Plan to Repeat Attack on Nation’s Railroads and Industry
A 1919-era report portrays railway unions threatening a nationwide strike and seeking to nationalize railroads and other industries. It details wage increases under government control, sums proposed for new raises, and claims of a Bolshevik style plan to operate railroads and other sectors under worker management. It cites funds raised for a political drive and warns of potential congressional retaliation.
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Washington
United States Senate
Adamson
Withoe
Brotherhoods
Senate
Labor
Lke
Russ Soviet
Congress
Russia
Germany
Austria
United States Railroad Administration
National Treasury
Small City Housing Problems Highlighted in Chicago Session
The National Housing association held its sixth annual session in Chicago where speakers noted serious outside big cities housing issues. It urged smaller cities to give careful thought to the homes, meals, and beds people rely on daily.
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National Housing Association
Chicago
The Richest Girl in School Lesson on Riches
A group of four girls contrasts wealth and health. Elsie, modest and content, learns from her teacher that true riches lie in life and abilities, not money. Dorothy appears privileged but fragile, while Marjorie touts wealth. The lesson: inner riches surpass material wealth.
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Ittle
Elsie Jameson
Dorothy Mansfield
Marjorie Dood
Elsie
Dorothy
Marjorie
Blele
Miss Leland
Dorothy Manafield
Albert Lampson
Elizabeth Hopkins
Pearl Morris
Natalie Johnson
Jane Colt
Little Children of Japan Poem Harpers Magazine
A Harper's Magazine verse describes Japanese children as polite and grateful, noting they thank bread and milk, use paper toys and parasols, sleep on the floor, and live behind paper walls. The poem contrasts refined manners with a simple, frugal daily life in a vignette of childhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Harper's Magazine
The Best Plaster for a Lame Back
An old remedy note claims a damp flannel bound over the sore area is more effective than a plaster for a lame back and costs far less. The item is advertised for sale by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Mice Shortage Hobbled Cancer Research During War
Dr Francis Carter Wood reports that wartime disruptions reduced cancer study by diverting scientists and stealing thousands of mice for government use. Mice aided gas detection on submarines and helped classify pneumonia forms. Cancer rates shifted by population changes, with Vermont high and Utah Montana low, while Switzerland showed higher mortality linked to diagnosis rates.
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New York
Francis Carter Wood
George Crocker
George Crocker Special Research Fund
Doctor Wood
England
Vermont
Utah
Montana
Western States
Switzerland
Wood
Russia
Canton Mayor seeks reuse of city jail space
Canton Ohio Mayor Poorman proposed abandoning the basement city jail due to lack of prisoners. He suggested repairing the space for offices of the city building commission, noting the new jail is large enough to hold all inmates and the old facility has been idle for years.
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Canton
Poorman
City Hall
City Building Commission
Recovery of valuables from burned Altoona department store ruins
After twelve years, high priced china ware rings silverware and other items are being recovered from the fire wreckage at a prominent Altoona business district site during excavation for a new block. An unopened barrel of china dishes was found mostly intact with only top pieces broken.
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Altoona
Pan
The A B C of the League of Nations explainer
A compact Q and A summary of the League of Nations covering its aims, methods, membership, agencies, and implications. It outlines avoiding war, voluntary disarmament, arbitration, human welfare aims, and how a mandate system would function while stressing sovereignty and political debate.
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League of Nations
League
Red Cross
United States of America
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
British Empire
Canada
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
India
China
Cuba
Czecho-Slovakia
France
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Hedjaz
Honduras
Italy
Japan
Liberia
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Rumania
Serbia
Siam
Uruguay
Argentine Republic
Chile
Colombia
Denmark
Netherlands
Norway
Paraguay
Persia
Salvador
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ezuela
Postal Union
Congress
United States
Just for Fun Movie Talk Sparks Society Gossips
A playful page with witty exchanges among society figures. Jests about acting fame, a marriage possibility with Archie Blueblood, and remarks from a liberal father and Uncle Eben reveal flavor of light social satire and domestic humor.
Digestion Boost Credited to Chamberlain's Tablets
Mrs. Blanche Bowers of Indiana Pennsylvania reports long standing digestion woes finally relieved after trying various remedies. She began using Chamberlain's Tablets about a year ago and now her digestion is fine.
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Blanche Bowers
Indiana
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THE
A BC
DR. Frank Crane
Fletcher
Lways
CME
Litte Bess
Archie Blueblood
Licely
Uncle Eben
Webster
NEW International
G. & C. Merriam CO
Inafatd
Mass
DR. C. I. Fox
Main and Liberty Sts
J. J. Sybenga
J. A. Posstore
A. J. Visser
Main St
Aschenbrenner
Geelhoed
P. A. Edmund
Wagner's
W. F. Crew
North Side Square
T. G. Fultz
Main Street
Vander Zyl Bros
PELLA
F. F. Carpenter
Citizens’ Nat'l Bank
Georgia Chalfont
Fowler Telephone
Osteopathy
C. B. Robinson
Wagner's Clothing Store
Dick C. van Zante
Farmers & Merchants Bank
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