Woman as Supreme Consumer Dictates Industry Style
An analysis attributed to Mrs. Henrietta Calvin argues that women control 85 percent of national wealth consumption and influence 75 percent of industry. She claims women dictate product quality and design from food to autos and furniture, making them the ultimate consumer and the force behind improved goods and universal suffrage as an extension of this authority.
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Oman
Henrietta Calvin
Federal Bureau of Education
Supreme Court
Squire Harpington’s Gas Dream and a Fence Fight
An odd dialogue follows Squire Abner Harpington as he recalls a nitrous gas experiment and astral dreams. A neighbor’s cat and a stubborn fence prompt a humorous exchange about shooting the nuisance versus repairing the fence, culminating in a quip from a young lawyer.
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Abner Harpington
Squire
Young Dee
Robert W. Beliright
Wardig
Common sense in an yon degree is the world calls
Read as a brief quotation from Coleridge reflecting on perception and judgment. The line suggests a universal claim about common sense shaping how the world is understood.
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Coleridge
Go Into High by Roger W. Babson
An excerpt compares a car’s engine behavior on hills to a person’s mental energy. The author notes cold starts, clutch effort, and the smoother pull in high gear once momentum builds. The analogy urges using full energy to rise challenges and finish with half the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automobile
Mina
Congress weighs a bigger House to match population rise
The article argues population growth prompts a House seat increase, potentially adding 50 members to the current 435. It cites states likely to gain seats and notes many see an ideal size around 200, while fearing rubber-stamp districts and self-interest would block drastic cuts. A halt to further increases is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
California
New York
Ohio
Pennsyvania
Michigan
Illinois
Texas
Massachusetts
New Jersey
North Carolina
Washington
Congressional
Lightning Health Claim Sparks Scientific Debate
A scientist argues lightning is healthful by cleansing the atmosphere of noxious exhalations with nitric acid. without lightning, air would be foul. The piece notes a health authority claims a pie increases weekly deaths more than lightning does yearly, urging readers to heed expert findings during storms.
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Fatire
Wash Day and Pilgrim Monday’s 300th Anniversary
The piece links New England’s Pilgrim landing to the birth of Monday as wash day. It notes the Mayflower voyage on November 11 1620 under Captain Miles Standish and the subsequent landing on Monday November 13, when women began a wash day, marking a three century tradition.
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New England
America
Miles Standish
Lawrence Critiques Carlyon Road Bill as Flawed Finance Plan
Lawrence argues the Carlyon bill hides a costly bond scheme and advocates a pay-as-you-go plan using current motor vehicle license fees totaling about 9 million against a 12 million interest burden. He claims the funds, if kept, could rapidly build roads without debt, challenging the bill’s long term efficiency and timelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service
Hall
Bothell
Highway Department
Autos Collision Leaves Two Men Injured in City
Otto Carlson of 4055 20th Ave S W and Leo Anderson of 4053 20th Ave S W were taken to City Hospital after their autos collided with M. Hurwitz of 205 19th Ave at Whatsom Ave and Atlanti St Sunday. Both men suffered cuts from glass and bruises.
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Otto Carlson
20Th Ave
S. W
Leo Anderson
City Hospital
M. 8
Hurwitz
19Th Ave
Whatsom Ave
Atlantist
Lass
Debut of Tildy at Rogie's Restaurant
Aileen and Tildy run Rogie's on Eighth Avenue, where Aileen dazzles patrons while Tildy lives in her shadow. Seeders, a shy laundry clerk, shocks the duo by kissing Tildy, prompting a dramatic yet bittersweet turn toward romance and self-worth.
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Bogle
Bogie
Crown Jones and Mobineon
Eighth Avenue
India
Waltreses
Aileen
per@siage
Doyle’s
Tidy
Matilda
Rogie's
Waltreuser
Foot
Bogte’s
Emila Pvery
Yen
Regio’a
Ita
Madame Recamier
Tildy
Awaina
Tagle’s
Seeders
Mr. Beeders
Mr. Seeders
Miss Sty Boots
Witen
Venus
Circe
Pryde
Hogle
Piven Aligen
Readjust Postal Savings System to Aid Citizens
Doctor Frank Crane argues for reforming the U S postal savings program begun in 1910 after the 1907 panic. He notes low interest to depositors, funds lent to banks at 2 end, and treasury certificates at 6 percent, urging direct borrowing from citizens via the post office to fund government needs.
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United States
Portal Savings
Banka
Senate panel weighs postal savings expansion in 1920
The senatorial committee considers expanding the postal savings system by paying interest on fractional years, adding post offices of deposit, and raising the postmaster pay with savings secured. Supporters, including bankers, say the plan promotes thrift and general prosperity.
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Senatorial Committee
The Average Number of Words by Two Year Olds
The article reports the typical vocabulary size for two year old children, noting most use between two hundred and four hundred words. It discusses factors that influence word use, including exposure, caregiver interaction, and early language development patterns.
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GO Into High
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Skinpants
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Doubleday, Page & Co
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Frank Crane
Ghewer
Everett True
North Fork
ME River
VTI
Pree Street
Fovarn
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Mormon
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