How France Handles Her Forests Her Way
United States Forester William B. Greeley contrasts French forest policy with American practice. He notes two thirds of France’s forests are privately owned and managed to sustain crops of timber, while U S practice favors large private mills and rapid harvesting. He argues for expanding private forestry in the United States through policy, taxation, and cooperative education.
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France
America
United States
A Mother's Letter on Wealth Compared to Neighbors
A New York Telegram excerpt quotes a mother's letter to her daughter urging contentment with modest means. She contrasts their finances with a millionaire Brown's daughter, argues happiness comes from frugality, and credits thoughtful nurture for shaping better women.
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New York Telegram
Fighting spirit and civic training urged by military editor
Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards argues for universal citizenship training to curb undisciplined youth. He calls for a strong army and navy as schools for manhood and outlines core traits of a good American citizen. Flora Klickman criticizes free verse as chaotic and antisocial. Representative John Q. Tilson warns against drifting back to wartime complacency.
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Army
Morgan Gift Offer to Wilson for London Embassy Home
Pierpont Morgan offers to donate his London residence at 13 and 14 Prince's Gate to the United States and requests congressional authority to accept the gift for use as a permanent American embassy in London. The proposal seeks setting the Morgan home as the U S diplomatic site.
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Wilson
Congress
United States
J. Pierpont Morgan
Prince’s Gate
London
Bronze tablet placed on Roosevelt pew in St. Nicholas NY
A bronze tablet overlaying a pew long occupied by Theodore Roosevelt and his family at the Collegiate Church of St Nicholas in New York City was installed as a gift from the church consistory.
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Theodore Roosevelt
St. Nicholas
New York City
Rev Dom Mocquereau at Georgian Chant Congress
Rev Mor Mocquereau O S B listed as director of the International Congress of the Georgian Chant held at St Patrick's Cathedral in New York.
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Dom Mocquereau
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York
Ideals and Happiness in Concrete Public Welfare
The text argues lasting happiness comes from turning ideals into practical structures that aid human welfare. Material goods matter only when used well, as even useful logs become swamp fill if misused. Ideals must serve good ends, and joy arises from projecting oneself toward the future and the welfare of the race.
Notable Historical Facts From Ancient to Modern Times
Julius Caesar created a cipher system not decoded for 1400 years. Seventy years ago Pennsylvania led the U.S. in wheat production. Whisky originated as medicine 500 years ago and is tied to Scottish Highlands distilling. The Germany Austria Italy three-state alliance formed March 13 1887. Melodrama began as music with dialogue. Iceland waterfalls could yield 60000 and 50000 horsepower. All world gold melted might fit a 23 by 16 foot room.
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Julius Caesar
Pennsylvania
United States
Scotland
Highlands
Germany
Austria
Italy
Iceland
Guilty But Pardoned説 A Moody Institute sermon excerpt
A Moody Bible Institute sermon recounts King David’s sin with Bathsheba, his confession after Nathan, and God’s mercy. The piece cites Psalm 51 and Psalm 32 as paths back to forgiveness, urging readers to confess and forsake sins to receive mercy.
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David
Nathan
John
False Happiness and its Fading Light
An old saying compares false happiness to counterfeit money it seems real at first but proves light and alloyed when examined, revealing a loss of genuine value and satisfaction.
Danger Signals and Healing Wounds
The piece warns that infection threatens both body and soul and stresses protection from it. It argues that tending to wounds with justice prevents poisoning the healing process and that brooding over wrongs hinders recovery.
Religion Is Not Subtraction Lesson
The text argues that religion should not be seen as loss but as gaining something superior that causes possessions to fall away of their own accord. It emphasizes religion offering a better value that leads to voluntary renunciation.
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Sullivan
Hilrain
Letter From Mrs Eva E Shay Praises Pinkham Medicine
In Garnett Kansas Mrs Eva E Shay credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing a nervous breakdown after childbirth and severe female trouble. She reports immediate relief after the second dose, continued use through five bottles, and subsequent good health with later pregnancies. She states she will use and recommend the medicine for future troubles.
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Eva E
Shay, Garnett, Kansas
Silk Shirt Slick Denounces A Man In Chinatown
Silk Shirt Slick on Twelfth Street calls a man a liar or nut. Nimbte retorts that the fellow appears clean and classy. The exchange centers on how the man claims to have earned his money. City Star reports the heated remark and retort.
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Silk Shirt Slick
Twelfth Street
Lift Off Corns With Freezone Magic Remedy
Advertisement promises instant corn relief by applying Freezone from a small bottle found at the druggist. Claims foot corn and callus removal with no soreness, using a few cents and fingers for removal. Noted as a Cincinnati invention.
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Cincinnati
Adv
Quickest Way to Ease Living Costs Quoted
A reader asks how to suspend high living costs and another calls for tackling profiteers. The exchange highlights tension over economic remedies and public anger toward price gouging.
Going the Limit at the Evening Social
The party ends with a witty quip about Miss Biggle. A guest laments her conversation while the hostess quips that she was the Hmft. The guest notes the only thing she said all night was No and he had to propose to her to hear it.
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United States Forester
Brown
Dean C. R. Brown
Yale Divinity School
Clarence R. Edwards
Flora Klickman
John Q. Tilson
Connecticut
Cig Perey
Turkey
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Paris
England
Stonehenge
Stone No. T
Pierpont Morgan
U. S
Roosevelt
Boston
Ideals
Bellars
Bellans
E. J. Pace
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Hell
Uriah
Sheen
Bethlehem
Lydia Pinkham
Dr. Freckle Oisiment
H. Sarre
Michicen Avenue
Cees Ane Mone
Rirsosamm
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