Hawaii Territory Seeks Statehood and Federal Aid
Hawaii territory moves to become a state and asks Congress for concurrent resolutions backing statehood and broader legislation. A Hawaiian commission, led by Gov. Charles J. McCarthy, will press demands including debt authority up to seven percent, road and school funding, homestead qualifications, residence requirements for federal office, farm loan and reclamation act extensions, road and water infrastructure funding, and customs revenue retention.
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Congress
Land Commissioner
Land Board
Hawaii
Mexico Has Been a Nuisance Since Jackson's Time
Senator King of Utah quoted from two annual messages by President Andrew Jackson and a 1887 special message noting long standing injuries to U S citizens and property in Mexico The document urges giving Mexico one more chance to atone before using force and calls for reprisals and naval action if Mexico refuses to settle the dispute on another demand from a U S warship off the Mexican coast.
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Exico
Senator King
Utah
Andrew Jackson
United States
Mexico
Enter Fool-Proof Airplane Signals Aerial Age Arrival
Prof Samuel Pickard president of Kansas City Aeroplane school predicts a fool proof air machine combining aeroplane and balloon features with helium. He says it will land on streets or rise in the air, be small in size, and use a lightweight motor. The craft would be safe, controllable, and affordable for most workers, heralding universal transportation.
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Samuel Pickard
Kansas City
Aeroplane
Prof. Pickard
Secretary Lansing Pushes Higher Pay for Diplomats
Secretary Lansing seeks a total appropriation increase of 1 333 000 to overhaul the foreign relations service. He would raise ambassadors and ministers salaries to attract qualified men and compete with other nations, noting Britain pays well and furnishes residences, impacting filling key posts.
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Soes
United States
Lansing
Congress
Aimbassadors
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
France
Large Loans To American Exporters For Europe Reconstruction
The War Finance Corporation announced four loans totaling seventeen million dollars to American firms to fund exports aiding the reconstruction of Europe. Two five million loans will finance locomotives and agricultural machinery shipments to Poland England France and Belgium. A third five million loan will back electrical machinery for rehabilitating damaged Belgian and French regions.
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Europe
War Finance Corporation
Poland
England
France
Belgium
Electrical Machinery Corporation
Hermans
Tea Gowns for Home Wear Grace Elegant Draped Styles
Women adopt tea gowns as dinner wear for home use, embracing rich velvets and brocades in Orient colors. Descriptions cover long kimono sleeves, draped cuts, hand dyed fabrics, and characteristic headwear versus the simpler pajama negligee inspired by China.
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China
Various global notes on agriculture and society in 1919
The itemized brief covers western Canada wheat output at 168 225 000 bushels for 1919, a patent rocking chair cradle, seaweed gelatine substitutes in the Philippines, a Philadelphia women’s political club proposal, a rifle shooting aid in Japan, a Transvaal marble find, mass Korean arrests by Japan, France’s use of superphosphate, German nitrate export limits, hair comb customs in India and Sri Lanka, 1642 Virginia coinage origin, Virginia tobacco currency era, 1917 US birth and death rates, and a closing remark on wealth and happiness.
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Canada
Philippines
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Japan
Pretoria
Transvaal
Korea
France
United States
India
Virginia Company
Bermudas
Virginia
They Speak No More Neighbor Clash After Door Knock
A neighbor who recently moved in abruptly forces entry during an afternoon visit. The speaker recounts embarrassed silence as the neighbor storms off, vowing never to speak again, a tense personal dispute that ended with lasting sour relations.
Nail Growth Speeds Reveal Health Among Fingers
The Finger Nail's History notes that nail growth reflects health with faster growth on the right hand. Growth correlates with finger length, with middle fingers outpacing first and third, and these outpace the little finger.
Spring fashion notes point to bolero jackets and fuller skirts
The article previews early spring styles with bolero jackets, waist length suits, and pony coats from Paris reports. Short sleeves and new collars echo directoire Medici influences while skirts grow fuller with side plaits. Navy remains dominant and bright trims spotlight vivid color touches. Some society leaders’ gowns at southern resorts hint at coming trends. Some girls consider a kiss a cheeky thing.
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Paris
Directoire
Medici
Mustarine-It Quick Pain Killer Claims Fast Relief
An old advertisement touts Mustarine-It as the fastest remedy for pain, coughs, sore throat, neuralgia, rheumatic pains, and sprains. It claims instant cough relief, overnight throat clearance, and effectiveness for joint stiffness and bruises, urging readers to use Degg's Mustarine in the Gallow box from Le Roy, New York.
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Mustarina
Ita Degg
C. Wolla & Co
le Roy
N. Y
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims sworn testimony and customer reports prove its efficacy and offers sample bottles by mail from Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York with a ten cent request.
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Kilner
Kilmer
Swamp Root
Parcels Trust
Dr. Sitmor &Co
Binghamton
N. Yop
Quick Verdict Poet Heere Is Indited By Guilty Guilty
The notice frames a poetic claim of guilt by the named individual Poet Heere and editor Guilty in a terse, stylized phrasing. The piece presents a compact, charged verdict tone with minimal context.
Cream for Catarrh Opens Up Nostrils
Wy's Cream Balm relieves nasal congestion and catarrh quickly. Apply a small amount in the nostrils to soothe swollen membranes and restore easy breathing. Advertises instant relief from stuffy nose, headaches, and nighttime breathing difficulty.
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