Misunderstandings of Americans in War Time Fray
A reflective column argues Americans abroad face hostility from Canadians, Brits, Italians, and others as they help in the war effort. It urges restraint, urging individuals to avoid inflaming neighbors and to consider nations' motives before anger. It notes the value of frugality and the need to save dollars for future times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Ter Burton
Australia
New Zealand
Ng An
Senate
Philippines
Fice
America
Japan
Unbosoming and poets in verse and prose
The passage muses on how lovers reveal feelings through indirect verse and song, citing Tennyson and German lyrics. It notes how restraint may yield to dramatic disclosure and mentions styles using mystery and suggestion, contrasting with direct speech about love, fear, and social prudence. It ends with Palmer claiming profiteers threaten the republic.
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Tennyson
Conor
200 Percent Profits at Cuban American Sugar Co Earnings Rise
The report notes Cuban American Sugar Co profits of 200 percent on the 1919 20 crop with 10 million dollars in capital stock. The market forecast says much of the crop remains to be harvested and profits may rise further. A sharp price surge for sugar is noted compared with four years ago.
Arithmetic Book Echoes Prices From Bygone Era In Nostalgic Fancy
The piece praises old time arithmetic books with prices like 56 cents per bushel for potatoes and 24 cents a dozen for emmy. It notes sugar at 6 cents a pound and a family budget of 39 dollars monthly, arguing against updating curricula though prices drift. It humorously recalls a New Orleans boatman and cures by laying on of hands for bad boys.
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New Orleans
The Judicial Veto and Farm Loan Banks Blocked
The article argues that the Judicial veto threatens the federal farm loan act and its 12 regional banks which have loaned about 500 million to farmers at roughly 8 percent. It warns that private lenders charging 10 to 12 percent stand to profit, halting funds and risking food shortages as production is urged down.
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Congress
Federal Farm Loan Banks
Congres
Lower Cour
United States Supreme Court
Lifesaving Swimming Tips From a 19th Century Manual
The text offers swimming guidance, urging careful depth checks, use of a competent swimmer, and avoiding diving in shallow water. It outlines rescue methods including calming an distressed person, grabbing by the hair, and towing to shore. It also describes artificial respiration steps to expel water and inflate lungs.
Wartime medical airway and warming guidance amid claims data
The document describes a five second resuscitation cycle with back pressure and heat expansion steps before resuming breathing. It then notes turning the patient supine and administering stimulants once breathing resumes, plus warming the body and rubbing limbs. It cites the War Risk Insurance bureau settling 127,151 claims valued at 1,135,552,173 dollars for death and total disability.
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Bureau of War Risk Insurance Ban
Keep Climbing Charlies H Ingersoll and Roome Race
Charlies H Ingersoll, aged 56, seeks further ascent in watchmaking after reaching the top of the ladder. He challenges Howard Roome to a race up the 40 flights of the Equitable Building in New York, mirroring Roome’s record run. In later notes the Department of Justice has deported 323 radicals and overlooked 387,642 profiteers.
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Charlies H. Ingersoll
Howard Lee
Roome
Equitable
New York
Charlies
Department of Justice
Letters on fireman duties and days off in Seattle
Readers debate fireman duties and the need for a day off in eight days. A fireman’s wife argues firemen work long shifts and deserve recreation time, while others defend limited time off and family responsibilities in Seattle.
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Brandon
Firemen
Seattle
Reader urges boycott over Japanese workers in Seattle shops
A Star reader, a returned soldier, endorses an exposé on Japanese hiring in Seattle and Pacific coast factories. He calls for public boycott of Japanese-made goods and urges investigation into firms employing Japanese women over American applicants.
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The
Star
Seattle
Pacific
Humanity Served A Vision Of World Unity After War
The writer argues that growth requires destruction and that nations must yield patriotic passion to humanity. Destiny guides the move from league thinking to global unity, despite resistance from militarism and radicalism. The chef of history prepares a new world where humanity is served and the world can feast.
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Somme
League of Nations
Enatch Poten Bay
Miscellany of headlines and quips from the era
A collage of witty briefs and society notes including detectives, moon eclipses observed by aviators, jokes about electricity and raisins, and jests on figures like the Kaiser and Dr Cook. The pieces mix spoof crime, politics, and daily life in a light, humorous vein.
A Sure Way to End Dandruff
A pennyworth advertisement promises to end dandruff by applying four ounces of liquid arvon nightly. It claims the scalp is moistened and rubbed in, with dandruff dissolving after one to several applications. The result is immediate relief from itching and a glossy, silky head of hair.
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