No War With Japan Is Wise For America Says Observer
An opinion piece argues that war between the United States and Japan would be disastrous. It compares naval power, Atlasic routes, and economic stakes, urging restraint, alliance with China, and preservation of open trade routes over conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Japan
Far East
Pacific
San Francisco
Yokohama
Hawaiian Islands
Atlantic
Liverpool
New York
English Channel
Britain
Asia
Hawaiian
Pacific Coast
Great Britain
France
United States
California
Germany
Philippines
Asiatic
China
India
Europe
Blue Ridge Range
Harding Reconsiders Free Toll Policy For Panama Canal
The Brooklyn Eagle reports President Harding has shifted on exempting American ships from Panama canal tolls. The piece notes prior pledges by Harding and the 1912 Democratic stance, compares Wilson’s Congress dealings, and questions whether the change signals a permanent policy or a delay. It cites Elihu Root and Borah, discusses potential disarmament implications, and mentions Sousa's treatment in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Panama Canal
Wilson
Congress
Elihu Root
Root
John Hay
Borah
Senate
White House
Great Britain
Campaign to Exterminate Tussock Moth In Minneapolis
The Woman's Community Council of Minneapolis leads an organizing drive enlisting boy scouts girl scouts and campfire girls to head teams across the city to combat the tussock moth pestilence. Moths resist eradication as they hatch twice yearly and do not freeze. J M W Wallix head of the American relief administration cites European relief surveys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Woman's Community Council of
Minneapolis
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Press and War Echoes From The Postwar Page
A mosaic of headlines and quips describes postwar Normalcy and unrest. Kipling’s line on press power appears alongside brief items from the Heaton Herald and New York Globe noting restaurant demand, a Villa revolt, famine hunger strikes in China, and machinists’ salary refunds totaling about $10,000 for August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Globe
Francisco Villa
Camullo
Durango
International Association of Machinists
Laffin described as a bright, engaging expression
A fragment describes laughter as a vivid, transforming expression. It portrays laughter rising in the eyes and playing around the mouth, spreading warmth across the face like a glow and a bell like sound, then fading softly as if resting in a note of violet.
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Joeh Billinge
Henry W. Blian
iWoa Miain Kant
Summittuke
Klear
Oz Happy Oz
Violeta
End of Scrofula Rule Kings Lose Their Power
The piece extols modern medical progress over royal cures for scrofula once treated by kings and milk from tuberculous cows. It cites X rays radium and heliotherapy as effective options, noting radiation cures about 90 percent and emphasizing non surgical approaches before any incision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Boggs
Boggs
Sun Spots and Business Depression in Historical View
A historical analysis argues depressions recur roughly every 14 years and examines sun spot theories. It contrasts 1893 and 1907 panics with 1920 21, noting crop failures, gold and silver concerns, and the role of deflation, unemployment, and postwar losses in shaping a non panic downturn. It cautions sun spots as a cause but highlights broader factors and eventual recovery.
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Prom
isTit
Jevons
Valga
France
Great Britain
United States
Orvet
Knickerbocker Trust Campany
New York
Varius
Our Intolerable Position on Silesian Question
The piece denounces Ambassador Harvey for treating the Silesian issue as purely European and calls the United States to participate in League of Nations deliberations. It warns history repeats itself like Alsace Lorraine, urging Americans to avoid repeating costly detours that cost graves and debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Supreme Council
League of Nations
United States
Harvey
Europe
Alsace-Lorraine
Versailles
Alence-Lorraine
Briand
Bismarck
Amerma
Courage and curiosity in a sprawling era of questions
A column links Hiram Johnsons questions on disarmament and war debts to broader ideas of courage. It cites a nihilist suicide, Crookett’s prison fire, and the search for safe brakes, then notes Belgian restitution claims and South Dakotas labor and harvest concerns amid wartime policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Crockett
Florida
Fragmented Proverb Fragment on Marriage Banter
A garbled old line suggests a saying about men and marriage and changing attitudes when wed. The text is unclear but hints at a belief that marriage alters a man’s behavior or prospects.
Mark of a Man by Rudyard Kipling
Kipling argues money is wasted by fools and that true strength lies in saving. He notes wealth alone does not define a man and that extravagance unsettles the mind while thrift builds character and steadies resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Peonage Law Reaffirmed in Philippines Courts
Secretary Paredes instructed first instance judges to explain the peonage law to peace officers and laborers to prevent compulsory labor abuses. He warned that charges may be misused against workers and urged vigilance against debt bondage as landowners rely on it in some provinces. The note also mentions rising student costs in Paris and rent suspensions in Hawaii while New York trains a National Guard air squadron.
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New York Post
Souis
Tary
Justics Paredes
Philippines
Paredes
Harriet L. Leavenworth
Hamilton College
New York
Leavenworth
Greece
Constantine
Asia Minor
Kaiser
William
William the Great
Germany Sees The Light From Berlin On League Support
German sentiment shifts toward the League of Nations as Berlin officials reckon fairer treatment on Silesia than from Lloyd George and Briand. The piece notes the League could move Germany from defendant to equal nation, while American influence slowly aids a just settlement.
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Berlin
League of Nations
Germany
Silesia
League Council
Lloyd George
Briand
Supreme Council
League
League of Victors
Council of
Victors
America
Hart
United States
Peace Portal Dedication Across Pacite Highway Planned
A large Peace Portal project marks boundary crossings between Canade and the Mailed Blather with a September 6 ceremony at Blaine Washington. A Belgian mission reportedly collapsed while a solution to a donation dispute is claimed by The New York Herald as solved. Air travel between Berlin and Laipal is described with a brief, unclear route and duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canade
Blaine
Wash
United States
New York Herald
Weel
Berger
Berlin
Laipal
Old Parties Fear Probe On Shipping Board Scandals
A Vanity Fair style critique notes fears of a senatorial inquiry into the Washington shipping board. It highlights bids for wooden ships, lawyers tied to shipping interests, and high salaries paid to ex-government lawyers now working for shipping entities. Senator Borah warns partisan debate clouds the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vevey
Lasker
Shipping Board
Laaker
Washington
Brand
Wwe
Wilson
Borah
Mischief and fashion talk mix in odd 1900s column
A fragmented newspaper item blends local gossip with social commentary. Mrs. Snyder criticizes a younger woman over a husband. The piece drifts through fashion trends, automotive influence on hats, and rambles about gravity, explosives, and world events with scattered named references.
I Know Not When The Day Of Death Will Come
Poem contemplates the inevitability of death and the unseen moment of passing. The speaker acknowledges the approach of death, the sunset of life, and the unknown beyond, suggesting readiness matters more than timing as death opens eternity.
Caesar in the Chilterns and the Roman Echoes
In a war weary night on the hilltop Caesar sits amid frost and shadow. A distant Roman gordon and a woman's laughter drift through the cold air as the nightingale sings in London Outlook.
Illustrations For Dickens In The Christian Selenow Monitor
The piece discusses 12 new illustrations of the Frekwick Mappers by Charlcen BE Hrook and debates whether modern drawing styles will replace traditional engravings by Browne, Cruikshank, and Chap. It references moralizing by critics, mentions Allen and a travesty of likeness, and notes a New York Herald story about stamp forgeries and a Chicago Lincoln Park patrol context.
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Dickens
Christian Selenow Monitor
Frekwick
Charlcen
Hablot
K. Browne
Cruikshank
lDinkenstana
Artielas
Hivowne
Allen
Tonniel
New York
Pune
United States
Mont Lincoln Park
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Frederick Palmer
Collier's Weekly
Mr. Harding
Brooklyn Eagle
Philadelphia
Sousa
Central
Bolahevian
J. M W. Wallix
Dubuquge
Hisitany
Jerusalem
Boston
Heaton Herald
Laffin
Arthur Brisbane
Hiram Johnson
England
Johnson
Ike
Devine
Counries
Cara
Australia
Belgium
Agamnat Ae
Vienna
Maria Theresa
South Dakota
Phillippines
Parla
Latin Quarter
Hawaii
Biehoy
Islands
New York State
National Guard
Mount
Everest
United States Navy
Farloag
Warsaw
Chicago
Norman Hapgood
Frederick Snyder
Goshen
N. Y
Mr. Snyder
Edward
Ku Klux
Trenton
N. J
American Legion
Donnelly
Ford
Henry Pond Bias
Enghand
Cortina
du Pont Company
Ford 4
Criela
Ejeelal
E'En
C.D. ML
Caesar
Emperor
Sixulee
Casear
Ani
Roman Gorden
Bost
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