Peace Should Come Quickly to Check Budding Revolution
William Allen White comments on a likely secret accord between Great Britain and France to oppose Germany, predicting a Wilson doctrine style policy. He notes upcoming German reactions, timelines for peace either by May or mid-summer, and the broader upheaval as Lenin and labor movements spread unrest across Europe.
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William Allen White
Maris
Great Britain
France
League of Nations
Wilson
French
Chamber of Deputies
Council of Four
Bingland
America
Italy
Adriatic
F’rance
United States
Germany
Africa
Pacific Islands
North
South Pole
Asia
Austria
Bulgaria
Turkey
Paris
Europe
Budapest
Archangel
Lenine
India
Ng Albert
Bolahevium
Training Little Children For Honest Play and Discipline
Advice for parents on social play, honesty, and discipline to raise well mannered children. Emphasizes fair treatment, keeping promises, gentle authority, and consistent limits. Describes using removal of toys and solitary time as punishments and endorses imaginative play as a learning tool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mugyer
Nona
Grasa
Feers
Veterans Talk On Future Plans And Duty
A garbled report discusses American Legion efforts led by Heig Gen Willian G. Priew of Keystone division as a wartime to peacetime program. It references unity brotherhood and civic duty amid postwar concerns and public policy debates.
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American Legion
United States
Heig
Willian G. Priew
Keystone Division
Legion
Neo
Pest Invasions Threaten American Crops
An 18th century style critique warns that European pests and diseases such as the corn borer San Jose scale alfalfa weevil peach tree borer and brown rot threaten U S agriculture. It cites quarantine barriers on Colorado potatoes and notes dangers from nursery stock and soil clinging root balls entering unintentionally.
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San Jose
Massachusetts
New York
Government Quarantine Aims to Ban Plant Bugs Entry
An 1919 quarantine bans nursery stock and certain plants effective June 1 to curb invasive bugs. The measure targets import bans amid fears of billions in pest losses and urges sending S O S to the entomology bureau for guidance.
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Troy
Allendling
Department of Agriculture
Entomology Bureau
Washington
Formaldehyde wash for aseptic milk utensils advised
The National Crop Improvement Service recommends mixing one pint of 40 percent formaldehyde in five gallons of hot water to wash and scald milk cans. Thorough cleaning plus daily sunning reduces sour milk and eliminates lingering bacteria without leaving residue after drying.
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National Crop Improvement Service
Protect Our Honor From Fake Soldiers and Beggars
A call to the public to stop the “clean-up drive” against fakirs posing as discharged soldiers seeking alms or selling souvenirs. The notice urges civilians not to fund beggars, insisting real soldiers earned honor and government care will aid those in need.
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Jook
Wloch Utla
Goldlern
Roduce
Those Japanese Bills in California Legislature
The anti Japanese bill in the California legislature is framed for political aims ahead of elections. President Wilson is asked if he would mind if the measures are enacted. The piece notes intrigue and party splits over the bills. Marie Wichhol, former Spartacan chief, is mentioned with shifts in government allegiances and an assassination attempt that failed.
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Ban Pranciaco
Legisluture
California
Wikson
Pty
Mery Wiehho
Uevllo
Ceuwe
Kichharn
Oleplane
Fragmentary OCR: Young Mother Pursued from MeWarko Weekly
Readable text shows a distressed young mother pursued and a figure named Arnold offering payment for care. The fragment mentions a baby fed cow's milk daily and a tense exchange with a doctor or guardian figure. Other details are garbled and unclear.
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Mearagu
Arnold
Burrell
Prom Lowden Opsilon Out in New Mexico
To the Point reports prom Lowden Opsilon leaving New Mexico amid public speculation. The piece notes confusion over the loader's reaction and hints at volatile local sentiment, mentioning Albuquerque and a tense gas situation.
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New Mexico
Albjuerque
More Farms Should Have Berries and Other Small Fruit
P G Holden extols growing strawberries raspberries blackberries currants and gooseberries on farms. Discusses propagation pruning winter trimming row spacing mulch and fertilization with manure straw and garden waste to boost yields and profits.
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P. G. Holden
Tere
Races and Nations in a World League of Peace
A letter to the London Morning Post argues that the world is built on races not nations and urges gearing nations into a peace league while leaving races ungeared. The writer critiques Wilsonian schemes and warns of race tensions and costly delays amid global power shifts.
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H de Vere
Women of Brussels Fashion 1918 Linen Attire on the Boulevard
Charlotte Kellogg notes Belgian women dyed stout linen into summer outfits, sewing sandals from napkins for a 1918 boulevard triumph. Dr T. comments on wartime wear, praising lightweight white fabrics from German-supplied cloth and noting their contrast to winter models.
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Charlotte Kellogg
Brussels
Rowe
Dr. T
Bousaela
England Faces Marriage Decline Amid Husband Shortage
Clergy note a house famine and lack of eligible men as key factors in fewer marriages. An estimated 1,500,000 English women may be unable to wed due to insufficient suitors, prompting many to seek employment instead of marriage.
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England
Fragmentary 19th Century Text on Women and Warmer Mores
An OCR damaged fragment cites a New York themed discussion on gender roles and marriage. It references a hillbotde night and a woman asking why a warmer moers would marry, with responses suggesting gender perfection as a motive. The passage is garbled but centers on social expectations and relationships.
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Hrithat
Posbnties
Ate
Ubipe
Witei
Hillbotde
New York
Clu
Priae
China's tariff bondage and fiscal struggles cited to peace council
A memorial presented to the peace conference by 44 chambers of commerce in China argues that treaty powers bar tariff changes and revenue, leaving China reliant on taxes and hampering modernization. it notes shortages of funds impede education, agriculture, and finance.
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Christian Science Monitor
China
Pnat
Ninala
Bho
Fender
Chinon
Old Bores and Mr Blair in Prohibition Echoes
An old Springfield Republican comment recalls Henry M Blair of New Hampshire and his long defunct federal prohibition push. The piece notes Blair’s reputation as a dry speaker and frames his legacy as the prohibition amendment’s historical prelude.
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Springfield
United States Senate
Henator
Henry M. Hlair
New Hampahire
Mr Hair
Senate
Blair
New Hampshire
Geneva's Bid to Host League of Nations Headquarters
Debates rise over Geneva as a potential capital for the League of Nations with objections citing neutrality and Belgium’s wartime role. Belgian envoy Wald and others argue neutrality proved unstable amid global conflict, while Switzerland’s stance faces scrutiny regarding strategic value and past protections.
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Geneva
Bruxsela
League of Nations
Wilson
Wald
Vaul Hrmoans
Switzerland
Belgium
Hellen
English Courier in Japan Leads Long-Seen Trade Ties
Fragmentary report tracing an English courier’s arrival in Japan, titled and unnamed, and his role as shipbuilder and foreign councilor to the Emperor. It outlines early Brit and Japanese relations, mentioning a 399 year arc from arrival to a federation dispute, with mystified details and conjecture about historical outcomes.
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England
Chinghan Science Monitor
Yokouula
William Adving
Japan
Berane Shipbuilder
Forelan
Qeloprod
Come Heed Federation
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Fron
Cote
Kansas
Danese
Tauleville Courier-Journal
Vic
Tau
Hieke
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Aster
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