Hearst Papers outline 9 federal reforms and world peace aim
The document lists proposals including equal English-speaking blocs to preserve world peace with no minority seats in foreign leagues, proportional Senate representation with at least two Senators per state, separate military departments under a National Defense Secretary, and vigorous federal action to end illiteracy. It also calls for installing President and Congress on January first after elections, a federal sales tax to cut other taxes, a thirteen month calendar with four week months, construction of a Nicaragua Canal, and acquisition of the French and English West Indies as debt payment.
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United States
Senate
Army
Nicaragua Canal
Hearst Papers
English West Indies
Present Gen Fortunate in War Literature
A reflection on American attitudes to war through literature. The essay argues Americans avoid war but history shows repeated conflicts. cites Quiet on the Western Front and doughboy diaries to illustrate how war is portrayed, balancing optimism with critical realism. It notes a push toward stark realism in modern war literature and questions warfare as policy if war persists.
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Western Front
Ldier
Hisan
Narrow-Minded Prudery Prompts City Beach Incident
A Chicago girl wandered from the beach to her home lawn in a bathing suit. A city officer warned it violated an ordinance to be away from the arch in swimwear. She removed the suit. parents appeared before a magistrate and were lectured. The writer laments finical prudishness and hopes the city stays free of such conduct rules.
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Chicago
Ie Beach
Ius
Life as a Clearing and a Crawl by Elsie Robinson
The essay explores alternating moods of monotony and sudden uplift as a woman named Jenn reflects on emotional fog. A walk through wild land leads her to a bright clearing, symbolizing momentary clarity before resuming the crawl of daily life. The piece ends noting life as mostly a crawl with rare clearings.
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Ineas
Jean
King Feae Gym
Contented Minds as Factor in Health and Cheerfulness
Cheerfulness is a cause and an effect, aiding digestion and labor ease. The author argues happiness and contentment improve health and social life, urging cultivation of a cheerful habit over Monday venting and crankiness, noting fear and gloom harm body and mind.
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Royal , Copeland
M. D. Capsilehe
Newananee Featare
Tec
Businesia
Mentor figure roots in Greek myth and poetry
The word mentor stems from a mythic counselor to Odysseus, Mentor or Mantor, who guided Telemachus. In classical sources, Odysseus entrusts his household to Mentor during the Trojan War era, and later Minerva uses Mentor’s guise in the Telemaque tale to aid Telemachus in seeking his father.
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Vane
Mantor
Clyseex
Iitwca
Ogy
Atyens
Trojan
Telemachus
Telemaque
Fesslan
Goddes
Wimlem
Minerva
Bhe
Big Father
Getting Together in a Global Consolidation Trend
A satirical column discusses the push toward corporate consolidation and cross border mergers, noting Borden and other firms absorbing rivals to cut costs and expand markets. It covers political figures and labor capital interactions, predicting a wave of alliances and united fronts across industries and nations. The piece mocks harmony while highlighting rivalry and strategic mergers shaping the economy.
California friendliness warms New York transplants
A New York writer describes Los Angeles hospitality as informal and open compared with Manhattan. He notes locals greet strangers on streets and in hotels, the climate draws visitors into a relaxed social scene, and downtown commerce shifts toward car culture with plentiful gasoline and hotel lobbies as social stages. The piece reflects nostalgia for early 20th century urban quirks and ends with aCopyright 1920 note.
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Los Ángeles
New Yorker
California
Manhatten
Labby
Ll. A
Erdman
Beverly
New York
Magnum
Pia
Do You Know That Bere 500 Employed and 10000 Hounds Registered
A dubious note claims 500 people were directly employed and 10 000 pedigreed greyhounds registered in English racing last season. The text hints at a curious commercial complexity tied to a new flotation factory and a large oil barrel claim.
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Bere
Pedigrea Cceyhounds
Grephound Racing
England
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