Never Again in the High Snow of the Railroad Camp
Hubert vows to avoid women after proposing by mail to Jean Penbrook, but Al taunts him with a New Year bet. Al discovers Hubert’s unopened love poem and wiring scheme while plotting, and a telegram arrives that may alter Hubert’s resolve as midnight nears.
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Tighin
Wubert Blacklock
Iving
al Stuart
Hubert
Sor Ft
Iubert
Washington
Hongkong
Anthosom
St. Paul
Sheffield
Forest Trail Magazine
TI Clean
Hub
New York
Jean
Forest Trail
Jean Penbrook
Artemus Ward
Jionnius
Rome
Pompeii
Vatican
William
Benjamin Franklin
Andrew Jackson
George Washington
Mary Curtis
United States
Chicago
New Year Rituals Across Europe Mistletoe Customs
The article traces New Year customs from Druids in northern Europe who cut mistletoe from oaks and blessed it in ceremonies. The practice involved animals sacrificed on a stone altar and prayers for blessings, with mistletoe kept from touching the earth as a symbol of air-born goodness. It ends by noting the continued tradition of hanging mistletoe high.
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Europe
Resolutions for All Times, A Light Editorial Note
The piece argues that a person should make new resolutions daily or at least at New Year. It reasons that better broken resolutions than none, citing an old joke about bathing once a year. It urges everyone to make at least one resolution now.
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Bath
No New Year resolutions for Clarence
A speaker confesses not making good resolutions for the year and admits to keeping many unused items from the previous year a humorous remark about procrastination and waste.
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Clarence
Vast Wage Gaps and Curious Global Facts Across Panes
A collection notes Paderewski's piano price of 15 dollars per minute contrasted with his Polish premiership earnings. It includes a 500 mile oil pipeline from Baku to Batum, a 60 million poods yearly capacity, and 25 million rubles cost. Jamaica dairy farming grows, Bahia diamonds fetch 20000 dollars, a Pittsburgh boy finds a dollar bill then buys toys, Cleveland builds a 256 foot wooden tower, Chile limits work hours, and 16th century English peddler law barred plum sales to prevent theft.
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Paderewski
Baku
Caspian
Batum
Black Sea
Department of Agriculture
Jamaica
Bahia
Brazil
John Camino
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Chile
England
Pillbox Guards a Bank in New York Scene
A steel pillbox similar to French models stands at a New York bank as a guard against bandits with a watchman armed with a riot gun stationed inside.
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France
New York
Invention of Sweetmeats and Confectionery Traced to Noh
The article argues ancient confectionery began with Noh who boiled starch from wheat with grape juice to create a treat like Turkish delight. It notes Ngeyplians used figs and dates for flavoring before sugar, with honey jellies in tomb finds. Confectionery dates back about 3400 years, evidenced by Egyptian tomb wall records.
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Noh
Food Value of Oatmeal as a Protein Source
Doctors Shepman Winters and Phillips report in the Journal of Biological Chemistry that oatmeal provides dietary protein when paired with milk. The combination can supply all the protein a person needs, according to their study.
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TC. Shepman
TC. Winters
Wo Phillips
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Progressive Alaska Schools Under Interior Dept
In Alaska elite schools operate separately alongside six Native schools under the Interior Department Education Bureau. This arrangement shows distinct lines in territorial education governance and resource access.
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Alaska
Burenag of Education of
The
Interior Department
Carlyle Quote On America’s Struggle To Rise
A reflective passage invokes Carlyle noting America must strain its energies and endure great trials to become a habitation for the gods. The author frames the national effort as a thousandfold wrestle with dangers and challenges before a worthy fate.
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Carlyle
America
Man Wary of Heart Disease Fails to Claim Final Fate
Brief quip notes a man who for thirty years fretted about heart disease yet declares he might die of something else. Attribution to E. W. Howe’s Monthly.
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E. W. Howe
Canada Maine Boundary Proposal in League of Nations Debate
Senator Johnson cited an article by Sir Andrew McPhatt arguing for ceding Maine north of the St Lawrence to Canada to secure sea access under League of Nations Article 10. The piece frames the US as guardian of navigation and suggests a border shift could fulfill liberal aims while testing the League.
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Ashington
Senator Johnson
California
Andrew McPhatt
McGil University
Montreal
League of Nations
Canada
United States
Maine
Sir Andrew
St. Lawrence
Megantic
Quebec
McAdam
New Brunswick
Nationalldy Ueett
Fredom
Direct and Indirect Costs of the Great War Report
The Carnegie Commission's first comprehensive study itemizes war costs by country and totals. It cites direct costs at 186.0 billion dollars and indirect costs about equal to that, with civilian losses and military deaths totaling billions across nations and neutrals.
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Carnegie
Hose
California Is Last Word in Superdreadnaughts
California, launched recently at Mare Island Navy Yard, represents the pinnacle of battleship design. The California will cost over 16 million dollars, displace about 828,000 tons, measure 624 feet in length, 96 feet beam, 44.2 feet draft, and cruise at 21 knots with 28,900 horsepower turbines. It will carry 12 14-inch guns, four submerged torpedo tubes, numerous rapid fire guns, and be electrically powered for propulsion and many onboard systems.
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California
Mare Ustand
Navy Yard
Guilfornia
United States Navy
New Mexico
Exccus
Youthful Histories Test Populated With Misspellings
A humorous critique of a HY schoolboy’s general history exam filled with comical errors and misstatements. Extracts show misused name spellings, misattributed events, and quirky definitions reflecting playful student errors rather than factual history.
Census takers say truth on age records is protected
Census officials insist census data cannot be used against individuals and urge truthful statements after January 2. They note most girls aged eighteen outnumber others and that safety protections shield respondents from tax or draft inquiries, while publicity head Miller Hamilton finds only machine photos available for a human interest piece.
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Gop Hou
Sam
Nose-Couilers
Census Bureau
Department of Justice
Miller Hamilton
Hamilton
Bayer Aspirin and a novel golf practice curtain device
An ad notes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine for headaches and more, with a 12 tablet tin costing a few cents. It also describes a Popular Mechanics device using a tall canvas curtain and a perforated paper target to train accurate golf shots by striking the curtain without causing damage.
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Bayer
Mayer
Popular Mechanics Mageatne
Gentle laxative praise and wine crop note
The ad touts Castarets as a mild, safe bowel tonic to prevent constipation and bilious headaches. It claims gentle action overnight with no harsh purgatives and cites high yearly sales. A separate excerpt discusses turning white grapes into a new product, predicting a demand large enough to affect the California wine crop under temperance laws.
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Torme
Californ
How Rheumatism Begins
The excruciating pains of rheumatism arise from kidney failure to expel poisons from the system. If untreated this leads to incurable bladder or kidney disease. Restore kidney health with GOLD MODAL though only authentic GOLD MODAL will work. Ask for GOLD MODAL. three brands carry the name.
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Ife
Ady
Giving the Game Away at the Table
A morning scene shows siblings and Mrs Young teased about gossip at the table. Ethel plans to reward the listener for overheard remarks while scolding restraint in sharing private talk.
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Ethel
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Miss Coleman
Red Cross
American Bible Society
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Mr. Frick
New York’s
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Croton
N. Y
Croton Lake
Manhattan
Bronx
Noah
Taoth
Enlsent
Henry Will
U. S
Cascarars
Dean Teen
Hilla
H& At
Doug
Calroad
Northwort
Oridas Gwitel-Teack
Newport Estates
Cure Krause
State Savings Bank
Peterson
A. Newth
Columbus
Ohio
Peterson Ointment Co., Inc
Buffalo
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