British Empire Conference and China in World Affairs
Universal Service reports Mel Lang Fang plans to come to Britain and notes shifts in China’s stance toward Japan and the Soviet Union. The piece discusses the June imperial conference in London, damages to Anglo American relations, and potential leadership changes involving Churchill and Canadian dominion priorities.
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Mel Lang Fang
Washington
China
Bhakespere
Portia
Lady MacBeth
France
Sadda Yasco
London
Great Britain
Japan
Shantung
Germany
League of Nations
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Canada
Australia
Russia
Persia
Afghanistan
Asia
Bhe
Moscow
United States
Wedgewood
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Lloyd George
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Concrete Pipe Making and Its Versatility
The article explains how concrete pipe is produced, including rim core and reinforcement. It notes the material is highly adaptable, can be made in various sizes and thicknesses, and, with proper reinforcement, forms an ideal culvert.
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United States
Canada
Be Good to Your Job and Earn What You Deserve
A reflective verse urges workers to value their labor and strive for improvement. It cautions against shirking, urges daily usefulness, and notes the fear of earning less than worth. The piece references public figures and historical notes from newspapers of the era.
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Helen
Uume
John G, Keller
Roosevelts average man says he works at it harder
A reporter recalls Theodore Roosevelt declaring I am the average man and adds that greatness is found in persistent effort across many pursuits not specialization. The excerpt contrasts efficiency doctrines with the value of trying diverse tasks and learning by doing.
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Wyoming
Roosevelt
George
Httle
J. Louis Globe-Democrat
Bonator Hall
What an inch of rain really weighs across the land
The article explains rainfall in practical terms, noting an inch of rain over an acre equals about 12,000 gallons or roughly 110 tons. It contrasts arid Phoenix with humid New Orleans to show how a single inch can mean very different things depending on location and yearly averages.
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Phoenix
Aris
New Orleans
New York
France
Rothachild
Women Preach Debated by Presbyterians and Public Figures
In a column by Arthur Brisbane reflections touch on women preaching, Franklin K. Lane’s death and funeral rites at Yosemite, Gompers versus a judge, views on cemeteries and cremation, and excerpts on sun spots and aurora observations from Milwaukee.
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Arthur Brisbane
Rendezvous With Spring and European Trade Talk
A fragmented clip notes a poetic piece about welcoming spring and birds, alongside a report from The Indianapolis News on Germany Russia trade tensions and a Paris bound singer Madame Yvette Guibert criticizing American scatter in energies after teaching in New York.
Care for the Aged and a Prison Brain Operation
Advice to physicians on elderly care stresses careful examination before medicines and avoiding overmedication. It notes risks from pneumonia, senile conditions, and common therapies, urging rest for heart failure and cautious use of sedatives and narcotics. The piece also covers a sensational brain operation at Sing Sing that reportedly cured a violent prisoner.
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Blair
Fed
Modern races and American reform progress
James Bryce compares fifty years of American politics and reform. He notes fewer heaters now but more public interest, urging continued improvement and looking with optimism at today's extensive press discussions on political social and economic issues.
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James Bryce
America
Howe
Quadruplets hailed as rare sign of human progress
Arthur Brisbane quotes President Harding congratulating the parents of quadruplets, discusses rarity of large litters, and contrasts human birth rates with animals. He then riffs on migration to Idaho, housing costs tied to builders’ agreements, a Wyoming marriage health test, French reconstruction loans, and the paradox of Rothschild notes.
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Arthur Brisbane
Harding
Warren Harding
Salted Mackerel and the Markets’ Free Trade Fear
The St Louis Post-Dispatch discusses Comptroller of the Currency Crissinger’s remark that supply and demand resemble a salted mackerel. The piece argues that artificial control of commerce could strain individual liberty and threaten open, natural channels of trade, with price dynamics harming producers and possibly consumers.
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St. Louis
Everbody
Cha«inger
America
Wages For Wives From The New York Herald
The New York Herald reports on household labor value with Nebraska State University findings that a farmer’s wife earns about 4000 a year in husband’s eyes. It argues such pay would bankrupt farmers and notes wives lack monetary compensation yet provide love and support. The piece also mentions McNamara’s disillusionment with San Francisco unions and a Milwaukee judge denying eviction to three daughters delaying rent.
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H Ome Economics Department
Nebrovi State University
Nebraska Univereity
McNamara
San Francisco
Milwaukee
The Monotony of Teaching in Three Ring Circs
A teachers memoir outlines changing schools and subjects, from Latin and physics to commerce and typewriters. The author notes student mischief, evolving methods, and personal discoveries as pupils grow in personality, with pockets of humor from misread texts and coded language.
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Magangine
Magasines
Alfaifa Female Seminary
High School of Commerce
Chaucer
Solomon
Ulysses
Balboa
Pilgrim Fathers
Farming by Wireless Advice Hits Rural Life Shift
The Hural Weekly reports farmers can install a wireless receiving set to get weather forecasts crop reports and market news. A simple 50 to 75 dollar device linked to Agriculture and Post Office departments will deliver instant farm data, aiding hay cutting and crop selling decisions. Edward Bok lauds small cities for their distinct American character and quiet locales versus mega metropolises.
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Department of Agriculture
Post Office Department
President pledges to stand by allies over charging ahead
The president convinced allies that the U.S. will stand with them rather than push a confrontational charge. The move signals a shift toward solidarity in the face of international pressure and reinforces long standing commitments to alliance partners.
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Washington Post
Divorce and Philosophy in the Springfield Era
The Springfield Republican reports unconfirmed news of Bertrand Russell’s death while noting authentic London pews and no divorce granted to his American Quaker wife. It cites Mr. Pussell’s writings on love as central to marriage and records his wife’s testimony that he confessed love for another woman a decade ago.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle
Tennyson
Henry VIII
Roger Williams
Addison
Thackeray
Tom
June Caesar
Egypt
Stevenson
John
Achilles
Brisela
Chapman
Homer
Benny
Kreisler
Burns
McPherson
Daisy
Caroline
Eva
Myrtle
Annette
Springfeld
Bertrand Russell
London
Pussell
A Degree of Heat in a Spring Day
A Detroit News report recalls a warm spring day when four year old Elizabeth ran indoors and begged her mother to remove some of her clothes, exclaiming she was a whole petticoat too warm. The New York Herald notes Ambassador Harvey will keep the London embassy dry and will refrain from using the nickname Amy Harvey Col at home.
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Grover Cleveland
Germany
Bergdoll
Grover
Hirin
Kansas
University of Kansas Ee
Detroit News
Elizabeth
Olf
The
New York Herald
Hiarvey
London
Amy
Harvey
Pot “Col
Qualifications for an Ambassador
The New York Post quarrels with Harding's plan to appoint Richard Washburn Child ambassador to Tokyo. It argues he is disqualified for his writings favoring Japan and urges appointing an ambassador with no knowledge of Japan and guaranteed impartiality.
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New York Post
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Seattle
Child
Tokio
Nippon
Japan
Pacific
Far West
Woman Leader Replies To Sir Ernest Wild On Juries
The Christian Science Monitor reports Lady Astor responds to Sir Ernest Wild’s stance on exempting women from public service and jury duty. She notes both genders hold strong opinions and argues women should not bear exemption from income tax either.
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Christian Science Monitor
Lady Astor
Ernest Wild
Plymouth
Ernest
Ruthleself
Gasoline Price Drop Sparks Fort Scott Inquiry
The Fort Scott Tribune reported gasoline hauled in tank trucks to farms 12 miles from Fort Scott sold 2 cents cheaper than in Fort Scott. A letter to the Standard Oil Company asking for policy explanation received no reply, and soon Fort Scott gasoline prices fell by a small amount.
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Fort
The
Tribune
Unclear Washington Star fragment on social norms
Fragment from the Washington Star references a Mire and a manager, mentions unions and wages, and reports on a Budapest police plan involving folding varintiokw and a wing woman in a skirt. context suggests a satirical or cultural item with social commentary.
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Budapest
Geound
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