Reconstruction of Poland as East Europe’s permanent peace barrier
Roman Dmowski argues Poland must be rebuilt as a strong, self-contained state on Germany’s eastern border. He outlines Poland’s geography from the Vistula to Danzig, its Polish-led citizenry, and three aims: block German eastward aims, provide Baltic access, and break up Austria to deter future aggression.
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Germany
Europe
Poland
Roman Dmowski
Warsaw
Duma
Great Britain
France
Italy
United States
Rowland Thames
New York
Russia
Dniowski
Rhine Gorge
Alps
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Carpathian
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North Sea
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Rhine
Weser
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Elbe
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Oder
Frankfort
Stettin
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Carpathian Ridges
Dantzig
West Prussia
Vistula Valley
Austria
Silesia
Posen
Danzz Ig
Galicia
Cracow
Lemberg
Przemysl
Nes Volhynia
Lithuania
Mr. Dmowski
Central
Balkan
Black Sea
Asia Minor
Persian Gulf
Bohemia
Roumania
Hungary
Bulgaria
East
Turkey
Hamburg-Persian Gulf
British Monarch’s Position in a Nonconstitutional State
The article explains that Britain lacks a formal written constitution, relying on precedents and conventions instead. It argues the monarch’s power is not absolute, functioning as the nominal administrator of Parliament’s decrees and the representative body of lords and commons.
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Great Britain
Lords Spiritual
Lords Temporal
Commons
Polished Furniture Polish Recipe Cited in Household Note
A household tip instructs cleaning polished furniture with a vinegar and water solution, then buffing with a rag. The polish mixture calls for one gill of sweet oil, one gill of vinegar, and half a gill of methylated spirits, to rub briskly until a reflective shine appears.
Engine Power Comparison By Curtis Quote
A quotation from Georges William Curtis notes that a running engine in a car is more effective than a forty horsepower idle engine, highlighting efficiency of operation and power usage.
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Georges
William Curtis
Cautioning the Cub Reporter at a Full Dress Ball Blaze
The Kansas City Journal recalls a caution to a cub reporter about covering a blaze at a ball. The editor warns against sensational phrasing as guests fled into the street in scant attire.
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Kansas City Journal
Germany’s Day Turns From Toast to Roast for Her
The Change notes that Germany’s celebratory mood shifted as events evolved. What began as a festive toast became a sharper roast for her, reflecting a harsher turn in circumstances and sentiment.
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Germany
Five banquets cancelled due to influenza epidemic
An after-dinner speaker notes the Spanish influenza epidemic has spared him from five banquets. He remarks it is ill wind that blows nobody any good and jokes about avoiding events while the illness spreads.
City Debates One Pair Shoes Rule
A town discussion centers on a proposed proposition restricting residents to a single pair of shoes per person. The debate highlights scope and fairness concerns and features local voices from community leaders and residents.
What did you do while politics was adjourned
Senator Sorghum says politics never adjourns, only the fight. He notes that intense clashes end arguments, while old political maneuvering remains active behind the scenes.
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Sorghum
Portuguese Government Purchases Trans-African Railway in Angola
The Portuguese government has purchased the Trans-African railway in the province of Angola, then part of Portuguese West Africa. The move consolidates a strategic transportation asset under colonial administration.
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Trans-African Railway
Angola
Portuguese West Africa
How Did He Do It George Reads A Riddle to Sister
George entertains his little sister by reading a line about a man dividing children into two parts. Margaret asks if the split is crosswise or lengthwise, showing playful horror at the imagined scene.
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George
Margaret
Why Not A Friend Suggests A Playful Nickname
A casual drop in proposes a playful nickname for a person. The suggestion centers on transforming a verb into a pet name, riffing on the sound of a shibboleth nickname. The tone is light and humorous, with no firm decision recorded.
Sympathy and a Lesson in Compassion
Aunt Harriet quarrels with the idea of sympathy as she recalls Elvira Parkins, a kind neighbor who overdoes sympathy. Eileen finds humor in Aunt Harriet and learns a subtle distinction between genuine care and overbearing empathy in this Youth's Companion excerpt.
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Aunt Harriet
Eileen
Hoowers
Elvira Parkins
Elvira
Carriet
Elyira
Harriet
Growing Sugar Cane Under Paper in Hawaii
An odd method in the Hawaiian islands uses yard wide paper laid over rows of young cane to smother weeds while allowing shoots to emerge. After five to six weeks the paper is slit to let shoots through, reducing weeding needs and increasing cane yield by about ten tons per acre and sugar output by over a ton per acre. The paper is produced from bagasse, the cane residue.
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Hawaiian Islands
Ten Cents Worth of Bananas Leads to Lesson in Scarcities
A mother and her three year old, while masked during a flu scare, visit a grocery. The child asks for ten cents worth of bananas, but the grocer notes she said a peck. The mother retrieves a single dime from the girl’s pocketbook after the fruit is nearly exhausted.
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Marie
Mother
Cecil Rhodes Dream Realized Rail Link Under Sea
The Gibraltar tunnel is near completion and will link with the Dover Calais line to form an almost continuous Cape Town to Loddon rail route. This advances Cecil Rhodes dream of a Cape to Cairo railroad and secures English progress on the Gibraltar project.
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Cecil Rhodes
Straits of Gibraltar
Dover
Calais
Cape Town
Loddon
Barbary
England
Gibraltar
Flapjack Frying Record Set By Salvation Army Crew
Eight thousand six hundred and forty flapjacks were fried in 20 hours on a four by four foot plate at a rate of 36 every five minutes. The nonstop fry began at 7 80 o’clock and ended at 3 30 o’clock next morning. Yanks out of the trenches ate the cakes with rich syrup. Led by Ensign Fred Huderson, the Salvation Army crew cooked on the front line.
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Salvation Army
Fred Huderson
War Ends Promptly as Child Breaks Dolls
A domestic scene reveals a child asking if the war is over as the mother, already provoked by a string of broken dolls, disciplines the baby. The line underscores a domestic tension set against the reveal of wartime ending.
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Jane
Canada Offers Farmland Hope to Returning Soldiers
After the war, Canada invites returning US and Canadian soldiers to farm lands from 160 to 640 acres with low prices and strong government support. The article stresses agriculture as the strongest path to independence, highlighting prairie success, education, and open settlement for production, not speculation, with cross border friendship reaffirmed.
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Canada
United States
Citizen Army
Get New Kidneys Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad
Early symptoms warn of kidney trouble and Brights disease. Take Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules for initial kidney and urinary relief. Two capsules daily keep you feeling fine with money back guarantee if not immediate relief. Be sure you get the GOLD MEDAL brand. Ad copy ends with a joke line about women.
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Bright
Haarlem
Dr Piorce’s Pleasant Pellets Advertises Quick Headache Relief
An advertising notice promotes Dr Piorce’s Pleasant Pellets claiming relief from headaches and associated digestive issues. The copy emphasizes cure promises and lists ailments such as dizziness indigestion and constipation.
You Bet She Did Mrs Bannon Do You Like Movies
A playful dialogue features Mrs Bannon asking about preferred movie leads and Mrae Wenpeck replying with a risqué twist about male characters being fed. The exchange hints at comedic or provocative tone in a social column.
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