Natural Resources Debate Letter Advocates Public Discussion
The News-Star prints a letter urging public discussion on state control of natural resources in Louisiana. The writer questions conservation limits, gas production yields, pricing for producers, and development of industrial and domestic use, referencing House Bill 223 and constitutional tax powers as tools.
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France Needs Our Blands and Large Families
A 1918 era column argues France should emplace a bounty to the Bland family of North Carolina and similar large families to supply soldiers. It notes R. Bland has thirty four children, Mrs Bland nineteen, and claims twenty six children live at home while praising large brood farming as defense against Germany. It links U S immigration birth rates to military strength and French defense.
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Pussyfoot Religion and its Hold on Believers
The piece argues that religion dominates many lives, guiding even minor choices and shaping politics patriotism and battles. It critiques the notion that religious devotion equates to virtue, noting individuals like Brown split communities into extreme loyalties in a Southern state.
Exports and Imports Dented in November Trade Totals
The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce reports November exports at 675 million dollars and imports at 521 million, with eleven month totals showing exports at 7.507 billion and imports at 5.013 billion. Gold and silver movements are noted, including 57 million in gold imports for November and 20 million in November exports of gold.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Speak Up for Faith in Daily Life Says Robert Quillen
Robert Quillen argues in the Saturday Evening Post that Christians should openly discuss faith as freely as politics or sports. He urges believers to reveal their Christianity in everyday work and social life, not hide it behind reticence or fear of mockery, insisting such candor strengthens dignity and public virtue.
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Japan
Robert Quillen
Saturday Evening Post
Jury Trials as Melodrama in American Justice
The piece argues baseball and courtroom trials function as drama mechanisms. It notes juries mirror a grand drama with good versus evil, suspense through the ninth inning, and citizen training, while criticizing the jury system as a public spectacle and inertia driven.
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Se Bienio
Réle
Journal American Judicature Society
The Woman Patriot Mocks Lady Astor as U S Ambassador
The Woman Patriot, an anti suffrage paper, satirically proposes Lady Astor as Britain’s ambassador to the United States and mocks Mrs Cait in a biting editorial tone.
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Cait
Ambassador to Great Britain Noted for Time Tales
An American ambassador to Great Britain is mentioned in a historical note about curious time records and unusual events. The line hints at strange entries in a book of time, reflecting archival oddities and the broader context of diplomatic history.
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Great Briain
Weekly Lumber Market Report Reflects Quiet Holiday Season
The lumber market shows a quiet period as mills shut for Christmas and plan for the new year. Retailers inventory and plan home building drives while wholesale prices stay low, signaling a potentially strong 1921 building year amid slowing production.
Notice Stockholders Meeting at Citizens National Bank
Notice announces a stockholders meeting at the bank on Tuesday January 11 1921 to elect a board of directors for the ensuing term and to conduct other business as may properly come before the meeting. R Downes Jr cashier.
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