Editorial charges of partiality in world war press
Editorial accuses some East Coast journals of pro Allies bias and anti German sentiment. It cites German Americans offended by English owned papers and notes calls of un American and lacking patriotism. It defends Middle West press and recalls Daniel Webster on gauging English papers. It mocks views on national guard strength versus Mexican soldiers and medical corps decisions.
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Middle West
America
England
Milwaukee
Germany
Daniel Webster
Navy and militia plans face political limits and needs
The piece critiques a U S army bill as insufficient and warns against a federally controlled militia turning into a political tool. It argues Congress may not fund all navy needs and urges a realistic ship and manpower buildup while noting opposition from lawmakers fixated on invasion. It ends by contrasting flood pests with mounting mosquito numbers.
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Congress
Senator Stone
South America
Philippines
United States
Great Britain
Good Cheer in the Pulpit and Pleasant Preaching
An editorial urges Presbyterian delegates to smile while preaching. It argues that congregants seek life interpretation and consolation, not perpetual doom. Ministers should blend warning with encouragement to avoid empty pews and keep listeners engaged.
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General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Get Down to Essentials in Communication Style
The piece urges trimming detail to keep attention and avoid fatigue. It warns that long rambling talks and overly detailed lessons lose listeners, advocating a habit of boiling down to essentials for clarity and ongoing focus.
Expedition from Fort de Chartres to seek mines
On May 23 1722 a party led by Sieur Renaud departed Fort de Chartres on an expedition to search for mines. This early colonial venture reflects the region's resource ambitions and exploration efforts.
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Sieur Renaud
Fort de Chartres
Political editorials and national policy opinions summarized
A compilation from various editors weighing civil service law preparedness and national leadership. Woodrow Wilson pledged to uphold civil service while rural credits would bypass it. calls for preparedness parades and well provisioned citizens. debates over Caranza Villa actions, social justice with preparedness, and Hughes’s candidacy. Discussions on army bills, Brandeis nomination, and the Supreme Court fight with lawyers urged to back big-fee interests or risk exclusion.
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Moline Dispatch
Woodrow Wilson
Lincoln Journal
Senate
Brandeis
Supreme Bench
Jimmy Skunk Is Very Mad Indeed
A children’s animal tale features Jimmy Skunk aroused by a prank that rolls him in a barrel. Reddy Fox pursues him, is sprayed with Jimmy’s defensive perfume, and flees blinded and sick, while Jimmy asserts his right to safety.
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Jimmy Skunk
Skunk
Jimmy
Reddy
Running Reddy
Reddy Fox
Con
Peter Rabbit
Laughs and Laments in a Village and a Sermon Glimpse
A village scene unfolds with Garge Jones challenging Tom Morton and a giant box. The curate seeks a mirror for his first sermon but finds only a black bottle. An Anglo Irish pair jokes about a German air raid as prices rise, sparking banter on fate and humor.
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Garge Jones
Tom Morton
Garge
Tom
James
Mose and the extra hand at the work site jest
Old Mose, hired to shovel, is found directing another laborer while the foreman questions the extra man. Mose explains he pays him a doller a day and he thus "gets to boss the job." In Dublin a stout peddler jests with a lean visitor about filling a horse, Pat replying with a quip about mouths.
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Mose
Moce
Trish Peddist
North Strand
Dublin
Pat
In Our Schoopk by Paul West and Miss Palmer
A humorous school page in a historic issue recounts spelling tests led by Miss Palmer with Bol Haynes delivering a word list. It notes student mispronunciations and the playful dynamic as ex Brigham and Ex Brigham attempt to continue the lesson. Andy Anderson leads a baseball challenge against the Byville Braves. Maude Aluldinkey and Genevieve Hicks prepare to guide graduates to their seats amid bashfulness.
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Palmer
Bol
Pig
Noats
Gossup
Hennery Longfeller
Sam
Fatty Bellowes
Verry
Andy Anderson
Byville Braves
Thay
Andy
Maude Aluldinkey
Genevieve Hicks
Peepul
Thare
Ex Brigham
Too Expensive Lawyer Lands Convict in Bind
A tall yellow convict under a shed explains his quiet nature and why he wears a chain. The judge notes his sense, asking why he is there as he faces a perjury claim. The convict replies the lawyer is too expensive, claiming fourteen dollars would free him, and that he has a name for the accused.
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Jedge
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Medical Corps
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H. A. Bruce
Elmstead
Teplinots
H. T Webster
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Carranza
Villa
Mexico
Chicago Herald
Wichita Eagle
Justice Hughes
St. Louis Republic
Rockford
Roosevelt
Hughes
By Thornton
Tou
N. Burges
an_ Trishman
Ireland
Mear
Torp Stebbins
Torp
Brigham
Miss Palmer
Bol Haynes
Sterns
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