Harding as mediator may avert Far East impasse
The piece notes President Harding offering his personal services to mediate between China and Japan over Shantung. It compares him to Roosevelt’s mediation of the Russo Japanese War and suggests his efforts could salvage peace where diplomacy and ultimatums have faltered, with national pride as the main obstacle.
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Harding
Washington
Shantung
Roosevelt
Far East
Pacific
China
Japan
In Framing the State’s Reach Beyond the Revolution
The piece argues federal intrusion into private life exceeds what King George III did, noting officers spy on homes and cars. It cites the Dyer anti lynching bill as a potential extension of federal power, pending Senate action and the president’s signature.
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Liberty
United States of America
George II
Washington
King George
Virginia
George III
House of
Senate
Federal overreach echoes King George in warning voice
A columnist argues the Dyer bill would replace local justice with federal control, forcing sheriffs juries and police to take orders from Washington. The piece recalls colonial self government and warns that centralized power risks universal intrusion into community affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George
King George
United States
George III
English Navy Dilemmas and Armament Limits in Bacon Essay
The article reviews Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon’s view on naval arms limits and the British navy. It discusses the evolving battleship era, rising costs, and the belief that a weapon can force peace, with emphasis on airplanes and aircraft carriers as strategic priorities.
Naval limits debate and air power risk in British defense view
The passage argues that nations without a navy cannot deter aggression. Airplanes could strike English cities from nearby bases, while carriers enable offensive reach inside Germany. It contends that accepting armament limits does not abandon self defense, as views by Admiral Bacon imply.
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Bacon
Trade revival seen as key to world recovery
Robert P. Skinner, American consul general in London, outlined a coming revival in global trade driven by large scale commerce among Britain the United States and other economically stable countries. He warned against erecting walls against imagined enemies and urged peaceful trade to create jobs and stabilize foreign accounts. A Kentucky bill to ban Darwinism in public schools also drew remark.
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Robert P. Skinner
London
Great Commercial
American Chamber of Commerce
Skinner
Great Britain
United States
Russia
England
Garden flowers parade and vigilant patrol in verse
A garland of Marvell styled lines recalls a garden scene with flowers and colors in parade. The piece muses on gardens, paradise lost, and a wistful wish to restore a bygone floral militia and towers amid a world of mortal fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stara
Amd
Andrew Marvell
Lilian and Liliana in a Fairy Poem
A fragmented poem vignette explores a playful fairy named Lilian and Liliana with bright eyes and a shy smile. The speaker alternates between admiration and longing, describing innocence, mischief, and unspoken love as the child interacts with imagination and nature.
Watching the Parade By Jobo Pilgrim
A writer discusses a revered public figure, recognizing flaws in human nature. He recalls idolizing a powerful man, noting his honesty and service, yet reveals the portrait should reflect strength and poise rather than flattery. The piece concludes with tempered admiration amid disillusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hom
Proverbial Snippets On Wisdom Wishful Thinking And Pride
A garbled string of aphorisms discusses happiness wealth judgment and gender with scattered ideas about experience danger and prudence. It hints at lessons on self awareness restraint showing wisdom through missteps and caution in promises and actions.
How a Bowl Reveals a Hidden Strain in a Family
Honora Price returns home to her cozy house and notices a broken porcelain bowl once repaired and hidden. Her suspicion of Mollie deepens after a second breakage linked to a nearby truck’s vibration during a bridge repair. Francis confesses the bowl broke while he moved in.
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W. Werner
Honora Price
Margaret
Honora
Mollie
Honore
Vlancie Price
Dover
Bobby
Mother Price
Grau
Mallie
Honont
Laugh or Two and Odd Tales From a School Day
A fragmentary humor column recalls a proud parent praising Dora’s eleven brothers visiting to escort her, a mispronounced medical term recumbent position, a Scotsman quip about a wooden leg, and a philanthropic boss who cannot obtain references from a long-dead former employer.
Out of the Mouths of Babes at a Children’s Concert
Ruth aged six disdains the encore and the audience’s claps. Billie five questions if God made the moon as he ponders the night sky and asks if the old moon was put up again. The piece also notes a humorous gift exchange of a mug with names on it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Billie
Where to Go Musical Revue and Vaudeville Slots
A fragment lists venues like Majestic and Loew and mentions Charlie Chaplin in a film titled Yao Tdie Clan. It references Interstate vaudeville circuits and acts including Safety First and a portrayal of domestic comedy. The text also contains garbled dialogue about servants and a lord’s commands.
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Eire
Charlie Chaplin
Walto
Royal
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George JI
Reginald Baton
Admiral Bacon
Jie
Alwciger
Sheene
Nery
Gere
Kentucky
Lillian
Fairy Lilian
Moasanee
Mie
Starling
Prithee
Lilian
Fairy Lin
Alfred Tounyson
Jobo Pilgrim
Avise
Ned
Honoré
Francis
Jondeq
Monorg
Francia
Akel
Ladi
Loarge
Mag “Io
The
Dora
Fred
Scotland
Tack
Jack
Briggs
Biv
Musical Revue
Geand
Majestic
Interstate
Vaude
Princess
Loew
Isabelle
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