Mixed global notes from a bustling postwar era
A collage of brief items covers prohibition impacts in hotels, European refugee tensions, a British colonial milestone at Hudson's Bay, rent strikes in New York, Indian peace pipe ceremonies, labor law debates in Ottawa, a Yale tomb inscription, and varied U.S. economic and social shifts from meat price controls to literacy and suffrage efforts, all reflecting postwar strains.
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Bronx
New York City
Robert Kindersley
Hudson's Bay Company
Lower Port Garry
Wonder Why And The Mystery Of Natural Laws
An eccentric narrator muses on ideas from Newton to Maxwell. The piece links curiosity to invention, recounting how Hindley taught stars measurements, a weather phenomenon, and Hiram Maxim’s insight leading to the gun silencer. It urges readers to open their eyes and wonder.
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NS. F. A
James Hindley
Thames
Hiram Maxim
Hay fever and asthma linked by diagnosis and cure
The article explains hay fever as an allergy not a fever and outlines the diagnostic steps at University and Bellevue clinics led by Dr. Gottlieb. It describes testing for the specific poison triggering bronchial asthma, including skin scratch tests and bacterial analyses, and notes weekly desensitizing injections and practical avoidance strategies.
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University
Bellevue Medical College
M. J. Gottlieb
Gottlieb
Day
Potato Habit Is Hard to Break Says Spokesman
In a Spokane Spokesman-Review note the writer argues potatoes are overrated for nutrition and compares them unfavorably to bread. The piece suggests substitutions like macaroni rice baked bones and peas and notes high potato prices motivate reducing consumption.
Port Trade Notes Show Price Rise on Paper Goods
From the Houston Port, reports indicate a twenty seven dollar purchase for a tobe item, matching a similar tip sold last year. The note mentions price escalation in paper hag products and a referenced exchange with Hiuvbaud-Blut.
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Houston
Grasshopper or Ant From Collier's Weekly
A French girl in a tounney setting becomes the focus of medical care for nervous collapse. The fragment notes an odd line about meat and mobility, with unclear context and garbled wording pointing to a hospital scene and a patient’s anxious murmurs.
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Collier's Weekly
That Held Him
An incomplete fragment from a Houston Poet piece quotes Theodore Roosevelt and a try to obtain letters of introduction. The passage shows Roosevelt’s sharp reply about capacity to mobilize supporters, reflecting a tense exchange over influence and access.
First of War Heroes' Bodies Return Home
The first group of American World War I soldiers buried overseas has arrived in the United States aboard the Nansemond. Seven flag draped caskets were brought from England and will be sent to their homes for burial under guard from arrival.
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U.S
Nansemond
England
Easy Presidency and the rise of executive power in America
The piece argues for a cautious presidency not bold and aggressive, warning against inner cliques manipulating the president. It notes Americans increasingly view the White House as the chief repository of power, with Congress and cabinet needing strengthening to curb executive dominance.
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Ley
Congress
Dolliver
Taft
Roosevelt
Wilson
Emerson
Messrs. Hoovevelt and
James Buchanan
White House
Capitol
Napoleon
Cahnet
Tax Plan Pushes Higher Rates to Boost Production
A committee of manufacturers and merchants advocates rising federal taxes to curb land speculation and high rents. They claim 6,000 firms with $1.46 trillion in capital back their plan to tax production more and hold land less, arguing the current rates penalize industry and encourage idle land as a reserve.
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Fed
Lima
Idle Natural
Japan's Coming Election and National Fate
The Lewleville Post notes an impending Japanese election seen as crucial for the nation’s future. It contrasts conservative and radical forces, cites debates over universal suffrage and conscription, and analyzes the political stakes and possible outcomes.
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Japan
Lewleville
Rime Minter Hare
Conservellives
Japanese democracy debate risks imperial stance growth
The piece argues the prime minister and allies face trouble as Japan’s push for universal suffrage could backfire. It warns that victory for suffrage may come only after May and that progressives calling for ending conscription could weaken Japan, potentially making it more imperial in five years.
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Japan
Imperial
Germany Coming On From the Minneapolis Tribune
Prince Joachim Albrecht who recently attacked French officers in the Adlon incident has been fined 60 marks. At pre war value that sum would be about the ruffian’s punishment an American judge might impose for creating a disturbance in a dining room. This suggests Germany is “coming on” a bit. A German court sentencing a Blo hen zollern for throwing plates at a French man is a hopeful sign.
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Germany
Minneapolis Tribune
Prince Joachim Albrecht
Berting
Mexican Corn Export Effort Takes Step Toward Market
The Confederated Chambers of Commerce of Mexico asks the treasury secretary to permit export of over 90,000 kilos of corn from Chihuahua. The surplus aims to fund next planting season as demand remains weak outside the region due to a bumper national crop.
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Meoxito
Secretary of the Treasury
Chihuahua
Not Yet Hardened. Birmingham Age Theraid exchange
A garbled dialogue depicts a gas merchant in Birmingham reacting to a suspicious visitor. The caller asks to step into offices and discusses delayed bids and financial pressures, with a tense exchange about affording current needs.
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Birmingham Age Theraid
Sloton
Bhe Did the Talking at Jile Ne Event
An unclear report notes a speaking event featuring Mia at Jile Ne and Lite Lan. The lines describe dialogue and a quaint tone, with participants Bhe and Hetening referenced in a fragmentary account.
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Mia
Congress and Efficiency
The Tacoma Ledger notes Congress faces a protracted session with 96 senators and 135 representatives. It highlights calls for fiscal restraint, ongoing special appropriations, and tax reform debates as winter ends and lawmakers debate trips, investigations, and delayed legislation.
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Congress
Tacoma Ledger
National Treasury
Capitol
Orient
Europe
Old Clothes Instead of Denims in New York Market
New York manufacturers oppose a denim movement arguing it will raise prices for workers and harm production. They claim labor costs keep clothing expensive, suggest wearing old clothes as a solution, and warn that promotion of denim may push costs higher while labor remains a major factor.
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New York
Imarmy
Muffer W
Young Man Promised Daughter in Trust Amid Murky Toast
An Edinburgh Scetawan fragment shows a proud father entrusting his daughter to a suitor. The groom-to-be reacts with restrained emotion as rain, pallor, and awkward words mark the pivotal moment. The exchange mixes ceremony with doubt.
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Edinburgh
Fragmentary lines from a misread page
Odd garbled passage shows stray phrases about a big fish, a fair man, and someone learning to bow but lacks coherent facts or identifiable names or events.
Census of Religions in 1920 Federal Council Report
The Year Book of Churches for 1920 cites totals from the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. Protestant membership reaches 26,980,456. Roman Catholic 1919 population about 4.7 million. Jewish and non Protestant groups add 166,081 and 166,081 members respectively, with overall church membership at about 44.7 million and 253,544 churches. The largest Protestant body is the Methodist Episcopal Church with 4,175,508 members. other major groups include National Baptist Convention, Southern Baptist, Presbyterians, Northern Baptist, and Disciples of Christ. There are 196,513 ministers, priests, and rabbis. Sunday school scholars total 15,291,655.
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Sdedbiardestve Bee Eeeeulhe
Greek Orthodox Church
Palas Hads Svinnbbekeaeee
Homan Orthodox Chupvm
Syrian Orthodox Church
Sa Pvewe
Susdone
Eeweaes
Miphek i Leee
Federal Council
Primitive Friends
Church Transceendent
Methodist Episcopal Church
National Baptist Convention
Megro
Perdi
African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Ivy Poisoning Season Says Public Health Experts
Dr. B A Sweet and Co V Grant outline ivy poisoning risks and practical care. Wash resin with soap and water, keep hands and clothes clean, avoid spreading. No guaranteed cure exists, natural recovery in about 10 days if not spread by handling or clothing.
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B. A. Sweet
Public Health Service and Co
V. Grant
Bureau of Plat Industry
Department of Agriculture
Public Health
Grant
Longevity and the Burden of Immortality Explored
A New York Sun piece cites Dr. Eugene L. Pisk on insects living longer and questions whether humans would be happier with extreme lifespans. It notes romancers’ fear of endless life and imagines a century-spanning observer recalling ancient figures and events.
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New York Sun
Eugene L. Pisk
Neo A. D
Polo Grounds
Vespasian
Collineum
Alexandria
Philadelphia
Genghis Khan
Mohammed
Combines and Nationalization Rise in London Luncheon Talk
The speech at a London luncheon urged closer ties between British and American business. Jerlag Kueh of New York touted the shift toward industrial consolidation, warning it could reshape global relations and national economies.
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Dugugh- Bygek- Tow Union
London
Jerlag
Kueh
New York
Hous Counalr
Watch on the Rhine debated by M. Andre Tarde
In L Tustration M Andre Tarde analyzes how the failure of the U S Senate to ratify the peace treaty undermines Anglo American guarantees for French borders. He notes the treaty’s condition that evacuation could be delayed if allied guarantees are deemed insufficient after 15 years and that no British American accords exist to supply those guarantees.
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M. Andre Tarde
Senate
Germany
Alled
Wod
Versailes
M. Tardiew
Loaded With Gold in Denver Exposition Speech
Charles W. Henderson of the USGS told a Denver luncheon that Americans spent 50 million dollars on gold ornaments in 1919 and 51 million in 1918, more than national gold production, as France's jewel trade and metal prices surge. he cites Europe’s export exodus and Maid en Lane as a world hub for gold silver and platinum ornaments in New York.
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Denver Times
Charles W. Henderson
United States Geological Survey
Denver
Str. Henderson
France
United States
French Republic
Europe
New York
Maiden Lane
New York City
Christmas Book Gifts Start The Year In Edinburgh
A Scotsman report notes a couple’s first year of marriage with gifts including a beautiful book titled A Perfect Gentleman given before their Christmas. A follow up questions whether the marriage changed after a year, mentioning a second gift Wild Animals I Have Met.
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Edinburgh
Sharp
Belore
Wheaton
On Long Speeches From the Hume Rettor
A satirical view cites Jefferson on brief past debates. It notes lawmakers aloud debating at length, contrasting Washington and Franklin's decisive style with a modern Congress of many lawyers. The essay imagines fourfold expansion and two parties wasting energy and funds.
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Thomas Jefferson
General Washington
Virginia
Franklin
Congress
Modest Request Sparks Drawing Room Mischief
An assorted clip from papers notes a pianist at a drawing room function asking listeners to let him hear his playing. The scene includes interrupted conversation and a muffled exchange about hearing the music amid the gathering.
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The
Boston Transcript
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