Women Dry Fish Nets In Portland Maine
Women on Portland wharves spool and dry gill nets after fishing trips. They earn about 4 to 4 1/2 dollars daily for spreading nets on reels, each net-drying process taking 24 hours, with many wives of fishermen employed in this labor. Also notes wartime Brussels living costs rising sharply then gradually easing through 1919 with varied price changes for necessities and clothing.
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Portland
Maine
Belgium
Brussels
The Reminiscent Fraction
Uncle Bill Bottle jokes about aging as a village wag asks his exact number. He quips he is about two and seventy five hundredths, a playful self deprecation in a small town setting.
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Uncle Bill Bottletop
Our Claim to Distinction in High Cost Living Days
A reflective note on enduring the era’s wage pressures without strikes. The speaker claims lasting influence from surviving costly times and avoiding labor actions.
Wife Inspires Plot Behind His Wits End
Author William J. Locke recounts how his wife’s offhand remark on a divan with their Pekinese sparked the idea for a new book. He decided to write a story about a man raised like the dog and drawn into war, then began work immediately.
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Wiliam J. Locke
Wolf
Benast
Railway revival in Belgium boosts postwar recovery
The rapid expansion of Belgian rail services is restoring normal conditions. December 1918 saw 305 cars and 3 700 tons. by June 1919 9 104 cars and 128 361 tons were in service. Daily freight trains reached 1 056 as agitation for a League of Nations backed plebiscite in Dutch Limburg grows.
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Belgium
Dutch Limburg
League of Nations
Committee On National Politics
Display of Ribbon By Gen. Terrton At Senate Hearing
The account notes Gen Ter ton appearing before the senate military committee at the start of the war and marching campaigns. It highlights his evolving display of ribbons and service bars, now forming three rows over the left pocket that would span nearly two feet if arranged in a single row.
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Terton March
Senate Military
Is She an Attractive Widow Excerpt Sparks Insurance Talk
A fragment shows dialogue about a widow and the insurance payout after her husband’s death. The speakers question her attractiveness and the amount of life insurance she received, hinting at social and financial concerns surrounding the case.
Zebra with service stripes stirs wartime humor
Onlookers puzzled by a zebra observed beside soldiers. One comments it resembles a war horse with service stripes, prompting a mix of curiosity and laughter as the scene unfolds.
Paradoxical Hopes
A Baltimore American brief notes a columnist or reader claiming to write a sea story and asks if it can land with readers. The item presents a meta fiction prompt and reader exchange.
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Baltimore American
Construction of Freak Highways Should Be Stopped
Frederic J. Nash argues in 1919 New York World that flawed good roads threaten motor truck efficiency and bondholders. He compares early railway congestion to highway schemes, urges speed, no terminals, and highway securities traded like stock for national prosperity.
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Dime Museum
Frederic J. Nash
New York World
Daytona
Fla
Lincoln
Good Roads In Arizona Plan Expanded
Arizona and its 14 counties join a road improvement program funded by state national and forest service appropriations. The project aims to spend at least 10 million dollars on new and improved highways across the state.
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Arizona
National and Forest Service
State of
Bond Issue Is Answer for Modern Highways
The piece argues only large cities can fund modern highways on a pay as you go basis. most communities must resort to issuing bonds to finance road systems.
Reptiles at Home in the Colorado Desert
Naturalist C. L. Camp reports on desert reptiles in Colorado. He describes the burrowing snake sonora gridiron tailed Naard ocellated sand lizard and horned toad that burrows by head movements. Gridiron tailed lizards reach speeds up to fifteen miles per hour and many reptiles blend with their sandy surroundings while some shed tails when grabbed. Desert tortoises greet rivals with head nods and occasional nose touches.
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Desert
C. L. Camp
Colorado Desert
Sonora
Colorado
Busy Bee store snafu leads kids to stung misread joke
Two children Harry and Grace each get a nickel to buy candy at a shop named The Busy Bee. After purchases they discover their candy rattles in the sack and joke that the store’s name fits their stingy experience, a light humorous snippet from era ads included in the clipping.
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Harry
Grace
Indianapolis News
No Illuminations Brings Threat of Dark Dry Days
The warning cites months of reduced lighting due to energy restrictions. Officials say the upcoming period could see widespread outages and limited power supply affecting towns, businesses, and households. Public urgency calls for conserve use and prepare contingency plans.
Not Your Heart Its Your Kidneys Health Ad
An old advertisement emphasizes kidney health warning that kidney disease underlies many illnesses and urges immediate use of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims rapid improvement within 24 hours and recommends continuing usage to prevent future attacks with a money back guarantee.
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