End Technical War Speech Calls for Postwar Aid and Reforms
President Harding urges Congress to tackle postwar strain with home-brewing cost cuts, tax revision, and a national budget. He backs tariff protection, rail and highway reforms, a strong merchant marine, and aviation regulation, while resisting any one world-government pledge.
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Milton as defender of liberty and republican ideals
The Connecticut Witts describe Milton as loyal to liberty defending it against mob tyranny and monarchy. They note his preference for a republic to protect political liberty worship freedom press and freedom of divorce with eloquence.
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Carcassonne Fortress Returns to France's Famous Medieval Heritage
The walled Carcassonne fortress in southern France rises on a hill with two great walls and 52 defense towers showing medieval defense art. Once ruled by Romans Visigoths Saracens and the French it now stands as a national monument. A French scientist demonstrates a home energy device using a water turbine and dynamo to store electricity in a battery for lighting.
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la Yrences
France
Spain
If They Had Only One Coat Left
A couple lingered under mistletoe in a drawing room. He asks to be loved if he had one coat in the world, while she replies she would love him if he sacrificed others to buy her a new dress. London Ideas.
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London
Finest of All Soaps and Ancient Arab Craft Described
The article notes that traditional soaps from the Holy Land and Hellenes retain simple shapes and are made with olive oil only. It highlights the Arab soapmaker's molded trademark and Arabic branding, praising the fragrance as nature’s own refreshing perfume.
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Holy Land
Alexander the Macedonian
L. Lodian
Scientific American
Keep Steam Up and Rally for Shared Effort
The piece urges individuals to stay energized and commit to collective work. It argues effort builds confidence, ideals, and reward, motivating others to join. The call is to “steam up” and lead by example to inspire cooperation and sustained action.
Fire tree and other curious facts from distant lands
A compilation of brief notes mentions a fiery bloom of the Australian fire tree in New South Wales, loom of Irish electrical ambitions on Dublin falls, and global stats from carpet design to American farms. It cites Newport News unemployment fixes, London birth and marriage rates, a proposed memo therium mineral, and linotypes on battleships. It also lists Germanys coal output in 1920, Czecho Slovakia shoe industry, and U.S. farm electrification figures.
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New South Wales
Colleen at Our Gate Miss Sadie O Connell Arrives
Miss Sadie O Connell, among 545 Irish immigrants, is the first to reach the United States since 1914. The party landed in Boston, signaling a major arrival after a long gap.
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Sadie O' Connell
United States
Boston
Reuterdahl Finishes Panel "We Are Ready Now"
Lieut. Com. Henry Reuterdahl applies final touches to his panel "We Are Ready Now" recently unveiled in the Missouri state capitol at Jefferson City.
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Henry Reuterdahl
Missouri State Capitol
Jefferson City
Bead Treasures Among Borneo Natives Rich Chief’s Hoard
Ancient bead collections among Borneo natives pass through generations. Some chiefs guard beads worth thousands of dollars, reflecting age and family lineage.
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Borneo
Liberality as a Means of Rightful Elemental Plying
A compact reflection on liberality praising measured generosity. The aphorism suggests virtue lies in applying generosity at the proper element and timing, avoiding excess and misapplication.
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la Bruyere
Sat
Splendid Slumber Inducer
Jud Tunkins says when anyone begins to explain the foreth dimension he closes his eyes to block distractions and achieve a few minutes of sleep.
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Jud Tunkins
The Difference to Me Cartoon Zealots
A cartoonish musing contrasts people who practice what they preach with those who avoid preaching disagreeable topics. The piece observes hypocrisy in public virtue with a wry, magazine tone.
Municipal bathing beach planned on the Iowa River
Iowa City plans a new municipal bathing beach on the Iowa River. The item reports civic plans, dates, and local governance context for the project.
Not All Vicious Strange Desire for Offspring Footnote
In Africa I rode a notoriously vicious mule and recount how a mare mule produced a foal. The Swahili caretaker and I witness mothering instincts amid the herd. The narrator reflects on nature’s quirks and his initial disbelief turning to uneasy acceptance.
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Africa
Llewelyn Towers
New York Evening Post
Horse Raising Centers Dominate U S Stock
Advance 1920 census figures show 90 percent of 25 million horses and mules on farms and about 10 percent in urban areas. Nine states in the corn belt Ohio to the Dakotas supply roughly three fifths of U S stock, with farmers meeting local and regional work needs and urban demand for draft and express horses.
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Ohio
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Iowa
Missouri
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Oklahoma
Nebraska
Two
Dakotas
Home Hating Hearts Are Best in Berlin Matrimony Boom
The London Mail notes a marriage boom in Berlin as house ownership becomes a key draw. 1911 registrations reached 87,798 marriages while 1920 saw 58,691. officials favor couples with homes, making married life cheaper than hotels and dining out for many.
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Berlin
London Mail
Ufe
Early Rembrandt Portrait Unearthed in Harz Town
An alleged early Rembrandt, authenticated by several experts, has been found in a Harz town. Dated 1630 or 1681, the octagonal oak panel measures 22 by 16 inches and shows an aged man of distinguished bearing. The work remains in its original pine frame, horn overlay, claimed by one expert to follow Rembrandt's own instructions.
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Rembrandt
Harz
Intellectual Competition Sparks Back-and-Forth Exchange
A light exchange between Senator Sorghini and a colleague questions wordiness. The dialogue shows a strategy to keep remarks digestible and engaging while encouraging interest in the encyclopedia.
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Sorghini
Weathered Painter Gains Notoriety Across City
The New York Herald quotes peers noting that a female artist earns wider exposure than any acquaintance, possibly due to her greater weathered resilience and readiness to endure harsher conditions while painting.
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New York Herald
Do you think Bacon wrote the Shakespeare plays
Mr Stormington Barnes argues that Bacon could be a capable judge of drama just as a judge can be an expert in baseball. The exchange hints at the Baconian theory and frames expertise across fields.
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Bacon
Stormington Barnes
You Valled Me a Ll and a Fiver Request
A fragment from a Boston Transcript item shows a terse exchange about debt and repayment. The quotation captures a tense moment with a demand for repayment or a return of funds, reflecting brisk street dialogue style.
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Flint
Boston Transcript
Time at Four Kisses and Half Day Verdict
A fragment from the Indianapolis News recalls timekeeping through ordinary moments. In a North Des Moines Street home Mr Butler visits Miss Shortridge High School and jokes about four kisses earlier. Betty at Aunt Ruth's insists she can stay all day until dark, defying departure.
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Butler College
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Waggish Butler Quip On Idea Ownership
Nicholas Murray Butler jokes about the progression of ideas from translation to plagiarism to research. Brander Matthews notes the cycle as academic discourse. A Western man seeks a wife with ideas, implying she will have them regardless of choice.
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New York Evening Post
Umpire Called Man of Decision Seals His Trade
A quotation from the Louisville Courier Journal credits a baseball umpire as a man of decision. The remark plays on the idea that character stands firm despite chaotic winds and popular airs, avoiding overanalysis of what makes a person tall or snake-like.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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