Food Must Save World After War We Are Not Finished
Chester M. Wright argues that food aid and reconstruction are essential to world recovery after war. He urges immediate distribution of food, agricultural equipment, clothing, and machinery to starving nations and to prevent Bolshevik influence and ruin, stressing justice and self preservation as reasons to act now.
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Gium
Rumania
Serbia
Bern
France
Russia
Germanyustria
Turkey
Warsaw
Constantinople
Europe
Asia
Paris
London
Chester M. Wright
Who Are the Revolutionists in Massachusetts Mills
A fragment painting a grim view of 250000 Massachusetts children toiling in factories under unsafe conditions. It claims wage reductions, long hours, and poverty push youths toward rebellion, calling poverty and destitution fertile soil for Bolshevism and revolutionary sentiment.
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Massachusetts
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County Jail Row Highlights Need for Modern Facility
The letter argues the county jail is unfit for any inmate including Ruth Garrison and urges placing juveniles in a proper detention home. It calls for a new modern jail and criticizes current conditions as abominable while claiming the sheriff must present Garrison in court for sentencing.
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Ruth Garrison
House of Good Shepherd
Moving van stirs neighborly drama in a furniture watching scene
A moving van arrives at a vacant home drawing sharp scrutiny from local housewives who inspect every item. The crowd’s whispered jibes and gossip cancel their plans as men observe from behind lace curtains. A retired schoolmaster questions a participant about a water drenched prank.
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Jasper
Letters From Disabled Soldiers Demand Fair Release
A.E.F. letters to Editor protest continued confinement of long service men drafted in 1913 14 while newer veterans receive discharge. They urge civilian reintegration claim lost wages and hardships from low allotments for wives. They argue Congress should focus on real relief rather than pay debates.
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the Star
National Guard
Washington
Congress
A. E.F
Various Humorous Lines and Springtime Echoes
A jumble of light vignettes and quips appears with jokes about a slow clock, a whale tale, a singing guest, a highbrow pun, and a mistaken impecunious barb. The verse ends with a springtime note and a World War I era aside mocking the Argonne battle.
Plan to unite unions to buy property in Seattle
An editorial calls union members to stay on the job and donate half a day’s pay to a fund for purchasing income property in Seattle. The plan pledges no layoffs, promises steady wages, and suggests buying 2,000 cottages for rental or sale to workers, arguing it would empower labor without strikes.
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the Star
Seattle
J.B, DE Grace
Why None the Wiser Why intellectual study often fails to enlighten
A reader asks why heavy self education does not yield benefits. The writer suggests overfeeding the mind without practice, advising teaching others, discussion, and writing to digest knowledge. He notes Johnsons warning on learning and urges practical use to convert reading into true understanding.
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Samuel Johnson
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the Argonne
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