Immigration versus native growth the nation’s future
The editorial argues immigration has not boosted population growth historically and asks whether native growth or improved living conditions can sustain gains. It cites birth rates and infant mortality as levers, praises housing, health measures, and post war health efforts led by the Red Cross, urging a health crusade to add years of healthy life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustry
Amera Expeditionary Force
Ellis
Ince
Kinery
American Red Cross
America
Liberty Bonds Misplaced and Mishandled Across Society
The piece warns that Liberty Bonds are frequently lost or mishandled as they sit in unsecured safes and drawers or are carried in bags by women or via careless messenger boys. It argues bonds have market value and interest like currency and urges consistent care comparable to safeguarding cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty i
Daniel Boone Biography and Historic Hardships
A compact account notes Daniel Boone faced losses in Kentucky and Missouri, including land during early years and the 1803 Spain sale context, yet earned congressional land grants and recognition as a frontier pathfinder. Kentucky’s pride in his role and resilience in early white settlement is highlighted.
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Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Missouri
St. Louis
Jana
United States
Congress
Grant and Reconstruction Weigh on Postwar Policy
A fragmentary column contrasts Grant's practical wartime logistics with postwar red tape and failed Reconstruction efforts. It laments unused Army horses and mules rotting, asks why soldiers cannot be kept employed on farms, and critiques Spanish actions against Moors as a parallel to shifting loyalties and governance after conflict.
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Grant
Lee
Appomatox
Rica
Everett True by Condo Hodd On Mister Dentists
A satirical column by Condo Hodd On Mister Dentists critiques fees and finger nail jokes with brisk humor and a sharp edge. The piece lampoons medical and professional service charges while riffing on everyday vanity and consumer costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodd ON
Mister Dentists
Experts to meet in London on fresh laid eggs debate
A dozen country experts convene in London to settle what qualifies as a fresh laid egg. Professor Lewis of Amherst recounts finding a supposedly one million year old egg in Colorado. He warns the professor should cook it before it ages further, noting that it may poll.
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London
Lewis
Amherst College
Colorado
Asaya
Istic
Boston
Fitzpatrick
Steel Workers
Washington
Labor Party
Congress
Gary
Halifax
Debutante's thwarted plans amid November nuptials
The piece portrays Mine La Lolesua as a future debutante disrupted by her November marriage. Raised on Hamilton Avenue with a view of Mill Creek Valley, she embodies the refined outdoorsy innocence praised in fashionable society. The Cincinnati Enquirer notes Emma Goldman's deportation defense and adds assorted society snippets.
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Cupid
Mine la Lolesua
Hamilton Ave
Mill Creek
Mex song of wages and worth in 1919
A lyric satirizes inflation and shifting value saying dollars buy less, wages become Mex money. It contrasts gold and silver payments with checks, mocks profiteering and calls money a name. Uncle Ichabod weighs a World Series outcome as a mock finale.
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Uncle Ichabod
Mary Datin Among First to Attend Wilson Luncheon
Dr Mary Tyereon Datin was the sole Madera invitee to a Woman's Committee luncheon honoring President Woodrow Wilson. She described a crowded dining room at the Palace Hotel where a hotel clerk helped guests enter over a ladder as Wilson smiled and bowed to her table, leaving a lasting impression of pride.
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Mary Tyereon Datin
Madera
Woodrow Wilson
Mary Estates
Wile
Palace Hotel
Tramense
Dor
Mary
Hutla
Thoes
Wilson
Peter
Cal) Mercury
210 POUNDS AT 13 AND STILL GROWING
Special to The Star by N. E. A. Hilda Flack of Buckhurst Hills is 13 and weighs 210 pounds with feet and clothes growing rapidly. Her mother struggles to clothe and shoes her, as no large enough shoe fits. The case arose when Mr. Flack was cited for school nonattendance. Villagers wonder how large she will become.
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Buckhurst Hills
Eng
Hilda Flack
Flack
Hilda
President's Wife to Decorate Girl Scout Winners
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, honorary president of the Girl Scouts, will present Golden Eagles to winners in the $100,000 campaign by the Girl Scouts of New York City set for the week of October 26. The decorations will be given at a dinner for winners at campaign end.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of
New York City
Rockefeller Gifts Bring $4 Million to Baptist Fund
John D. Rockefeller announces a $2,000,000 outright gift to the Baptist church for aged preachers and dependents and adds another $2,000,000 pledge to the victory campaign fund, contingent on the church raising $4,000,000. The campaign is now $500,000 short of that goal.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
The
Baptist Church
Baptist Victory Campaign Fund
Victory Campaign
Capablanca Plays 40 Simultaneous Chess Games
Cuban champion J. R. Capablanca, in Hastings, England, faced 40 opponents in a simultaneous display during England's first international tournament in 20 years and defeated 87 percent of them. He mentions winning his first game at age four.
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N. FE. A
Hastings
Eng
J. R. Capablanca
England
Foes of Democracy by Dr. Frank Crane
Dr. Frank Crane warns democracy is besieged by organized gangs including political parties wealth interests and labor unions. He cites examples from Wall Street bribes to strikes and predicts broad class conflict while lamenting apathy toward the People.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Crane
China
Wall Street
Architects' Stand on Wage Dispute and Impartial Role
The Washington state chapter of the American Institute of Architects states it supports no side in the wage increase dispute between building trades and the Master Builders' association. It emphasizes the architect’s impartial duty to owner and contractor, and to labor, as a professional adviser, interpreter of contract, and nonpartisan arbitrator. The committee endorses speedier work resumption and harmonious relations, offering services to both parties.
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Btar
Washington State
American Institute of Architects
Master Builders’ Association
Waxen ancestor effigies kept at noble seat
English families preserve life sized wax figures of ancestors. The duke of Norfolk stores three wives of a forebear in a glass case at a country seat.
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England
Duke of Norfolk
Doctors Stand Amazed by Bon-Opto Eye Support
Philadelphia readers learn of a home prescription called Bon-Opto tablets said to strengthen weak eyes and reduce dependency on glasses. Testimonials claim rapid clarity, reduced eye strain, and offers a money back guarantee if eyesight does not improve in a week.
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Lewis
Philadelphia
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Everett True
Emma Goldman
Emma
King Albert
Edmund Vance Cooke
U. A
Bharer
Avon Park
Pia
Preea
William Pull
Bartlett, I
Wright Guy
Marion, N. C
Safe Mutual Savings Association
Seattle
Puget Sound Savings and Loan Association
Ohio
Dentists Universite 87
Boldt's
Uptown
3D Ave
2D Ave
Architects
Bitrator
Par
Tes
A. I. A. Public Information Committee
Y. C. Field
LYKO
Lyko Medicine Company
Kansas City, Mo
Ma Vari
Lyko Ie
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