Third party ideal fades as average American hopes fade
An editorial lament critiques the farmer labor party and its failure to mobilize the average American voter. It argues for a new party led by liberal thought to challenge Republicans and Democrats, noting missed opportunities and the party’s inconclusive ticket.
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Allen McCurdy
Couet 48
Farmer-Labor Party
The
Star
South
Republicans
Chemrats
Utah
Harding
Cox
Sir Thomas Lipton and the Shamrock in a sportingly fair reflection
The article extols sportsmanship in the Shamrock races and Lipton, noting the value of contests with doubt and worthy losers. It praises University of Washington and Harvard style triumphs and ends with a nod to public filings beginning today amid civic notes.
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America
Inter
Thomas Lipton
Ito
University of Wash
Harvard
Yale
Washington
Thomas Id
Turkey’s Deathless Turmoil Shapes Postwar Peace
A clipped recent reflection notes Turkey’s persistence as a political force, arguing the Allies’ plan to curb Ottoman power via mandates and a line around Constantinople risks sparking further conflict. It suggests Greece may enter combat roles up to a set limit to secure Smyrna while Great Britain and Italy seek avoidant war.
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Europe
League of Mandates
Asia Minor
Great Britain
Italy
Greece
Supreme Council
Allies
Constantinople
Smyrna
Turkey
Vanished imagination and the lure of disappearances
A fragmented piece surveys disappearances in culture from Atlantis to vanished acts and pets. It muses on fame from vanishing objects and people, notes a street magic trick, and contrasts bygone pug dogs with modern street life while hinting at political rhetoric.
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Atlantis
New York
Nick Arn
India
Ralph Hammer Referred to as County Peace Maker
The article labels Ralph Hammer as the county peace maker and urges respect toward him with the directive Do not knock. Use Hammer.
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Ralph Hammer
After School Days and the Plight of Young Workers
A United States Children's Bureau study finds about 1,000,000 youths aged 14 to 16 enter industry each year with little guidance. It urges school based placement organizations, state and city bureaus, and compulsory daytime continuation classes to help match children with suitable jobs and training.
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United States Children’s Bureau
Julia Lathrop
Children’s Bureau
Children's Bureau
Schoola
Seattle
School Board
Two Men Try Film Exhibition in New Hebrides
Two enterprising men brought a movie show to the New Hebrides in the South Seas hoping to lure natives with a dollar admission. The natives were unmoved and the venture failed after a month, bankrupt, while critics dismissed motion pictures as low-brow entertainment. Jimmy Hare will cover the Russian-Polish war for The Star by photo.
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Hebrides
South Seas
New Hebrides
Jimmy” Hare
Biil
Bill
Elsie
United States
Fish Save Lives In Ecuador Mosquito-Eating Fish Fight Yellow Fever
Dr. M. E. Connor of the Rockefeller Foundation recounts Ecuador's battle against yellow fever. After covering water tanks, rain barrels housed minnow-like fish that eat mosquito larvae, helping prevent outbreaks. no cases since May 1919.
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Ecuador
M. E. Connor
Rockefeller Foundation
Guayaquil
Connor
Happiness and the MarketPlace of Pell
A reflective verse that warns against chasing happiness through market driven means. It suggests happiness cannot be bought or supplied, and may be found or lost by personal exploration and inner self possession rather than external ventures.
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Pell
Sailor Augustus Topping Dies at Luton After Seafaring Life
Augustus Topping died in Luton at age 63. He spent about six decades at sea, circumnavigated the globe seven times, and endured five shipwrecks during his long career.
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London
Augustus Topping
Luton
Czar Rumors Persist As Governor Lind Sees Strikes
Persistent reports claim the Czar remains alive as a literary symbol amid a melodrama of missing men. The American freighter Governor Lind arrives in New York with rumors of jewels and disguised sailors aboard. Strikes and lockouts in England during 1919 numbered 1413.
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Archduke
Austria
Charlie Hows
John Lind
New York
Stoke
Messhoys
Russia
Hin Suke
Count
Duke
Prince
Mens
Lind
Mr. Romanoff
Crear
Romanoff
Olfer
Fay
Czar
Fores
England
Canadian Manners And Customs Satirized In Travel Note
A humorous travel piece mocks Canadian etiquette and national quirks. It jokes about Sundays bans, noble titles, and national stereotypes with playful anecdotes and faux rules for travelers to follow. The tone mimics a guide for visitors touching on festivals, flags, and everyday life.
The Paramecium Puzzle Between Animal and Plant
A discussion questions what classifies life as animal or plant. The paramecium, tiny and mobile, shows animal and plant traits: green chlorophyll like plants, respiration and movement like animals, a heart-like organ and eye spot, challenging simple tests. The piece argues it is the missing link between kingdoms.
Bigamist at 60 Gets Three Months
Glasgow court records reveal William McGraw age 60 admitted to a digamous marriage in March 1914. He claimed to have been lawfully married 40 years ago and left his first wife twenty years earlier. To his second wife, aged 60, he professed single status and received a three month prison sentence.
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Glasgow
Scotland
William MeGhaw
McGraw
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