Whither Whence and Why in a World of Shifting Beliefs
A reflective piece on political labels and personal belief, noting how conservatives and radicals cling to old idols while most people drift between camps. It argues balance lies along a fluctuating line of truth as nations debate reform, Bolshevik and imperial pressures, and the League of Nations. Cole Blease denounces the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
League of Nations
Cole Blease
South Carolina
Grandmothers Through Time and Humor
A nostalgic essay compares old grandmothers with modern ones, noting wrinkled and toothless stereotypes give way to active seniors. It recalls a grandmother’s simple, cozy life and contrasts with a story of a grandmother celebrating a golden wedding by riding an airplane, illustrating shifts in aging and attitude.
Ships and More Ships From the Emergency Fleet Corporation
The Emergency Fleet Corporation reports rapid ship output by mid July with 1,096 deliveries totaling 6,068,739 deadweight tons and 1,524 launches at 8,030,288 tons while 2,081 keels are laid totaling 11,421,111 tons. Keel work equals nearly 60 percent of prewar British merchant tonnage, underscoring wartime production and prices for export trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Great Britain
Its True Light on Shantung and the Japan Question
Wilson predicts that Japan’s ultimate action on Shantung will reveal the issue in its true light. The public hopes the light shows Shantung as Chinese and that immediate moves follow. The Salvation Army stood firm through the war while public opinion hinges on views of the president and the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China-Japan
Wilson
Japan
Shantung
League
United States
Mazzini
Lincoln
A Book to Own on the League of Nations
A persuasive endorsement of Henry E. Jackson's The League of Nations as a concise clear source. It urges readers to study the exact words, see the President and drafters' views, and form informed public opinion as Senate debates continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Henry E. Jackson
League
United States
Senate
Whimsical Notes and Local Gossip Fragments
A collection of short items and wry remarks from various locales. mentions include Geo N Patterson of St Charles Union denying illness rumors, John Drinkwater's anticipated lecture tour, Bridgeport and Danbury corset workers on strike, and a Dutch Kaiser joke about persistent prayer.
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Sunnybrook Farm
Geo. N. Patterson
St. Charles
Minn.) Union
Letters on war funding and DeValera spark editorials
A Three-Goldstriper calls out Washington senators for opposing the Lamping soldier reward bill and questions wartime funding for uniforms. Another letter argues that the Synod overstepped by condemning DeValera, asserting he defends Ireland’s independence and urging fair hearing and American ideals. JOHN T. CASEKY.
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Barnes
Bishop
Bollinger
Brown
Carlyon
Cleary
Coman
Cornwell
Cox
Crawford
French
Hall
Kuykendall
Loomis
McCoy
Sinclair
Smith
Taylor
Thomle
Wella
Young
Lic
de Valera
Ireland
George Washington
America
England
Washington
Benedict Arnold
DeValera
John T. Caseky
Elevator crush at Frye’s packing house injures driver
Otis Metcalf 44 a driver for Frye’s packing company suffered a crushed foot when caught in an elevator at the packing house on Tuesday. He was taken to Providence hospital for treatment.
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Otis
Metcalf
18Th Ave
Frye
Providence Hospital
Seventy Times Seven Forgiveness Teachings
A sermon reflection questions how many times to forgive a sinner citing Jesus instruction to forgive seventy times seven. It argues God forgives as we forgive others and notes daily sins one commits while urging continual mercy toward others as the path to divine forgiveness.
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Jesus
Looking Two Ways by Edmund Vance Cooke
A reflective poem contrasts poets and statesmen of by gone ages with modern figures. It questions whether today’s Homer or Webster can live in a modest home and be fully valued by neighbors, ending with hopeful faith in tomorrow’s people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Vance Cooke
Homer
Dais Spring Garden Brings Muttered Nuisance Complaints
A dais garden cultivated with care by Dad features an astonishing weed assortment and three public nuisance complaints from neighbors. It includes patches such as a strawberry bed valued at 23.75 with seven cents of berries eaten, an asparagus stalk yield ruined by the cook, and a corn field whose hopeful 127.25 yield mostly fed nearby chickens. The onion patch is praised as highly successful, while education notes mock practical courses like Patience and Self Denial aiming to teach citizens via a humorous social critique.
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Dad
Fragmented Chronicle Of 19th Century Conflicts
The text records events from 1754 to 1900 including Montcalm and Mercer forces in colonial battles, the Boxer Rebellion siege of Pekin and relief by international troops, and mentions Farragut and Boxer leadership. It notes dates in August and references Chinese resistance, foreign legations, and multi nation troops forming a 36 000 strong relief force.
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Owwego
Montcalm
Mercer
Auta
Oregon Territory
Farragut
Pekin
Japan
Adam
The Old Gardener Says On Sweet Peas And Bolshevism
The column mixes gardening tips for sweet peas with a risky digression toward Bolshevism. It advises mulch to protect roots and consistent watering, then abruptly shifts to a critique of modern curricula and provocative ideas.
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Doma McKeed
Lloyd George
King George
The
Salvation Army
MS. Grey
Los Angeles
John Drinkwater
John Barleycorn
Fred Seltser
Rye, N. Y
Bridgeport
Danbury
Exkaiser
Holland Dispatches
Whiile
20Th Engineers
Star
Newport News
Huns
France
Boye
the Star
Synod
Seattle
Charles Stelzle
Ecome
Webster the Wise
N. i
Dais Spring Garden
the Modern School
Grand Ridge
Nanoose Wellington
Wellington
Raven Lump
Zemin Centr
Securities Building
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