America The Place To Be In A Desolate World
The piece argues Europe is in ruin with coal, food and employment shortfalls while America stands as the brightest stable alternative. It contrasts nations like Belgium the Netherlands and Germany with America praised as the busy, productive haven despite the postwar chaos and political strain.
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Europe
America
Ica
Bird
LGIUM
Brussels
Olland
Russia
Irmany
Petria
Woodbine
Poland
Use What You Have to Build Your Life
A speaker argues talent and opportunity come from using what you possess not from land wealth or education. A 10 acre owner and a 100 acre neighbor illustrate differing outcomes based on effort and stewardship. Independence of effort is likened to Lithuania’s farm system and America’s individual responsibility.
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Door
Wall Street
Cordelia
Hazel
Cobwebs and ambition in 1919 business and home life
Cobwebs symbolize carelessness in homes and antiquated business methods. Sluggish thinking is linked to cobwebs on the brain. Ambition is the broom to sweep them away, and the senate is frantically resisting sensible reform.
Grand Jury Targets Booze Traffic and Officials
A bold grand jury signals crackdown on illegal alcohol and local officials’ tolerances. Indictments may be challenged, but the broader impact could curb corruption and loosened enforcement. Critics of the justice system face scrutiny as authorities pursue accountability beyond individual charges.
Weather, ethics, and distant debts echo through the ages
A column riffs on shifting international norms from an outmoded law text to a proposed code of ethics and then jokes about weather forecasting and summer folly. The piece tangles literary quips with global finance, mentioning Germany and historical figures in a satirical, reflective mood.
July 15 historic events through sieges and revolts
On July 15 various pivotal events are recounted including Jerusalem’s capture by Crusaders after a siege and the cross planted on the walls. Anne of Cleves died also on July 15, 1557, followed by James Scott beheading in 1685, Louis XVI’s capitulation in 1789, Napoleon’s surrender in 1815, Georgia readmission and army reduction in 1870, and the Chateau Thierry battle in 1918 turning the tide of WWI.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
Anne of Cleeves
Henry VIII
Henry
Flanders
Catherine Howard
James
Duke of Monmouth
Charles II
James II
England
Sedgemoor
Louis XVI
France
National Assembly
States General
Assembly
Waterloo
Napoleon
Paris
Hotham
Rochefort
Congress
Georgia
Confederate States
Union
United States
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Careless Words and Divine Criticism
A Star staff writer argues most criticism targets the Almighty and that many insults stem from carelessness rather than hatred. He notes the rule that servants are not greater than their master and urges readers to reflect on their own hurtful words by recalling times they criticized others and the damage caused.
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the Star
God
Pointed Paragraphs and Proverbs in Witty Verse
A collection of quips on memory remorse drunkenness speech and love. Witty maxims compare habits and social roles with household life and markets, pairing playful imagery with human foibles and relationships.
Chips by Dr Frank Crane
Dr Crane discusses art democracy and public schools as paths to reform. He jokes about German restaurants and war rumors while critiquing society, morality, and the balance of science and culture in a satirical tone. He quotes Wells and Job, notes Prohibition costs, and ends with a motion to cede world affairs to the Red Cross, which fails.
Champion Flea Jumpers Earn Notable Medals
A humorous<style> description profiles fleas as champions in broad, high, standing, and running jumps. It notes fleas mainly plague animals in America and Europe, including dogs, cats, and birds, then offers cleanliness as the antidote.
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America
Europe
City council urged to repair Stewart Street sidewalk
The Star editor calls attention to the Stewart Street plank sidewalk between Sixth and Eighth Aves, describing it as impassable and noting it would be cheaper to renew it than pay for broken legs. A citizen signs with a warning to the wise.
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the Star
AI City
Stewart St
Sixth
Eighth Aves
Sow Witloof chicory for winter French endive supply
The old gardener urges sowing Witloof chicory now to yield French endive by New Year and into spring. Sow thinly with four to five inches between plants, dig deeply, keep ground cultivated, and store roots in cellar boxes for fall planting. Each root can provide two or three crops.
A Familiar Song by Edmund Vancr Cooke
A poem in a railroad metaphor frames life as a moving car with a conductor urging passengers to hurry and move forward. The piece revels in brisk, rhythmic exhortations about death and birth stations and an after-show in Eternity’s elevator, ending with a darkly humorous chorus.
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Edmund Vancr Cooke
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