West Indies Cession Proposal Tied to Debt Settlement
The passage argues foreign nations should cede their West Indies islands to the United States as partial debt payment with inhabitants' consent. It contends debt validity, opposes full cancellation, cites tax burdens, and frames the cession as stabilizing the Panama Canal route and boosting U S industry. It claims most island inhabitants would welcome U S control.
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United States
West Indies
Cuba
Panama Canal Route
Europe
Panama Canal
South
Supermen Face Extinction by Cold Across Deep Time
The essay imagines future supermen millions of years ahead confronting sunless darkness. It weighs cosmic drama as life fights cold with science, envisioning glasshouses and subterranean refuges while noting such speculation outlives mere centuries.
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Flammarion
Mr. Wells
Wealth of America Shown by Auto Ownership and Cash Purchases
A national survey from 1920 reveals 80,000 cars bought for cash and 70,000 on credit across 10,000 dealers. Farmers bought 40,000 on credit while city dwellers paid cash for 61,000 of 110,000 machines. Average payoff times were nine months for city buyers and eleven months for farmers.
Present admin rad tio ny on armament reduction pact
The text discusses an agreement for arms reduction as a path to easing global debt and taxation burdens. It emphasizes restraint by leading nations and proposes equal status between the United States and Britain as a foundation for lasting friendship and cooperation on world issues.
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Fern
Great Brita
Unite States
Miss Rosebush’s Kindness Makes Her Tall and Beautiful
A dainty pink rosebush in a garden is overlooked until a robin helps in fall by sharing warmth and leaves. In spring, the bird repays the kindness with daily care, enabling Miss Rosebush to grow beyond the wall and outshine all others.
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Ostone
Walloon
Robin
Miss Rosebush
Tad
Rosebush
Distinction Between Persons and People in Church Terms
The article explains the numerical use of persons versus the collective sense of people. It cites examples from seating to attendance and quotes the Standard Dictionary on the phrase young persons.
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Ile
Jean Paige A Rising Film Star From Paris Illinois
Handsome Jean Paige has won a large following as a daring dainty actress. She headlined many bills at motion picture houses and was reared on a model farm near Paris Illinois. She loves horses and knows them well.
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Jean Paige
Miss Paige
Paris
Ill
Most Isolated Island Claim for Kerguelen
The article argues Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean is the most completely isolated island, over 3000 miles from any other landmass. It contrasts this with breakfast etiquette and manners, detailing household routines and the civility expected at meals.
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Kerguelen
Indian Ocean
Old Folks Weigh In On The Youth Of Today
A professor and a skeptic debate what children of the current generation will become. The elder generation recalls past labor, discipline, and virtue while the speaker notes several contemporaries who achieved success in banking law policing and sports.
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United States
Angeli ca and Calg ary linked name origins and lore
A garbled historical piece traces the name Angeline and its variants from Byzantine roots to modern times. It connects Angelu s to heavenly meanings, notes shifts in gender use, and mentions Calgary Alberta receiving its name in 1878 from Col Macleod of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, naming Calgary after his elder home on the Isle of Mull.
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Calgary
Alberta
Col. Macleod
Camisand
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
The Graceless Sneer and Grateful Sailors
Poem praising past generations who charted life’s course for others. The speaker expresses gratitude to brave souls who navigated life’s sea, enabling safer journeys and guiding the soul toward its favored ports.
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Yesteryears
Elevators Rise From Hand Power To Modern Safety
A fragmented history notes E G Otis Ibados near Yonkers introduced the first safety-equipped elevator at New York in 1053. It traces elevators as descendants of ancient hand powered hoists used in industries and contrasts early access with later innovations.
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E. G
Otis Ibados
Yonkers
N.Y
New York
Nature Won't Be Denied Shit The Dour In The Face
A fragmented note reflects a blunt mood about nature and persistence. The speaker declares nature will prevail, even as adversity intrudes through a window, conveying determination amid bleak weather.
He Didn’t Fall Far From Ladder Incident
A brief dialogue records a fall from an 18 foot ladder with a speaker insisting it was only from the second step and a warning that injury could have been fatal. The exchange notes a close call and adds the exclamation Lady-Alercey.
No clear article headline in this excerpt
Fragmentary dialogue shows a character named Mrs. Flatbush Merc y and a mention of a baby and a Nettle fellow. No concrete event, date, or location to summarize into a full news card.
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