Armenian widow seeks California teacher in distant New York search
Mre Araste Iatohigan widow of an Armenian college professor arrives in New York with two children aged 2 and 10 seeking "Mir Hagopianis" a California schoolteacher. She tells a Travelers Aid Society rep that California is within walking distance of New York.
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Araste Iatohigan
New York
Ulmer
Phil Hanne
Wilson
Coal
Mille Mpn
O'Connor
Christiana
Asia Minor
Arizona
Idaho
New Mexico
France
Rocky Mountain Lab
American Legion
Oklahoma City
Chicago
Sons of the Revolution
Great Lakes Naval Station
Clothiers
M. L. Rothechild
Bolshevists
Moscow
Lsvestria
United Kingdom
Deli Daily Association
London Daily News
Gleachers Reflect on Democracy and Justice
The speaker argues that democracy serves the common good, not individual gain, and warns that equal justice for all must replace special privileges. He urges capital and labor to temper wealth with faith and unity, advocating prudent leadership and community over factional games.
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Marschal
Unpleasant figures on wartime ship costs and crews
Forbes notes a magnate's record of voyage costs for four Vegeole charters and compares wartime operating expenses by nation. It shows American ships costing about twice British and six times Japanese levels, prompting questions about America's role.
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Forbes' Magazine
America
A Word Well Spoken at Jackson Day Dinner
Governor Cornwell of West Virginia defends the Democratic party's stand for individual rights and property ownership as foundational American principles. He notes both parties have at times denied these ideals, and urges firm reassertion without apology.
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New York Times
J. J. Cornwell
West Virginia
Democratic Party
Cornwell
The Queen's Telephone Display at Royal Table
The Detroit News describes a solid silver telephone claimed to be the most remarkable in the world. It features a word transmitter supported by four bronze figures leaning against a Spanish coat of arms and connects with the royal nursery through a golden wire.
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Detroit News
Spain
Royal Nursery
Soldier candidate or pussyfoot choice in Harding’s bid
The New York World notes General Leonard Wood and Senator Warren G. Harding face scrutiny as potential Republican nominees. The piece questions Wood’s stance on ousting socialists and labels Harding as a vigorous Americanist advocate.
Tall Girl Bites at Party Mystery Operator
At a fishing party a tall girl is suspected of being an operator. The exchange shows confusion as she nearly lands a bite and exclaims Nne's busy while the other pursues clarity. The fragment hints at a local social mix up with a cryptic remark.
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Youngstown Telegram
Nat
Grocer and Creditor Dialog in Alphabetical Settlement
A numbered exchange shows a grocer demanding payment from a man named Zimmerman. The debtor replies he settles debts in alphabetical order, illustrating a quirky, formal method of repayment. The scene captures a small financial dilemma in a Boston Transcript snippet.
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The
Boston Transcript
Wen Muteh
Zimmerman
Old Man
Left Over in London Opinion Kitchen Scene
A mistress confronts a newly installed cook about a policeman's arrival. The cook replies he is unsure and suggests that the officer must have been left over by the previous cook.
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London
Matthews
Still on the Job in St. Paul Leader's Knitwork Note
In the St Paul Nonpartisan Leader a lighthearted item notes former sock knitters now darning for the same parties. The piece preserves a homey newsroom tone and highlights ongoing community craft among local women.
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St. Paul
Thoughtless of Him from the Tiger
A life guard reports a drowned husband and missing body to a distressed widow in a bath house scene. The widow reveals her husband wore the key to the bath house around his neck, adding to the tragedy.
Too Much Profit in Money in English Profiteering Probe
The Kansas City Star reports on an Oxford profiteering inquiry where economist Dr Edwin Cannan claims currency notes cost only one penny to produce and that the government earns a six percent profit on sale. He clarifies the issue amid questions from the committee about the subject and its link to rising prices.
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Kansas City Star
England
Edwin Cannan
Oxford
Cannan
Treasury
Sam
The Lay of the Investor Parody Reveals Stock Hype
A spoof verse mocks wild stock pitches with absurd holdings such as Mexican rubber, Antarctic tuber, ambergris, Wellshal, Pineapple stock, and gold. It lampoons pushy promoters promising 100 percent gains while urging gullible buyers to invest in perpetual hype.
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Wellshal
Rock of Gibraltar
The Principal Difference In A Girl Chewing Gum
A humorous line contrasts a girl chewing gum with a cow chewing her cud while the cow appears thoughtful, framing the comparison as a casual store-chat quip from Arrawbridge and Clothiers.
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Arrawbridge & Clothiers
Odd sayings on marriage and cabbage prices unearthed
A quirky snippet notes how freely an engaged man pays for certain needs and mentions avoidance of ropes and married couples taxed at a cent per pound for cabbage. The fragment hints at social customs and pricing in a bygone era with humorous tone.
Don’ts For Those Who Have Liquor
A Rural Weekly notice outlines prohibitions on liquor movement and storage. It forbids transporting liquor between places, shipping or exporting liquor, and keeping it in storage outside one’s home. It warns against moving liquor when changing residence without a government permit and selling liquor without a permit.
Suez Canal Half Century Celebration at Port Said
The Suez Canal marks fifty years since opening to traffic with a recent Port Said celebration. The waterway links the Mediterranean and Red Sea, shortening London Bombay travel to 6900 miles from 11,000 via Cape of Good Hope. Built over ten years at 86 million dollars, the project owes much to Egyptian peasant labor. The voyage highlights biblical geography with Mount Sinai and a mosque cited as Mary and Joseph's legendary stop.
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Suez Canal
Port Said
Mediterranean
Red Sea
London
Bombay
Cape of Good Hope
Mount Sinal
Mary
Joseph
Egypt
Forest Plan Question Stirs Blackfeet Timber Debate
Milwaukee Journal notes Blackfeet national forest supervisor cites a Montana stand able to yield 2,500,000 cords of pulp wood enabling a mill of 140,000 tons yearly for six years. debate compares exploiting today versus rotation to conserve resources and avoid future shortages.
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Milwaukee Journal
Blackfeet National Forest
Montana
Rotaton
Lost people of Arizona left vast canal network
The Detroit News describes ancient Arizona canals feeding valleys from the Gila to the Casa Grande. It notes the immense water volumes supported vast lands, traces the Maricopa canal along the old Axtec ditch, and mentions Phoenix built on ruins with relics of a vanished civilization still found.
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Detroit News
Arizona
Gila
Casa Grande
Maricopa Canal
Phoenix
French Academy Receives 9000 Cognac Prize Applications
The Cognac prizes honor the largest French families. The Roger family of Mouilles has 77 children born, 18 alive, with the father a shepherd and the mother a factory worker. The eldest is 60 and the youngest 2, but only 90 prizes of 2000 francs exist.
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Marns
London Limes
Roger
Mouilles
Why He Stayed Below Deck.
Passenger on a ship laments missing clothes and accuses steward, who reveals the cupboard is actually a porthole. The exchange ends with comic misunderstanding as the steward points to the round glass door.
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Edinburgh Scoteman
England considers compulsory voting in Parliament bill
The Columbus Dispatch reports England proposes mandatory voting with a bill in parliament. The aim is to require all eligible voters to go to the polls and cast a ballot, challenging the assumption that universal suffrage already exists and noting many from the upper classes may abstain.
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Columbus Dispatch
England
London
We Must Keep Faith and Hope in Our Republic
A Sioux City Tribune editorial from January 15, 1920 urges calm after unrest fears. It calls for frugality industrious work on the job, detachment from money worries, and unity against despots. It cites Longfellow and emphasizes ship of state imagery and faith in progress.
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John C. Kelly
The
Sioux City Tribune
United States
Longfellow
Republic
Policy on Deportation's Devastating Family Impact
The Springfield Republican argues wholesale deportation of aliens labeled reds risks harming their dependents. It urges federal aid for families to depart, with prompt passports and passage support, and calls on state and municipal bodies to address increased public dependency.
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Springfield Republican
Proms
Aeem
Mate
Potens Thal
Iran
Trains Must Run Indianapolis News Debate
City officials weigh whether strikes by railroad workers can be forbidden to restrain service, regulated by labor groups, or halted once started as a policy question in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis News
Goats That Drink the Tea at Kansas Poultry Show
Goats from Alaska, kept in cold storage during warm weather, were shown with rabbits. Presented by a colonel of the United States Army who served with his regiment in Alaska. The goats reportedly thrive in temperatures well below zero and feed on snow and native forage.
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Kansas
Iy Star
United States Army
Aleka
No Bottled Moonshine and The Great Adjustment
The fragment references The Indianapolis News discussing the idea that change comes from individuals and contrasts thinkers like Augustine Birrell with Coleridge and Lamb. It mentions Dantivocracy, cribbage with an imbecile father, and vague critiques of novel philosophies, ending with a playful note on bottled moonshine not improving by keeping.
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Augustine Birrell
Coleridge
Charles Lamb
Lamb
Cribbage
Indication of Insanity Sparks Frat Debate
A fragment from IiMnela Siren notes a clash over a belief that two can jive cheaper than one. The odd line hints at student group discussions on loyalty, chaos, and collective action within a campus setting.
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IiMnela
Psyke
Ike
Daylight Talk Delivers Father’s Night Off
From the Loulavile Gourier Journal a note discusses a father’s wish to avoid a daylight routine and grant himself a night off. The item reflects local sentiment on daily schedules and family time.
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Loulavile Gourier-Journal
Loyd George Secretaries Ties to Glasgow Radical Roots
Lloyd George’s secretary Sir William Sutherland, born in Glasgow, comes from a radical family. An uncle led the Booteh crofters in resisting rack rents and evictions. Sutherland works closely with George, preparing details for major measures, living on the job day and night. He and many friends are Irish.
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Loyd George
Sir Willam Sutherland
Glasgow
Booteh
Hiss
George
Hin
Unclear Historical Note Sparks Dialogue in Siena News
Fragmentary Siena News item hints at a social or political shift with references to safety, work conditions, and a so called revolution. The text is garbled but suggests a local discussion on reforms and legitimacy of labor or safety measures amid unrest.
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Siena
A Brake on Strikes
The Buffalo Express reports on strike impacts with costs estimated at millions in wares and the effect of wage stoppages on officers. It argues strikes should be rare and tied to extreme cases, noting that salaries of leaders continued while workers were paused.
Empty stomachs drive radicalism in Europe and relief gaps
The piece contrasts a Brussels relief seeker and her desperate attempt to reach a committee with a New York Bolshevist parade. It notes European hunger driving extremism and the absence of appetite among parade participants, highlighting class and relief failures in wartime society.
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Charleroi
Brussels
New York
Bryan's late night banquet speech stirs audience
Washington correspondence recalls how Bryan worked the crowd at a New York banquet in the early hours. He mixed obsequious humility with veiled defiance, flattering Champ Clark while threatening Wilson’s policies and challenging a belligerent audience to back the president or risk a broader appeal to 4,000,000 voters.
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Washington
New York
Bryan
Jo Wes
Ile
White House
Champ Clark
Mr Clark
Clark
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Bryan
Frm
China Looms Large in Clothing Plan to Boost Trade
The article notes a shift from urging longer shirts to a broader plan where 400 million Chinese could buy an extra quarter of cotton goods per year. If successful, 100 thousand additional looms would be needed to supply the cloth.
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Christian Science Monitor
England
China
Charley's Aunt revival at the Royal London theatre
The Royal theatre in London presented a revival of Charley's Aunt to entertain the British public during the Christmas holidays.
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Royal Theater
London
Fires consume twenty percent of buildings despite saves
A fragment notes that twenty percent of fires still eat into buildings after attempts to save them. It references Dr. Huntington Huntington, a Yale geographer, and hints at research linking moisture to overall health outcomes.
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Hieaworth Huntington
Geography
Yale
There Was a Reason from the Cornell Widow
A fragmented paragraph notes a man of thirty years married stays home, a playful line about love, and references Clemenceau’s daughter in the United States explaining The Soul of France. It mentions Italia Carabela di and Garibaldi, Croix de Guerre, and a note on Italian war heroes and public sentiment.
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Cornell
Clemenceau
United
France
M Italia Carabeldi
Ainter
Isbald
Mle Garabald
Tietlan
Goiter Prevention Trial in Akron Schoolgirls
A Cleveland researchers’ iodide program in Akron public schools gave each girl about three grains of iodide twice a year over two weeks. Follow up showed markedly fewer goiter cases among treated students and reduced gland size, supporting iodine as a preventive measure in goiter districts.
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Drs
Geen Firet
Kimball
Rogoff
Marine
Wriers
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Monttana
Great Lakes
Lakes Michigan
Superior
Huron
Erie
Washington, D. C
Territory
Close Quarters Contest Reaches Tense Parental Exchange
In a vivid domestic quarrel a child pleads against hugging Uncle as the mother probes why. The youngster explains fear when the uncle supposedly becomes forceful, prompting a protective parental response amid tense family dynamics.
A Police Mystery from the Passing Show in London
A fragment from the Passing Show features Officer O'Connor calling, a voice inside responding, and a whispered claim of witnessing a creature slipping away, suggesting a humorous cryptic police sketch or chorus gag.
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London
Smutted Body Tattoos Sweep Across Cultures
Report notes English women ink birds on their backs New York women tattoo mice on ankles South Sea Island women receive barbar pole stripes around their begs. The piece quips that the world is growing civilized with these body art trends.
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New York
South Sea Island
Fragmentary dialogue hints at family moment
A brief excerpt shows a daughter reveling in life and a father asking about the speaker’s visitor. The fragment hints at a domestic scene and emotional tone without further context or names.
Back From the Big Burg in The Washington Star
Fragmentary text shows a farmers tale from a newspaper page. It mentions a prodigal son and the old folks feeling ashamed over cigarette brands, with local residents and a character named Corntoxsel involved in the dialogue.
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The
Washington Star
Josh Nettling
Engagement Sparks Quiet Vows in Dallas Love Note
From the Dallas News comes a shortExchange of tender vows as a couple discusses future happiness. The bride confirms deep affection while the groom promises steady love, signaling a forthcoming marriage. The piece captures intimate anticipation in concise domestic prose.
He Got the Job From the Home Sector
A colonel in a French regiment selects a tactful soldier for an order at his billet. The adjutant scouts the ranks and finds a former elevator boy who demonstrates practical tact with a bathhouse anecdote to illustrate understanding of wit and nuance.
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France
Eunnel
Mali Billet
Post names aviator’s memorial amid calls to honor service
The Appeal from the New York World reports Edward Tinkham Post of the American Legion names a young aviator fallen in service. Forty nine members sign a petition urging the U S to celebrate peace until entering the solemn international engagement for war’s prevention, accusing others of betraying those who died defending liberty.
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New York World
Edward Tinkham Post
American Legion
Ite A
United States
Mommer and Boy Debate Train Toy Speed in Legion Weekly
A reader reads a playful wartime column from the American Legion Weekly about a boy shouting at a toy train and a mother correcting his language with a humorous exchange. The piece captures family life and light humor amid Legion-era culture.
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American Legion Weekly
Mommer
Promises and Weather Threaten Food Supply
A garbled London Opinion piece links marriage vows to a precarious life while the Manufacturers Record warns of sharp drops in winter wheat and rye crops and livestock numbers in Kansas and beyond. It notes growing food famine risk amid adverse weather and stresses the need for vigilance.
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Kansas
Paulry
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Utle
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Londo
Argentina
Brazil
Shoe Retailers’ Association
Waye
Department of Justice
Lord Leconfield
Mayfair
Beawfell Pile
Eilis Island
Great Britain
Huenos Aires
Norway
Swaden Times
Ford
Germany
Army of Occupa
Federal Board For Vorulonmi Education
Pirote
Ehips
Rottendan
Noriea
Kandelsblad
Galveston
Gkshams
T. R
Leonard Wood
Harding
Pussyfoot
Queer World
Carranza
Hamilton Spectator
the Republic
Red
Lioyd George
Boston Post
Atine
Spinet P
Farmer Corntoxsel
Willin
Dallas News
Americas
Vicoule Bikreo Ibenes
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