages highlighting farm homes in Edmunds county. Holland approves a prominent minister appointment at the Vatican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ipswich Tribune
Tribune
Edmunds County
Secret Service to Aid Probe of Fort Madison Penitentiary Escape
Special agents will assist an investigation into the Christmas day escape from Fort Madison penitentiary involving Harry Smith James O Keefe W Cullen and James Lane. Rumors of a wider breakout prompted heightened guards as officials seek the source of a mysterious intercepted telephone message to Governor Hurling.
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Atute Secret Service
Mscape
Dan Dmovnew
Sute Secret Service
Fort Madison
Harry Smith
James O'Keefe W. Cullen
James Lane
State Board of Centre
Figuule
Atorney
Howners
Mire
Simuinu K. Bidlie
Hurling
Omaha
Bronx City
Governor's Office
Will
LeMars
Lewel
State Board of Control
Hellowell
Secret Service
Perany
Four Escapees From Fort Madison Penitentiary Name Confusion Remains
Sioux City report lists James Keefe and Harry Smith among four escapees from Fort Madison on Christmas day. Other names tied to the incident include James Cellan and W. C. Callen, with questions whether the reference to Callen or Cellan points to the same Westfield bank robbery suspect. The fate of remaining convicts William Maxwell’s son and Lee Mar s jurists is unclear.
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Fort Madison
Sioux City
James Keefe
Harry Smith
Tfe
William Maxwell
Huei Maxwell
Lee Mars, Jr
Jimea Cellan
Harrison County
James Lane
Lo Yeni
Ww. Cullon
Des Moines
James Cellin
W C. Culan
Westfield
LeMare Noveber
Smith
O'Keefe
Callen
LeMars
Lee Barrington
William Convey
Santa's Toy Bill Tops One Hundred Million
The Yuletide report from Toy Manufacturers of America notes total toy sales this year near 100 million dollars with 180 million in American-made toys. Corman’s line shipped over 3 million in value, soldiers and other European suppliers added about 2 million, and the trend shows a return toward prewar spending patterns driven by middle class buyers and workers seeking affordable gifts.
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Hiro
Santa Chous
Toya
America
Anietloly
Joan
Aguercovs
Adarest
Corman
Tay Manufacture Fo
Miliaia
War era mystery case in New York dormitory report
New York occupants of a women’s dormitory at Lielle vue hospital were awakened by a mounting commotion. They found William Kelly, a member of Amundsen’s Arctic expedition party, returning to Denmark, who reported discovering an American flag planted 100 miles from the north point of Ulsten and in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liellevue
William Ikelly
Promised Land Opinion Echoes through a Bay Housewife Question
A garbled excerpt presents a curious dialogue as an old commentary voice questions a bay housewife. The text includes phrases about hens, water, and a beekeeper, with the prose sounding like a satirical or moralizing reflection. The fragmentary language makes exact meaning unclear.
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Greatness of America
Cinemati Enquirer
Royal Sporte
Lucy
Aloe
Harding
Laura Jackson
Vermont
Jackson
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Baltimore Sun
Anawers
Landyn
Delver
Congress
Mra
Profiteer
Bigas
Sovivel
Valley OF Silent Men
Rachael
Josselyn’s
Henry A. Shute
Cosmopolitan Book Corporation
Pat Nehers
Juden Shute
Mlapy
Beamy
Pewt
Linsle Tole
Holland
Vatican
Kelly
Englien
Egge
Prom Landen
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