Variety of 1920s news items blink through Hartford paper
The Inter Mountain Globe summarizes scattered notes from London to Virginia and New Jersey detailing legal reforms, labor issues, crime controls, immigration trends, architectural schemes, and weather of the era. It reports on a morning bell rule in a town, jury room antics, labor classifications, and assorted international and domestic curiosities.
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Hartford
Conn
Byrne
London
New York
Hera
King’s Bench
B. C
North Carolina
Tennessee
New Jersey
Great Britain
Town Js
American Social Hygiene Association
Siga
Association
Sugar and starch linked to obesity and multiple boils
A discussion cites Dr Joslin and Dr Thalheimer asserting heavy sugar and starch intake promotes obesity and diabetes. A 15 year old boy with a high carbohydrate diet developed seven boils on his neck, later easing when sugar and starch were reduced, though growth demanded fats and starch adjustments to prevent more boils.
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William Thalheimer
Thallheimer
Thalheimer
Leosen
Jefferson's Morning Pranks Surprise Ellen Randolph Granddaughter
In 1808 President Jefferson writes to Ellen Randolph of Edgehill promising a playful surprise at dawn. The note, dated July 20 1908, hints at Jefferson's frequent affectionate awakenings of his granddaughters, who he calls his peculiarly valued kin.
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Ellen
Maris Kimball
North
Jefferson
The Profiteer in Madrid A Moral Combat Scar
A vivid portrayal of a wealthy, ruthless profiteer once shipping with the Allies, now corrupt and self important. He finances both sides, amass wealth, and rises to influence while his moral scar deepens. The piece critiques greed and social detachment as he walks the winter street.
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Luis Anton de Olmet
Heraldo de Madrid
England
Marquis
Count
Benevolent College of Heralds
Don Sancho
Don Garcia
Here’s to the man who holds his tongue in rage
An excerpt from Wroe's Writings praises self restraint in provocation. It extols the man who keeps calm and silences anger when words tempt him to lose control.
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Bay
Wroe
Reactions to the Disagreeable and Fear of Letters
A humorous reflection on phobias including the fear of opening letters and dodging unpleasant duties. The narrator links avoidance to worry and nervous disorders, citing a young woman and a librarian’s unread letters as examples and noting broader effects on health.
There Was a Monkey in the Cage Laying Waste
A fragment from the Muffalo Express mentions a monkey that saw a man peering into a cage and, wearing a monocle and a wristwatch, threw a pea at him in a humorous vignette. The piece mixes garbled dialogue and playful absurdity with no clear event or date.
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Hichmond Tirmen-Dispatch
Defacing Lincoln's Image in Modern Memorials
The piece critiques John Wesley Hil’s Lincoln biography and the trend of turning Lincoln into a sanctified public icon. It argues antebellum humanity is erased by hagiographic portrayals and waxen reverence, even recalling Lincoln’s theater moment as a human, not sacred, episode.
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Lincoln
New York World
Robert G. Ingersoll
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
John Wesley Hil
Lincoln Memorial University
God
Jesus Christ
John Wesley Hilla
The Sneak
The Dearborn Independent warns that the mean thief flatters to steal judgment. It notes some people crave praise and will surrender when offered compliments, distinguishing the Latterer who seeks reward from the friend who shares thoughts.
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Dearborn
Troubles of a Congresswoman in Oklahoma
From the Hartford Courant reports from Oklahoma that women rulers there are indignant over the choice for secretary not being suitable for the job.
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Hartford Courant
Oklahoma
Senate Moves Quick on Quapaw Indian Bill
Fragmentary notes show Senate progressing on an Indian bill related to the Quapaw. The document indicates passage of the bill and its movement toward a further stage in the process.
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Worross Ter
Advice Wanted From the Houston Post
A humorous exchange features Dubb distressed over showing too much kindness to a girlfriend and the friend's joke about striking a balance between being caring and not seeming needy. The dialogue explores early dating etiquette with light, regional banter.
Fragmentary 1920s text hints at social scene and dialogue
The readable lines show a domestic scene with women and a child related chatter about a party, a nurse or maid, and groceries. The passage mentions navy beans and a few names, but overall context is unclear and dialogue fragments dominate.
Influenza patterns and pneumonia in a 1920 outbreak
The report reviews 100 influenza cases from Waterbury Connecticut in January 1920. It notes nosebleeds as a prominent early sign, chills in most patients, and a gradual pneumonia development without high fevers or classic rusty sputum. The piece warns of a local outbreak likely to recur this winter.
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Phydann
Waterbury
Conn
Alexander and
MacDonald
Poem Contest Winners and Vintage Verse Fragments
A poetry contest in Northampton awards fifty dollars for a short poem group. Winning manuscript by Hi Conkling features a kitchen poem The old brass pot. Other pieces include Wild Tulip and a whimsical Story of Flowery Kingdom with mythical names and a seven volume mock epic about a chef, dragons, and a Flowery Land.
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Otte
Hi Conkling
Northampton
Mass
Too-Hi
Atute
Meee Muay Joo
Napoleon and Josephine Hatred Over Wardrobe Details
The Kansas City Star notes Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine endured a troubled marriage with his intrusive fashion meddling. He scrutinized her gowns and toilet, scattered garments, and even inked her dress to force a change, revealing a tense domestic life and clashes over attire.
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Kansas City
Napoleon Bonaparte
Josephine
Jane
Symbiosis Seen as Evolutionary Key Over Darwinian Strife
New York Times reviews H Reinheimer's Symbiosis arguing cooperation fuels evolution while predation causes decay. The work links bio economics with ethical living, claiming natural and human ethics align. It cites experiments on tadpoles and notes extinction stems from predacity, not harsh competition.
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New York Times
H. Reinheimer
Headley Bros
London
Germany
Mr. Reinheimer
Normalcy must be progressive in postwar order
H L Bird argues in Investment News that returning to normalcy is illusory and that progress must continue. He warns against standpatters clinging to old regimes, notes global revolutions since 1830 1848 and 1916, and urges open shop reforms profit sharing and employee management to safeguard investment and growth.
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France
Paris
Europe
Russia
Italy
Revival of Irish peace efforts signals shift in Sinn Fein talks
Reports from Dublin and London indicate Sinn Fein moving away from demands for an Irish republic and full withdrawal from the British empire. A Dublin meeting drafted a four point minimum platform including partition acceptance and self government. De Valera hints at dominion government while Lloyd George faces renewed calls for Irish input on taxation and home rule.
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New York Times
Dublin
London
Ireland
Chicago ‘Tribune
Dall Eireann
Sinn Fein
Dritih
de Vaelora
Parle
de Valerux
Canada
Lloyd George
I Came to America to Be an American
An American Peter MacQueen recounts his 48 years in the United States, choosing loyalty to America over ties to Scotland. He recalls adopting a single allegiance, aiming to serve the country and acknowledge its generosity, noting the United States surpassed his imagined ideal.
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Peter MacQueen
Harvey'n Weekly
America
Republic
Scotland
Mcottinh
United States
People of Foreign Birth and American Rights
A viewpoint argues that newcomers to the United States should not expect more from America than they receive there now. It claims many immigrants gain more here than in their homelands and warns that supporting every birthplace group would force vast government, military, and financial expansion, urging restraint on imported Race group lobbying.
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Wiscontin
United States
Mexico
South American
University of Virginia
Chicago Tribune
Denver
Portland
Lincoln Steffens
Long Beach
Cal Hes
New Jersey
Ga Helfer
State Highway Department
Foland Rohlfs
Germany
Virginia
Washington
Virginia State Capitol
Great Falla
Mont
Federated Labor Union
Mra
Caruso
Singer
Dievho
New York
Yvonne Welch
Pittsburgh
Woo
Marion Davies
E. O. Hoppe
United
Brooklyn
America
Miss Davies
Harrison Fisher
Howard Chandler Christy
Heather
New England
Europe
Aldo
Pea
Infant Prodigy Reaches Chess Prowess Early
A Boston-based observer recalls a child prodigy who learned chess from his father during wartime seclusion. The boy claims unusual foresight, saying he can see six to seven moves ahead while others reach only three. His secretary cites reincarnation as the source of his intellect.
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Samuel Recesewakl
Lawrie
Orat
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Muffalo Express
Hardy
Senate
The
Houston Post
Young Dubb
Po Snows & Seay
George
Wistaria
Hoo-Hung-Hoo
Mary Sou Chong
James Branch Cabell
Robt. M. McBride & Co
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Investment News
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