Peace and reform platform outlined by the Hearst Papers
The document calls for an English-speaking world peace pact and universal peace efforts. It advocates Senate apportionment with at least two Senators per state, prompt constitutional reapportionment in the House, a unified Defense Secretary over Army Navy and Air Forces, federal steps to end illiteracy, and Congress elections set for November with presidential inauguration the following January.
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Hearst Papers
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Department of the Army
Navy
Air Forces
Secretary of National Defense
United States
Thrifty Wives Read Daily Newspaper
The piece argues that old fashioned marriage is a business partnership with housewives acting as equal economic partners. It stresses that housewives control purchasing, influence family finances, and can save significantly via smart buying supported by newspaper ads.
Gold Star Mothers Bill Stalls in Connecticut Senator’s Hearing
A Connecticut junior senator, Bingham, has not yet scheduled a hearing on the Gold Star Mothers Bill, now two months in a subcommittee. The measure would let mothers and unmarried widows of deceased soldiers and Marines visit European cemeteries, with costs covered by the federal government. Critics say the bill deserves timely action from Washington.
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Connecticut
Congress
Bingham
Europe
Washington
Nothing Like Success Props Up Local Baseball Club
The league park sees a notable uptick as Harry Abies builds a real baseball team with strong fan support from Inca, illustrating the adage that nothing succeeds like success in making the club profitable.
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Harry Abies
When Woman Shoots Husband Emotions in New York
A mistyped, garbled report describes a woman who shot her husband but did not kill him. The piece notes an 18 year old prosecutor and suggests forgiveness. It hints at social and legal questions about gender and equality, and implies changes in attitudes toward the shooting act.
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New York
Bia
Chean
Funeral of Princess Hisa Signals Universal Grief in Japan
A picture shows the funeral of Princess Hisa, sixteen months old, as influenza sweeps Japan. Priests lead the procession in Tokio while the royal child’s portrait rests in a shrine. The message links the epidemic to a call for better disease control and broader health awareness.
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Hisa
Japan
Tokio
Child's Food By Royal S Copeland
The text discusses adjusting cow milk to resemble human milk for infants. It explains higher protein, sugar, and water adjustments, plus additives like grains, lime water, and careful sterility. It stresses consulting a doctor and careful preparation to ensure infant safety.
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Child’s Food
Royal S. Copeland
Borin
Fourth Dimension in Abettt P Serviss Essay
A reader asks about the fourth dimension and its practical meaning. Abett P. Serviss explains the three classical dimensions, why humans struggle to grasp additional dimensions, and how time combines with space in relativity theory, noting the concept is largely mathematical and tied to events in spacetime.
Local town reports unclear burglary attempt and arson clues
Fragmentary OCR indicates a reported burglary attempt at a residence named Brentoy af Tayi Conkeyttle with curtains drawn and doors locked. The text references extinguished fires and an investigation by a local authority, mentioning a Burgi Willi My Hirth and plans to search multiple places in the area.
Good Habits By Dr Frank Crane
Dr Crane argues habit forms the bulwark of goodness and the best path to virtue. He notes habit is learned through repeated action, not grand resolutions, and shapes daily choices from meals to traffic, work, and character. The piece urges cultivating beneficial routines and avoiding vice through consistent, unreflective behavior.
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Ayord
Tip Gore
Liabl
Newenner
Folies Bergere Leg Idea Sparks Talks on Age of Legs
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century piece mocks shifting notions of female beauty. It notes historical eras from Stone to Electric Age and claims the current era celebrates legs over other features, describing a Wolies Bergere show in Pi 1a where dancers’ legs are the focus as a singing man comments on ankles and knees.
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