Utopia Myths and the Anxiety of Travel Essays
A critical essay questions utopian travel tales about Russia Yucatan and Hungary. It mocks reports of Bolshevik civilization and argues against idealized regimes lacking free press and democratic enterprise. It warns that true utopia requires real industrial and political institutions.
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Yucatan
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Pia
Finish the Mother Ryther home brick drive now
In Seattle community pleas, donors are urged to complete the Mother Ryther project. The article lauds her history aiding hungry mothers and children, notes labor and material discounts, and asks 7 to finish raising funds for a modern plant.
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Ryther
Community singing led by Francis Russell in Seattle park
Thousands gathered at Vanteer park to sing wartime songs led by Francis Russell, former army song leader, under War Camp Community Service. The event fostered unity and community spirit, with families and children joining in friendly, hopeful entertainment on a Sunday afternoon. A nearby hot dog stand advertised as The Kennel.
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Vanteer Park
Russell
Freckles Freckles and The Star Family Comic Feature
A playful comic strip note highlights Freckles Freckles and The Star family as a lively nightly feature. It invites readers to enjoy humorous exchanges with both children and adults while praising the popular character lineup.
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Pamilo
Teller
Small Town Column Teems With Quips and Oddities
A jumble of witticisms and rural misadventures fills the page. anecdotes include a Northboro man’s first film experience, a melodrama over a divorce case in Aurora, ill-timed jokes about jazz and calories, and a mishap at a hospital involving a nervous aunt and pillows.
Notable July Dates Hint at Major Battles Across History
The excerpt recalls events linked to July battles in 1689 at Boyne Water near Drogheda where William II defeated James II and expelled him from Ireland. It also notes the 1862 Gettysburg campaign with Lee and Meade maneuvering toward a decisive clash, and mentions the 1898 San Juan Hill assault by Roosevelt's Rough Riders during the Spanish American War.
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Drogheda
Ireland
William II
James II
Gettyeburg
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Hooker
Potomac
Wardon
South
Lee
Shenandoah Valley
Pennsylvania
Gen
Meade
Philadelphia
Isme
Gettysburg
Armiea
Cemetery Hill
Sai? Juan Hill
Santiago
Coronel Theodore Roosevelt
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Rough Riders
Quotable Quips on Love Rumors and Modern Life
A mosaic of aphorisms notes wit and caution on gossip, romance, ambition, and social norms. It contrasts women’s and men’s behaviors, comments on reputations, wealth, work, and the quirks of daily life. The piece closes by lampooning shopping habits and anniversary milestones.
Protecting Cherry Trees from Birds With Clods and Nets
The old gardener notes that robins and starlings raid cherry trees and strawberries. He finds throwing clods of earth into branches effective, creating a lasting scare. For small trees, mosquito netting provides protection and may deter future fruit pecking.
Pickerel Twist Nets Hamlin Catch At Highland Lake
Scores of witnesses report Charles Hamlin, at Highland Lake in First Bay, pulled three pickerel from the water after a red signal. A 10 inch pickerel snagged the shiner bait, triggering a larger pickerel to seize the catch and Hamlin finally freed one fish from another.
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Conn
Charles Hamlin
First Bay
Hamlin
Charlie
Universal Military Training for All Youth
Dr. Frank Crane argues for universal one year of government service for all youths under Army and Navy supervision. He favors a military system aimed at creating public good through roads bridges forests and irrigation, with a democ ratized army focused on cooperation and readiness to fight if needed.
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American Union Against
United States
Army
Navy
Ovidted
Men Live Up to Our Hopes for Them
The sermon reflects on Jesus selecting his disciples and encouraging them by highlighting their strengths. Peter is used as a focal example of potential seen by a leader, despite weaknesses. The message urges believing in others to elicit their best efforts and performance.
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Jesus
Peter
The Altruist's Wife by Edmund Vance Cooke
The narrator, a wife, argues her artistic artistry outshines her husband's painting of mythic nudes. She notes patrons choosing her display over his when their own views are offered, revealing her superior appeal to audiences.
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M. H. Snow
Aurora
Ill
Julia Licher
Altruist
Edmund Vance Cooke
Protest Filed Over Obstacle Touch on Golf Course
Hilady lodged a protest claiming Hagen picked up a cigarette butt on the eleventh green violating rules by touching an obstacle not allowed to be moved. Dispatch from Boston reports the plea as golf dispute.
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Hagen
Iith
Dispatch
Boston
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