War era quips echo through a jumbled editorial miscellany
A scattered column blasts postwar habits and figures. It mocks German helmets and crosses as relics, jokes about summer swallows, ships law humor, and a new war tax on alarm clocks. It muses on peace terms, conscription, and the near absurdities of everyday life with casual political jabs and punchlines.
Front and Form in Love’s Lake Rescue Tale
Miss Dorothy Lull, wealthy and wary, faces two suitors Walden Merle and Burton Allen. Merle, the steadfast “form” man, saves Allen from drowning, revealing inner strength. Dorothy, moved by Merle’s valor and his earlier affection, learns his secret: he pursued love while poor and returns with wealth to claim her.
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Mr. Merle
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Miss Lull
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Burton Allen
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al Jen
Morte
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Dorothy
Lake Beach
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Cory Seo Norne
Ann
Monumental musings and sly witticisms from Arkansas
A collection of quips and reflections on life, luck, and social aims including lines on pruning knives, prunes, and the folly of the empty Soap Box pulpits. It playfully critiques gambling, remorse, and down and out stereotypes with a folksy Arkansas voice and old time humor.
Popular Science Briefs Signal Novelties Across Fields
A survey notes one third of the world’s population uses bread daily. European chemists produce synthetic milk from peanuts. A Paris dentist cites ultraviolet teeth bleaching and sterilization. A new Xorny device targets parasites in tobacco stems and Japanese Red Cross workers in California craft heavy rice paper socks for soldiers. A color card standardizes dyes and textiles with 128 shade names from natural objects.
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Red Cross
Caliornia
New York
It Is Not Always Easy To Apologize
Selected quote about the challenges of apologizing and changing behavior. It emphasizes admitting error, taking advice, forgiving, and shouldering blame as actions that eventually pay off. The tone is moral, urging personal growth after mistakes.
Germany Lives for Revenge and Will Seek It at First Opportunity
A historian argues that Germany remains driven by a vow of revenge against Britain France and the United States. He notes respect for American soldiers along the Rhine but warns of a holy hatred toward the Allies and a rising generation eager for conflict. He asserts Germany will act at the first chance, despite signing peace terms.
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England
France
Rhine
United States
Belgium
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