Harding and Roosevelt clash fades in wartime ties
November 1920 analysis notes Harding broke with Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 then allied during war. Wilson era flaws drove voters to Harding. The piece contrasts Harding's measured, dignified campaign with Cox's instability, arguing a broad shift occurred as public confidence in Wilson waned and a landslide favored Harding.
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Harding
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Rosean
France
Wilson
Oalwal
Fmusevell
Norsan
Forties
Hardings
Cox
Ohio
Democratic Party
Cox t+ Iped
Self determination and Europe’s future borders debated
The piece argues that self determination as a policy is misguided, citing historical examples from France to Britain and Strassburg. It warns such a principle would undo centralization that stabilized Europe after Napoleon and could redraw natural boundaries with dangerous consequences.
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Alsace-Lorraine
Strassburg
Versailles
Independence Party
Europe
France
Burgundy
Gascony
Picardy
Britain
Kent
Sussex
Northumbria
Anglia
Mercia
Austria
Ireland
Egypt
India
Fiume
Syria
League of Nations
Beginning the Day in a Sunny Samuel Mood
A humorous vignette presents two men debating moods and daily luck, comparing cheerful optimism to gloom. The narrator recalls mornings of buoyant energy and quick temper, with episodes of playful boasts, misadventures, and small triumphs from waking to breakfast.
The Solemn Referendum on Foreign Entanglements
The President’s solemn referendum shows the nation opposes foreign entanglements and distrusts the Democratic Party’s administration. It recalls 1916’s keep-us-out-of-war pledge and condemns war tolls and unfulfilled promises.
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League
Democratic Party
He Never Loses It Jud Tunking Says Bass Drummer Unchanged
Jud Tunking notes the bass drummer in the old town band, still holding techniques after many years, the only member who has not fully lost his touch.
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Faman
Sunny Samuel
Samuel
Moses
Old Doolittle
Julia
Jud Tunking
Can You Support My Daughter In The Style She’s Accustomed To
A father asks about supporting his daughter in the standard manner and the son replies with a wry comparison between a $500 baby grand piano and a $5 talking machine, hinting at expectations and practicality.
Birthday Greeting for Candidate Election Day
A playful note wishing a happy birthday and many happy returns to a candidate on election day expresses well wishes and friendship. The message blends birthday sentiment with political timing.
Sour milk and soda advice for canning
A fragment notes that adding soda to sour milk may improve its taste but remains a poor substitute for sugar in canning. The line Sweet are the uses of adversity is cited as a moral aside.
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Agoft
Hossi
Boston
Boston Harbor
Pat
Europe
Horowitz
Army
Boston Post
Little Canteen
Fort Strong
Theda
Bara
John Burrough
Animata
Fort
John Burroughs
Spiders Cause Repeated Phone Line Outages in Buenos Aires
A Buenos Aires spider spun a web near a telephone cable and wind wrapped it around the wires causing short circuits. Following the first spider, others also built webs, forcing the telephone company to dispatch a worker every few days to clear the wires and prevent outages.
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Buenos Aires
Popular Science Monthly
Proposal Filmed Through Keyhole Revealed in Letter
In New York Judtre reports an odd note on preparedness and a lawyer mentioning love letters and a film of the actual proposal taken through a keyhole. The item hints at private moments becoming public and raises questions about privacy.
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Judtre
New York
Reading and Skimming Compared to Careful Thinking
The text argues that rapid reading and skimming depend on habit and training. It notes Macaulay’s quick reading, jokes about Greek comedy, and warns skimming as dangerous to careful thinking. Once ingrained, skimming is hard to shake and leads to missed benefits.
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Macaulay
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