Oddities and gossip from distant shores and states
A collage of notes reports strange crops in Florida. An orange tree in Avon Park draws protection as a potential revolution in fruit growing. Other items note Lenin, Serbian monarchist moves, shark fishing off Parker Island, mackerel theory, and cross Atlantic plans by Norwegians. Also mentions California and New York civic topics, and a Newark inventor seeking forgotten funds.
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Jorida
Avon Park
South Florida
Oysters Safely Marketed Year Round A New Method
New York State conservation officials test a chlorine-water treatment to sanitize oysters. Oysters are kept cold, then soaked in weak chlorine solution for hours, reducing bacteria and improving appearance without affecting flavor. The process could expand production to polluted waters and boost consumer confidence.
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New York State Conservation Commission
New York Harbor
Carmelia
United States Public Health Service
What Keeps Tobacco Up
A letter to the New York Herald recalls higher prices for tobacco since the war and shrinking quantities. It notes 10 cents for two ounces, then 16 cents for about 1.75 ounces, and claims ammoniated tobacco remains costly while growers hold due to low prices and poor market reports.
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New York Herald
Ammonsa Tobacco
Farcical claims and chimpanzee baby notes in province papers
The piece mixes sensational curiosities about jungle beverages and South Africa cashew drink myths with a New York chimpanzee birth and maternal affection. It ponders whisky derision, human birth challenges, and speculative future science while noting the two pound infant and the evolving infant forehead compared with adulthood.
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William C. Terrell
South Africa
New York
Providence
Oppression Rumors Spark Riot in India
An account recalls a riot triggered by British interference in a funeral pyre, detailing deaths and widespread anger. It argues that government actions threaten Hindu rites and personal liberty, warning against continued oppressions and urging post‑determination sentiment.
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India
Druvich
Np Alion
Hunan
Antwerps port congestion leaves Poles behind at shelter
Chaos at Antwerp port as ber American Line endure severe congestion. Poles and other workers are reportedly stranded, with many unable to reach shelter or board ships. Efforts to relocate passengers and resume normal operations continue amid the delay.
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Ber
Atwerp
The Telltale Lines Reflect The Self-Deception Of Crime
From the Dearborn Independent a moral critique argues that secret misdeeds show on a person’s face and in their behavior. It notes theft, fraud, and deceit corrode character, warning the self deceived reveal their hypocrisy through facial and moral lines.
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The
Dearborn Independent
Ee G
van Aviews
The Other America From the Churchman
A critical editorial contrasts American leaders and elite voices with popular American conscience on foreign policy. It argues that true America honors wartime ideals, rejects cynical depictions of the League of Nations, and should press Europe to a moral order and armament reduction.
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Harvey
League
America
England
Court of St. James
Taft
Hughes
League of Nations
Europe
Association of Nations
Iien
Cotton crop to be smallest in 25 years says national meeting
At a national cotton conference in New York plus the St Louis Post Dispatch report three main causes for a shrinking crop are noted. Reduced acreage boll weevil and bad weather are named but the central issue is that growers must sell below cost producing cotton. A 10.5 million bale carryover looms and market saturation concerns persist. President Harding pledges administration help toward normalcy in Europe crucial to restoring demand.
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St. Louis Post- Dispatch
New York
Harding
Europe
United States
Han
The Groten Kies Engagment Troubles
Charles and Hal discuss Matilda breaking their engagement over a kiss incident. Hal admits stealing a girl’s affections while Charles stammers, trying to explain the misunderstood moment and the feelings involved.
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Matilda
Hal
Charles
A Pernicious Influence from Treasure Island
A San Francisco Chronicle anecdote notes Frederick’s binge reading of Treasure Island, described as a Diisafyl feast from breakfast to bedtime. He becomes entranced, undresses, and suddenly recites a garbled prayer asking for rum, reflecting a satirical view of the book’s influence.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Frederick
Treasure Island
International breast feeding practices and milk safety around the world
The report surveys global breastfeeding incentives and milk controls. It notes France offers per-day benefits for nursing mothers, Cuba runs a national baby contest, and Germany funds one third of breastfeeding support, with widespread milk pasteurization and inspection practices. It highlights varied national approaches and gaps in data from several regions.
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Ned Cross
France
Cuba
Germany
Switzerland
Norway
Great Britain
Argentina
Brazil
Japan
New Zealand
South Africa
Spain
Greece
Tine
Czecho-Slovakia
Prague
Ministry of Health
Wellington
L. M. Fotter
Holland
Denmark
Jugo-Slavia
Scheidemann's Documents and War Peace Efforts
Norman Hapgood reviews Scheidemann's pamphlet on diplomacy during World War I. He notes Scheidemann opposed militarism yet later aligned with the Kaiser’s camp, detailing Berne talks, Vatican peace moves, and German maneuvers to undermine peace efforts.
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Scheidemann
Norman Hapgood
Universal Service
Philip Scheidemann
Social Democratic Party
Stockholm
Boheidemann
Berne
Heamer
Mgr. Pacelli
Vatican
Vienna
England
Reichstag
Ultiman
Mexico
Hrudah
The Rabbits in a Field Encounter
A poem recounts a quiet chase as the speaker stalks rabbits through a hay field. Scattered leaves and twigs crackle, Wem flees at the whistle, two shots fire, and Rolland is knocked down. The scene fades with a gray dawn and a broken bird song, narrated by Hobert A. in London Mercury.
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Hobert A
London Mercury
Farm News Transcript With Fragmentary Dialogue
A fragmentary farm note describes a visitor and companion seen off farm for a week, with casual remarks about corn and an alpaca needing a rest. The text includes garbled quotes and odd spellings, reflecting OCR damage and incomplete sentences from a rural news item.
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Leo
The Stumbling Blocks of Success and Fear
Insightful musing on perseverance and vision. It argues that failures appear easy but are overcome by staying with the quest and dismissing pet fears that govern one’s life. Strong, reflective tone invites readers to endure and pursue their plans to the end.
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Dearborn
House of Life
Birth Registration Shows Uneven Coverage Across States
The fifth annual birth statistics report reveals poor birth registration in 222 states and DC with 60 percent of the population unrecorded. In 1919 New England to the Atlantic coast counted, but enforcement varied. Utah owns the highest birth rate and excess over deaths, while California shows the lowest. The rate fell 2.8 per 1000 since 1915, and baby death rates dropped 17 percent from 1918. Oregon and Washington lead in baby welfare.
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Sap Fis
United States
District of Columbia
Ccenea
New England
Atlantic Seaboard
New Hampshire
Utah
California
Kansas
Kentucky
Minnesota
North Carolina
Oregon
South Carolina
Virginia
Washington
Wlasconsin
Speculating With Public Money From the New York World
Washington reveals a major delinquency in income and excess-profit taxes by corporations. Over 500 million dollars remain unpaid from 1918 to 1919, diverted to speculation and other uses instead of government payment. The 1920 shortfall worsens 1921 prospects, prompting calls to treat taxes as current expenses and condemning corporate profiteering.
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Washington
Postmaster General Pushes Stamp Education in Schools
The Postmaster General urges teaching proper stamp usage to boys and girls nationwide to ensure future adults are proficient. He notes schools may resume instruction without heavy burden, urging simple sealers and guidance to improve postage handling across regions including New England.
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United Lates
New England
She Pastallone
The Next War and World War Fear Amid Global Tension
The piece reflects on the danger of a future global conflict seen as the most horrific event. It references wartime experiences in Muro and the six months after, and notes personal awareness of potential war preparations and threats, warning against white rage and escalation.
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Muro
Potentitle
Euy
Emergency tariff debate shows trade shifts and imports
The Commerce and Finance monthly foreign trade summary notes wheat, meat, dairy imports rose in 1920 21 while exports surged for cottonseed oil and wheat. It argues the Fordney tariff is unrelated to an emergency, citing rising imports and broader postwar readjustment and affirming trade handicaps persist amid global rebalancing.
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Coconue
Ios
Ginieseessis
Eee
Canada
Egypt
Eaner
Wages and Living Margin in AFL Report
The American Federation of Labor argues against wages set purely by cost of living, calling it illogical and classifying. It urges a wage margin above subsistence to allow self improvement, education, and potential for workers to enjoy civilization’s benefits and save for misfortune, with opportunity to become employers and share in American wealth.
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Milwaukee Journal
American Federation of Labor
United
States
The Circus Mind Pictures in a London Mercury line
A fragmentary verse piece imagines a circussy mind as a carnival of glittering thoughts. The great Alngrmaster directs a show with acrobats and clowns amid sensual names and feints, ending as lights fade and silence falls in a London Mercury print segment.
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Alngrmaster
London bishop and moat dispute stirs city debate
The moat around Fulham palace becomes the focus of a jurisdiction dispute between church and civic interests. Reporters note varied views on ownership and preservation, with letters to the London Times urging protection while others question its status and utility.
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London
Fulham
Bradmoat
Modely
London Times
Stillman case and public morals in 19th century glare
Readers are urged to value lengthy coverage of the Stillman case as a moral and historical caution, with Arthur Brisbane noting such reporting informs both present and future historians. The piece cites Cleopatra and Lear-like figures, praises Old Glory's 144th anniversary, and discusses the national growth from thirteen stripes to a hundred million people, stressing money and responsibility in the era.
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Stillman
Ferrero
Caesar
Cleopatra
Mra. Leeds
Marc Antony
Egypt
Octavia
Augustus
Continental Congress
United States
Galaxy of Nations
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Alaska
Philippines
Ite
Freeedom
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