Imports show sharp 1919 rise over 1918 and prewar years
The nine peace months of 1919 exceed 1918 imports by 374 million dollars and beat 1914 and 1913 nine month totals by over a billion, with Asia and North America driving gains. Japan and the British Dominions show strong increases while Europe declines due to postwar disruption.
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Asia
Japan
China
North America
Canada
South America
Brazil
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
Africa
Europe
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Denmark
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Austria-Tungary
Germany
Turkey
Seminole Indians Found in Everglades Under U S Protection
The article describes 600 full blood Seminoles living in the Everglades Florida after years of government neglect. They have now been officially recognized and granted 100,000 acres for a reservation. The Seminoles live in primitive huts and shield their lands from white outsiders while remaining aware of the war in Europe.
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America
Everglades
Florida
Germany
Mother's Cook Book W Poem Reflections on Woman's Worth
A fragmented verse reflects on the central role of women in life and fate, claiming every blessing or burden carries a woman's influence. The speaker cites the breadth of a woman's sphere, from birth to death, as immeasurably weighty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Heaven
Cc. I
Bowman
Hints for the Poultry Grower
Tuberculosis and internal worms cause major losses in poultry per Ohio State University extension specialist TL D Munroe. Unsanitary conditions worsen outbreaks. rotation in runs and soil management help. Portable colony houses aid growth. worms paralyze legs and cause emaciation without cure. prevention is key. Post-mortem reveals tuberculosis in liver spleen and intestines with white spots and lumps. lungs rarely infected.
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TL. D. Munroe
Ohio State University
False Interpretations of Providence and Wonders
A definition by Thoman Sprat on misreading providence and miracles. He warns against treating private accidents as universal signs and treating real wonders as mere fabrications. The text condemns presumptuous judgments about punishment and reward.
Self Reform Begins Within Not By Attributing Faults
The passage argues that individuals overestimate what they can change in others, preferring to tackle external faults. It emphasizes that progress starts with oneself, not with reforming others, whose wrongs seem clearer and more pressing.
Use Two Hooks Instead of One in Hanging Pictures
Two hooks and two parallel wires create a hidden and level hang. Begin at the back sides, loop to the molding to form a triangle, using cords or wires that blend with the wall for a discreet display.
Daily Thought on Universal Poetics in US Countries
A compact reflection notes that true value lies not in national rhetoric but in universal poetic insight. It contrasts limited national identity with broader human universality, suggesting inspiring ideas beyond borders.
Chinese Among Earliest Rice Cultivators
The article traces the cultivation of rice to ancient times with evidence pointing to the Chinese as among the first to grow it. It notes the high ceremonial value of rice and mentions the imperial sowing rites under the emperor Chin-nong long ago.
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Chin-nong
Nationwide push to cut fires by breaking matches
A fire prevention campaign vows to save millions annually by educating the public to break matches before discarding them. Harvey Levey of a film company urges widespread theater screenings and a cooperative effort with the Bureau of Forestry to show fire destruction and prevention methods.
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America
Harvey Levey
Bureau of Forestry
Department of Cericulture
Levey
Little Holiday Cakes
Recipe for small holiday cakes combining sugar flour sweet fat eggs baking powder citron almonds cinnamon allspice and cloves. Mix dry ingredients with fruit and nuts, cream sugar shortening and eggs, combine, shape into small balls, adjust with milk or flour, and bake until light brown.
Fancy Orange Rose Fondant Cake Recipe
A详细 medieval confection recipe describes making a two-part orange and rose flavored cake. Ingredients include shortening sugar milk flour and eggs with baking powder orange extract and orange peel one part, and rose extract butter substitute and sifted flour with same leavening for the second batter. The method coats with orange fondant and decorates with pink fondant roses and yellow centers.
Words of Wisdom on Courtesy and Endurance
The piece argues real courtesy comes from the heart not outward polish. It urges resilience through reversals, defines endurance as noble, and condemns wasteful fear while praising measured economy and the moral force of restraint.
Predatory Animal Control Planned in North Dakota
The Biological Survey of the United States Department of Agriculture with North Dakota Agricultural College will destroy coyotes and other predators in North Dakota. Funds may be used where needed. conferences set procedures and designated urgent regions. Modern hunting and trapping methods from the Biological Survey will be used. Similar efforts are under way in Montana and other western states.
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Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
North Dakota Agricultural College
North Dakota
Montana
Eatonic
Child Labor Drops Over Forty Percent Since Tax Act
Internal Revenue Bureau reports show child labor fell by more than 40 percent since the revenue act taxing under eighteen earning plants took effect April 25. The cotton mill industry in southern states leads the decline with over 85 percent exempt from the tax. Coal mining and canning also show reductions as mills shift to shorter hours.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Adornment of Rooms in Home Requires Careful Color Study
The piece urges careful study of room proportions and sunlight in choosing decor. It notes greens are easiest and soothing for tired eyes, while ambers and yellows are hard to balance. Brown is difficult. many abandon it for safer tones. stripes add height, while mottled fabrics can crowd a space.
Apple crop yields and distant curiosities in 1919 era notes
Historical figures state 1919 US apple production at 25 million barrels, with 1906 peak at 69 million. Northern China diet centers on turnips and grains. Bicycle riding near Constantinople deemed a crime. Cashmere shawl creation involves three workers over six months from ten goats. Burma porridge popularity mirrors Scotland though oats come from Europe.
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United States
China
Constantinople
Burma
Scotland
Europe
Young Japanese Invents Artificial Coffee in Hyogo
A young Japanese in Hyogo reportedly invented artificial coffee nearly equal to Brazilian coffee in flavor and quality. The new product is said to be more wholesome than the natural bean while preserving taste.
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Hyogo
Forts and Guns in Yaqui Valley Pioneer Life
A travel tone sketch contrasts Yaqui Valley and nearby regions with pioneer farmers living in forts along the Mexico border. It notes Tarahumare Indians in caves near Nogales and Mazatlan, scarce infrastructure, and calls the land a future asset despite current unrest and isolation. The piece closes by noting the U S border lies just a day’s ride away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mesa
Yaqui Valley
Elere
United States
Columbus
Europe
Nayarit
Cortes
Nogales
Mazatlan
Texas
Art Thou the Same The Winter Wind Poem by Dorr Swift Tatnall
The poem questions whether the winter wind remains the same as the seasonal cycle changes. It contrasts the wind's sorrow with promises of rest and renewal, ending by asking if the wind is still unchanged after the night and the arrival of new days. The author cited is Irances Dorr Swift Tatnall.
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Irances Dorr
Swift
Tatnall
Enthusiasm as Morning Alarm Fueling Business
Motivational quote about a person whose waking enthusiasm drives success in business. Credits Seuton as the source.
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Seuton
Gathered Smiles Of Course In Busy Social Snippets
A collage of light dialogue from daily life touches on social debates at the lyceum, fashion gaze, marriage questions, and stage curiosities. Banter among Mrs. Cumrox, Uncle Heck, Doris, Gladys, and others reveals playful insights and the era’s social cues in quick exchanges.
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Lyceum
Heck
Doris
Gladys
Wisconsin Leads U S In Commercial Peas Pack
Wisconsin supplied 49.7 percent of the United States 1,658,000 cases canned this year. The National Pea Packers' association reports A8TOUOU causes were packed in Wisconsin, making it the top state ahead of New York as the nearest competitor.
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Wisconsin
United States
National
Pea Packers’ Association
New York
Methods of Education Too Much a Cramming Process
A writer laments modern education as a cramming system that stifles the child’s creative imagination and discourages critical thinking. The piece critiques the authoritative classroom attitude that defers to established authorities and dismisses students’ opinions.
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Addison
Fire Place and Power of Prayer
A sermon discusses prayer as an instinct trained by God for communication and needs. It cites Matthew 7 7 and John 15 7 to show prayer as privilege not substitute for work and recounts Senator Hoar Roosevelt intervention as a model of spiritual faith moving earthly law. It ends with Jesus Christ as the mediator who can do all things for believers and friends.
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Peru
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anna Meteriano
West 10Th St
Sin Hag
Ganges
God
Christ
George Hoar
Massachusetts
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
New York
Hoar
Roosevelt
Jesus Christ
Dr. Carter
C. Wells & Co
le Roy, N
All and Hair in a Model Court of Law
London Tit-Bits sketches a courtroom scene with a lighthearted trial. The judge, witnesses, and lawyers are described as weary or witty while twelve jurors observe. The cross examiner challenges the witness about the defendant's proposed marriage with playful, if coarse, banter.
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K. C
London
Boschee's Syrup Advertises Cough and Cold Remedy
A vintage ad extols Boschee's Syrup as a cure for coughs bronchitis colds and throat irritation. It claims influenza fatalities exceed wartime deaths and highlights patient rest and easy morning expectoration. Made in America and sold widely.
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America
Civilized World
Child’s plea on school trips and return visits
A short quip from Little Mary reveals a preference for the travel aspect of school. She loves going and coming back but dislikes the time spent at school between arrivals and departures.
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Little Mary
Humility as Practical Christian Posture
W. H. Blake argues humility among Christians is a practical view of our smallness. It contrasts smallness with greatness, noting that true tasks feel mighty only when we recognize the Presence of God growing within us.
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God
W. H. Blake
Death Valley Described As Vast Arid Basin
The article details Death Valley as a 70 mile long and 10 to 20 mile wide alkaline desert in California near the Arizona border. It notes extreme heat reaching 150 degrees and bitter streams, with Mount Whitney nearby forming a barrier to moisture.
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Death Valley
California
Arizona
Mount Whitney
Sumer
Uuturn
Imperial Ceremony Seed Sowing Custom in Ancient Times
In ancient practice dating to 2800 B.C. the rice crop was sown solely by the emperor for the main plot while other segments of the ceremony were sown by his royal princes.
Many States Join Drive for Better Sires Campaign
A total of 36 states and the District of Columbia have enrolled in the better sires better stock campaign since the program began, showing wide interest from state agencies and agricultural groups nationwide.
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States
District of Columbia
Mysterious miner shelters a menagerie of fateful creatures
A sparse text notes a miner with a cache of wary animals including coyotes rattlesnakes horned toads buzzards and jack rabbits surviving in harsh conditions amid unknown depths and dangers.
Happiness Is Found in Concentrating on Duties
Meditation on duty and virtue urges steady focus on present tasks with calm resolve. Pursuing right reason, detachment from distraction, and truth in speech promises happiness. no external force can prevent this inner state.
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Muarens Aurelius
Great Moments in History as Performance and Idea
A reflective note cites Emerson on history’s great moments tied to performance powered by strong ideas. The quote frames progress as synthesis of action and thinking.
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Emerson
Movement enrolls many states in agriculture campaign
The program was instituted on October 1 with states including Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas and Tennessee joining. Over 15,000 enrollment banks have been distributed to agricultural college staff, county agents, and others aiding the campaign with the Bureau of Animal Industry.
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Alabama
Arkansas
California
Florida
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Texas
Tennessee
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Woman Physician Attacks Garters Emphasizes Comfort
Dr Augusta Rucker of New York tells the international conference of women physicians that garters and elastic shoulder straps injure wearers. She condemns children’s garters and pushes loose clothing, calling for abolition of pointed toes and high heels.
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Augusta Rucker
New York
International Conference of Woman Physicians
Moon Visionaries Report Hidden Life on Lunar Surface
Professor William II of Harvard notes Kingston Jamaica observatory findings suggesting a moon dwelling race of superior beings. Professor Vickering claims detailed study shows vegetation in select lunar areas.
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William II, Presfering
Harvard
Kingston
Jamaica
Vickering
Crocodiles and Alligators May Furnish Excellent Meat
Crocodiles and alligators, including true crocodiles in Florida and species in tropical America, may provide excellent meat. Prof A M Reese of the University of West Virginia notes the abundance and regional presence of these reptiles.
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Nile
Ganges
Florida
America
A. M. Reese
West Virginia
Sug
Centuries Ago Communism Tried In Central Asia Republic
The article describes a tiny Central Asian republic founded near the River Centunga by Manchu merchants. The state hoarded gold for communal use, required all to labor, outlawed begging, and imposed death for disobedience, with leadership by a 25 member committee and two judges.
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Central Asia
Asia
Pekin
Centunga
Preservation idea for saurians meat near kill site
The passage suggests these saurians could yield a large supply of excellent meat if there were means to preserve their flesh close to where they were killed.
Constantinople’s American Understudy
A fragment notes Constantinople as the city with dense downtown crowds and hints at an urban scene. The text emphasizes bustling streets and crowded thoroughfares in the capital.
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Constantinople
Procrastination and Its Quiet Power Over Us
The piece muses on procrastination as a small wrong ignored until it becomes a lasting burden. It argues that neglect grows day by day and pride often rules over us rather than love, leading to needless heartaches when chances to correct drift away.
Real Freezer Misstatement Sparks Temperature Debate
A historical note claims liquid air reaches 180 degrees below zero, a figure inconsistent with established physics. Experts caution that temperatures of liquid nitrogen or air are far above this extreme, prompting discussions on laboratory temperature scales and the accuracy of the report.
Paraded Fifth Avenue Referenced in Fez Capital Image
A fragment notes Fifth Avenue New York on parade days duplicated daily in the capital of the land of fez, reflecting a vivid travel or cultural reference in The Christian Herald text.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
The
Land Offez
Christian Herald
Society Organized To Import Wooden Houses From U S Spain
The housing shortage in Spain has become severe, prompting the formation of a society to import wooden houses from the United States to alleviate the deficit and provide rapid shelter options.
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Spain
United States
Thought and labor linked by Ruskin idea
A concise quotation emphasizes labor shapes healthy thought and thought sustains happy labor, asserting inseparability of mind and work in a balanced life. The line attributed to Rusk in style invokes synthesis of intellect and toil.
Capital and Labor Quote by Daniel Webster
A historical quotation argues that divorcing capital from labor leads to capital hoarding and labor starvation, attributed to Daniel Webster, reflecting tensions between economic classes.
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Daniel Webster
Purchase of Peace and Personal Integrity Reflections
A reflective fragment cites Whately and Chopin on income and living, noting the conflict between wealth and peace. It contrasts sacrifice for security with personal integrity and allegiance to God, and voices caution about sarcasm and reproof.
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Chopin
Thought for Today Quote from Coleridge
Thought for Today quotes Coleridge praising God with Earth’s thousand voices in a reflective devotional line.
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Earth
Coleridge
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