Congress urged to pass land act to aid discharged soldiers
Opinion urges immediate action by Congress on the Lane land act to employ veterans in reclaiming and improving public land. It argues 230 million acres remain and calls for land distribution and financial backing to boost farm production and reduce urban unemployment. It ends with a remark on Japan and China reflecting wartime sentiment.
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United
Congress
Department of the Interior
Srs
Sailors of
America
Spring Fever Comes But Warcasts Demand Action This Year
The piece urges readers to skip the idle spring fever and focus on postwar duties. It highlights celebrations at home for soldiers returning, job searches by ex soldiers, and the role of tanks in the army as a shift from old habits.
Habit and Fate Intertwined in The Night Watch Tale
A fragment reflects on Theodore Hook and a soldier named Sam who dies at a firing squad due to habit. The verse-montage muses on how habit governs life and fate, ending with Sam’s widow and a poetic nod to Hook’s wit.
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Edmund Vance
Theodore Hook
Harry
Rabbit
Sam
Raven
Public sentiment on renaming teams and commemorations
Readers express impatience at renaming the Hainlers to Roosevelt and question P L efforts to honor Roosevelt with parks and mountains. They suggest a memorial for returning troops and critique past remarks about the colonel in 1912, urging contrition.
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Roosevelt
P.L
Parks
Liberty loan quota scooped by The Times in Seattle
The item notes The Times leads in reporting Seattle Liberty loan quota though claims it was seven million dollars over. A quirky mix of notes follows including a young couple eloping in Evanaton, police called, and a piano of daily life gags. The column closes with a joke about soundness of Professor Blink.
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the Times
Seattle
Letters to the Editor in The Star
A set of reader letters criticizes a sensational headline about a girl’s death linked to wage poverty and a man who supports workers with low pay. The writers call for fairness, discuss taxi fares and nickel costs, and oppose partisan calls around the Victory loan in the national press.
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the Star
Ae Yeelf
Will MH. Hays
National Republican Committee
John C. Welch
Reformers and their blind spots in personal reform
The Reformer by Dr Charles Stelzle argues reformers grow self centered from praise and public platform. They blame others for faults while ignoring their own failings. The piece notes reformers may make good preachers but miss life’s finer joys due to constant crusading energy.
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Tie
It Is Enough Says Eddie Pinkman
A fragment reflects a speaker declaring enough in the face of life’s hardship. Hens ruin a backyard garden as the seasons turn and hearts grow hard. Eddie Pinkman is invoked with a final vow of no more.
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Eddie Pinkman
Why I Am a Bull on the U S A by Dr Frank Crane
A 1919 essay argues Americans should trust in national strength and resilience. It cites McKinley, WWI victory, and economic might highlighting shares of global output in gold wheat iron steel and other commodities. It asserts Americans can meet crises, resist radicalism, and maintain leadership with a strong economy and military power.
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McKinley
Wall St
Uni
April 17 in History: disasters, decrees, and declarations
On April 17 across history, floods in Dert, Holland killed 190000 and wiped out 72 villages in 1421. 1492 sees Ferdinand and Isabella grant Columbus hereditary admiral and viceroy over discovered lands. 1656 marks Piedmont massacre denounced by Milton, 1861 Virginia joins Confederacy and Civil War events unfold.
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Dert
Holland
Ferdinand
Iseabella
Spain
Grenada
Columbus
Piedmont
Turin
Virginia
Vic
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin Safety and Authenticity Warning
Bayer emphasizes buying genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross on package and tablets. It warns against counterfeits and cites a Brooklyn maker’s penitentiary case, noting authentic aspirin comes in pocket boxes of 12 or bottles of 24 and 106 with clear directions and dosage.
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Bayer
Brooklyn
Fifty Years of King’s New Discovery Endurance
Fifty continuous years of reliable coughing relief and cold remedies mark the King's New Discovery as a safe sure and pleasant remedy used by grandparents parents and children. Sold by all druggists everywhere at 60c and 1.20.
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King
Dr King’s New Life Pills Tonic Ad
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a mild tonic. It claims delayed functioning of daily duties improves with a cleansing system and a lively tire and staunch stomach. Sold everywhere.
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Mies
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Nebraska
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Chicago
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Rock Island
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Salt Lake City
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Senate
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Apollo
Montelius Music House
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