A Plea for the Pocketbook in Postwar Finance
Theo H Price urges readers to curb unaffordable spending as inflation and rising prices bite households. He recalls wartime thrift lessons, criticizes profiteering, and argues for disciplined buying to reduce debt, noting the US national debt nears 75 billion dollars and per capita burden.
Elephants Farm Pests and War Time Echoes
A mangled set of excerpts describes elephants near Port Elizabeth to be destroyed by government order, with young captives to be trained for forestry work and meat planned for natives. Interwoven are poems and wartime sentiments about homecoming and memorials from New York Times Magazine style fiction.
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England's Share of War Volunteers Compared Across Regions
The New York Post notes England led in wartime male conscription with 41.2 percent of its male population serving, followed by Scotland 22.7 percent and Wales 21.5 percent. New Zealand tops colonial regions at 19.35 percent, with Canada and Australia around 13 percent and South Africa about 11 percent. Ireland trails at 6.4 percent, near America's level.
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South Africa
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Britain’s best minds chase a noiseless airplane
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports British engineers are developing a nearly silent aircraft to boost pilot endurance and passenger comfort, addressing the disruptive noise from motors and propellers.
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Britain
Sa Eeeine
Brandegee Threatens Leap From Republican Ranks
In Milwaukee Journal comments Senator Brandegee vows to quit the Republican Party if it supports the League of Nations. The piece mocks Lodge Knox Hays and party harmony, arguing Brandegee’s departure could reshape the GOP. The column laments the party’s woes and notes no imminent move.
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Stray Shots Memoir Fragment Reveals Family Roots
In a fragmented reminiscence the speaker recalls relatives and birthplaces Cripple Dewk Cole and Paineville Ohio and Meywlpitty as parts of a hidden family story. The dialogue hints at miseducation or deception while affirming resilience and strength.
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Paineville Ohio
Meywlpitty
Short Gallot Succens in Boston on Short Ballot
The Boston short ballot era features a mayor and a nine member council elected three from wards. An attempted change to a single council seat failed. The charter’s adoption limits and local reform efforts are described, noting no council scandal and a city population around 24 million in this period.
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Chet
British Army Malaria Cure Method For Large Employers
A historical account describes using quinine regimens to treat malaria among British soldiers in the Balkans and eastern Mediterranean. The two stage plan, daily quinine then weekly doses, maintained work trials and exercise, showing high cure rates and suggesting employers could apply the method to healthy workers to reduce sickness and boost productivity.
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Mediterranean
France
Haghind
Leaders in Senate revolt against conference committee leadership
Senator Kenyon assails Smoot and Warren for slashing national agency appropriations at the 11th hour. He calls the conferees torpedoing without warning and warns the Senate may be governed by a small group of leaders rather than the entire body. He argues this shows poor Republican leadership and prompts a broader test of Senate legislative control.
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Senate
Kenyon
Revenge is Sour
A reflective poem warns that revenge harms the avenger and that forgetting grudges is wiser. The speaker compares vengeful wishes to outdated notions and recalls childish anger with a note that even a costly grievance loses value when weighed against restraint. The piece ends stressing forgiveness over long harboring of hurt.
How Inventions Come and The Ancient Origins Of Everyday Things
A 1560 book The Our Fnghead Home Its Early History and Progress traces common items to their sources. Alfred the Great reportedly invented the lantern after lying on a straw bed with wind blowing through open windows. Medieval tapestries are linked to covering widows before glass panes arose.
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Fnghead
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Why Rail Stocks Lag in War-Era News
The New York World notes railroads will gain at least 70 million in government funds but market reaction is muted. Investors question war wage and hour problems, and rails resist bearing new costs as fears of early property return fade.
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New York World
Expensive Yet Saving From the Ohio State Journal
The piece notes the high cost of living in America and the enduring humor people use about groceries and meat markets. It reflects on the strain on families as prices rise and depression over household budgeting grows amid wartime context and admiration for American resilience.
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Remade Milk and Cream Debated by Milk Inspectors
Dr Redfield of the USDA told a spring meeting that remade milk could dominate in ten years, with widespread use of milk powder and water. Proponents claim price parity and smoother supply. critics urge strict inspection and pasteurization to ensure safety and quality.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Specters
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Great Britain
Redfield
Department of Agriculture
How They Say Hello Across Nations
A compiled list from the Dearborn Independent catalogs greetings from nations including Arabia Austria Burma China Egypt England France Germany Greece Holland Italy Persia Poland Russia Spain Sweden Turkey with phrases about health, manners, and good wishes. The items reflect cultural expressions used in daily salutations.
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Austria
Burma
Lapland
China
Egypt
England
France
Germany
Greece
Holland
Italy
Persia
Poland
Russia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
On Hiring Boys
Leopold Wertheimer shares a hiring test he learned from a former employer. He advertises for a boy and observes who notices a dropped piece of paper. One applicant stands out by picking it up, proving careful and reliable in other tasks. He notes only one disappointment from using the test.
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Leopold Wertheimer
A Brainworkers' Union Emerges from London Conference
At the Guild of Insurance Officials first conference in London a federation of brainworkers was discussed as a possible near future. Mr. F. EB. HO of Liverpool noted that unions like the National Union of Teachers and the Bank Clerks Union already see the need for combining. The aim is a united movement to influence the economy and organize workers across banks, shipping, and insurance.
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National Union of Jouriists
Bank Clerk's Union
Massachusetts Senate Pushes Worker Director Law
In Massachusetts the senate debates a bill allowing employees to elect directors of industrial firms who would hold stockholder powers and duties. The measure, praised by labor advocates, faces scrutiny amid concerns it mirrors initiatives from large industries with entrenched management.
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Washington Star
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New England
Volver
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Soldier Denied The Right To Sacrifice Himself
A veteran of the Meuse height reflects on the November Armistice and argues the soldiers’s longing for sacrifice clashed with statesmen’s push for quick ends. He suggests the armistice prevented a decisive victory over German militarism and questions who was right.
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Sedan
Rhine
Ike
Russia
Siberia
Sonnino at the Bar and the Italian Election
In the run up to Italy’s general election Baron Sonnino dominates as the pivotal figure though he is not prime minister. His past bargains with Austria and stance on Fiume divide public opinion and the outcome hinges on whether the public seeks reform or a return to medieval policy.
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Prussila
Bill John King
Baron Sidney Sonnino
Baron Sonnino
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Sonnino
Italy
Austria
London
von Buelow
Fiume
Wilson
Orlando
Adriatic
Gardens and verses cross a snowy page mix
Fragment from Harper's and other papers blends a poem about loving a garden with many garbled lines about flowers and birds. It also reports on dictionary supplements and a satirical piece about debt, merchants, and credit, attributed to various 19th and early 20th century sources.
Speed Incentives Stumble in Gossiping Columns
A garbled miscellany from multiple papers blends cheeky quotes and misread dialogue about speeding and social schemes. The text surfaces comedic exchanges and mock narratives featuring hurried driving and social theatrics.
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