Danes Re export Surplus to U S
New York based report by Ira Nelson Morris notes Denmark overstocked after war, shipping surplus goods back to the United States at higher costs to profit from freight and exchange rates. Copenhagen aims to become Europe’s gateway, leveraging tonnage formerly sent to Hamburg and Drammen. Scandinavians seek US trade as coal and pulp wood needs rise and paper markets grow.
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New York
Ira Nelson Morris
United States
Sweden
Denmark
America
Morris
Copenhagen
Europe
Hamburg
England
Morris urges coal scarcity impact on transatlantic shipping
Morris notes that England lacks sufficient coal and British flagged ships face longer Atlantic crossings. He warns slower speeds to conserve fuel affect national transport and trade efficiency.
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Morris
England
Switzerland Buried Under Gold Coin Avalanche
President Sarasin warns Switzerland is engulfed by a gold coin avalanche as gold in banks has no outlet in Europe. Industries stall and tourism falls due to adverse exchange, with the hotel trade nearly ruined. He notes six billion francs lost in the war.
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Geneva
Switzerland
President Sarasin
Swiss Bank
Europe
M. Sarasin
U-Boat Warfare Was Last Card Declared by Von Hindenburg
Berlin reports reveal secret January 1917 talks among Field Marshal von Hindenburg General Ludendorff and Admiral von Poitzendorf. The leaders warned war must end quickly and urged submarine warfare as a key measure.
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von Hindenburg
Berlin
Less
von Pindenburg
Ludendorff
von Jioltzendorf
von Poltzendorf
Unrestricted U-boat War Favored by German Leaders
A wartime dialogue reveals Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General Ludendorff supporting unrestricted U-boat warfare from February 1 to hasten victory. Von Bethmann-Hollweg warns of American aid and Swiss entry, while Bethmann-Hollweg, in agreeing, weighs military risks if Switzerland and France intervene.
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von Bethmann-Hollweg
von Bethmann
United States
Foreign Office
South America
von Holtzendorff
von Hindenburg
Reichstag
Madendorff
von Flindenhburg
Ludendorff
Lancenor von Bethmann-Hollweg
Press
Wit
von Bethmaun
Marshal von Windenburg
Denmark
Holland
Switzerland
America
England
von Bethmann-Blollweg
Germany Sees Large Losses From False Import Permits
Berlin reports indicate hundreds of millions of marks lost to a forgery ring selling false import permits along the western border. Police, aided by the Prussian food commissioner, cracked gangs based in Düsseldorf Mayence and Flensburg as well as seizures of forged export papers for tools and airplane motors bound for Scandinavia.
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Berlin
Hkoelnische Zeitung
Ruhr
Meissinger
Duesseldorf
Schiehertum
Mayence
Flensburg
Hamburg
Women Work For Mail Route In Linnbridge
Women in Linnbridge arrive at the mail route tasking themselves with laying stones along the road to ensure the mail carrier can reach homes. The effort comes as many young men are away, leaving women to perform the labor needed for postal service.
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Ripley
Linnbridge
Hid From Army Four Years Four Years More in Jail
Paris warns slackers as Jean Simon of Rouen France dodges conscription during war. He hid in a barn until found last year and after a court martial he faces four years of hard labor behind bars.
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Paris
Jean Simon
Rouen
France
Simon
Petersburg Brick Used to Rebuild Paris Church
Petersburg Kentucky brick from Boone county distillery is repurposed to construct a church in Paris Kentucky as an older building is razed and its materials moved to the new site.
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Petersburg
Boone County
Paris
Increases Seen in India and Argentina Grain Crops
Ottawa reports based on International Institute of Agriculture advices that India’s 1920 wheat crop is estimated at 564.9 million bushels, up 84.9 million from 1919 and 10 million above the five year average. Argentina’s corn crop is put at 258.692 million bushels, vs 224 million last year and 196 million for the five year average.
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Ottawa
Ont
India
Argentina
International Institute of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Eggs Replace Coin In East Tennessee Purchases
In Powell station Tennessee a storekeeper reports customers paying with eggs due to a glut. Over two days he collected 16 000 eggs as change and shipments move to the municipal market by wagon, beds lined with straw and sawdust.
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Knoxville
Tenn
East Tennesse
Powell Station
Ghost in a cell disturbs three burglars in Chester
Police in Ridley Park deal with three Richmond Va burglars Henry Brooks Walter Moore and Joseph Ford who claimed a ghost in their cell woke them and caused loud howling forcing officers to restrain them and calm the situation after an early morning disturbance.
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Chester
Ridley Park
Henry Brooks
Richmond
Walter Moore
Joseph Ford
ALL SHOULD HAVE A GARDEN Health and Profit in Cultivation of Ground
The Albany Herald cites war garden experience as a boon for health happiness and cost of living, praising the town dweller's garden as beneficial exercise and convenient sustenance. It notes a gardener can grow vegetables at home with practical prep and care, avoiding frequent market trips.
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Albany
Towndweller
Straight Rows Improve Garden Layout and Drainage
Straight rows ease planting and improve appearance while maximizing space. Plant crops in rows running north to south when space is tight and group similarly grown vegetables. Elevate beds for beets radishes and onions, form narrow trenches for shallow-root crops, and hill ridges for cabbage and cauliflower to aid drainage.
Pennell Attacks Billboards as Wasteful and Unsightly
Joseph Pennell argues that billboard production wastes materials that could rebuild Europe and cover new buildings. He contends that the paint and labor used for American billboards could benefit essential construction abroad, while billboards continue to multiply and prove their undesirability.
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Joseph Pennell
Fears Realized as Twins Return Home
Jane and John, twins of pronounced closeness, are described as exceptionally fond of each other. John, seeming the elder, shows proprietarial care for Jane as she returns by train, noting her bandaged finger and vowing to be with her to prevent further harm.
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Jane
John
Labor and Luck Theme Quote from Cobden
A compact aphorism contrasts luck and labor. It recalls Cobden’s line that luck lies in bed while labor rises at six and builds competence with pen or hammer. The passage frames labor as productive and reliable versus luck as passive and whining.
Charity and hypocrisy judged in Milton quote
A Milton broadside reflects on charity as the measure of peace and conscience, while noting the habit of judging others as a stronghold of hypocrisy.
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John Milton
The Cheery Doctor to Victim in Motorist Incident
The eminent Escalapian tells Mr Bump he will not need to dodge automobiles for a month or six weeks after the reckless motorist incident. This lighthearted note appears in the Kanean City Star.
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Bump
Kanean City Star
Career of Ned Buntline Hapless Rambling Hero of Blood and Thunder
Ned Buntline, real name Eli C Judson, led a roving life from runaway boy to sailor midshipman, Seminole War veteran, fur trader, and prolific sensational writer. He sparked Buffalo Bill’s stage debut, authored over 200 volumes, and ended his career in 1886 after a life marked by duels, politics, and frontier romance.
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Ned Buntline
ELI@ C. Judson
Fred BE. Pond
Wildwood
Detroit News
Judson
Everglades
Rockies
Northwest Fur Company
Southwest
Knickerbocker Magazine
Astor Place
Adirondacks
Buffalo Bill
Modern Cinderella tale stirs language lesson in Chicago
A Swedish maid in Chicago reads an English story to test her language progress. She relates how the tale A Modern Cinderella left her puzzled by glass eyes and a line about keeping your eyes where they belong, revealing humor and misreading in language learning.
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Chicago
Min'tam
Miy Brudder
Valda
Polly
Description of filtration in the heart ailing from feeble beat
The text explains heart filtration as a failure of the heartbeat to maintain its normal rhythm. It compares a healthy heart’s steady one second beat to a disrupted movement where the beat scatters and only feebly agitates the heart, leading to a loss of force and function.
Clouds and Air Density Through History
The article notes historical beliefs about heaven bottles and windows, then explains the 18th century lack of air chemistry knowledge. It describes a constant density model compressing air into five miles, and explains that density drops with height so at 10,000 meters an aviator faces about one third the ground density with no clouds above that level.
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Joh
Heaven
St. Augustine
Death fashion traced from stone age to banker case
A medical journal chronicles how methods of self destruction have evolved from cliff jumps and sea disappearances in ancient times to poison from peach kernels and arsenic in the Renaissance, with gas asphyxia and household carbolic acid. The banker’s accidental mercuric chloride death allegedly set a new trend.
Ambitious Burglar and Old Gentleman: Porch Climber Banter
A humorous exchange shows an old man handing over a watch and nudging a burglar about social ascent. The burglar brags of a future dream to own an airplane, mocking porch climbing as his current occupation.
Meaning Just What Algie Said
A reader recalls her father advising to think before speaking while a person named Marie jokes about him wanting her to talk at all. The exchange reflects a domestic humor tone and familiar dialogue.
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Algie
Miss Marie
DADDIS EVENING AUTHOR DARNING NEEDLES STORY
A playful tale features the russet darning needle fly hosting a party in a sweet bush. Guests include a black darning needle and butterflies, with sun and blossoms praising their beauty and merriment as they flutter about. The narrator muses on the name darning needles.
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Daddy
Nick
Nancy
Blackie
Mr. Russet
Mr. Sun
Brains and Tongues Exchange in Town Tale
A confident town big man remarks he wishes for Pat's tongue while Pat counters that brains are essential. The banter shows a witty clash between bold charm and practical wit in a humorous local vignette from the Women's Home Companion.
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Pat
A Red-Hot Poker as Abstract Noun Example
A teacher explains abstract nouns and asks Philip for an example. After a moment he answers with a peculiar choice a red hot poker illustrating a tangible fear or sensation as a paradoxical instance.
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Philip
Hide Your Troubles Learn to Hide Aches Under a Pleasant Site
Short health note advises readers to manage aches and pains with simple soothing methods and a pleasant environment. It emphasizes ease of use and comfort while offering practical tips for daily relief.
Ready for ordeal in ethics prelim says Cornell widow
The Cornell widow quotes comment on preparing for an ethics prelim with lines about cribs textbooks a hat and a good cigar, signaling readiness to face a test. The exchange ends with confident plans to proceed into the prelim.
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Cornell
Deliberation and Gender Stereotypes in a Conversational Exchange
A dialogue presents Mr Meekton noting women show more cautious deliberation than men. He cites a man choosing by coin flip while a woman consults a ouija board. The exchange highlights gendered judgments in decision making with a humorous tone.
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Mr. Meekton
Bill the Burg Refuses to Cooperate With Police
A dialogue shows Bill the Burg dismissing police contact and refusing to surrender. An inferior intellect questions him. Bill objects, citing unkind remarks from officers and a desire to avoid sociating with them.
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Bill
Bits of cloth prompt kitchen table crafts
A wife wonders what to do with tiny cloth scraps while her husband suggests turning them into guest towels. The couple discusses simple domestic reuse and smart spending as a Life column moment.
Coon and Possum Debate Meeting at Squire Brown’s Hen Roost
An exchange shows a possum and a raccoon arguing about meeting at Squire Brown’s hen roost tonight. The raccoon insists while the possum declines due to risk of another raccoon being present.
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Squire Brown’s
Possum
Imitation Ring and Man Compared as Cheap Goods
A brief wry reflection equates a cheap imitation ring with a cheaper, less fit substitute: an imitation man. The note weighs the futility of counterfeit objects versus genuine identity.
Little Pitchers Aces Rounding Up An Ax to Grind
A fragment shows dialogue where a child asks Afr. Smith to sharpen, while noting the phrase ax to grind. The exchange hints at a domestic scene and a playful tease about sharpening tools.
Best sellers of the moment hinted by stockpiled items
A terse adlike line asks what the best sellers are and notes that items with the largest stock in LT stores become top sellers.
Plenty of Practice in Speech and Self assertion
A friend is noted for firm self assertion and seizes chances. The remark adds that his wife has a speech impediment.
Antiquarian Clock Gift for Minister’s Library Thought
A fragment quotes a conversation about a potential gift for the minister’s library. TJ suggests a decorative antiquarian piece featuring goldfish, reflecting a taste for collectible items. The exchange hints at social expectations and gift etiquette in a historical setting.
Friend of the Institution Raves About New Asylum
Inmates express strong approval of the newly opened asylum as described by the London Mail. The keeper notes inmates simply rave about it, signaling a positive reception within the facility.
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London Mail
Job Delegated Sparks Wife Critique
In a terse remark a judge notes that Howard avoids direct confrontation with his wife. Instead he delegates the task of telling her she is horrid to hired cooks, a choice the judge calls cowardly.
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Howard
Coward
Jay
Retiring from Politics Haunts Senator Sorghum
In a clipped exchange, Senator Sorghum admits thoughts of retirement but says he is held back by a shudder, reflecting on the strain of political life. The remark underscores ongoing weariness within public service and hints at possible future step downs.
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Senator Sorghum
Nature’s Oddities Mentioned in Curious Exchange
A dialogue notes unusual aspects of nature including lids on the chest and shingles on the roof of the mouth as examples of queer actions, reflecting a playful inquiry into natural phenomena.
Woman Pursues Flight Idea Despite Mocking Jibes
A dialogue contrasts belief in a woman developing a flying machine with a man’s quip that women’s ideas are flighty, underscoring attitudes toward female inventors and innovation.
Diner Questions Chicken Broth Origin
A diner questions the broth’s ingredients and the waiter explains it as chicken broth in its infancy, stating it is made from the water in which eggs were boiled.
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London
Treston and spouse mute on new home project progress
In a candid moment, Treston reveals that communication between him and his wife has stalled as they work on their new home, highlighting strain and a lack of conversation in their marriage.
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Jackson
Treston
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