Lessons From War Play: Recreation as Civic Duty
Wartime efforts turned hostels, cantonments, and convalescent stations into stages for sanctioned entertainment. Pugilists, wrestlers, and baseball stars accompanied troops, funded by volunteer groups to boost healthful recreation. The author argues disciplined play supported morale and productivity, shaping postwar civil life.
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Essenal
Thef
Surrey
No Man’s Land
Duil Boyndt
Germany must settle down before settling up
The Detroit Journal quotes the saying to emphasize Germany’s need to stabilize domestically before negotiating or paying settlements in the wake of conflict. The remark frames postwar talks around internal reform and governance as prerequisites to external reconciliations.
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Germany
Detroit Journal
Standpat legislator faces informed scrutiny in Olympia
Commentary notes the legislature's familiar performance as reforms stall behind committee wheels. Insurgent measures face opposition while reform advocates prepare to judge votes with cautious, public scrutiny. The Toledo Blade cites heightened public vigilance and careful watching of proceedings.
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Don
Pme
Standpat
Olympia
Campaign to restart capitol construction debated in press
The Star urges resuming capitol building during wartime labor worries abated. Governor Lister shifts stance to push project as a solution to unemployment, while other papers comment on wartime terms, press abroad, and political recovery themes.
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Star
Lister
scattered news notes and stray curiosities from early 20th century press
The fragment compiles disparate items from a newspaper page: a joking jab at amateur sports finances, a lost watch advertisement, World War I era dispatches about Ludendorff, a Chicago robbery arrest, voting curiosities in Italy, a nostalgic note on a political figure, a quip about a New York hotel death, fashion snippets on tight skirts, and a local writer's aside about music and archetonics.
Tiz For Tired And Sore Feet
A wartime or vintage ad promotes Tiz for tired, sore feet with claims it soothes burning callouses bunions and swelling. Consumers urged to buy a 25 cent box to relieve pain and friction allowing easier shoe wear.
The Bear That Walks Like a Man
A critical historical essay portrays Russia as a mystic, expansionist power led by Lenin. It argues for universal Russianization through Bolshevism as a method to dominate world culture and politics, detailing centuries of perceived Russian aggression and conquest.
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Europe
Asia
Pacific Ocean
Arctic
Constantinople
Mediterranean
Poland
Persia
Russia
Lenine
Letters to the editor urge job priority for veterans over married women
A Star editor receives a reader letter arguing married women with employed husbands hinder unemployment relief. The writer calls such women slackers and contends women with dependents deserve first choice, while approving only married women whose husbands are in service. He likens single men avoiding draft to those women.
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the Star
Joba
Questioning proposed license hike in hunting and fishing
Fred Anderson argues the license increase targets wealthy sportsmen and insults the recreation of generations. He urges readers to protest to their district representative and defend hunting and fishing as natural rights for all citizens.
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the Star
Fred Anderson
Pass Up Profiteers at Sugar Bowl Restaurants
The Star urges readers to avoid sugar counting eateries favored by Mr. James PD. Tait and instead patronize established real restaurants that have embraced postwar norms after the sugar bowl controversy.
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the Star
James PD
Tait
Sugar Bowl
American workers lead in world market production study
Washington researchers describe American labor as the key to global trade growth. They cite higher output per miner in the United States versus Britain and argue production drives wealth, prosperity, and broad labor gains with power, machinery, and industrial efficiency.
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America
Ito
Seven Seas
Great Britain
London Times
United Kingdom
United States
Banker
Statesman
Britain
New Work For English Women Amid War Shift
London firms expand women’s wartime roles by moving into sewing machines machine tools and electrical fittings. Three thousand women produce optical glasses once held by Germany Austria. About 253 percent of wartime workers are returning home while 67 percent stay in work.
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London
Germany
Austria
Yanks Popular in Guatemala
A brief note reflects favorable views of American forces in Guatemala following recent conflict with supportive public sentiment noted despite ongoing political changes in Ohio where the legislature convenes.
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Guatemala
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