Unclear historical relief efforts post armistice summarized
The article reviews U S relief and food administration activities after the armistice through 1921. It notes European relief via the American Relief Administration, credits and grants to Poland Czechoslovakia Latvia Lithuania Estonia Finland Romania Serbia and others, and the large $100 million European relief appropriation. It cites amounts delivered as cash credit and charity, and outlines later private relief for children and Russian aid with totals reaching billions in food value.
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United States Food Administration
Europe
American Relief Administration
Food Administration
America
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Serbia
Congress
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Almenia
Esthenia
Latvia
Lithuania
Finland
North
Russia
Austria
United States
England
France
Italy
Bulgaria
Germany
Romania
America's Food Relief for Europe Eight-Year Span
Historian Thomas H. Dickinson outlines America's food relief to Europe from 1914 to 1922. He notes three periods of relief, the Belgium emphasis, and the central role of Herbert Hoover, detailing cash and in kind gifts and government credits totaling hundreds of millions across Belgium, occupied France, and allied nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Dickinson
Hoover Relief Committee
New York Herald
America
Europe
Russia
Belgium
Commission For Relief
United States Food Administration
Agency of Relief
American Relief Administration
Norway
Sweden
Spain
Portugal
Switzerland
Greece
States of
Herbert Hoover
Commission
United States
Emperor’s Table Silver on Exhibition in New York
The 919 piece imperial silver set made for Napoleon I during the hundred days moves from French royal hands to North America. Bourbon coats of arms and official marks on each piece survive bullet holes from revolutions as the set traces its journey from Biennais to Louis XVIII and the duc de Chambord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon I
Louis XVI
Tuileries Palace
New York
Biennais
France
Wiba
Napoleon
St. Helena
Louis XVIII
Duc de Chambord
North America
Tough talk from dock workers in wartime Brest
The American Legion Weekly quotes two African American men hiding behind a packing case on Brest docks claiming toughness. One boasts his father cut nails with an axe and filed feet, while the other says his father, a plumber, shaves with a blow torch twice weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brest
American Legion Weekly
Self-denial as a Quiet Practice in Daily Life
A compact reflection notes that true self-denial is shown through actions rather than words. It emphasizes discipline, restraint, and steady personal growth over boastful talk.
Divorce Ring: The Modern Widow’s Symbol of Separation
The article notes a trend where divorced women wear a court sanctioned symbol, the divorce ring. A gold or latinum band bears a broken Cupid’s bow with a jewel representing a divorce, with additional jewels for further divorces, signaling single status after marriage ends.
Talkative Northeast Matron Draws Laughs and Complaints
Two friends visited a Northeast matron described as bright and entertaining. Elmer nine at the door announced to his mother that someone wanted to hear her talk, prompting local curiosity about her loquacious nature in this Kansas City Star anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer
Kansas City Star
Pay Day for the Devil's Worker
A compact aphorism notes that those who serve evil reap frequent and swift rewards, framing labor for malevolent ends as a recurring form of payment.
Old Darky’s Wife Hardly Found Fault with Six Marriages
An old Alabama man named Moses Diggs, described with harsh language, was arrested for having multiple wives. In court he explains the sequence of wives and why he could not stay with the last wife, citing incompatibility but revealing a sly remark about staying elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Diggs
Alabama
Harper’s Magazine
Planet Venus Appears Lacking Oxygen In Upper Atmosphere
Spectroscopic studies at Mount Wilson observe no oxygen absorption lines in light from Venus. This indicates absence of oxygen or water vapor in Venus's outer atmosphere and suggests solar light penetrates deeply. The finding challenges the idea that Venus’s brightness comes from water vapor clouds and informs theories about the planet's conditions.
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Mount Wilson Observatory
Venus
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Smiles That Won’t Come Off Become Monotonous
A reflective note on enduring smiles turning repetitive and tiresome, suggesting humor and social masks may lose charm when constant.
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