From Debs to Harding and Cox in Wartime Letters
A reflective editorial mix discusses Eugene V. Debs, political prisoners, and postwar forgiveness while praising Harding and Cox as capable leaders. The piece critiques Prohibition and party rhetoric, urges active civic participation, and commends Farm Bureaus and chautauquas as constructive civic elements.
The Americanizeers pledge to work for America
A civic message urges unity and honest work as the path to improving the country. It highlights that government can be changed by a majority, praises wartime cooperation, and invites every capable worker to contribute to America's future with the motto honest day’s work for honest day’s pay.
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America
ITS CULTURE A TRADITION IN BOGOTA COLOMBIA
Bogota the capital of Colombia is a highbrow city famed for literature art and education with sculpture galleries schools a museum and an observatory. While poets abound the intellectual scene is more tradition than achievement and Spaniards form the ruling class among mestizos in this high altitude city.
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Bogota
Republic of
Colombia
Boston
Spain
Latin America
Let George Do It Origin Story From Louis XII
The Kansas City Star notes the phrase Let George Do It traces to Louis XII of France who relied on his capable minister George d Amboise. The line expresses shifting tasks to a trusted other with efficiency. A final quip suggests the adz may save you coin.
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Zoological Garden
Harvard University
Hollister
George
Louis XII
Kansas City Star
France
George d’Amboise
Louis
Local Poets Embrace Modest Charging Plan
A reconsideration of publishing impulses leads to a modest policy shift with poets asked to pay a dollar per line, while discounts remain unseen for now. The note hints at evolving pricing and access for verse in the paper.
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