Norris Joins Borah in Opposing League Covenant
The Des Moines Register notes Senator Norris of Nebraska joins Senators Johnson of California and Borah of Idaho in refusing to ratify the league covenant over the Japan China settlement. The piece questions western senators concern for China and accuses them of hypocrisy and parochial interests regarding Shantung and European claims in China.
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Nebraska
Johnson
California
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Idaho
Japan
Shantung Peninsula
China
Germany
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United States
Borahs
North Pole
Taxes Here to Stay Amid High Burdens and No Relief
The article argues taxes will persist with little chance of relief this decade. It cites President and congressional efforts to cut expenditures and overhaul tax laws by 1921, noting Senator Smoot predicts only modest corp tax cuts and warns Americans face rising interest charges and hidden taxes.
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Washington
Congress
Smoot
Buttermilk Proclamation Sparks Nostalgic Ramble
The piece riffs on government lemon fed buttermilk policy and recalls a family memory of a Buttermilk Brigade. It blends satire about dairy policy with a reminiscence of Southern estate life. A Vietnam era style aside and an odd wartime note about ships close the piece.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune
Lincoln
New Orleans
Kentucky
Lydia
The French View on Guarantees and League Safeguards
The Petit Parisien argues the League cannot act immediately and France faces aggression risk. It notes America is distant and England protected by the sea. Wilson and Lloyd George favor an immediate guarantee for France with a simple proclamation. The treaty would not obligate France but its allies would supply necessary guarantees and remain until the League itself suffices.
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Finding a Star: A Soldier Dancer's Rise from Ballet
The New York Evening Sun recounts dancer Hion Fred Romanoff, once with the Imperial Russian ballet and the Metropolitan Opera, seizing a wartime nighttime show at Scuifly after a soldier asked for a stunt. J. W. Nash of San Francisco notices his talent, enabling Romanoff to join YMCA programs and later choreograph the Cannes water carnival. Born in Racine, Wisconsin, Romanoff’s path from Petrograd to fame unfolds.
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Babies' Hotel Opens In English Life
The babies' hotel is becoming a feature of English life with a location in Bexhill and Hampstead and more to follow. Parents are excluded and babies occupy rooms under the care of nurses and governesses. Beds chairs and tables are miniature and meals follow nursery routines with milk a staple. It grew out of wartime needs when homes were given up and many mothers returned to work.
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Tav
Penalizing the Press in Final Bellman Issue
The final edition of Bellman laments government policy curbing press freedom and censorship. It claims post department pressure stifles publication while only large outlets with vast ad revenue could endure such limits. The Parks chamber backs a bill to end censorship amid political pressure and treaty concerns.
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Cex
Simller
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Dopution
Stephen Plehon
Jorelan
Gils
Tar and feathers spread from Britain to modern practice
A Cheyenne State Leader report notes an English army officer tarred and feathered a naval officer for infidelity with the officer’s wife. It traces the act to English origins, citing medieval use by Richard the Lion Heart and a 710 year history, contrasting boilling pitch with the gentler modern method.
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United States
Orien
Richard of
Wreaths Guide Lithuanian Lovers Future
In Lithuania during Semny a girl learns her future by wreath ritual in the woods. Birchs are gathered and adorned with ribbons then paraded through the village. If the wreath sinks in a brook she will be widowed within a year. if it hangs, marriage will occur or fail accordingly.
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Lithuania
Semny
Nebraska Railway Order Questioned During War Causes
Nebraska State Railway Commission ordered a station and shipping facilities at Ralston. The Ralston Businessmen's Association vs Bush case vacated the order, with Judge Rose noting war emergencies and federal control now affect railway funding and labor needs, urging further inquiry due to changing conditions.
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Supreme Court of Nebraska
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United States
Democratic Treves council backs German war conduct
In Everybody's Magazine an observer recounts five Treves workingmen's council directors who resemble a labor union leadership. Asked about the war, Herr Schroeder openly declares their approval of how the war was carried out, despite cautious denials from others.
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Nobody Wants It in the League of Nations debate
In the House of Commons Lloyd George faced heckling with Nobody wants it. Pro and anti League voices from Britain show broad support in Albert Hall meetings across Liberal Conservative and Labour parties. Vienna births and deaths figures rise while tuberculosis deaths fall. a Zurich dispatch notes possible King George noncomment on a former Kaiser trial. Chickens in the Crooks club display a temporary pen near the judge’s stand for inspection.
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Engiteh Soil, Owing To Their Close Relationship. Chhooks
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Prevention of Heat Stroke From Sweat and Diet
An older discussion explains heat stroke risk in hot weather. It covers sweating as a key defense, warns against beer as a temporary stimulant, and suggests wrapping in a wet sheet and a cool diet of fruit vegetables milk bread and cooling drinks to reduce body heat. It also notes that fever without sweating signals rising danger.
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Ny Street
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Auliet
Not Worthy of You Dialog Sparks Quiet Exchange
A brief Louisville Courier-Journal scene shows a girl affirming approval to George with a soft remark, “All right, George, go ahead,” signaling a settled moment in their conversation.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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Car brands clash as buyer settles on Geewhinz
In Louisville the Courier Journal notes a buyer’s choice after initial interest in Buzsbuzz. The buyer ends up with Geewhinz as the cook preferred that make, signaling a decisive preference in a local car selection.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Bisected humor and wartime verse fragments from old papers
A collage of brief captions and quips from various newspapers. Snippets include a parodied lecture on turning the other cheek, a shop clerk and starch in shirts, Campfire Girls road work, dressing room snubs, and poetic lines urging service and sacrifice.
The Humiliation of Bacchus in a Washerwoman’s Yard
A Western city scene recalls a marble Bacchus copied for a distiller once honored, now mocked by a washerwoman who ties a clothes line and dirty socks to humiliate the god of wine. The tale links decadence to ruin as the family falls into poverty and distress.
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Ferrara
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Florence
Italy
Littl
Wealth and Labor in America Says Judge Gary
Judge Gary of United States Steel Corp says American workers are highly intelligent and deserve rewards for their labor. He argues wealth and position distribute with initiative and ability and warns against destruction of capital by labor or misrule by a minority.
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United States Steel Corporation
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United States
Centenarian divorce suit and marriage rights debated
The Los Angeles Times notes a 59 year marriage ending in divorce as a woman sues in Illinois. It cites a New York Supreme Court ruling allowing a man to take a wife if he chooses, challenging relatives limits. The commentary asks who will stop centenarians from pursuing partners.
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Supreme Court of New York
Those Versatile Bankers
A Springfield Republican piece argues the League to Enforce Peace is funded by bankers and capitalists and notes a cycle of anti banker prejudice. It contrasts American and Paris attitudes toward music and criticism in a broad cultural survey.
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How to Get Along
A short reflection on virtue and success. The author argues industry fairness and temperance underpin prosperity, while religious pretense and rigid pride hinder progress.
China Must Hurry
The New York World notes Senator Norris of Nebraska will vote against ratifying the peace treaty over Shantung fairness. It questions if opposing the treaty means delaying peace until China becomes a model republic.
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China
New York
Norria
Nebraska
Shantung
Young Anna Shaw’s Early Preaching Career Beginnings
A 17 year old Anna Shaw preached at Ashton yesterday revealing the start of her long, resolute path. The New York Post notes relatives in Michigan altered the notice, situating this moment just after the Civil War in her evolving vocation.
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Ashton
New York Post
Michigan
Anna Howard Shaw
What do you men know of women's work
A female orator challenges the audience with a call for men to admit shared domestic duties. A timid husband rises, marking his first chance to participate, while the crowd reacts to the exchange. The scene highlights gender role tensions in a public gathering.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Photograph Keepsake Sparks Secret Message Mystery
From the Edinburg Bootaman and Rehoboth Sunday Herald fragments. A woman Adeline notices a symbol on the back of a photograph claiming it is carefully preserved. Separately Tom and Dick in a letter-writing exchange reveals attempts to avoid asking for money while funding his stay.
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Adeline
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Tom
Halloa
Old Boy
Fight Note From The New York Times
The tall figure, seven feet in the air, dominates the scene as the fight unfolds. The shortest participant bets railroad tickets on the loser, while domestic tensions surface in a public exchange about marriage.
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