World War Era News From Inter Mountain Globe
Relations in France show strange hopes and humbling roles as decorated figures perform ordinary duties. Alaska judge C M Bunnell’s athletic feat promises open courts, while Roosevelt memorial plans and tax, liquor, and industrial actions fill the page with diverse postwar notes across the U S and Europe.
Typhoid Mary a Public Health Term Then and Now
A subscriber suggests coining Typhoid Mary as a label for carriers who spread typhoid fever. The piece recounts the early case of a New York cook blamed for repeated outbreaks, explains how carriers shed bacilli from the gall bladder and bowels, and notes health departments often require such individuals to avoid cooking or serving meals while monitoring them.
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New England
The Scarecrow and the Silent Field Tale
A scarecrow stands in a field observing people on the king's highway without speaking. A gray mouse, a small jenny wren, and a kiss from a curious squirrel mingle with the scarecrow's silence. From the New York World, notes on a twilight sleep method used in a Norwich surgical operation on Frank J. King.
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New York World
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Norwich
Conn
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Standing By Lodge
From the New York World. Republicans face whether senators will stand by the Lodge reservations as the irreducible minimum. Opposition remains ready including Hearst bolshevists pro-German propagandists Sinn Feiners and radical groups. Some back Calder stronger reservations others Knox separate peace with Germany.
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Germany
Communist Village No. 63 on workers habits and clubs
The article criticizes workers for reducing productive hours and increasing leisure. It notes workmen now labor six hours, sleep eight, and play cards ten, leaving party clubs neglected and transformed into stumbles as idle pastimes dominate. It portrays a decline in communal activities and discipline among laborers.
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Cleveland Communist Party Abandoned After Arrests
The communist party of Cleveland is abandoned as officials announce dissolution. The Department of Justice arrests three party leaders in a coordinated action.
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Department of Justice
Likely successor to Reynolds on G. O. P. Committee
It is considered likely that the successor of James B. Reynolds who has resigned as secretary of the Republican national committee will be Clarence H. Miller of Minnesota. Mr Miller formerly represented the Duluth district in Congress and has been a special assistant to the regional committee for several months.
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Way to Settle Fiume Difference
The peace talks failed to secure Trieste and Fiume under new governance, causing Italian distress. A neutral solution is to make Trieste a free port under Italian protection, preserving prewar trade and emporium status for Trieste and Fiume, with mixed populations favoring autonomy.
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Austria
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Compulsory Arbitration Abroad In War Era Analysis
The piece surveys compulsory arbitration and compulsory mediation in Australasia and Canada, contrasting New Zealand Australia Victoria and New South Wales systems with Canada’s model. It notes wage boards, conciliation boards, and penalties, and cites that New Zealand shows few strikes under the regime while Canada reports many disputes averted. It also warns against assuming U.S. conditions match overseas models and highlights notable figures and dates.
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Princess Braganza Returns to U.S. After 11 Years
Princess Braganza, American woman Anita Stewart, arrives in the United States with husband and three children for her first homeland visit in eleven years. The couple’s son Miguel and two other children accompany them as her husband renounces any claim to the Portuguese throne and remains in Switzerland.
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Bolshevik Funds From Idle Women Called Out
In a Senate committee hearing reported by World's Work a famed pro Bolshevist intellectual claimed Bolshevists can easily obtain propaganda funds from rich idle women with nothing wise to do. The remark echoes Lenine about Bolshevists and fools, highlighting cold cynical rhetoric in early Soviet context.
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Farm groups form vast cooperative with vast incomes
The article notes a county and state farm bureau system charging $10 yearly membership. It mentions a manager paid $10,000 annually and a president owning 4,000 acres worth over $1,000,000. It reports plans to contract for Tennessee phosphate mine output to ship by train to members. It also references New England and New York dairymen organizations and Iowa farmers federation with large anticipated incomes for cooperative buying and selling. It highlights farming as the largest business and claims improved business management is on the horizon.
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New York
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Shakespeare volume sets auction record at Sothebys
Fifteen thousand and hundred pounds were paid at Bothebys auction rooms for a Mitt volume containing early editions of Venus and Adonis and The Passionate Pilgrim. The Venus and Adonis copy is the sole fourth edition known, The Passionate Pilgrim copy one of three. The book came from Mr. Christle Miller’s Britwell Court library and was bought for America. It set the highest price ever bid at auction for a book.
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Western man is new president of Nat's Press Club
Mark L. , Washington area gains new leadership as Western man is elected president of the NAT S Press Club at a recent meeting.
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Sad Avenion
Why was Franklin pictured on a thrift menu
The article notes a United States railroad administration dining car menu on a New York to Chicago line showing a Benjamin Franklin portrait with the caption Thrift is Power and lists several prices for items such as peaches with cream and prunes with cream. It questions why the image appeared on the thrift themed page.
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Motioe
No Man's Land Desolate French Villages Abandoned
Fifteen villages in the Alene district are destroyed and will never be rebuilt. Seventeen towns in the Marne district will be abandoned, with about 100 others in France likely to remain no man’s land for years. The government has purchased the sites to keep them safe from future harm, as unexploded ordnance and dangers persist where homes once stood. Refugees endured hardship, dwelling in makeshift shelters while signs mark the sites to warn against residual dangers.
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Link Boys to Bus Torchbearers Through Time
A concise reflection traces the evolution from traditional link boys who carried torches to light streets, to modern torchbearers on London buses, noting how times alter roles and public functions across centuries.
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Economy and No Justice In Chicago News
The Republican House leaders pledge to cut expenses but resist revising the revenue law including the excess profits tax. They warn against repealing it citing difficulty finding a satisfactory substitute. Critics argue the tax harms industry and distribution, urging repeal with practical reform and accountability.
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House
Relics Found in Scottish Caves Reveal Ancient Lifestyles
Detroit News reports large caves in Scotland yielded remains of ancient households from two thousand years ago. Weaving tools, shoes, wooden utensils, lamps, pottery, and personal adornments were found alongside deer antler tools and horse gear. Prof. James Carl says the locals' ancestors taught premodern crafts and crafts.
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James Carl
Fragmented Russian ballad and violent anecdotes in aged verse
The text presents a garbled poem fragment discussing family characters and wild claims of violence, interwoven with a note about Anna Prater, a colored girl of 12 who ran away from masters and worked sewing. It reads like a sensational clipping with confusing names and derailed events.
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Prom Farm and Home Faces Big Business Fines
Prom Farm and Home faces fine action as farmers push back against large corporations. Local growers oppose consolidation, citing impact on pricing. Officials warn of regulatory scrutiny while farmers seek fair market access.
Revival of Link Boys in London Fog Shocks City
The Christian Science Monitor reports an intriguing revival of the old link boy role in London as foggy weather returns. The London General Omnibus Company plans a guiding service, with a focus on restoring a vanished custom and the romance of a bygone era.
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London
Infant Welfare in Lille during Siege Lessons from Paris
From Lille comes a report on wartime infant care with visiting nurses, clinics, and milk supplies since 1910. Despite German seizure of dairy cows, breast feeding rose from 43.4 percent in 1914 to 80 percent by 1918, cutting baby mortality from 23.3 per thousand to the lowest Lille ever recorded. The authors oppose milk depots, urge more maternal rest and food, and call for reduced reliance on day nurseries and bottle feeding to protect infant health.
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Poncet
Jazzing Juliet From Life in Come Off the Fire Escape Julie
A witty exchange about staging Romeo and Juliet with a risqué chorus and a provocative title. The manager claims the bold rebranding drives crowded houses, highlighting sensational marketing over traditional production.
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The Simpler Way From Blighty
A dialogue from London shows a mistress scolding a maid about answers at the front door. The maid defers to her mistress, noting she knows the visitors better. The exchange reflects class and household dynamics in a domestic setting from the era.
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A Heart Affair In A Birmingham Wedding
A black groom describes why he chose his bride after the ceremony. He recalls spotting Dinah and being struck by her looks and skill, but learns she was widely washing for seven white families, which won his heart.
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Dinah
Decisive Refusal Note On Charge Bill
A bookseller received an account rendered with a sharp rebuttal scrawled across the billhead. The quip asserts never ordering the book, never receiving it, and never paying, ending with a harsh taunt and a final sign off. The pointed remark names John Agnes as the author of the rebuke.
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Maneuvers Echo Bridge Misadventure Tale
In a humorous maneuvers scene from the American Legion Weekly, a bridge is declared destroyed by a sign and the company marches on. An umpire quips the bridge does not exist while the crew responds that they are swimming, led by a captain in curt fashion.
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Won't Change For Car Fare Says Doctor
A Baltimore American blurb quotes a couplet where a doctor prescribes little change for daily needs. The exchange shows a plea for funds to cover car fare, with the implied strain of wartime or daily hardship.
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Will
A Queer Person. From the Louisville rer Journal
A fragment from a Louisville rer Journal piece shows a dialogue about a husband buying a car. The joke hinges on affordability and social norms, reflecting dated language and attitudes. The text presents minimal readable context and lacks a clear incident or outcome.
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What is the baby crying about Katie
Yonkers Statesman recounts a domestic scene where a child cries over a master's shirt stud and the helper explains the child swallowed the object, highlighting a cautionary household moment.
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Katie
From Commerce and Finance Madison Ran Ghort
William Jones Salomon recently died in New York. He led William Salomon & Company, a great grandson of Haym Salomon, who came from Poland to Philadelphia and died there. Haym Salomon funded the young American republic, supported Bank of North America, and aided Jefferson, Madison, Randolph, and others with loans at interest.
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