Army and National Guard up to 700000 in new plan
The Senate and House conferences approve a bill to raise the army to 206000 in peace and allow expansion to about 275000 for war. The National Guard becomes federalized at 425000 with state control in peace and compulsory service under the president. Officers receive pay raises and drill incentives.
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Senate
House
Congress
National Guard
United States
Regular Army
The Slovaks A Short Historical Overview
The Slovaks number about 2 500 000 and are mainly agrarians and woodworkers. They live in Lower Austria Slavonia and Bukowina with Roman Catholic majority. Their language began as a Czech dialect and writing used Czech until the late eighteenth century. they trace origins to the fifth or sixth century in their current lands. The Magyars ruled the region since 907, with Slovaks often opposing Magyar rule in 1848 49 and then being returned to Austrian authority under the peace treaty. The Magyars are described as Finno Ugric, moving from the Ural region about 550 and settling along the Danube basin before the ninth century.
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Slavonia
Bukowina
Kingdom
Great Moravia
Austria
Ural
Volga
Russian
Middle Danube
Overheard on the Lake Skating Banter Sparks Question
A wry overheard line questions marriage by noting a man makes his partner strap her own skates. The playful exchange hints at social norms and humor on a lakeside scene.
Why the Mule Got the Name Philippines
Mr. Erastus Pinkley explains a passerby suggested the name Philippines for his mule. He speaks about deciding whether to keep or trade the animal after the encounter.
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Philippines
Mr. Erastus Pinkley
Paper reads unlike Mrs Gadders claim at club
Members favor the paper as well written but doubt Mrs Gadders authored it. The Literary club discussion centers on perceived authorship and quality.
Reworking Auto Tale Into Submarine Novel Concept
A writer explains taking an automobile focused story and deconstructing it to rebuild as a submarine themed narrative. The exchange hints at a shift in genre and setting while preserving core ideas and characters.
Poor Blank Dies After Influenza
A brief obituary note confirms the death of Blank from illness with a coy exchange implying influenza as the cause. No further details provided.
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Blank
Questioning Past Washings Sparks Family Dispute
A courtroom remark from a judge prompts a mother and son to clash over past actions. The exchange highlights lingering family tensions and a moment of public admonition.
Different Timber Meets Icelandic Sagas with Redwoods
The piece contrasts Icelandic sagas grown over centuries with the vast scale of California redwoods, exploring how mythic storytelling stacks up against towering natural giants. It weighs cultural endurance against ancient forests and prompts reflection on lineage and permanence.
Bluebeard's Diplomacy and Severed Relations
Bluebeard explains the tension as merely a case of severed relations while his wife observes her predecessors, reflecting a grim domestic tale of control and fear.
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Bluebeard
Unity of Purpose Urged to Drive Community Progress
A call to booster groups to unite toward a single forward goal. It argues beginnings at the bottom yield results, warns against backward movement like a mule, and cites Lot's wife as a caution. The piece asks what individuals are ready to do to energize rural development and prosperity.
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Ernest Harold Baynes
Meriden
N. H
Baynes
Shy
Lot
Mos
Ture
For Rent One Room Cottage and Outbuildings
One room cottage on West Locust East with a small stable on East Locust and a storage room over the barn. Includes one Jersey cow and a heifer calf, 10 000 tobacco sticks. Apply to J D Greenwade 206 28th St Huntington WV or Jim Wilson opposite Stock Yards Mt Sterling Ky.
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J. D. Greenwade
28Th St
Huntington
W. Va
Jim Wilson
Stock Yards
Mt. Sterling
For Rent Seven-Room House on North Sycamore Street
For rent a seven room house on North Sycamore Street recently remodeled. Contact Elizabeth Wyatt at phone 124. (46-1 £)
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Sycamore Street
Elizabeth Wyatt
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