Ocean Rate War Looms
The Cunard line pledges $1 per 100 pounds for full shipments to attract Pacific coast business, a policy seen as discriminatory against coastal shippers. The Shipping Board backs shippers, and a political clash with Britain looms, risking naval conflict if tensions escalate.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Cunard Line
Atlantic
Southern Pacific Company
Pacific
European
Cunard Company
Shipping Board
Greal Britain
A Word for Father. Maude 8 Turner, ir The Delineator
A reflection on fatherhood begins with a mythic Eden scene and moves to a nurse's remark about stern fathers on stairs. It contrasts a mother's dramatic central role with the father as background yet essential guardian between baby and hardship.
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Maude
Turner
Eden
George
How to Treat a Fever in Old Medical Opinion
An essay argues against routine fever treatment and overreliance on drugs. It cites physician Beverly Robinson warning aspirin and antipyrin derivatives may harm and notes fever can aid healing by boosting white blood cells. Alternative approaches favor limited intervention and gentle warming with heat over cold baths.
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Beverly Robinson
Ito Cavalry
Patience And Virtue In The Face Of Calumny
Vancouver Province quotes urge patience when wrongfully spoken of and advise letting calumny fade. The verse counsels rising above spite, keeping dignity and a loving stance while assessing spiteful words. It encourages noble conduct and serene judgment.
Bell Ringers Scarce in London Armistice Day
Widespread disappointment as many church towers fell silent on armistice day due to a shortage of skilled bell ringers. London alone reportedly lost about 80 top ringers after the war, with over 100 peals but not enough men to ring a quarter of them.
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London
Ancient Society of
College Youths
Royal Cumberland Youthe
London Scholare
St. Paul's Cathedral
Great Britain
A. B. F. University News
A. E. Long
126Th United States Infantry
France
United States
Long
Alek
Long Gectarep
Pepive
Mother Sills Bea Sloh Kennedy
the Tribune
Dried milk as baby food eyed for safety and demand
A newspaper discussion outlines almond and synthetic milks as alternatives for babies who do not thrive on cow’s milk. It cites almond milk preparation, pros and risks of heating, and notes Cleveland’s Gerstenberger experiments on a shelf-stable synthetic milk prized for uniform feeding and potential cost savings.
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England
Bright
Cleveland
Gerstenberger
Cross State Auto License Changes Between Illinois and Iowa
Illinois grants Iowa registered vehicles similar privileges for deliveries within Illinois with tax exemptions for Iowa business cars. Iowa corporations with Illinois branches must display Illinois license plates for cross border trips. Australia Open Field: Australia seeks US goods as postwar markets shift. Japan supplied early, then dumped lower quality goods, hurting long term sales in Australia.
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Illinois
Iowa
Australia
Detroit News
United States
Pacific
Great Britain
France
Germany
Japan
Oil 1 Cent a Barrel Hits Mexican Market
The Wall Street Journal reports fuel oil in Mexico selling for 1 cent per barrel due to overproduction and weak demand. After about a dozen large wells came online, major companies lost market control, causing a sharp drop in business and an export duty of 10 cents per barrel amid the low price.
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Wall Street Journal
Mexico
Trouble of the Picture Censor in WWI
Leslie’s Weekly recalls how a seemingly innocent February 8 1918 photograph at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia showing German Captain Koenig and other prisoners at vegetable garden labor sparked a diplomatic crisis. Berlin protested, citing wartime rules and prompting U S and neutral nations to act to defuse the issue.
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Leslie
War Department
State Department
Koenig
Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia
Berlin
Sam
Odd Tales and Dinosaur Bone Found Along River
A Dallas News reader recounts a neighborly anecdote about Mrs Nexdoor and Mr Hobbeon praising a cheerful outlook while a cigar incident shows absent mindedness. In Albert a large fossil bone near the riverbank is thought to be part of a dinosaur skeleton, with plans to search for more.
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Dallas News
Game Road
Mr. Hobbeon
Robinson
Albert
White Elephants and the King of Elam Tale
This piece recalls the ancient tale of the King of Elam who sent a white elephant to a courtier to ruin him. The animal could not be sold and its upkeep ruined fortunes, giving rise to the expression He’s got a white elephant on his hand. The current “grouch” is the world’s costliest example, a fate you incur by choice and possession.
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The
Milwaukee Journal
Elam
Dr Cook and German Plot in Himalayan Intrigue
The article notes Dr Frederick A Cook faced a German plan to seize him and place a Boehm impersonator in Indian centers stirring revolts. It mentions English protection and references an unrelated court scene defining anarchist as one who promotes or opposes state of anarchy.
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Cook
Boston Post
Frederick A. Cook
Hinalayan Hills
India
Boehm
Richards Expense Bill and Prohibition Debate
The Mitchell Republican cites a Richard s note on June 24 arguing that prohibition enforcement harms the home and breeds bootlegging. The piece portrays Richards using referendum to oppose stronger enforcement and claims the circular endorses illegal production of home liquor and theft.
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Richards
Republican
Cabinet Making Madness
Comment on expanding government through new departments as a popular impulse among rising Washington statesmen. The piece satirizes the eagerness to spend hundreds of millions and to appoint cabinet heads to oversee new agencies.
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The
New York Sun
Washington
Punctuality Lesson From a Rebellious Youth
A youth recounts repeated firings for lateness and lax time sense. He explains how ignoring clocks ruined jobs, and how realization prompted reform to value punctuality and align with employers and peers. He notes learning to be on time and joining others who prize reliable service.
Woman Seeks Army Groom Via New York Reemployment Bureau
A Montana ex-soldier asks the New York City reemployment bureau for a wife, offering land and a house. He responds with a list of questions about looks, brains, finances, and eligibility, while the woman asserts independence and loneliness and seeks a suitable partner.
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Reemployment Bureau
New York City
Pearl Street
Montana
Bradstreet
Unsensible dancing schools mocked in music periodical
The article criticizes flamboyant dancing taught outdoors with diaphanous costumes. It questions Beethoven era expectations, noting the image of a young woman performing in a grassy field draped in cheesecloth and misusing musical imagery.
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Musical Courier
W. Percival-Monger
New York
W. Peo
Beethoven
Morton
League of Nations urged to end isolation and curb future wars
Theo Price argues the United States must join a League of Nations to secure disarmament and prevent global conflict. He contrasts Erewhon’s satire with contemporary policy, urging senators to abandon isolationist views and embrace a collective, 20th century world role.
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League of Nations
America
United States
Old Laces and Smuggling in 17th Century Europe
The Boston Transcript describes how Charles II s sumptuary laws spurred lace smuggling from Brussels into England. Brussels lace reached Britain as Point d Angleterre and Point de France, attributed to Berain, likely for court ladies of Louis XIV. A similar flounce remains in Paris Musée d Art Decoratif.
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Boston Transcript
England
Channel
Britain
Angleterre
Point de France
Berain
Louis XIV
Musee d'Art Decoratif
Paris
Kendall's Candidacy Draws Support in Storm Lake
Hon. N. B. Kendall of Albia spoke at a college commencement in Storm Lake. His visit increased interest in his gubernatorial bid, with notable admirers among local and prominent men. The speech reportedly attracted more supporters without harming his existing base.
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Kendall
Storm Lake
N. BE. Kendall
Albia
Shriners Elect Philadelphia Leader as Imperial Potentate
W Freeland Kendrick of Philadelphia is elected Imperial potentate of the Mystic Shrine North America. Monsignor Gerald P Coghlan attends as Archbishop Dougherty’s representative at Kendrick’s welcome home, signaling Catholic collaboration with Shriners in war work.
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Shriners
Commerce and Finance
W. Freeland Kendrick
Philadelphia
English and American Correspondence Peculiar Phrases
The narrator notes how British and American terms differ in daily life describing phrases like left my room in many directions and crossed the street catty corner and paid coal oil elevator drug store dry goods store conductor for kerosene lift pharmacy diapers and guard realizing these words mark him as speaking a foreign language to Britons and Americans.
From Pounds to War Weights and Art Reparation Claims
The piece notes contrasting figures on soldier weights from the Spanish and present wars, mentions Belgium seeking in kind reparations for Flemish artworks, including Van Eycks and Dirk Fonte, and discusses moral arguments about racial attitudes as spoken by Charlie Young at Camp Grant.
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London
Lalgian
Cgeemany
the van Eycks
Friedrichamuseum
Berlin
Dirk Fonte
Munich
Germany
Belgium
Upren
Louvain
Dixmude
Not all war was horror says Pershing in Boston Herald
General Pershing recalls that the Yankee spirit showed during World War I as he cites a staff anecdote. A doughboy captured a German with a large roll of French money but chose honor over plunder, saluting the captive and asking in German to return to attention.
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Kanst
Draps Schutzent
Boston Herald
General Pershing
Paris
Himelf
Busy Birmingham corner shows rush as druggist sells stamps
A Birmingham Age-Herald item notes brisk business at a drugstore with customers lining up for stamps and using the telephone. The grocer jokes he may need two more city directories to cope with the rush.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Buelness
Lines and Angles in School Memoir
A sharp new mathematics teacher introduces algebra to high school pupils. The students note her strict, angular demeanor and decades of experience, sparking playful chatter about how teaching shapes a person.
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Indianapolis
Helen
Definition of Anarchist and South American Names
A fragmented discussion explains that South American names often end with a distinctive suffix and carry a mother's surname initial. The piece notes how initials aid identification and convey convenience in everyday use, though it contains many garbled phrases.
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Christian Science Monitor
United States
South Amera
Woo Wieh
Success Depends on the Boy
A Christian Science Monitor piece reports a study of U S business leaders showing 10 foreman subsections include 4 born poor 7 moderate and 9 rich indicating that upbringing does not ensure success. The piece argues democracy should recognize that children from moderate or rich backgrounds can rise as well as those from poor homes.
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Christian Science Monitor
United States
Foremont
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Merchant Princes
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